Age
Group

No Limit

Size
of Team

5 Players

Regulations

a)              
There will be Regional and National Sections

b)              
In the
regional stage up to the Area Final three matches will be played at one club
and two matches at the other club

c)              
Singles Matchplay.
All matches are played off scratch

Handicapping

To be eligible, players must have a handicap index at the time of competing

Age
Group

No Limit

Size
of Team

4 Players (2 foursomes pairings)

Regulations

a)              
There will be Regional and National Sections

b)              
In the
regional stage up to Area Final all rounds will be played on the basis of one
match in one club and the other match in the other club c) Foursomes
matchplay. Each match will be played over 18 holes, the aggregate of holes
added up decide the winning team. The full round must be played unless an
overall result on holes added up has already decided the event, when the defeated team may
concede the match before completion of 18 holes. In the case of a tie, the
second match as selected shall immediately 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.

Handicapping

a)              
To be
eligible, players must have a handicap index at the time of competing

b)              
All matches are to be played off scratch

Age
Group

No Limit

Size
of Team

10 players (5 foursomes pairings)

Regulations

a)              
There will be Regional and National Sections

b)              
In the regional stage up to the Area Final three matches will be played at one club and two matches at the other club

c)              
Foursomes Match Play

d)              
A team/panel may change for round/leg

e)              
All matches shall be played to a finish unless one team has already won

Handicapping

a)              
to be eligible, players must not have a handicap index lower than 3.5 in the period of 1 July 2021 to 1 January 2022

b)              
for a pair to be eligible, their low indexes for period above when added together must not
be lower than 14.0

c)              
All matches are played off scratch

Age
Group

18 and over

Size
of Team

10 players (5 foursomes pairings)

Regulations

a)              
There will be Regional and National Sections

b)              
In the regional stage up to the Area Final three matches will be played at one club
and two matches at the other club

c)              
Foursomes Match Play

d)              
A team/panel may change for round/leg

e)              
All matches shall be played to a finish unless one team has already won

Handicapping

a) 

To be eligible, players must not have a
handicap index lower than 10.5 in the period of 1 July 2021 to 1 January 2022

b)              
For a pair to be eligible, their low indexes for period above when added together must not
be lower than 25.0

c)              
All matches are played off scratch

Age
Group

30 and over

Size
of Team

10 players (5 * pairings)

Regulations

a)              
There will be Regional and National Sections

b)              
In the regional stage up to the Area Final three matches will be played at one club
and two matches at the other club 

c) Four-ball Match Play

d)              
A team/panel may change for round/leg

e)              
All matches shall be played to a finish unless one team has already won

Handicapping

a) To be eligible, players must not have a
handicap index lower than 14.5 in the period of 1 July 2021 to 1 January 2022

b)              
For a pair to be eligible, their low indexes for period above when added together must not
be lower than 34.0

c)              
All matches are played off scratch

Age
Group

55 years and over

Size
of Team

10 players (5 * pairings)

Regulations

a)              
There will be Regional and National Sections

b)              
In the regional stage up to the Area Final three matches will be played at one club and two matches at the other club c) Four-ball Match Play

d)              
A team/panel may change for round/leg

e)              
All matches shall be played to a finish unless one team has already won

Handicapping

a) To be eligible, players must not have a
handicap index higher than 28.0 in the period of 1 July 2021 to 1 January 2022. A player with a handicap index of 28.1 or higher is not eligible 

b) For a pair to be eligible their handicap index for the above period when added together must not be higher than 42.0

c) Players current handicap indexes will now be
used to determine their course handicap, from which their playing handicaps and strokes received in matches will be based, unless their current handicap exceeds the lowest handicap index they held for the above period. If this is
the case, they must use their low index for above period

Age
Group

18 and over

Size
of Team

10 players (5 * pairings, each of one male and one female player)

Regulations

a)              
There will be Regional and National Sections

b)              
In the regional stage up to the Area Final three matches will be played at one club
and two matches at the other club

c)              
Foursomes Match Play

d)              
The male player must play first on the first hole

e)              
Teams may play in any combined handicap order

f)               
A team/panel may change for each round/leg

g)              
All matches shall be played to a finish unless one team has already won

Eligibility

a)              
To be eligible, players must have a Handicap Index on 1^st January 2022

b)              
For a pair to be eligible, their lowest handicap indexes combined in the period 1 July 2021
– 1 Jan 2022 must not be lower than 19.0

c)              
Players current handicap indexes will now be used to determine their course handicap,
from which their playing handicaps and strokes received in matches will be
based, unless their current handicap exceeds the lowest handicap index they
held for the above period. If this is the case, they must use their low index
for above period

Age
Group

No Limit

Size
of Team

10 players (5 foursomes pairs)

Regulations

a)              
Foursomes Match Play

b)              
3 matches played in one club and 2 at other based on home/away draw sheet

Handicapping

a)              
To be eligible players must have a Handicap index on 1 January 2022

b)              
Handicap index used throughout the competition will be the lowest index of the period 1 July 2021 to 1 January 2022

c)              
Lowest combination Handicap Index of a pair 14.0

d)              
all matches played off scratch

Age
Group

No Limit

Size
of Team

7 players

Regulations

a)              
The metropolitan trophy is open to all clubs affiliated to Golf Ireland in the Leinster region

b)              
Clubs compete by singles match play at Homeand Away as per the draw

c)              
4 matches played in one club and 3 in the other

Handicapping

a)              
To be eligible players must have a handicap index on 1 January 2022

b)              
Handicap index must not have been lower than 8.5 in the period 1 July to 1 January
2022 

c) 

This handicap index applies throughout the competition

d) 

All matches played off scratch