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Alliance Trophies

Alliance Trophies that are played for throughout the season and presented at the AGM.
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There are three stroke play competitions throughout the season, from which, the best scores are taken into account to win the Gazette Cup, the Neilson Trophy and the McLaren Trophy. 

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These are the rules.

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  • Gazette Cup: All Divisions (net)

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  • Winner is the person who plays the two out of three best net cards

  • If there is a tie, the trophy will be shared by the recipients

  • Gazette Cup runner up Trophy

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  • Neilson Trophy: Silver Division

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  • As Gazette Cup – but gross

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  • McLaren Trophy: Bronze Division

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  • Two best gross scores over SS. If a Bronze player reduces into Silver Division and already has one score recorded, then she may continue to play for the McLaren Trophy.  In the event of a tie the trophy will be shared.

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There are three trophies which are presented to the club as the winner, paying no prize money, and played in conjunction with the competition of the day.

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  • Benson Trophy:

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Team competition 4BBB Stableford teams of four – TWO PAIRS from the same club;
to be declared before going out to play.
Tie – last 9, 6, 3, first 9, 6, 3 (aggregate). 
There are also prizes for the individual winners of the day.

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  • LEWTAS Handicap Shield (Alliance Trophy) and (Alliance runner up) 

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Team competition – 4BBB Stableford.
Teams of four TWO PAIRS from the same club to be declared before play.  If the best pair score tie, last 9. 6, 3, first 9, 6, 3 (aggregate then last 18 etc). 
There are also prizes on the day.

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Other trophies to be won by individuals for which prize money will be paid:

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  • Ann Thorpe Salver: 

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Best gross on Charity Day.  Tie – on neutral course in conjunction with another stroke play competition.

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  • Charity Cup: 

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Best net.   Annual competition in aid of Cancer Research.  Tie – over last 9 etc.

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  • Eaglescliffe Trophy: 

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To be played on President’s Day. Best net score.  Tie, etc.

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  • Minnie Lowther Salver: 

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To be played on President’s Day. Best Gross. Tie, etc

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  • Alliance Salvers: 

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Greensomes – two players from the same club.  Best net. Tie, etc.

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  • Millennium Trophy: 

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Best net score. Tie over last 9, etc.

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  • Two Mixed Trophies: 

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Annual Mixed Foursomes – Best net and best gross (gross takes precedence)  

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