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Kaber Cup `24

It`s Kaber Cup time! Following last year`s staggering performance by Residents this year the local residents are once again full of confidence to repeat their performance.
The tournament will take place on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November 2024 and will consist of 3 games. Foursomes Matchplay Saturday Morning, Betterball Matchplay Saturday Afternoon and on Sunday the Singles Matchplay. A total of 56 points are up for grabs, with 1 point for a match won and 1/2 a point for a halved match. The first team reaching 28 and 1/2 points will take the honours.

Kit hand-out will take place on Friday afternoon 17.00 -18.00 on the clubhouse patio. Please contact Lynn on (082) 852-4915 if you are unable to collect your shirts at that time.
A build a burger station and drink will be available after the Foursomes on Saturday morning and a pizza buffet after the game on Sunday.

Kaber Cup Attire:
Non-Residents Saturday: Red Shirts & Black Bottoms
Non-Residents Sunday: Royal Blue Shirts & Grey Bottoms
Residents Saturday: Grey Shirts & Navy Bottoms
Residents Sunday: Light Blue Shirts & Stone/Beige Bottoms

Captains: Non- Residents, Clyde Kaber (082) 892-5517; Residents, Ella Cole (083) 380-5360 or communicate on the WhatsApp group.

Rules & Conditions

The R&A Rules of Golf will apply throughout the tournament. The format will be Matchplay as per Rule 3.2.
Teeing areas: Men - White; 60 + yr Men - Blue or White (change of tees between matches allowed e.g. Foursomes Blue, Betterball White etc.), Better Ladies/Juniors - Red
The Els Club Local Rules will apply.
As it is Matchplay, players and opponents must agree on the result of the hole before making a stroke on the next hole. Please verify final results before returning your scorecard. Scorecards/results to be handed in at the Golf Shop.
Please take note of the penalties if late for tee-off (Rule 5.3)
The Captains will do the draw for the Singles on Saturday afternoon after the Betterball game.
Any rulings will be done by the Captains.

Saturday Morning - Game 1:
Foursomes Matchplay. Handicaps for player A & B combined divided by 2. Lowest team handicap goes to 0. No handicap allowance to be used. Round up on 0.5.

Saturday Afternoon - Game 2:
Betterball Matchplay. Lowest handicap in 4 ball goes to 0. No handicap allowance to be used.

Sunday Morning - Game 3:
Singles Matchplay. Lowest handicap in singles match goes to 0. No handicap allowance to be used.

1 point for a win and 1/2 a point for a match halved.

Rain delays / Match results;
For a match to have a result, 9 holes needs to be completed. Whatever the match status is at that time (e.g. 2 up after 12 holes) would be the match result.
For a Game to have an outcome, more than 50% of all matches must have a match result.
In the event of a tie the Kaber Cup will be shared.

Good luck to all - it`s the Kaber Cup!

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