Golf can sometimes be seen as a complicated game with too many rules and regulations that can if not followed make the game less enjoyable.

Golf has many types of competitive formats in individual games to pairs and teams of four.

We mainly play Stableford ( a points game that allows for quick golf as you can have a bad hole but still create a great winning score)

other formats are

Medals that requires every shot on every hole to be accounted for

Maximum Score Medals that allows you to pick up and move on when you get to ten on a hole

Bogey – an unpopular format which you either win lose or draw against the par for the hole

Other formats exist which are Foursomes and Greensomes which are a specific type of pairs competition

The most popular team event is a Texas Scramble

BELOW WE HAVE SIGNPOSTED WHAT YOU AS A PLAYER MUST COMPLY WITH WHEN MARKING A CARD AND ALSO HOW EACH FORMAT EXPECTS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WAY IN KEEPING SCORE FOR YOUR PLAYING OPPONENTS.

Remember the rules of golf are clear and each player is expected to follow these rules

CLICK HERE FOR THE CONGU PLAYERS RESPONSIBILITY PAPER

At South Shields Golf , we are moving towards a more IT friendly system for players to sign into comps and enter cards after the round. Covid -19 has forced a new way of playing and scoring and this process is ever developing BUT we have highlighted below what the minimum expectation is regarding you keeping on the right side of score entry and keeping a record of you and your playing partners scores.

OVER THE COMING WEEKS THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND

a. a touch screen PC in the pro shop for competition entry

b. a members card swipe that will allow you to sign into a comp by using your card or by entering your name cia the onscreen keypad

c. a card label printer that will provide you with your initial scorecards basic information for you to affix to a blank card

d. a touch screen PC and a card reader in the Clubhouse for score entry

ALL the above will make SSGC Covid-19 and Process future proof

Top Tip – If in any doubt ASK!