Far North Queensland Veteran Golfers Association Inc
(Affiliated with the Queensland Veteran Golf Union)
1. SPECIAL TROPHIES
The Adrian Fay Shield, Ted Thomasson Memorial Shield, Patrons Trophy, Shirley Fieldhouse Shield, Ted Stanton/ Bob Bailey Memorial Trophy, David Lawler Trophy and Club Championships are to be played annually under the jurisdiction of the Association Match Committee.
To be eligible to play in these competitions the following requirements apply:
(a) A player must have been a financial member of the Association for a period of 2 months prior to the date set down for the playing of the Association’s Championships and have played in at least three events set out in the Association’s Program prior to the Championships.
(b)
The Adrian Fay Shield is awarded each year to the player having the best thirty six (36) hole nett result over the two eighteen hole rounds of the Assoc. Championship.
(c)
The Ted Thomasson Memorial Shield is awarded each year to the player having the best aggregate of three of five nominated eighteen hole Stableford rounds.
(d)
The Consistency Trophy shall be awarded to the player who has the highest stableford aggregate over their best ten (10) of the nominated single stableford events played within the FNQVGA Inc. calendar year.
(e)
The Championship Plaque is awarded each year to the player having the best thirty six (36) hole gross score on the occasions of the two eighteen hole rounds of the Assoc. Championships.
(f)
The Don Thomson 70 and over Trophy will be awarded to the player (70 or over at the time of the first Championship match) with the best gross score over thirty six (36) holes of the Assoc. Championships.
(g)
The David Lawler 75 and over Trophy will be awarded to the player (75 or over at the time of the first Championship match) with the best gross score over thirty six (36) holes of the Assoc. Championships
(h)
Association Championship Grades: Men’s Championships will be played in Grades “A”, “B”and“C”. Grade Handicap divisions will be determined by the FNQVGA prior to the Championships, it will be based on equalising best as possible numbers in each grade. The Women’s Championship is played in one grade and is a nett stroke event.
(i)
The Ted Stanton/Bob Bailey Memorial Trophy shall be awarded to the player who has the best nett score over three (3) nominated rounds which must include the two (2) rounds of the Assoc. Championships.
(j)
The Shirley Fieldhouse Shield is awarded each year to the woman having the best thirty six (36) hole nett stroke score on the occasion of the two Assoc. Championship rounds.
(k)
The Patrons Trophy is awarded to the player with the best aggregate stableford score on the occasion of playing at the nine (9) hole courses through the Calendar.
(l)
Deciding ties in all events. The first countback decision will be the best score for the last 18 holes played, followed by the best score for the second 9 holes on that card, followed by the last 6 holes,3 holes, last hole, then holes back until a winner is determined.
MEMBERSHIP
(a) Annual membership fees shall be due and payable on the date of the first playing fixture in each calendar year. A player who is not financial will not be eligible to win trophies
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(b) Male players must be 55 years or over, Female players must be 50 years or over, be financial members of a registered Golf Club and must be in receipt of an AGU handicap to become a playing member of FNQVGA.
