The Cambridge Leagues 2010

This year's Cambridge Leagues have completed and the final results are in. In all, seventy five players from right across the spectrum of handicaps at the club competed in three different divisions

Each of the five teams in each division played each other twice, once 'away' and once as hosts, providing the post-match food and drink. Three players from each team met at each fixture, and as each match won carried two points, and the fixture win an extra point, winning all three matches attracted seven points, winning two five and just one two points.

Winners in 2010:

• King's Parents


• Tayabali, Tomlin and White


• Hazard When Wet

There are plans for these three winning teams to play each other, under handicap, to decide a champion of champions:

Division One (handicaps 30-46)
Kings' Parents Glen Pilgrim, Julian Stafford (c), Nic Rhode, Nigel Brown, Linda Fairbrother, Norbert Peabody	36
Mead Turner & Co Roger East, Mark Perriton, Rupert Grose, Patrick Ward, Chris Eggleton (c)	31
St Johns' Parents David Pimblett, William Russell, Charles D'Oyly, Graeme Menzies, Nicholas Heath, John Firth	30
Tee Lorimers Phil Hind, John Lees (c), John Burnett, Steve Chadwick, John Howard [CURTC], John Trapp [Cambridge, Hardwick]	28
Frog Nick Chrimes, Eric Nutter, Stuart Arrandale (c), John Kirkpatrick, Andrew Parkhouse	17

The Champagne Leagues - 14 Jun - 13 Sep

Sponsored by Pol Roger

Scott, Peter and Kees hope that you will support this new idea. All you need to do is play 4 games over the summer, by Monday 13 September 2010.

All matches will be played off handicap to make it fun. Straightforward first-to-8-games format. Knockout stages will be marked.

The prizes:
On Saturday 18th September

• The 4 semi-finalists of each Division will receive a magnum of Cousino Macul Antiguas Reservas Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 (Retail price c. £20).
• The Winners of each Division will also receive a bottle of
  Pol Roger Brut Reserve Champagne
  (Retail price c. £35)

A presentation will occur after the final match to toast the winners (and losers).

The cost to participate:
Group stages: Court fees only (no extra cost to Summer Season Ticket holders)
Knockout stage: £20 per player to cover court fees and marking.

This is bound to be an exciting event, especially with the generous prizes provided by our favourite Champagne House, Pol Roger.

Please call us at the Club, 01223 359 106

Cambridge Weekend - 8/9 May

The fifth Cambridge Real Tennis Weekend will take place at CURTC on the 8th and 9th May 2010. It will be an ideal occasion for supporters of Cambridge Real Tennis and University Alumni to renew and strengthen their connections with the Club. There will be two social events and a handicap doubles tournament for you to participate in.

The Handicap Doubles Tournament:
Tournament play will occur on the Saturday only. Pairs will be placed into one of two divisions. Doubles is usually more enjoyable when partners are of a similar standard, so we would ask you to organise your pairing with this in mind. Alternatively, you may request that a suitable partner is found for you. The initial round robin stage of the tournament will involve groups of three pairs. Each pair will play a set (first to six games) against the other two pairs in their group. The winners will go through to the knock-out stage of the tournament.

On the Saturday evening there will be an On-Court Dinner. This will be a combined Cambridge Weekend dinner and the Cambridge Club Dinner.

An extra opportunity
For anyone wishing to enjoy some more relaxed tennis, there will be some friendly doubles on Sunday morning with impromptu pairings.

Calendar of events
Saturday 8th
8:00 am Division 1 and Division 2 Doubles Tournaments
2:00 pm Knock-out stage of the Doubles Tournaments
7: 30 pm Play ends for the day
7:45 pm The On-Court Dinner and dance until 11:00 pm
Sunday 9th
9:00 am – 12 noon Social Doubles

Please contact the pros if you wish to join us. ENTRIES CLOSE Wednesday 28th April 2010

Varsity results

Friday 19th & Saturday 20th February

First Team Mens Singles
	Cambridge	Oxford	Score & Winner
1st	Rober Hird	Will Fortune	3/6 6/1 1/6 Ox
2nd	Ali Hakimi	Horatio Cary	0/6 3/6 Ox
3rd	James Watson	Sam Halliday	6/1 6/0 cam
4th	Ed Pearson	Chris Stefanowicz	4/6 3/6 Ox
First Team Mens Doubles
1st	Rob/Ed	Will/Sam	2/6 6/3 6/4 5/6 6/4 cam
2nd	Ali/James	Horatio/Chris	6/2 3/6 5/6 6/5 4/6 Ox
Oxford won 4-2
First Team Ladies Singles
1st	Karen Hird	Victoria Ormerod	6/0 6/0 cam
2nd	Alex Bryant	Stephanie Walton	6/0 6/3 cam
3rd	Lucie Browning	Sarah Hird	1/6 6/4 6/4 cam
4th	Pippa Tregear	Charlotte Barker	6/0 6/4 cam
First Team Ladies Doubles
1st	Alex/Pippa	Stephanie/Sarah	6/4 6/1 cam
2nd	Karen/Lucie	Victoria/Charlotte	6/0 6/0 cam
Cambridge won 7-0

Saturday 6th March

Graduate Cup 2010

The highlight of the Cambridge tennis playing year is just around the corner... yes, it's Graduate Cup time again!

Places are bound to be in short supply again this year as Kees, Peter & Scott do a sterling job promoting the tournament worldwide... well club pro’s office-wide at least!

The Graduate Cup is a fantastic opportunity for higher handicappers to gain the experience of playing better players, and for low handicappers to really test their control, technical prowess and composure when giving away significant handicap advantage.

Time is of the essence, we want to start the tournament as quickly as possible to give the maximum period of time for people to play their matches, so don’t delay... SIGN UP NOW!

As the playing sub-committee honed the rules to absolute perfection last year, the tournament organisers have had to content themselves with redesigning the tournament announcement notice instead (see below), so please do read and imbibe its every detail. It was hand crafted with love... or was it Word 2007?

To enter just add your name to the signup list pinned to the club notice board or phone/e-mail the club pros.

Key Dates

Closing Date for Entry: Friday 26th February
Group Stage Matches: Monday 1st March to Friday 23rd April
Last-16, Quarter-, Semi-Final Knockouts: Saturday 1st May
Grand Final: Saturday 8th May (Cambridge Weekend)

Eligibility

Entry is open to current SENIOR MEMBERS of the club who have a NON-VOLATILE handicap and at least FOUR recorded results against different opponents since 30th November 2009. Other players may be deemed eligible to enter but please consult the organisers for clarification before entering.

To enter, just add your name to the list below and we’ll contact you when the group draw has been made.

Format

Group Stage:
Groups of 4 will be created by random draw and each player will play each of the other 3 players in their group once, all matches to be played between 1st March and 23rd April. Players are responsible for arranging their own matches.

Each match is “first to 8 games” played off a maximum handicap difference of 23.

Court fees will be charged at the usual peak/off-peak rates of £7.50/£6.50 per person per hour. Before entering please ensure that you will be available to play ALL 3 of your group matches before the group stage ends on 23rd April. If you fail to play matches you disadvantage your fellow group members!

We strongly encourage members to arrange & play their matches before the Easter holiday (Easter Sunday is on 4th April). After schools return there is only 1-week to the close of the group stage!

Knockout Stage:
The 16 group winners from the group stage will contest 3 rounds of the knockout competition on Saturday 1st May, which will produce our two finalists. These matches will be arranged by the tournament organisers.

The Grand Final will be played on Saturday 8th May and the winner presented with the trophy during the Cambridge Weekend dinner that same evening. The tournament winner will also be eligible to enter the National Handicap Tournament in the autumn.

A group winner unable to play in the knockout stage will not necessarily be replaced with the runner-up from the same group. Rather, the “best” runner-up from any of the groups will be selected using the following criteria (in order): most matches won, most games won, fewest games lost, coin-toss!

(01223) 357106

No queuing at the sales after Christmas

Yes, by entering the CURTC Christmas Tournament you will be excused trotting round the sales with your husband, wife, gigolo, concubine, family, in-laws, etc.

There are no more places left for this prestigious tournament on Monday 28 December, although if you would like to be considered as a 'reserve' should someone have to pull out you could still sign up (email or telephone the pros to enter your name on the sheet). Full details of the tournament are posted on the information board.

Details of the draw

Click on the link above for details of the draw, which is also posted on the noticeboard. John says that, having taken into account all your preferences, please note the time at which you will be playing (NB. those whose singles start at noon and 4.00 p.m. must arrive in time for the doubles that start at 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. respectively).

John also says that he is having trouble with his phone at the moment, but will try to contact all of you to make sure that you are aware of the time that you are playing, and that you are still available (as if there can be any alternative).

Brodie Cup team win against Jesmond Dene

Our Brodie Cup team defeated Jesmond Dene last Sunday which sees them through to play Queens, away, at Queens club on Sunday 13th. That same day CURTC will be hosting Queens here at home in the Field Trophy. Lunch will be available for spectators: email the pros by Mon 6th Dec.

University and Town Book Launch - 18 Nov

Another first for our club, a book launch! Our fellow member Nick Chrimes has written an excellent book on the University and Town - with many references to tennis in Cambridge. You are invited to come to the club on Wednesday 18th November, 6:30 start for a package of book launch, with the author, and a demonstration match. The match will be refereed by Peter with two present Blues and two of a slightly older vintage playing. You can also drink immoderately at the author's expense.

Ladies' Afternoon - Mondays at 2pm

Ladies' Afternoon started last week with 4 takers. This trial will run to early December. Do come along on Mondays at 2.

A Close Encounter of the Hird Kind

When an invitation came our way to compete in the Royal Tennis Court's summer handicap doubles tournament, Malcolm Howlett and I jumped at this rare opportunity. "Oh you play real tennis, like Henry VIII at Hampton Court?". "Well, yes!". Although this is not actually Henry's 1530 court, but one that was completed circa 1626. This was fortunate timing since we arrived at 1700.

The tournament was played on a time-limited format (30 mins), so the pair in front when the bell sounded won the game. Note to Fixture Secretary selves: a great way to control court timings. Note to Player selves: weird not being able to target a set number of games.

We squeaked through undefeated in the Friday evening round robin stage, which included a rubber against two members of the Hird Dynasty (mother and the "other place" triplet). Congratulations to Doris and Sarah who went on to win the plate tournament.

I think our primary focus on Sunday, having endured a hot, blocked M25, was to stay around for more than just 30 minutes. We managed to win through tight matches in the quarters and semis by just sneaking ahead in the final minutes. At times I could hear a Buddhist chant – stay calm, keep the ball down, get serve, keep serve, serve tight, make them work. Oh, and stay calm. Thanks Malcolm.

But then....in the final we met another Hird, this time one of "ours". Karen played with Kate Lawrence, a provisional 60-ish handicap, and our Zen mindset was defeated by Karen's court coverage and accuracy - I think it's called talent - coupled with Kate's ability to keep her concentration and play a really solid game. We lost 4-6 and our tactical plan almost worked. Let's face it winning RTC's internal tournament would have been impolite, but that didn't stop us from trying as hard as we could.

Thanks to all at RTC for their friendly welcome and hospitality (and prizes). And finally a word of advice to the tourist who departed the galleries stating "It's just a load of old blokes playing tennis".........Dude, you watched the wrong match!

Gerald Smith

Graduate Cup 2009

Malcolm Howlett took the Graduate Cup this year, beating Alex Wright 8-3 in the final :

Simon White	61	Malcolm Howlett (8-4)	Malcolm Howlett (8-0)	Malcom Howlett (8-6)
Malcolm Howlett	47
John Lees	44	John Lees (8-5)
Jim Ludden	28
Alex Clarke	35	Michael Magnay (8-4)	Michael Magnay (8-7)
Michael Magnay	47
John Firth	43	Roger East (8-5)
Roger East	34
Alex Wright	44	Alex Wright (8-5)	Alex Wright (8-6)	Alex Wright (8-7)
Alastair Cocks	48
Julian Stafford	38	Richard Brookes (8-7)
Richard Brookes	46
Justin McCann	55	Justin McCann (8-5)	Jeremy Davidson (8-6)
Robert Altham	60
Alasdair Poore	51	Jeremy Davidson (8-6)
Jeremy Davidson	34

Fahey and Hobbs win for Cambridge!

Hampton Court on Wednesday saw the final of the National League Premier Division, between CURTC 1 and RTC. Rob Fahey and Mark Hobbs, now back from injury, were up against the division leaders, Nick Wood and Ben Matthews of RTC.

The first singles, between Mark and Ben, was a close affair in the first set, with Mark volleying the return of serve effectively. Ben finally clinched it 6–4. He continued with some good tennis to win the second set 6–2. The eagerly anticipated match between Rob and Nick was up next, with their record 1–1 in the league matches this season.

Nick started the match well, taking the first 2 games, but then Rob began to play blistering tennis, taking the first set 6–3 and the second 6–0. Apart from the brilliant tennis, the crowd now had what they wanted; a doubles to decide the match. Once again, there had been nothing to separate the two teams during the season.

Cambridge started the doubles well, running off to a 4–0 lead. Then RTC came back at them, playing some fine tennis, to take the score to 4–3. The tennis then went to another level, with a succession of brilliant shots and thrilling points. We have rarely seen Rob play better in the doubles and he was well supported by Mark. The set went 8–4 to Cambridge, to win the match and the title.

The trophy was awarded by the sponsor, Maurice Lacroix; Rob was also named MVP for the Premier Division. Hampton Court provided an excellent and welcoming venue for the match, and our thanks go to the organisers and the sponsors.

Congratulations to Rob and Mark on a fine win; and also to Rob Hird and Peter Paterson, who both played for the team during the season. We look forward to another fine season in the Premier Division next year – perhaps we can make it three in a row!

Cambridge Weekend Results

The Cambridge Weekend was the 9th and 10th of May

Division 1

GROUP 1A (Blue Court)	Score			Total
Ali Hakimi & Ed Pearson (19.3)		4	2	6
Andrew Petrie & Scott Newman (24.9)	8		8	16
George Pearson &John Trapp (33.3)	8	5		13

GROUP 1B (Green Court)	Score			Total
Clive Bowsher & Charles Harcourt (21.8)		3	3	6
Nigel Brown &Glen Pilgrim (31.2)	8		3	10
Eric Nutter &Ken Smith (41.7)	8	8		16

Winners Group 1A A Petrie & S Newman	A Petrie & S Newman (8-3)	A Petrie & S Newman (8-3)
Runners-up Group 1B N Brown & G Pilgrim
Winners Group 1B E Nutter & K Smith	G Pearson & J Trapp (8-7)
Runners-up Group 1A G Pearson & J Trapp

Division 2

GROUP 2A (Blue Court)	Score			Total
Guy Kirk & John Bailey (55)		7	3	10
Linda Fairbrother &Jeremy Fairbrother (47)	8		7	15
John Firth &Ray Spencer (44.5)	8	8		16

GROUP 2B (Green Court)	Score			Total
John Ferguson &Paul Tolkien (55.8)		6	3	9
Fiona Brown & Michael Womack (58)	8		7	15
Malcom Howlett &Gerald Smith (46.2)	8	8		16

Winners Group 2A J Firth & R Spencer	F Brown & M Womack (8-7)	M Howlett & G Smith (8-7)
Runners-up Group 2B F Brown & M Womack
Winners Group 2B M Howlett & G Smith	M Howlett & G Smith (8-6)
Runners-up Group 2A L & J Fairbrother

Last chance to buy a Summer Season ticket

Its not too late to take advantage of this excellent offer, allowing you to play lots over the spring and summer months for a set fee. We have extended the offer to allow children and families to benefit too. Keep fit, improve your game, enjoy regular play without incurring added court fees after making the initial Ticket payment. Payment must be made (or at least a believable promise) by the end of April.

Ceilidh Club Dinner - 9th May 7:30

Please join the many members already signed up for this fabulous dinner dance, with the return of Dan Leighton's band and the aid of a caller, this promises to be a memorable night on Blue Court

Final of the Graduate Cup

Congratulations to Malcolm Howlett and Alex Wright reaching the final of the Graduate Cup - a great achievement given the full draw of 64 players. Adrian Grange with the support of the pros and all who took part must also be congratulated for achieving a play ratio of 85%. No brownie points for the couple who put their name down but did not play any matches!

Clubnight and AGM - 30th April

on Thursday 30th April is Clubnight which starts at 17:30 followed by the Club AGM - 18:30 in the clubroom. We encourage all players to attend.

Premier League News

Thursday saw CURTC 1, represented by Rob Fahey and Peter Paterson (filling in for the injured Mark Hobbs) play league leaders RTC, represented by the in-form Nick Woods and Ben Matthews.
Ben started well in the second-string singles, taking the first set 6–2. Peter then began to put him under some pressure, and looked as if he might take the second set, but Ben stepped up a gear to take the match 6–2, 6–4.
The spectators were looking forward to the match between the top two players, and they weren't disappointed. It was a very even first set, which finally went 6–5 to Nick, who was playing at the top of his game. Rob, recovered from the injury that kept him out of the US Open, looked a little under par but came back with some fine tennis to take the next two sets and the match 5–6, 6–2, 6–3.
The doubles followed. In a hard-hitting and exciting game, RTC kept ahead until Cambridge levelled the score at 5–5. RTC then applied more pressure and ran out 8–5 to win the game and the rubber by two matches to one.

The next home Premier League match on Thursday 16 April is a double-header, with CURTC 1 playing Prested, who are currently above them in the league table, and CURTC 2 playing Petworth. Matches start at 2 p.m. and will continue into the evening. Light refreshments will be available.
The final home match of the season will be on Wednesday 22 April, between the two Cambridge teams.

Please come to support your Premier League teams: contact Kees, Peter or Scott for further details.

National League Division 2 News

Before the Premier League match above, you can come along to support CURTC 3 at 6 p.m. on Tuesday 7 April, playing their last league match of the season. In a very close league, Cambridge are only 1 point behind the two leaders, who have both played all their matches. If Cambridge can beat Oratory, they will top the league and go to the league final. Peter Paterson and Robert Hird will be playing for Cambridge.

Kleinwort Benson final results

The Kleinwort Benson Cambridge League final results appear in the local paper, the Cambridge News, as well as being available online via our KBCL page. Below are the final standings of the three divisions:

Kleinwort Benson Cambridge League Div 1

1st Science Park 37 points
Stew McTavish (c), Mark Perriton, Rupert Grose, Patrick Ward, Linda Fairbrother, Malcolm Howlett
2nd Tee Lorimers 31 points
John Lees (c), John Burnett, Steve Chadwick, John Howard , Phil Hind, John Trapp
3rd King's College School Parents 30 points
Glen Pilgrim (c), Julian Stafford, Jay Harrison, Norbert Peabody, Nic Rhode
4th Frog 26 points
Eric Nutter, David Walmsley, Stuart Arrandale (c), John Kirkpatrick, Andrew Parkhouse
5th St John's College School Parents 16 points
Graeme Menzies, Nicholas Heath, David Pimblett, Louise Ludekens (c), Martyn Downer, Paul Murray-John

Kleinwort Benson Cambridge League Div 2

1st Kleinwort Benson 41 points
Chris Wykes, Raymond Spencer, Alex Wright, Michael Magnay (c), Justin McCann
2nd Addenbrookes Hospital 26 points
Ken Smith , John Firth, Barnaby Perks (c), Nick Wareham, Steve O'Rahilly
3rd Price Bailey 25 points (higer game %)
Lawrence Bailey (c), Paul Robison, Jeremy Fairbrother, Becky Coombs, Guy Kirk, Alasdair Poore
4th Total Eye Care 25 points
Lorne Williamson, Shaun Ruffles, Richard Brookes, David Thomas (c), Julian Kirkpatrick
5th Tayabali, Tomlin & White 21 points
William Rankine, Gerald Smith, Christopher Dean, Imran Tayabali (c), Simon White

Kleinwort Benson Cambridge League Div 3

1st Shelford Rugby Club Stranglers 40 points
Rick Albrow, Tony Clarke (c), David Herbert, Neil Ruffles, Jeremy Risebrow
2nd PeopleChecking.com 33 points
Richard Holt, Michael Womack, Tom Hartley (c), Chris Walthew, Mark Flynn
3rd ARTVPS 31 points
Jeremy Davidson, Edward Johnson, Chris Eggleton, Brian Tyler (c), Robert Cassels
4th Newnham Village 21 points
John Ferguson [Cambridge] (c), Mark Palmer, Gillian Moore, Smuts Beyers, William Lawes, Stephen Armitage
5th Architecture IMG 15 points
Fiona Brown, Michael Lennox, Ian Mcgonigal (c), Ken Worthing, Peter Miller, Jonathan Spence

Real Tennis for children this Easter

As part of the Club's increasingly successful youth development programme, there will be a series of junior courses during the Easter school holidays. These sessions will be held on the mornings of Wednesday the 15th, Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th of April:

under 10 years:	09:00 to 09:50
10 to 13 years:	10:00 to 10:50
13+ years:	11:00 to 11:50

The cost will be £5 per person per day. The focus is on general ball skills and movement skills, as well as specific Real Tennis coaching. If you are interested please contact Scott at the club, on 01223 357106 or via email

Half hour slots on the booking system

Members may have noticed that the court booking system will be changing from the 1st April. The main features are:

• Each booking slot will be ½ hour, rather than 1 hour as before, on both Blue and Green courts.
• The default will be to book two slots, i.e. 1 hour as before.
• You will also have the option to book any number of slots, including 1. This means sessions of ½ hour can be booked, as well as 1½ hours or longer.

Hopefully the changes will be self-explanatory, but if you do have any difficulty please contact the Club on 01223 357106.

Kleinwort Benson results

The Kleinwort Benson Cambridge League weekly results appear in the local paper, the Cambridge News. Below are the results from the second week of March

Division 1: Monday 9 March 2009, 5:30PM

Frog V King's College School Parents
Stuart Arrandale lost to Nic Rhode 6/2 4/6 5/6
Eric Nutter defeated Glen Pilgrim 4/6 6/4 6/4
John Kirkpatrick lost to Julian Stafford 6/3 3/6 3/6

Kings won 2 matches to 1

Division 2: Tuesday 10 March 2009, 5:30PM

Addenbrookes Hospital V Kleinwort Benson
Steve O'Rahilly defeated Justin McCann 4/6 6/2 6/4
Barnaby Perks lost to Alex Wright 4/6 2/6
Ken Smith lost to Raymond Spencer 1/6 4/6

Kleinwort Benson won 2 matches to 1

Division 3: Wednesday 11 March 2009, 5:30PM

Architecture IMG V Newnham Village
Fiona Brown lost to Gillian Moore 6/2 1/6 5/6
Ian Mcgonigal defeated Smuts Beyers 6/3 6/3
Peter Miller lost to Mark Palmer 1/6 3/6

Newnham Village won 2 matches to 1

Welcome to Scott's baby daughter Darcie

Scott was safely delivered of a baby daughter, called Darcie, weighing in at 7lbs 11oz on the 1st of March. Mother and daughter are doing well

Real Tennis for children this Summer

As part of the Club's increasingly successful youth development programme, there will be further courses during the Summer holidays. These sessions, organised for different age groups, will be run on four consecutive days during 21-24 July and 28-31 July. There will be an all-inclusive charge of just £20 per child for each 4 day course (payable by cheque to CURTC). Spectators will be welcome.

If you have any questions or would like to book one or more places please do not hesitate to ring 01223 357106 and ask for Kees, Peter or Scott. These courses really are great chances to become involved in the king of racquet sports – real tennis.

The Cambridge University Real Tennis Club is one of the world’s foremost – with two fine courts. The Club is represented by the undisputed world champion Rob Fahey, British amateur champion David Woodman and two women in the World’s top ten, Sarah Vigrass and Karen Hird. The three professionals, Kees, Peter and Scott are all enthusiastic and well respected coaches.

Week 1 21-24 July 2008		Week 2 28-31 July 2008
Age	Session Time	Age	Course Time
Under 9	10:30 - 11:10	Under 9	10:30 - 11:10
Under 11	11:10 - 11:50	Under 11	11:10 - 11:50
Over 11	11:50 - 12:30	Over 11	11:50 - 12:30

The 2008 Summer Doubles tournament

Starts 9 July

1. Given the widespread feeling that as a club we play insufficient doubles, we are organising a Continuous Doubles Tournament that will run from 9th July throughout the summer months finishing on 15th September 2008.

2. Our aim is to give people a chance to play more doubles, allowing for holidays and other commitments, be on court with a variety of other members. And Have Fun!

3. The Competition will consist of matches played in 2-hour sessions, each session accommodating 4 people. Each member plays a normal set (to 6) with each of the other players – i.e. total is 3 sets in 2 hours.

4. Taken over the entire period, each player will compete as an individual, but the format will allow him or her to play as much or as infrequently as desired, with a multitude of different players of diverse playing standards within specified handicap categories.

5. The Pros will add a series of pre-booked slots onto the Booking System on evenings, daytimes and weekends, and will add additional sessions in response to specific requests or general demand. Members merely need to add their names in the normal way to a slot which covers his or her handicap. (The 4th player will need to add him/herself to the second 1-hour slot). The Pros will endeavour to fill up any vacant slots.

6. The membership is divided into 4 Categories of player (as determined by singles handicap). The handicap ranges overlap, which should allow most participants to play in more than one Category.

• 20-45 (80 members)
• 35-50 (81)
• 45-60 (108)
• 55-70 (98)

7. Matches are to be played on handicap as stated on the noticeboard next to the draw not the list that is usually used. Handicaps will be set for the entire course of the tournament and only changed by the Tournament Organisers. Score sheets will be provided by the pros.

8. There will be several categories of winners, but to be eligible a minimum of 3 sessions must have been played:

1. best ratio of games won/ matches played
2. most matches played

Prizes will be awarded at the end of the tournament.

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