Durham County Golf Union

 

Event:                        County Boys Championship (Under 14)  

Date:                          27^th  June 2026

Venue:                       Billingham GC

Entry Fee:                 £10

Closing Date:           15^th June 2026

 

Terms of Competition

 

The Terms of Competition are supplementary to the General Terms of Competition for DCGU Championships and Competitions as published on the Event Portal and the County website.

 

1.      Eligibility

This competition is limited to paid up members of DCGU affiliated Clubs who are under the age of 14 on 1^st January 2026 and have a Handicap Index of 24.4 or less.

 

2.      Format

It is a Singles Strokeplay competition played over 36 holes from the White (Competition) Tees.

 

There will be a Gross Championship and a Nett Championship.

 

3.      Handicap

The Handicap Allowance for the Nett competition is 95% of each player’s Course Handicap.

 

4.      Entries

Entry and payment of fees shall be carried out online via the County’s Golf Genius software package.

 

5.      Scorecards

Scorecards should be checked and returned to the Committee as soon as possible after the end of the round.

 

A scorecard is considered returned when:

• it is handed to the Scorer(s) and the player has walked away from the Scorer’s table.

or

• it is placed in the plastic box situated on the Scorer’s table and the player has walked away from the Scorer’s table.

 

6.      Ties

In the event of a tie after 18 holes in the Gross and Nett events, the result shall be decided by countback based on the score for the last nine holes, last six holes, last three holes and finally the 18th hole.

 

If there is still a tie, then the last six holes, three holes and final hole of the first nine holes will be considered in turn.

 

7.      Prizes

The winner of each event will hold the Championship Trophy for one year and a receive a glass memento.

 

Prize Vouchers will be awarded to the first and second places in each competition.