A Guide to our Competitions and Trophies in 2024
All playing members, including juniors with WHI 36 or less, are eligible to enter ALL of the competitions. The DALCGA season starts with the Intercounty Foursomes/Commonwealth Spoons Competition in April. The season comprises six 18-hole medal rounds and one competition which is in Stableford format. Where possible, in these competitions, players will be pre-drawn in groups of three with others of similar handicaps. In medals, prizes will be awarded to players with the best scratch score, and winning nett scores in both division 1 and 2. A triam or Greensome Competition is included in the fixture list and the season ends with the Winter Foursomes which is a knock-out competition running from October to March.
The County is fortunate to have been donated many trophies over the years and these are awarded in competitions throughout the year. These are detailed below. In addition, success in some competions allows entry into regional or national competitions. Details of these are outlined below.
Intercounty Foursomes/Commonwealth Spoons
Enter with a partner (or contact the Committee if you require a partner). In the Intercounty Foursomes, the top two Scratch and top four couples on Handicap go forward to represent DALCGA in the Intercounty Foursomes Finals (at Balmore GC on 10th June 2024). (D&A, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire)
The Commonwealth Spoons is played in conjunction with the Intercounty Foursomes competition. The leading pairs on handicap qualify to play in the area finals (Ballumbie Castle GC on 2nd September 2024). The number of couples qualifying for the area finals depends upon the number of entrants - one couple per 10 entrants can qualify, 5 and over add 1 couple e.g. 56 = 6 couples.
The qualifying couples for the will be notified by the DALCGA committee prior to the finals.
County Championships, April Medal; Centenary Salvers: Championship Trophy, Marion Anderson Salver, Colthart Quaich
This is played over 3 days the first of which is the April Medal, a stroke play competition. A Centenary Salver is awarded to the individual with the best nett score in each division.
For those wishing to play in the Championship, the top 16 Scratch scores in division 1 and the top 4 Scratch Scores in division 2 qualify for match play, knock-out rounds, played on days 2 & 3 (off Scratch). There is also a handicap knock-out competition played on days 2 & 3. The County Champion is awarded the Championship Trophy; the Marion Anderson Salver is awarded to the Division 2 winner and the Colthart Quaich goes to the winner of the handicap competition.
We would like as many people to play in the Championships as possible.
Spring Meeting; Miss Hendry’s Quaich
A stroke play competition played over 18 holes with Miss Hendry's Quaich awarded to the player with best overall nett score from division 1 or 2.
May Medal; MacNaughtan Trophy
The medal is a stroke play competition played over 18 holes. The MacNaughtan Trophy is awarded to the player with the best scratch score. The Golf Foundation brooch is awarded to the best overall nett score from either division.
June Medal
The medal is a stroke play competition played over 18 holes.
July Medal; Colonel Brock Cup, Brown Cup
The medal is a stroke play competition played over 18 holes. The Col. Brock Trophy is awarded to the player with the best nett score (either division). The Brown Cup is awarded to the player, aged 60 or over, with the best overall nett score.
August Medal; Jubilee Cups
The medal is a stroke play competition played over 18 holes with the Jubilee Cups being awarded to the players with the best nett score in division 1 and division 2.
September Medal; Coronation Medals
A Stableford competition played over 18 holes. The winners of divisions 1 and 2 will be awarded a Coronation Medal.
Autumn Meeting; Moira Alexander Trophy
An 18 hole stroke play competition with the Moira Alexander Trophy awarded to the player, from either division, with the best overall nett score.
Order of Merit
Competitors who have been ‘placed’ in competitions throughout the season are awarded points dependent on how far they were up the leader board. Points collected over the season are collated and the winner in each division is the player who has accumulated the most points.
Winter Foursomes; Wallace Salver
Knock-out match play. Each game is over 18 holes from November through to March – around 5 matches for the finalists at gaps of approximately 4 weeks between rounds. Enter with a partner (or contact the Committee if you require a partner). The winners are awarded the Wallace Salver. To calculate your handicap you add your course handicap with your playing partners course handicap then divide by 2. the difference between your team handicap and your competitors is the shot allowance. If it is say 4.5 then it is rounded up to 5 shots.
From October 2025 the allowance of shots will change in the winter foursomes when there are 4 or more temporary greens in play on the day of your match. On these dates you then reduce the shot allowance by 25%, so for example if you were to give 8 shots to your competitors then due to temporary greens you will only give 6 shots instead.
Junior Girls Competitions
Junior Championship; Claret Jug, Cowan Cup
The Championship is a stroke play competition played over 18 holes. The winner of the Championship is the player with the lowest scratch score and is awarded the Claret Jug. The Cowan Cup is awarded to the player with the lowest nett score.
Margaret Gibson Trophy
This is awarded to the most improved junior over the season. This is calculated by percentage improvement on handicap.