SPIV GOLF 2024 CONSTITUTION

The eight members of SPIV Golf 2024 are:

Scotty “The Dame” Davison

Dave “Cally” Callender

Tommy “Terry Stop” Tucker

Gary ““The Slice" Knight

Danny “The Sink” Bathmaker

Andy “Cold January” Knight

Gareth “The Net” Whatley

Chris "Bezza" Berry

From this point forward the members will be referred to as “player” or “players”

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 2. Spiv Golf will be played under the R&A Rules of Golf (see link below)

www.randa.org/rules/rules-app

You can download the Rules of Golf App by clicking on this link

www.randa.org/rog/the-rules-of-golf

 3. Rule 2 is overruled if 2 members of your playing group (not including your Pairs playing partner) agree to a ruling on the course

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 4. All events are scored using standard Stableford rules:

More than one over fixed target score or no score returned = 0 points

One over fixed target score = 1 point

Fixed target score = 2 points

One under fixed target score = 3 points

Two under fixed target score = 4 points

Three under fixed target score = 5 points

You must hole out unless you are not returning a score, for the avoidance of doubt there are NO gimmies.

 5. SPIV Golf works on a handicap adjustment system based on the players performance at each SPIV Golf event. Each player will have an official SPIV handicap which will be maintained throughout the SPIV Golf season.

    5.1 All players will start the SPIV Golf season on their official WHS handicap. If a new player  does not have an official handicap, or an existing member no longer maintains one they will be allocated a handicap, and this must be agreed by all three members of the committee (The President and both Vice Presidents as elected at the previous AGM

    5.2 All individual events are SPIV handicap qualifying, unless stated before the start of the event i.e a Christmas roll-up

    5.3 All pairs and team events are SPIV handicap non qualifying

    5.4 All players SPIV handicaps will be adjusted using the rules described in paragraphs 5.5 to 5.

    5.5 Stableford scores will be added together for all payers and then divided by the number of players, (substitute players scores         will NOT be included in the calculation) to obtain the average score. This is rounded to the nearest whole number to obtain the benchmark score. If the average score is 0.49 or below the score will be rounded down. If the average score is 0.50 or above the score will be rounded up.

    5.6 The cut line for handicaps will start at the benchmark +2 points, the increase for a handicap will start at the benchmark –2 points.

Total Score               249

Players                          8

Average Score           31.125

Rounded Score          31

Higher Benchmark    33

Lower Benchmark     29

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    5.7 The benchmark for a handicap cut is 31 + 2 points = 33 and the benchmark for a handicap increase is 31 – 2 points = 29

        5.7.1 Player A starts the first event on a handicap of 20.3. Player A scores 41 points. Player A would be subject to a cut of (8 shots above higher benchmark of 33) X -0.2 (Cut factor) = -1.6 shots.

        5.7.2 Player A’s SPIV handicap for the second event would be 18.7.

        5.7.3 Player B starts the first event on a handicap of 19.4. Player B scores 20 points. Player B would be subject to an increase of (9 shots below the lower benchmark of 29) X 0.2 (increase factor) = 1.8 shots.

        5.7.4 Player B’s SPIV handicap for the second event would be 21.2

        5.7.5 A player’s handicap will be cut by cut factor of 0.2 of a shot for every point they finish above higher the benchmark score

        5.7.6 A player CANNOT be cut by more than two shots in any one event

        5.7.7 A player’s handicap will be increased by an increase factor of 0.2 of a shot for every point they finish below the lower benchmark score

        5.7.8 A player’s handicap CANNOT increase by more than two shots in any one event

        5.7.9 This methodology is applied after the end of each event up to the end of the penultimate event.

    5.8 A player’s SPIV handicap will not be adjusted to accommodate increases or decreases in the players official WHS handicap throughout the SPIV season.

    5.9 All adjustments are calculated based on a player’s SPIV handicap. A players SPIV handicap will be further adjusted at each event to accommodate course slope ratings. This will be calculated using the Golf England App.

    6. Each 18-hole Spiv event will consist of the following competitions:

Individual 18-hole Winner

Individual Front 9 Winner

Individual Back 9 Winner

Nearest The Pin (All Par 3’s)

    7. Each 36-hole Spiv event will consist of the following competitions:

Day 1 – Individual 18-hole Winner

Day 1 – Individual Front 9 Winner

Day 1 – Individual Back 9 Winner

Day 2 Pairs Winner

Nearest The Pin (All Par 3’s)

    8. There will also be an annual Order of Merit award presented to the player who has accumulated the most Order of Merit points over any qualifying  individual event. The winning player will be presented with the SPIV Champion Golfer trophy.

Order of Merit points will be awarded as follows:

Position           Events 1-4       Final Event

Winner                  25                     40

Runner Up            17                     25

3rd                         13                     20

4th                         10                     15

5th                           8                     12

6th                           6                       9

7th                           4                       6

8th                           2                       3 

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    10. Countback to break (Front 9 / Back 9 Winner) is done on the best score on the last hole, then the best score over the last two holes, then the best score over the last three holes

    11. Countback to break (18-hole ties) is done on the best score over the last nine holes, then the best score over the last six holes, then the best score over the last three holes

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    12. Countback to break overall Order of Merit winner is done on the 5th event Order of Merit placing

    13. Each SPIV event will feature an open draw to decide individual groupings and pairs

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    14. Nearest The Pin on Par 3s will be won by the player hitting it closest to or in the hole. Note: The players ball must be on the green to count

    15. If no players hit a Par 3 green, the prize fund for that Par 3 will be rolled over to the next Par 3 and so on

    16. If no players hit the final Par 3 green, then the prize fund for that par 3 will be rolled back to the last winner of a Par 3

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    17. Order of Merit countback will be applied to settle all positions for each event –rule 10 will apply – there can be no ties

    18. Order of Merit countback will be applied to settle all positions in the final Order of Merit – rule 11 for Order of Merit countback will apply – there can be no ties

    19. 18-hole pairs competition will be scored as best score from both players on each hole, otherwise known as 4BBB (Four Ball Better Ball)

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    20. If a player cannot make one of the individual events, then a substitute player will be asked to play the event

    21. If a player does not play in an event, then they will be awarded zero points in the Order of Merit rather than 8th placed points

    22. Substitute players are eligible for SPIV event prizes but will be ineligible for Order of Merit points. Example: If a substitute player finishes 3rd in an event, he/she will not be eligible for the Order of Merit points. These points will be awarded to the player finishing 4th, the player finishing 5th will receive 4th place points and so on.

If an event is cancelled due to the course being closed, the event will be voided, no prize money will be allocated, and no Order of Merit point will be allocated.  Monies received via the Levy for these events will remain in the levy account for use at a future SPIV event or other practical SPIV Golf related reason as agreed by The President and either ONE of the Vice Presidents (as elected at the previous AGM), a refund can be requested by a SPIV member for a cancelled event, this will be honoured.