AIG Barton Shield (Foursomes)

Team Manager: Mark Redmond / Trevor Doyle

Qualifier Round - Saturday 25th May at 8am in Blainroe

Quarter Final - Saturday 6th July (Druids Heath)

Semi Final & Final - Sunday 21st July (Newlands)

Stroke Play Qualifier at a pre-selected venue, Foursomes Matchplay for Quarter, Semi & Final.

To be eligible, players must have a Handicap Index at the time of competing.

Foursomes matches are played off scratch.

Team of 4 players.

Flogas Irish Mixed Foursomes

Team Manager: Peter O’Hagan

Round 1 -v- Stackstown on or before 9th June

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Combined not lower than 19.0 and if higher than 27.0, play off 27.0 with the higher player dropping down.

Age Limit - Over 18 on 1st January 2024.

Barton Cup (Foursomes)

Team Manager: Bo McKeever

Round 2 -v- Woodenbridge on or before 26th May

Lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Combined Handicap index of pair must not be lower than 14.0 in 2023.

Foursomes Matches are played off scratch.

Matchplay, 3 matches at home and 2 away.

Final over 2 legs

Team of 10 players.

Leinster Men’s Trophy

Team Manager: Mick O'Rourke / Darren Ronan

Round 1 -v- Milltown on or before 28th April

Introduced in 2024 and replaces the Provincial Towns Cup.

Lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Players must not be lower than 8.5 in 2023.

Matches are played off scratch.

Team of 7 players.

Matchplay, 4 matches at home and 3 matches away. Final over 2 legs.

AIG Jimmy Bruen Shield (Foursomes)

Team Manager: Brian Tracey

Round 1 -v- Rathfarnham on or before 12th May

Ireland's amateur golf legend is commemorated by the Jimmy Bruen Shield, inaugurated in 1978 when Stackstown won the first competition. Clubs are represented by five pairs, the minimum individual handicap index being 6 and the minimum combined index 17. It is a National Foursomes Competition aimed at Category 2 handicap indexes (6-12) golfers.

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Individual - no lower than 3.5 in 2023.

Pair combined - no lower than 14.0 in 2023.

Foursomes Matches are played off scratch.

Team of 8 players.

Matchplay, 2 matches are played at each club until Area Final.

AIG Pierce Purcell Shield (Foursomes)

Team Manager: Keith Hore

Round 1 -v- Elm Park on or before 26th May

Named after Professor Purcell, one of Ireland's outstanding golf administrators, from the 1920s to 1960s, it was won first by Masserene, in 1970. The Pierce Purcell Shield is a national foursome competition aimed at category 3 handicap index golfers (11-17).

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Individual - no lower than 10.5

Combined - no lower than 25.0

Based on Lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Matches are played off scratch

Age Limit - over 18 on 1st January 2024

Team of 8 players.

Matchplay, 2 matches in each club until Area Final.

AIG Junior Cup

Team Manager: Kevin Monaghan

Round 1 -v- Edmonstown on or before 26th May

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Individual - no lower than 2.5 in 2023.

Singles Matches are played off scratch.

Team of 5 players.

Matchplay, 3 at home and 2 away until Area Final.

AIG Senior Cup

Team Manager: Mark Doyle

Qualifier Round - Sunday 30th June at 7.50am in Woddenbridge

Quarter Final - Saturday 13th July (Edmondstown)

Instituted in 1900, when Dublin University won it for the first time, the Senior Cup is the most coveted trophy in club golf. Teams consist of five players in singles matchplay, off scratch. The figure on the lid is that of Fred G. Tait.

Stroke play qualifier at pre-selected venue, Matchplay for Quarter, Semi and Final.

5 players per team.

To be eligible, players must have a Handicap Index at the time of competing.

Singles matches played off scratch.

Leinster Men’s Fourball

Team Manager: Michael Dwyer

Round 2 -v- Edmondstown on or before 3rd June

Note: Match times and results will be available on social media.

Reintroduced in 2024 to replace the All Ireland Four-ball.

Individual - no lower than 15.0 in 2023.

Pair combined - no lower than 34.0 in 2023.

Age Limit - Over 18 on 1st January 2024.

Matches are played off scratch.

Team of 8 players.

Matchplay, 2 matches are each club until Area Final.

Irish Mixed Four-ball

Team Manager: Tom Vickers

Round 1 -v- Arklow on or before 6th May

Introduced in 2024.

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Individual no lower than 10.0.

Combined no lower than 27.0 or higher than 40.0.

Shots apply as per WHS.

Age Limit - Over 18 on 1st January 2024.

Team of 8 players.

Matchplay, 2 matches in each club until Area Final.

Leinster Senior Men’s Inter-Club (Fourball)

Team Manager: Pat Stapleton

Round 1 -v- Blainroe on or before 6th May

Introduced in 2024, replacing the Fred Perry Trophy.

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Individual must be no higher than 24.0

Pair combined must not be higher than 36.0

There must be no more than 10.0 between players in a pair.

Age Limit - Over 50 on 1st January 2024.

Shots apply as per full regs.

Team of 8 players.

Matchplay, 2 matches at each club. Final at pre-selected venue.

Garden County Trophy

Team Manager:  Bo McKeever

Note: Match times and results will be available on social media.

Duggan Cup

Team Manager: Johnny Carton / Conor Lincoln

The Duggan Cup is run by Edenderry Golf Club. It is a men's foursomes match play event for the over 50’s. Teams from all over the south Leinster region enter the competition and the semi finals and final are held in Edenderry Golf Club.

Rules:
Competitors must be aged 50 years or over on January 1st
The handicap index limit for any player is 18 
The combined handicap index of any pair cannot be lower than 20 or higher than 32
The handicaps applicable are those on January 1st
The handicap allowance is half the difference of the combined handicaps
All matches should be played to a finish

Where the same team wins the Cup in 2 successive years the team must change at least 4 members
who played in the final on the 2nd year.

Contact – Noel Duigenan 087 2463972 or eMail golf@EdenderryGolfClub.ie

Brennan Cup

Team Manager: Gerry Doyle / Gerry Tiernan

The Brennan Cup is a regional inter-club fourball competition run by Arklow Golf Club. The final is hosted by Arklow Golf Club and generally takes place in September.

Rules
The team consists of 10 members, playing 5 fourball matches
All matches take place at one venue.
There is no handicap limit and matches are played off the current handicap index.
The lowest handicapped player in the fourball goes to scratch and the three other players receive 9/10ths of the difference in handicap.

JB Carr

Team Manager: Mark Conway / Liam Fitzgerald

The JB Carr Trophy is run by Woodenbridge Golf Club, and was inaugrated in 1996 celebrating the great Irish amateur golfer, Joe Carr.
The competiton runs nationally, but is based on county boundaries in the early rounds. It is a tournament for the over 60’s.

Rules:
5 pairs playing Scotch Foursomes Match Play. Maximum allowable handicap index is 30 per pairing
Draw will determine home advantage with the exception of regional finalists who will have a home and away series
Age 60+ on or before 31st December the preceding year
Early rounds will be played within county boundaries
All county winners will then play off within their own region to produce regional champions
The four regional champions will then play an All Ireland semi-finals and Final in Woodenbridge Golf Club in September

Cullen Cup Trophy

Team Manager:

Mixed Foursomes matchplay run by Baltinglass Golf Club. The trophy was inaugrated in 1968 (50th Anniversary) and named after the sponser and then Club Secretary, J D Cullen.
It was the first interclub mixed foursomes competition in the South Leinster area. Current holders - Woodbrook.

Powerscourt Cup

Team Manager: Tom O Neill / Martin McGettigan

5 pairings (Scotch Foursomes)

Super Seniors

Team Manager: Nicky Creenan /Leonard Murphy / Eamon O'Malley

Rules:
The Competition will be played in SCOTCH FOURSOMES MATCH-PLAY format by Gentlemen who have reached their 70th birthday on or before the 1st January. (Any Team which includes an underage player will be disqualified).

Teams will consist of 5 pairings. There will be no handicap limit and a player’s current handicap index will apply. A player can not represent more than one Club.

AIG Women’s Junior Cup

Team Manager: Maria Kerr & Bernie O’Donoghue

Round 2 -v- Old Conna on Sunday 9th June

i) For a player to be eligible:
- they must have held a Handicap Index on 1 January in the year of the event. - they must have a Handicap Index that was not lower than 7.5 in the previous calendar year
- they must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 31 Dec 2022.
ii) All matches are played off scratch, in order of current Handicap Index

Five players, who must be fielded in handicap order on the team sheet

AIG Women’s Senior Foursomes

Team Manager: Clodagh Doyle

Qualifier Round - Saturday 25th May at 9.30 in Blainroe

Stroke play (Gross) Qualifying - Best 2 cards out of 3 to count for team score

Quarter Final - Saturday 6th July (Abbeyleix)

Semi Final & Final - Sunday 21st July (Newlands)

All Ireland Final - Carlow 28 - 31 September

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Combination of pair must be no lower than 12.0 in 2023.

Matches are played off scratch

Team of 6 players.

AIG Women’s Intermediate Foursomes

Team Managers: Rosemary Kavanagh & Therese Porter

Round 1 -v - Arklow on Sunday 14th April at 2pm  

Introduced in 2024, this replaces the Women’s Junior Foursomes and the Women’s Intermediate Cup. Wicklow won the 2023 Leinster South Final.

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Individual criteria - no lower than 13.0 in 2023 to be eligible.

Pair combined - no lower than 34.0 in 2023.

Matches are played off scratch.

The Club with the ‘Home’ draw will determine in which club a playoff will be played in the event the match is tied.

Matches that are all-square after 18 will result in a half point for either side.

Team of 8 players, 2 foursomes matches in each club until the area final.

AIG Women’s Minor Foursomes

Team Manager: Caitriona Fogarty

Round 1 -v- Foxrock on Monday 22nd April at 1.30pm

Introduced in 2024, this replaces the Women’s Minor Cup and the Women’s Challenge Cup.

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Individual criteria - no lower than 21.0 in 2023 to be eligible.

Pair combined - no lower than 57.0 in 2023.

Matches are played off scratch.

The Club with the ‘Home’ draw will determine in which club a playoff will be played in the event the match is tied.

Matches that are all-square after 18 will result in a half point for either side.

Team of 8 players, 2 foursomes matches in each club until the area final.

AIG Leinster Women’s Challenge Trophy

Team Manager: Ann Nicols & Joanne Logan

Round 1 -v- Grange on Sunday 21st April at 4pm in Grange

Introduced in 2024.

Individual - no lower than 36.0 on the day of the competition, no higher handicap limit

Age limit: Over 18 on 1st January 2024

This is a net stableford competition over 9 holes with clubs drawn against each other and all players playing at the club drawn at home.

Best 3 out of 5 cards count towards team score.

Shots apply as per full regulations.

Final at a pre-selected venue.

AIG Leinster Women's Trophy

Team Manager:

Round 1 -v- Greystones on or before 12th May

New competition introduced in 2024.

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Individual criteria - 3 players no lower than 10.0 or higher than 22.0 & 3 players no lower than 22.1 or higher than 36.0 based on lowest handicap index in 2023 (no dropdown permitted)

Age Limit - Over 18 on 1st January 2024.

Singles Matchplay.

Team of 6 players.

3 matches at each club until area final.

Final at a pre-selected venue.

Revive Active Leinster Women’s Four-ball

Team Manager: Maureen O’Dea

Round 1 -v- Killiney on or before 26th May

Introduced in 2024, replacing the Revive All Ireland Women’s Fourball.

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Pair when added together must not be lower than 19.0 or higher than 46.0 based on lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Shots apply as per full regulations.

Team of 8 players.

Matchplay, 2 matches at each club.

Final at a pre-selected venue.

The Club with the ‘Home’ draw will determine in which club a playoff will be played in the event the match is tied.

Matches that are all-square after 18 will result in a half point for either side.

Note: Match times and results will be available on social media.

Irish Mixed Four-ball

Team Manager:

Round 1 -v- Arklow on or before 6th May

Introduced in 2024.

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Individual no lower than 10.0.

Combined no lower than 27.0 or higher than 40.0.

Shots apply as per WHS.

Age Limit - Over 18 on 1st January 2024.

Team of 8 players.

Matchplay, 2 matches in each club until Area Final.

Flogas Irish Mixed Foursomes

Team Captain: Ilona Madden

Round 1 -v- Stackstown on or before 9th June

To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2024.

Lowest Handicap Index in 2023.

Combined not lower than 19.0 and if higher than 27.0, play off 27.0 with the higher player dropping down.

Age Limit - Over 18 on 1st January 2024.

Boyne Trophy

Team Manager:

Round 1 -v- Bray on Monday 20th May at 3pm

Fourball matchplay run by Edenderry Golf Club for the over 50's. Established in 1994 and won by Wicklow in 1995 and 2017. Teams consist of five pairs of ladies who compete under fourball match play rules.

The semi-final and final days are hosted by Edenderry Golf Club.

Courtown Inter-Club Trophy

Four-ball better ball - 18 holes. Top 6 teams qualify for 9-hole playoff.

Cullen Cup Trophy

Team Managers:

Mixed Foursomes matchplay run by Baltinglass Golf Club. The trophy was inaugrated in 1968 (50th Anniversary) and named after the sponser and then Club Secretary, J D Cullen.
It was the first interclub mixed foursomes competition in the South Leinster area. Current holders - Woodbrook.

Rules: TBC

Australian Spoons

Presented to the LGU in 1967 by the Australian Ladies’ Golf Union to support players representing
Ireland at International Competitions.

Qualifying:

Regional: The winning pair (net) from each club will qualify to play in the Regional competition area final. The best gross pair from each club will qualify to play in the Regional competition area final provided that at least 10 pairs have entered the competition at club level.

National: The winners, runners-up, gross and 3rd best pairs from each Regional venue will qualify to play in the National Final.

At both stages, substitutes, in score order, will be permitted where the winners cannot participate at the next stage.

Handicaps:

Players must hold a valid Handicap Index

Greensomes, Playing Handicap calculated by adding 60% of the lower Course Handicap to 40% of the higher Course Handicap (No handicap limit). Current handicap indexes are used in calculating course handicaps on the day of competition.

LGU Coronation Foursomes

Club Qualifier: TBC

Established in 1953, the Coronation Foursomes is the leading event for women’s club golfers in Great Britain & Ireland and is open to all members of affiliated golf clubs who hold a CONGU handicap. Teams compete in both local and regional qualifying until sixteen pairs emerge to play in the Grand Final.

Area Final:

Grand Final: 

Valerie Doyle Trophy

The Valerie Doyle Trophy takes place in Carlow Golf club - date to be confirmed.

Wicklow have won this trophy in 1994, 1999, 2003, 2015 and 2016.

The club runs a qualifier where the best score per category qualifies to represent the club. The individual nett stableford scores are combined to form the team score.

Categories Winners:
0-18 - TBC
19-28 - TBC
29-36 - TBC

PGA Tankard

The winners of the club competition Sponsored by the Club Professional each receive a PGA Tankard.The winners progress to the Carlow qualifier along with the club Pro where they compete as a team trying to qualify for the PGA Tankard final that takes place in Druids Glen.

ILGU Silver and Bronze Medal and Silver Spoon

Handicapping:

Silver Medal – Handicap Index up to and including 20.0 Bronze Medal – Handicap Index of 20.1 and higher

Eligibility:

i)  A player belonging to more than one affiliated club may compete in the Golf Ireland Medal competitions held at each of these clubs and may play for two medals on the same day, provided they are not played on the same course.

ii)  Under no circumstances may any player compete twice in the same Golf Ireland Medal Competition.

Qualifying:

i)  Club - The qualifiers will be those who return the lowest aggregate of three Net Scores in the Silver and Bronze categories from 1st March to 31st July.
The winning of a Silver Medal supersedes the winning of a Bronze Medal in any club in the same year.

ii)  Regional - Club medal winners are eligible to play in Regional Finals. Exception: In the event of a player winning the medal at both her home and away club, the player will represent her home club in the Regional final and her away club may be represented by the runner-up.

iii)  National -The Silver and Bronze players with the best net scores in each category of the Regional Final will qualify to play in the National Medal Final, as per the following allocation: Connacht – 10 places; Leinster – 30 places; Munster – 20 places; Ulster – 20 places. Substitutes, in score order, will be permitted.

iv)  At all stages, substitutes, In score order, will be permitted where the winners cannot participate at the next stage.

Form of play:

Club - A minimum of three 18-hole Stroke Acceptable Score competitions designated as Golf Ireland Medal competitions, which may be played in conjunction with a club stroke play competition.
Regional & National - 18-hole Stroke Acceptable Score competition off current Handicap Index in the category in which the player qualified subject to:

i) A player whose Handicap Index reduces before the Regional or National final shall play in the category in which she qualified off her lower Handicap Index.

ii) A player whose Handicap Index increases before the Regional or National final shall continue to play in the category in which she qualified off the maximum permitted Handicap Index for that category

Regulations - Club:

i)  The Committee must select a minimum of three Stroke Play club competitions in the period up to 31st July in the year of the event which will be designated as Golf Ireland Medal competitions. The maximum score form of Stroke Play is permitted.

ii)  The dates at each affiliated club shall be fixed by the beginning of the calendar year.

iii)  The date may only be altered should the course be pronounced unavailable by the Club Committee, or if the Committee or its authorised representative considers that, for any reason, the course is not in a playable condition, or that there are circumstances which render the proper playing of the game impossible.

iv)  The new date must be within two calendar months of the date originally fixed. A change of date may be applied to a Main or an Alternate Day separately.

v)  If the Main Day is cancelled and cannot be re-arranged, the player in each category with the best Net Score on the Alternate Day, is the winner of that Medal Competition. Similarly, if the Alternate Day is cancelled, the Main Day results stand.

vi)  There shall be no compulsory draw or entry fee for players competing in the Golf Ireland Medal Competitions. The Committee may make its own terms regarding draws, starting times and entry fees for any competitions played in conjunction with the Golf Ireland Medal Competition.

vii)  Should only one player enter the competition her score must be recorded and count for Golf Ireland Medal purposes.

viii)  Where a club has more than one course, the Golf Ireland Medal Competitions need not all be played on the same course provided that, all competitors in the Silver category play the same course in any one competition and all the competitors in the Bronze category play the same course in any one competition.

Regulations - Player:

i)  A player must register her intention to compete on the day of the competition by ensuring that her entry has been inserted in the competition entry list, manually or by computer as required by the Committee in the Terms of Competition.

ii)  For the Silver Medal all three scores must be returned whilst the player has a Handicap Index of 20.0 or under,

iii)  For the Bronze Medal, all three scores must be returned whilst the player has a Handicap Index of 20.1 or above.

Ties:

Club - If two or more competitors tie, the winner shall be decided on the Net Score of the last 9, 6, 3 or 1 hole(s) of all three cards added together. If still a tie, playoff in

accordance with Section A, Regulation 10 of the General Regulations. Regional & National – as per Section A, Regulation 10.

Leinster U15 Matchplay

Team Captain:

Fred Daly Trophy

Started in memory to Ireland's first Open Champion, the Fred Daly Trophy has been competed for since 1995. Daly, who won the Open Championship at Hoylake in 1947, also played in the Ryder Cup four times, 1947, 1949, 1951 and 1953.

Regulations:

i)  A player must compete for his Home Club (the club which controls and administers his handicap) should that club require him to do so. If his Home Club does not require him to compete, a player may only compete for another club under one of the following scenarios: a) His Home Club has not entered the tournament; b) The player receives written permission bearing his Home Club’s letterhead and signed by a Club Official confirming that such written permission is authorised by the Club. If required, a copy of the written permission from his Home Club must be forwarded to the opposing Team Captain and relevant Regional Office within four days of any request.

ii)  Singles Stroke Play / Match Play

iii)  Team must play in order of current Handicap Index. In matches with three games at one club and two at the other, it is at the discretion of team captains as to which players are selected for which venue – however, players competing at each venue must then play in order of Current Handicap Index.

Handicapping:

i) To be eligible, players must have a Handicap Index at the time of competing. ii) All matches are played off scratch.

Age Limit: Under 18 as specified in Section A of the General Regulations.

Irish Boys Inter-Club Championship

Team Captain:  

Regulations:

i)  A player must compete for his Home Club (the club which controls and administers his handicap) should that club require him to do so. If his Home Club does not require him to compete, a player may only compete for another club under one of the following scenarios: a) His Home Club has not entered the tournament; b) The Player receives written permission bearing his Home Club’s letterhead and signed by a Club Official confirming that such written permission is authorised by the Club. If required, a copy of the written permission from his Home Club must be forwarded to the opposing Team Captain and relevant Regional Office within four days of any request.

i)  To determine the result in all stages, the aggregate of the best three out of up to five net stableford scores will count. If two or more teams are tied, see provisions in Section A, Regulation 10 of the General Regulations.

iii)  Teams must be submitted in order of current Handicap Index.

Handicapping:

i)  Players must have a Handicap Index at the time of playing.

ii)  Players will not be eligible to play in this competition if their Handicap Index was lower than 5.0 on 1st January in the year of the event. However, if a player’s Handicap Index drops below 5.0 after 1st January, they will still be eligible and in this case, they must use their current Handicap Index on the day of competition.

iii)  If a player’s Playing Handicap on the day of competing, when calculated using current Handicap Index, is higher than 24, the player must play off 24.

Under 18 as specified in Section A of the General Regulations.

Three - Five players

Boys’ Junior Foursomes

The Irish Junior Foursomes began in 1983 and since then has proved to play an important part in the development of boys golf and inter-club match play.

Regulations:

i)  A player must compete for his Home Club (the club which controls and administers his handicap) should that club require him to do so. If his Home Club does not require him to compete, a player may only compete for another club under one of the following scenarios: a) His Home Club has not entered the tournament; b) The player receives written permission bearing his Home Club’s letterhead and signed by a Club Official confirming that such written permission is authorised by the Club. If required, a copy of the written permission from his Home Club must be forwarded to the opposing Team Captain and relevant Regional Office within four days of any request.

ii)  Foursomes Stroke Play / Match Play.

iii)  Each match shall be played over 18 holes, the aggregate of holes up to decide the winning team. The full round must be played unless an overall result on holes up has already decided the event, when the defeated team may concede the match before completion of 18 holes. Except where the draw specifies that one game should be played in each club contesting the match, in the case of a tie, the second match as selected, shall immediately continue one hole at a time until there is a winner. Where one game is played in each club contesting the match, the pairs playing in the club drawn on top will continue one hole at a time until there is a winner. The pairs contesting tie holes must maintain their respective orders of play in which they played from the start of the match.

iv)  See Regulation 18 for full details on the application of the rules in the event of an aggregate tie, and with regard to the order of play. The full round must be played unless an overall result on holes up has already decided the event, when the defeated team may concede the match before completion.

Handicapping:

i)  Players must have a Handicap Index at the time of playing that is not higher than 12.0 (i.e., if a player’s Handicap Index is higher than 12.0, they must use an index of 12.0 to calculate their Course Handicap).

ii)  To determine Strokes: Each player uses their current Handicap Index to calculate their Course Handicaps. (Any player with an index higher than 12.0 must use 12.0.) The pair then add their rounded Course Handicaps together and the pair’s Playing Handicap is 50% of their combined Course Handicap. In Match Play, the difference between the two pairs’ Playing Handicaps determines strokes given or received.

Under 18 as specified in Section A of the General Regulations.

Team of 4 players

U20 Wicklow Cup