Clubs
Chorlton, Didsbury, Northenden, Sale and Withington.
Fixtures
Fixtures will commence in May through to August. Dates of fixtures will be arranged one year in advance at the Mersey Meeting. Fixture days can now be on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday based on the preference of the home club.
Teams
There will now be 1 team comprising of 14 players on each team, with 1 home and and away match Captains from both clubs will play against each other and where possible lead off in the 1st Match Another officer from the club (Vice Captain, President) can be paired with the Captain of that club and both will not have any handicap limit applied to their Handicap Index.
Players
Competitors must be male playing members of the club they are representing. Juniors if selected must be aged 16 or over on the day of a given match, however 2 Juniors cannot play together.
Matches
Each team will play four home and four away fixtures. Matches will be four-ball Betterball match match-play.
Handicaps
The 14 players from each team must have a handicap index of no more than 10.0. Players off a handicap index greater than 10.0 can still play but will only be able to play off a maximum handicap index of 10.0.
The handicap limit does not apply to the Captain and the dignitary playing alongside the Captain. However if the Captain’s partner is not a dignitary the handicap index limit of 10.0 will apply.
SHOT ALLOWANCE: Calculate your course handicap and take 90% of the difference to the lowest handicapped player.
Start times
Matches to commence as soon as possible from 4.30pm with priority given from 4pm especially for the early matches, with team captains applying flexibility to ensure matches are not unduly delayed. If any team member has not arrived by 5.45pm his match will start without him. He may, on arrival, join his match on the course.
Scoring
Each week there will be 3 points for an overall team win, 1 point for an overall draw and zero points for an overall loss. In the event of a tie for the final league table placing, the winner will be decided on the results of all head-to-head matches between the tied teams. If still tied, the League will be shared.
All results should be posted on the Mersey League WhatsApp group on Friday morning for the week at the latest. Naga Nalluri (Northenden) will collate the results and publish them along with League Tables
Meals
Pre match sandwiches will no longer be provided.
Players will still be provided with a simple one course meal after the match has been completed.
Winners
The winners of the trophy to arrange with the holders for a formal handover of the trophy on a convenient date.
Suspended, Abandoned and Postponed Matches
If the match has started, completed individual game results will stand. An incomplete game will be regarded as halved. In the event of a match is postponed, clubs may agree to rearrange the match on a mutually agreeable date before the date of the last scheduled fixture. If the postponed match is the last scheduled fixture, it must be played within the following 10 day period. Any club not fulfilling a fixture for any other reason will forfeit the points. Any postponed
match not played within 10 days will be scored as a tie. Results to be advised a.s.a.p. for league table purposes.