Lohan Trophy 2024 (Women & Girls) Rules

Lohan Trophy Format

Foursomes Matchplay Knockout tournament.
The pair comprises an adult and a Junior who must be under 18 years of age on 1 January in the year of the competition. Players may be from different clubs but need to nominate their home club for the pair. Relatives may play with juniors and Clubs may enter as many eligible pairs as they wish.
Handicap allowance half of the difference between the combined Course Handicaps.
No Handicap Index limit, but in no round may any pair receive more than 18 shots.
HANDICAPPING INFORMATION

From the 1st April shots to be given and received in any match should be calculated using the mixed tee calculator published by England Golf, inserting the slope rating, course rating and par of the tee set being used and the handicap indices of the four players in that match https://www.englandgolf.org/resource-detail/2024-whs-update-resources

Contact
Home team to make contact and offer at least 4 dates, spread over a minimum of 2 weeks. Should the Home team not contact the Away team within 7 days of the relevant draw date, the Away team may choose the venue, but must at the time of contact, offer 4 dates, spread over a minimum of 2 weeks.
It is hoped that the home player’s club will allow the visiting player courtesy of the course for the purposes of the match. If courtesy is not allowed, both players will be expected to bear the cost of the green fee for the match in equal shares. The visiting player has no right to a practice round, unless that facility is granted by the home player’s club – the visiting player shall be solely responsible for any practice round green fee.

Replacements
Should the nominated adult player be unable to play in a match through illness or for other valid reasons, a substitute will be allowed, provided the substituted player has not played in another pairing in the current competition. The junior player should revert to her original partner as soon as possible. The County Organiser to be advised of any substitution before each match.
No substitutes are allowed in the Final.
Carry only caddies allowed if the club has a carry only policy in place, ie no advice

The contact for this competition is Hannah Eves

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