Greensomes Rescheduled

The Golfe Clube de Tavira Committee would like to inform that the Greensomes Stableford competition that was cancelled last Saturday, 3rd March due to the weather conditions, was rescheduled to Saturday 19th May.

The Golfe Clube de Tavira Committee

Greensomes Cancelled

Dear Member,

The Golfe Clube de Tavira Committee has decided that due to the bad weather the Greensomes tomorrow has been cancelled and will be rescheduled to a later date that will be decided on the next Committee Meeting.

The Committee would like also to inform that the Pairs Knock Out Competition has an extended one week to be played, also due to the bad weather.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

The Golfe Clube de Tavira Committee

GCT General Assembly 2018

A copy of this notice is available here.

Assembleia Geral Ordinária do Clube 2018

Está disponível uma cópia da convocatória aqui.

Rotary Club Charity - Saturday 24th February

Benamor Golf will host the 2nd Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday 24th February, together with Golfe Clube de Tavira, Rotary Club de Tavira and Rotary International, in aid to End Polio.

The format is an Individual Stableford, Shotgun start at 8.30am with lunch after the competition. 

Registrations available on the members board at the club or through the the following contacts:

Email: reservas@benamorgolf.com

Tel: +351 281 320 880

2018 Pairs Knock Out

The sign up sheet for the 2018 Pairs Knock Out is now available on the members board at the club. 

The first round is to be played by 19th February and completion by 16th April.

The Golfe Clube de Tavira Committee

Clarification to Local Rule nº4 & Public Road out of bounds

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Local Rules

Local Rules

It has come to the attention of Golfe Clube de Tavira Committee that some members would like clarification on existing Local Rules and have some ideas of others that could be considered.

At the moment the Local Rules that apply to Golfe Clube de Tavira members are shown on the back of the scorecard,on our notice board and in the book on the table when you sign in for a competition.

Anyone wishing to submit suggestions for amendments or additions should send them to me and I will put them to the Rules Committee for consideration.

Colin Campbell

No Shows at Club Competitions

IMPORTANT NOTICE

NO SHOWS AT CLUB COMPETITIONS

The following rules will be enforced from the 1st June 2015

If you cannot play in a competition you have entered, please inform Sheila Woolard on 967 371 052 at least one hour before the first tee time.

First time failure to do so will result in a Written Warning.

Any further failures to notify will be a written letter banning you from the next two club competitions.

The Committee

Annual Fees

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All members please note: Fees for Golfe Clube de Tavira must be paid before 31st January every year. Failure to do so will stop you playing in Club Competitions.

Also, the Federation Fees must be paid before 1st April as a fine is imposed by the Portuguese Golf Federation and your handicap will be suspended. The fee must be received by the Federation before handicap becomes current again.

Without Federation Membership you cannot play in Golfe Clube de Tavira's Competitions.

Golfe Clube de Tavira's bank details are available with Pedro or Helena.

The Committee

Etiquette & Pace of Play

ETIQUETTE & PACE OF PLAY

As recommended by the R & A

Remember to keep up with the group in front, not ahead of the group behind.

1. Be ready to play your shot: Whilst exercising due consideration for other players in your group, put your glove on, check your yardage, select your club and line up your putt while others are playing.
2. Move off the green as soon as all players in your group have holed out, mark your score card on or on the way to the next tee.
3. Be aware of your position with regards to the group in front and keep up with that group.
4. If you feel your group is losing ground on the group in front, tell the other players in your group.
5. If you lose a clear hole and are delaying the group behind, or if there is no group in front of you and you are delaying the group behind, invite the group behind to play through.
6. At the green, speed up your exit by placing your bag on the way to the next tee.
7. Play a provisional ball if your ball may be lost outside a hazard or out of bounds.

The 14th Hole Local Rule

Approved by the Committee as from December 3rd

The 14th Hole

If your ball lands in the drainage channel on the right hand side of the path, facing the direction of play, you may take free relief, not nearer the hole, but on the left hand side of the path. One club lenght from the path in accordance with rule 24-2(b) (Immovable Obstruction).

In the interest of health & safety, should a ball come to rest in the area to the right of the drainage channel and at a distance that is within the reach of a player standing on the path to play a shot, then relief can be taken as above.

Any ball coming to rest outwith this distance should be played as it lies or if deemed unplayable, relief can be taken in accordance with rule 28 (Ball Unplayable).

If a ball comes to rest beyond the drainage channel, then relief can only be taken in situations that comply with rule 24-2(b) (Immovable Obstruction).

Golfe Clube de Tavira Committee

Portuguese Version here / Versão em Português aqui. 

Members with a Home Club in another Country

Members with an EGA or CONGU handicap and a Home Club in another Country are reminded that under the regulations of the Portuguese Golf Federation, it is their responsability to inform the Handicap Secretary of their playing record from the other Country.

The Handicap Committee will review the Playing Record submitted by the player on each visit to Portugal and make any necessary adjustments to the player's EGA handicap. The Committee also has the discretion to record the number of qualifying rounds played by the player as registered in the Playing Record.

Handicap / Competitions Secretary

Yellow Tees Male Senior Criteria

CRITERIA GOVERNING MALE SENIOR MEMBERS CONCESSION TO PLAY OFF THE YELLOW TEES IN GOLFE CLUBE DE TAVIRA COMPETITIONS

Rationale behind this move is to give our most senior players an opportunity to remain competitive and continue to enjoy their golf in Golfe Clube de Tavira. It is becoming common practice in many EGU countries to stipulate that once players have reached a certain age they must play from the forward tees.

GCT does not wish to impose this but make it an option which individual players can request. It is possible that the pace of play will be improved once a number of members are taking up this concession.

The Handicaps and Competitions Committee would like to ask any male member who has reached the age of 70 who wishes to apply to the Committee for consideration to be allowed to play from the Yellow Tees to write in to the Committee and request an individual review.

The Concession:

Is not available to players in Category 1 or 2 those below an exact handicap of 11.4 unless there are "medical reasons". Medical reasons are grounds for a handicap review to be requested and if the review raises the handicap above 11.4 exact only then will the player become eligible for the concession.

Is not available to Men over 70 years of age in Category 3, 11.5 to 18.4 exact handicap.

Is available automatically to Men 75 years of age in Category 3 to 5, 11.5 exact handicap or higher.

Is available to all members once they have reached 70 years of age and are in Categories 4 to 5, 18.5 exact handicap and above.

PLayers who have been granted the concession are not permitted to revert back to using the White Tees in club competitions without first applying to the Handicap and Competitions Committee, with exception of competitions listed below.

The concession does not apply to the Club Championships, Greensomes, Foursomes and Betterball events which are to be played by all male entrants from the White Tees off white slope handicap with individual competition format adjustments.

Players granted the concession are not eligible to play for GCT in the Interclub League.

Players granted the concession will not be eligible for the 2014 Order of Merit.

Committee has the right to cancel the concession if a player has a "burst of form" and moves them to a lower category than the concession criteria allows, that player will immediately revert back to the White Tees until the criteria is once again met.

The concession will remain in place until the end of 2014 when a review will be done to ascertain its effectiveness.

Unfortunately there is no opportunity to offer the senior Ladies any concession as Benamor does not have any Blue Tees and therefore Federationb accepted slope handicaps.

The Handicaps and Competitions Committee

Hole 14th Drainage Channel

EXTRACT FROM TAVIRA GOLF CLUB COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES HELD ON 7^th JANUARY 2010

“THE 14^th HOLE – IF YOUR BALL LANDS IN THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PATH, YOU MAY TAKE FREE RELIEF NOT NEARER THE HOLE BUT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PATH. ONE CLUB DISTANCE FROM FULL RELIEF FROM THE PATH“

GCT Rules Committee

MEMBERS OF GOLFE CLUBE DE TAVIRA

A Rules Committee has been set up comprising of experienced members and past captains of golf clubs.

1.    Leslie Emery

2.    Colin Campbell

3.    David Winstanley

They will first be updating all club rules applying to competitions, etc.

Secondly, they will through the main Committee act and rule on any disputes rising working within the PGF 2014 Handbook of rules.

Once rules have been updated, these will be available for all members to read at anytime.

Golfe Clube de Tavira

EGA Handicaps - Important to all members

To all members of the Club:

You are reminded that in order to maintain an active playing handicap in accordance with FPG rules you are required to submit 4 qualifying cards each calendar year.

You can submit qualifying cards using any 1 of 3 methods:

a) By entering a qualifying club competition, the dates of which are published on the club noticeboard and on the club website  http://www.golfeclubedetavira.com/

b) By submitting and Extra Day Score Card (EDS) which must be registered in reception prior to playing, and only 1 EDS card can be submitted each calendar month.

c) Through an 'away score', from a competition at another Federated Club.

If you have a home club in another country, and can provide a playing record from that club which shows the number of qualifying competitions you have played in, then this can be used to satisfy the Federation requirements.

If you do not submit enough qualifying cards before the year end then your EGA handicap will be considered 'Lapsed' (inactive). this means that although you will be able to play in club competitions you will not be eligible to win any 'Net' prizes or be included in 'Net' rankings, until you have returned enough cards to re-activate your handicap.

Best regards

Handicap Committee

Welcome to Golfe Clube de Tavira Blog

Welcome!

The purpose of this blog is to bring you, member or guest, the latest news from the Golfe Clube de Tavira.

We have many events during the year and we'll update this blog frequently with weekly Competitions, Roll-Ups and ocasional Late Starters, results for any event, updates on rules and all news regarding the Club.

Feel free to leave us any feedback, suggestions and new ideas are very welcome.

Take care!

The Golfe Clube de Tavira Committee