BOOKING  IN
Players to only put their own names on the booking sheet.
If a member is not at the outing another player may book him/her in on the standby list.
Slappers members are responsible for their guests. i.e.

                Checking if the guest has made the tee-off sheet.
                If a guest FTP’s then the member must pay the FTP fine.

BULLET
A player missing three consecutive outings without a phone call to either the Chairman or Treasurer will be bulleted.

 COBRA

Anything more than a 3-putt qualifies for the Cobra.  The Committee decides which of the Cobra contenders is the winner. The winner shall consume a beer with the Cobra on his/her head and shall keep the Cobra on throughout prize-giving.

 

 

DRESS CODE

Please remember that we are bound to adhere to the dress regulations of the clubs we play at.  If you are not sure of the club’s regulations, please check with them beforehand to avoid uncomfortable situations. The following is a guide as to what most clubs will and will not allow:

 

On the Course                                      In the Bar

          Yes                                                     Yes

 Sports shirts                                         Smart casual

 Long pants                                            Shoes & socks

 Short pants (with zip)

 Long socks

 Short socks (mainly white)

 

           No                                                      No

  Denims                                                 Tracksuits

  Tracksuits                                            Ski-pants

  Rugby/Soccer shorts                         Hats/Caps

  Takkies                                                 Slops

  Drawstring pants                                T-shirts

 

FINES

The following are considered as standard fines:

 

Club abuse

Wetting the course (peeing on the course)

Wetting the showers

Cell phones going off during prize-giving

Conducting private conversations during prize-giving

Not wearing Slappers shirts at prize-giving

Not wearing the full Skirt / Dress regalia.

R20 for leaving before prize giving

Not wearing sponsors shirt while playing golf (when applicable)

 

After that, anything goes…

 

 

FTP

Fail to pitch.  If a player fails to pitch for an outing, he/she will be fined R200.  If the player knows that he/she cannot make the outing, they must book out by the Monday of the game weekend.

 

FTP – From the Friday before the game.         R 250-00.

FTP – From the Monday before the game.     R 200-00.

FTP – At any prior stage.                                     R 100-00.

 

 

HACKER OF THE YEAR

Handicaps are calculated after each outing.  The following rules apply:

 

< 22 points            Player gets 3 shots back

22 -  25 points      Player gets two shots back

26 – 29 points      Player gets one shot back

30 – 32 points      Handicap stays the same

33 – 34 points      Player is cut 1 shot

35 – 36 points      Player is cut 2 shots

37 – 38 points      Player is cut 3 shots

39 – 40 points      Player is cut 4 shots

 

Note:  Cutting continues at 1 shot per interval with no limit, i.e. If a player scores 46 points, he/she will be cut 7 shots.

 

-  Maximum Handicap – Men             24

-  Maximum Handicap – Ladies          36

 

MATCHPLAY

All first round losers to go into plate and you play off your current Slappers handicap.

Matchplay is played off the card, i.e. Players do not go down to scratch.

If a game is not played within two months, it should be scheduled during the week, otherwise the available player will get a walkover.

 

NEW MEMBERS

Only considered for membership in April of each year. 

 

ORDER OF MERIT

The Order of Merit runs from April to March.  The winner of the Order of Merit has free golf for the following year (normal match fees for outing attended only). The Order of Merit prize can be shared, but Club Champs will only have one winner – play off if necessary.

 

CLUB CHAMPS

Club Champs is played in April each year over 36 Holes. The 1st round of Club Champs will also qualify as the April Outing and player’s handicaps will be adjusted accordingly for the 2nd round of the Club Champs. There will be no adjusting of handicaps after the 2nd round.

 

OUTSTANDING MONIES

Subs are due before or at the April outing.

 Subs can be spread over 3 months. i.e. April / May / June. – if not paid by June you may not book in

Other outstanding monies to be paid 30 days otherwise you cannot book in.

 

SKIRT / DRESS

The skirt is worn by the player who scored the least stableford points at the previous outing.

A player can only wear the skirt once in the Order of Merit year, so if he/she is the lowest scorer again, then the skirt moves to the player with the next lowest total and so on.

If there is more than one player on the lowest number of points, the Committee decides who the lucky winner of the skirt is. 

The skirt is to be worn on arrival at the club and during the round.

If a player misses the outing at which he/she was to wear the skirt then they shall wear the “Dreaded Dress” at the next outing they attend.

 

SAS CUP

The SAS Cup is a Ryder Cup Competition played annually between Slappers and Squirrels.

The team consists of the top 14 players on the SAS Cup points table plus 2 wild cards chosen by the Chairman.

The SAS Cup points table runs from November  to October.

 

SNAKES

A Snake consists of a tot of rum in a beer glass (no ice) with a Hunters.

Snakes go to the player in each fourball who is the last person to 3 (or more) putt on each nine.  e.g. If player A 3-putts on holes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 but player B 3-putts on hole number 9, player B is the snake holder.  Note that if there is more than one player who 3-putts on a hole, the Snake holder is the player whose ball was furthest from the hole after the 2nd putt.

 

If no one 3-putts on the back nine, the player holding the 3-putt from the front nine shall consume a double rum and single Hunters.  The same occurs if no-one 3-putts the front nine but someone 3-putts on the back nine.

Putting from off the green counts as a putt (putter in hand).

 

The players in the fourball who did not get Snakes must buy the Snakes for the other players.