a)     County Strokeplay Championship

The Championship will be played annually and will incorporate three segments:-

i)              The Junior 36 Hole  Competition

ii)             The Seniors 36 Hole Championship

iii)             The County Strokeplay Championship over 72 holes.

Format:

The first round will be played on the Saturday of the May Late Bank Holiday Week-end and will consist of 18 holes of medal play, played in three-balls, on the designated course by all participants in all three segments. The second round will be played on the Sunday of the said week-end and will consist of a further 18 holes. The draw for play will be determined by the Committee and notified to Clubs and on the County web-site

At the conclusion of the 36 holes the Junior 36 Hole Competition and the Seniors 36 Hole Championship will be decided, with the winners of these two sections being determined as the lowest aggregate gross scores by participants in these Championships. The first two rounds also qualify for the Green Jacket Competition.

The top 40 and ties in the overall Championship will then be invited to participate in the 36 holes to be played, in two-balls, on the Monday of the said week-end to determine the winner of the overall County Strokeplay Championship. The player recording the lowest gross  score over the 72 holes will be declared the winner of the Championship Bowl to be held for 12 months, and he will move on to represent the County at the England Golf Champion of Champions Tournament alongside the winner of the 36 Hole Championships at ii) above, who will be eligible to play in the Senior Champions of Champions .

The Junior 36 hole Championship will be played in August as those currently taking Exams will be  adversely affected at this time.

(In the event of a tie, there will be a play-off over a number of holes as designated by the Championship Committee. Whenever a player in the play-off returns a score at a hole greater than the lowest score at that hole, he is eliminated from the play-off until a winner is determined.)

Prizes:

The competition is basically a Scratch Competition but there will be nett prizes also

There will be prizes also for the best net scores achieved over the 72 holes.

The overall Prize Pool will be determined by the Championship Committee and this will be displayed in the Clubhouse at the start of the Competition. Card play-offs will be used to determine lower denominations of prizes.

The players with the best 16 gross scores, determined by a card play-off if necessary, will be invited as of right to play in the County Matchplay Competition, without further cost.

Eligibility

To be eligible to play in the Championships, a player must be of Amateur status as defined by the Royal and Ancient Club of St Andrews and the player must be a male member of a club affiliated to the Cumbria Union of Golf Clubs or else one born in the County and affiliated to another County Union affiliated to England Golf.

The Player must not have competed in an individual championship in another County or represented another county in the last 12 months before the start of the Championship. The Player must be in possession of an Active CONGU handicap.

Entries

There is no restriction on the handicap so long as it is evidenced in the current CDH lists kept by England Golf.

Entry will be on-line at the County Union website as indicated on the poster issued for the championship. Until the rates are changed the following entry costs will be established.

Juniors (aged 18 or under) £.15.

If a Junior qualifies for the last 2 rounds, he will not be charged extra.

Seniors (over age of 55 years) £20 for two rounds.

 If a Senior wants to enter the full 72hole Championship, he must pay £30 for the 72 holes at the time of entry.

All other Players pay £30 on entry for the right to play 72 holes if they qualify.