| Challenge Matches | |
| Silver Jubilee Cup - 3-Way: IBMBGS v Hursley v Surrey & Sussex | |
| IBMBGS v North Harbour | |
| Tourist Trophy - IBMBGS v Warwick | |
| Captain v President | |
| Silver Jubilee Cup - v Hursley v Surrey & Sussex | |
FormatRevived after an absence of several years, this is a three-way competition on a mutually agreed course. Each society submits a team of 8 players. 18 holes of medal play are followed by an 18-hole Stableford competition. Total points from the Stableford are subtracted from the nett medal score (A score of nett 70 in the morning and 36 Stableford points in the afternoon results in a total of 34.) |
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Team selectionPlayers are invited by the captain to play based on their current performance in the Strokeplay Competitions. |
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The trophyA stunning silver cup. |
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The holdersIn 2009 IBMBGS's score of 229 defeated Hursley's 287 (handicapped by being a player short) but lost to Surrey & Sussex who scored 216. |
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| Tourist Trophy - v IBM Warwick | |
FormatAn annual Ryder Cup style match with the two societies alternating as host. The host society chooses the location. Each society submits a team of 12 players. The captain chooses the pairs for the morning doubles and the lineup for the afternoon singles. |
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Team selectionPlayers are normally invited to play based on their current performance in the Strokeplay Competitions. |
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The trophyA special trophy is played for: a cut glass racing car on a wooden plinth. |
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The holdersBasingstoke won back the trophy in 2009 with a final score of 9 1/2 to 8 1/2. |
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| v IBM North Harbour | |
FormatAn annual Ryder Cup style match with the two societies alternating as host. The host society chooses the location. Each society submits a team of 12 players. The captain chooses the pairs for the morning 4-ball better ball, and the lineup for the afternoon singles Stableford.. |
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Team selectionPlayers are invited by the captain to play based on their current performance in the Strokeplay Competitions. |
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The trophyThe trophy is difficult to award because the top part always falls off! However, it is a nice glass relief on an engraved wooden base. |
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The holdersNorth Harbour declined to contest the trophy, so BGS retained it in 2009. |
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| Captain v President Challenge | |
FormatAn annual Ryder Cup style match two teams competing in 9-hole doubles in the morning followed by 18-hole singles in the afternoon. |
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Team selectionThe Captain's team is chosen from past captains of the Society. The President's team is drawn from this year's committee and event organisers. | |
The trophyA beautiful etched-glass trophy on a wooden plinth of a golfer about to strike. |
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The holdersThe Captain's team won 8 to 7 to retain the Challenge trophy in 2009. |
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