CHAMPION GOLFER OF THE YEAR

The top 60 players that will make the cut and will all be playing towards a 4 man shoot out over the last 6 holes in the grand final to find our champion on Thursday the 27th of August.

It will put competitors under intense pressure, and they will have to perform in front of the crowds . Each qualifying round will be run in conjunction with the club Stableford and each event will have an optional sweep of £5.

The sweep will be paid as follows:

65% of the pot to the two divisional winners on the day
35% of the pot to the two divisional players coming second on the day

To pay into the weekly sweep, please hand in exact cash to the pro’s in the pro shop (no coins allowed)

There will be countbacks on sweep for level scores

All scores must be entered electronically as normal, no cash prizes or scores will be entered to leaderboard if not entered on the app or scoring machine in foyer, cards must still be posted in the box as normal also.Any players disqualified by the club for whatever reason will not receive the sweep monies.

To help in the admin, any scores under 30 points will not be recorded on the Frankie score sheet.

Competition is from White tees and is limited to no more than 1 shot per hole (18 shots), and to normal handicap allowance including slope allocation.

Handicaps can be adjusted by the committee under general play when we are not in conjunction with club pros stableford.

The competitors best 4 stableford scores will be recorded from this first event, Thursday the 2nd of April until the final qualifying round on Thursday 20th of August will count towards the grand final shoot out. The grand final will be for the coveted trophy on Thursday the 27th of August and start around 1pm to determine the Champion golfer of the year.

Scores will be reset to 0 for the 6 hole shoot out.

The winner of the tour will receive a 5-point head start in the grand final

2nd will receive a 4-point start, 3rd will receive a 3-point start, 4th will receive a 2-point start, 5th will receive a 1-point start.

Every Majors day there will be 1 point for the overall winner of each division to add to his tally on finals day, back 9 scoring will come into play.

Every other competitor will start the grand final from 0, meaning it is all to play for and everyone still has a chance. Any ties in the tour will be decided on a best score from the 4 rounds. Any ties in the grand final for the 6 hole shoot out will be decided by a 100 yard pitch shot closest to the 13th hole, same applies if there is a tie for overall winner (100 yard pitch on the 18th)

If one of the final 5 leaders cannot make the final, their head start will just be cancelled and not passed on to the next player.

Maximum Handicap is 18 off White tees.

In the grand final the top 4 stableford scores after 13 holes will go into a 4-man, 6 hole shoot out.

You will start the shoot out by playing the 13th hole again in front of a raucous crowd and DJ

You will be playing for a pot of £1,000.

The winner will receive £700.
Runner up £200
Third place £100
Fourth place – Bus fare home

Scores will be reset to 0 for the 6 hole shoot out.

The winner of the tour will receive a 5 point head start in the grand final.

2nd will receive a 4 point start
3rd will receive a 3 point start
4th will receive a 2 point start
5th will receive a 1 point start

Every Majors day there will be 2 points for the overall winner to add to his tally on finals day, or a point each in the event of level scores, back 9 scoring will come into play.

Every other competitor will start the grand final from 0, meaning it is all to play for and everyone still has a chance. Any ties in the tour will be decided on a best score from the 4 rounds. Any ties in the grand final for the 6 hole shoot out will be decided by a 100 yard pitch shot closest to the 13th hole, the ball must be on the green, same applies if there is a tie for overall winner (100 yard pitch on the 18th).

If one of the final 5 leaders cannot make the final, their head start will be cancelled and not passed on to the next player.

The winner will receive the new Darren Grice trophy in memory of all the hard work and effort Darren put in to making this event the success that it is today.

In honour of Gary there will be a trophy for the player with the best 4 cards over the season.

The original Frank Freeman Trophy is now to be played as our very own Major Competition with the Winner receiving a two point head start in the Final. This year it will be on 1st May

All players are invited to join in the fun at the halfway house party complimentary drinks and snacks will be available to all FF players where you can watch the final unfold from the 13th hole onwards and support the finalists up the last 6 holes, then back to the clubhouse for the presentation and Buffet.

The Tournament committee consists of Mark Rozy, Graham Fisher, Lee Hutchinson who will run the event and the tournament committee’s decision is Final.

Please make sure you take note of all the rules, latest news, points and scoring system.

Finally, we would like to wish you all the best of luck in your quest for glory - May the Best man win!!