Violet Midson Memorial Trophy Reminder

for the Violet Midson Memorial Trophy will be played on Tuesday, 7 March.

• The qualifying round for the Violet Midson is a STROKE round.
• Cards will be required
• Remember to tick “to qualify” at the bottom of the card.

Violet Midson, is a unique competition, allowing players of varying handicaps to have an chance of qualifying for the event as noted below:

• Once the qualifying round has been completed.
• All the cards of qualifying players are ranked according to handicap, from the lowest to the highest.
• The stack of cards is then divided into 4 equal piles.
• Each pile is then ranked according to the competition score.
• The top 4 players of each pile will make it into the match play rounds, with the lowest markers at the top and the highest markers at the bottom.
• Full handicap difference will be used for the match play rounds.

You will need to be available for all ensuing rounds is you wish to qualify for the Violet Midson

• Round 1: Thursday, 9 March
• Quarter Finals: Thursday, 16 March
• Semi Finals: Tuesday, 21 March
• Finals: Thursday, 23 March

Remember when playing stroke, to apply the maximum score rule when required:

• Maximum Score – Rule 21.2b –

“In stroke play, a player’s maximum score for a hole shall be 5 over par gross score”

o   Par 3 maximum score is 8

o   Par 4 maximum score is 9

o   Par 5 maximum score is 10

Once the maximum score is reached pick up your ball, and continue to the next hole.

• If you are counting putts and you pick up your ball under Rule 21.2b, simply record the average of 2 putts for that hole.

Best of luck.

Janet Nathanson, Women’s Captain