The Winter League is due to start on 25 October 2008 - please sign-up asap in teams on the Men's notice board. For those new to the Winter League, it operates as follows:

• Teams of three (‘on-the-day’ substitutes acceptable throughout including guests with bona fide handicap); each team MUST include at least one non-family member

• Eight rounds at 2-3 week intervals (see below)

• Different formats each round: scramble, medal, stableford & bogey taking best 2 of three scores per hole or best 2 of three 18s etc

• £10 entry fee per team per round and cash prize to winning team of each round awarded on the day

• Points awarded on the basis of position in each round – winner is the team with most points overall. Club trophy to the winners.

• The winning team from each round has a 2-shot handicap reduction for all remaining rounds. Teams can accumulate more than one reduction

• Once a team has played in a round, no changes or transfers are allowed (only ‘on-the-day’ substitutes)

• All rounds start at 8:30am though if teams want occasionally to play early they can do so by prior arrangement. Tee times are bookable on the previous round or on the day on a ‘first come/first serve’ basis.

Putting teams together:

• Is it not essential that every team competes in all rounds.

• Most teams may arrange substitutes if they need to (but handicap reductions apply to the team NOT individual players).

• If several teams are short of people on the day, they generally group together on the day in threes (but can only represent one agreed team!).

• In extremis, teams of two can play but special handicap rules may apply depending on the format.