External Team Events
Bradley Cook | Holland Trophy
Winter Four Ball | Pearson Trophy | Tappin Trophy
Captains Cup | Coombe Cup | Daily Mail Foursomes | Mail on Sunday
Three FeathersCounty and external competitions that Nizels Ladies enter are listed here along here with a brief description and fixtures/results where available. There are many other competitions that our ladies enter independently.
Bradley Cook
This is an inter-club Scratch Knockout competition. The team consists of 5 ladies, usually the five members with the lowest handicaps in the club. The format is singles match play, both home and away, with the winning team going through to the next round. The Nizels Ladies Champion is invited to captain the team and Nizels' Bradley Cook Captain in 2008 will be Jenny Brown. Along with the Captain, the following ladies represented us in 2007: Jo Edgley, Nikki Jones, Gina Phillips, Jacky Houghton, Jenny Knight, Mary Bell, Janette Withey, Jackie Taylor.
The team did fantastically well in 2006 - reaching the finals at Littlestone Golf Club in September. They met Sene Valley GC in the final who proved to be very tough opposition and won on the day. In 2007 Nizels reached the quarter finals with a team depleted by illness and injury.We await for the 2008 draw.
This competition is a foursomes knockout event for ladies holding a handicap between 0 - 14, matches are played either home or away. In 2006 we have 4 pairs representing Nizels: Nizels 'A' - Jo Edgley & Gina Phillips, 'B' -Jacky Houghton & Jenny Brown, 'C' - Nikki Jones & Mary Bell, '' and 'D' -Jenny Knight & Tara Easton. Congratulations to Nikki Jones and Mary Bell who won through to the semi-finals in 2006.
Congratulations to Jenny Brown & Jacky Houghton were runners up in the 2007 finals.
For ladies with handicaps of 0 -14, New this season is that there is a 'round robin' group stage initially (4 teams per group) and then moves onto the knockout stages, both home and away matches are played with the winners after the two rounds going through to the next round of the competition. Four teams representing Nizels: Jenny Brown & Jackie Taylor, Nikki Jones & Mary Bell, Gina Philips & Jo Edgley and Jenny Knight & Tara Easton .
Congratulations to Gina & Jo who were runners up in the 2007 Finals
Pearson Trophy Link to the Pearson Website
This is a winter inter-county knockout trophy played between Kent, Surrey, Herts and Middx. A draw takes place each September and drawn teams play 3 Home and 3 Away fixtures. The group winners go forward to the knockout stages until the semi-finalists are found. The Semi-Finals and Finals are played on the same date in June.
The team consists of 7 players and the format is individual Matchplay. The handicap range is 15-32 inc. and each match is played in handicap order lowest to highest. It is essential that those wishing to play in this competition are committed to their golf, enjoy the format, know the Rules of Golf – particularly pertaining to Matchplay, and are prepared to play in winter conditions.
We encourage players to join the squad thus gaining experience of Matchplay within the group and also benefiting from coaching sessions. We take our golf seriously and can be extremely competitive, but we also enjoy a great team spirit.
Our Team Captain is currently Laura Pickett and Vice-Captain, Jackie Taylor. The Captain/Vice may be non-playing. Supporters are always welcome!
In 2007 the Nizels squad had a fantastic year and won the Kent trophy for the first time and went on to represent Kent in the Finals held at Hadley Wood GC in Hertfordshire. We narrowly lost in the semi-finals in the morning 4-3 against the Surrey side but it was a great experience for the team.
The Tappin trophy is a team knockout competition with each team consisting of 3 players, one from each of the following handicap groups: 13-20, 21-29 & 30-36. The format is singles match play. The Tappin Team Captain is usually the current Vice Captain, this year Denise Carr takes on the role. Nizels has drawn Sheerness Home in the first round.
Nizels reached the semi-finals in 2007 before being knock out by Sundridge Park.
This is a mixed Foursomes knockout tournament, off handicap, with each club represented by a team of two pairs. The first pairs' gentleman's handicap must be 0 - 14 and the lady 0 - 20, 2nd team gentleman 15 - 28 and the lady 21 - 35. Tara Easton & David Hammond and Patsy Hughes & Alfie Toft represented Nizels in 2007.
The Coombe Cup is a veterans knockout tournament for ladies unfortunately we do not have a team representing Nizels this year - if you would like to play in 2008 please let the competition secretary know.
This a national competition, sponsored by the Daily Mail, in which more than 3,500 clubs compete over 11 rounds. It is considered one of the foremost amateur events. The competition is open to men and women and, as the title suggests, the format is foursomes. We hold a qualifying round, usually in August, to select the pair of ladies who will represent Nizels in the following year's competition. The final is usually held in October where the final 16 men's and women's team play the last four matches to compete for the title of Daily Mail Foursomes Champions. The maximum handicap ladies may play off is 30 and the handicap allowance is 3/8ths the combined handicap of the pair.
The Mail on Sunday competition is a National team event with a ladies team and a men's team representing the club. The winner of the ladies singles knockout competition is invited to Captain our team and in 2007 the honour falls to Jacky Houghton. The squad is made up of ladies with handicaps up to 24 who have experience of Match Play (18 for the men). This is a knockout competition with a team of 5 playing singles match play, individual matches may be halved but, if the whole match is halved the final pair must continue playing until there is a clear winner.
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Three Feathers
New in 2007, this is an individual match play knockout county competition with 3/4 handicap allowance. The competition is held in 3 divisions: Gold, handicaps of plus - 13. Silver, 14 - 24 and Bronze, 25 - 35 with Trophies in each division. The draw takes place in early February and matches will be either home or away.In 2007 we had 2 ladies from the Gold division, 7 in Silver and 2 in the Bronze representing Nizels.
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