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Last years new rules are back and again the tournament is now open to all handicaps.

"The Belfast Telegraph Foursomes is always a tournament we look forward to and after making the Finals last year and experiencing the wonderful trip to Farnham Estate in Co.Cavan we can't wait for this years competition.  It is an honour for Donaghadee Golf Club to be asked to host this prestigious tournament and we look forward to welcoming golfers from all over the province to the Co. Down coast. For those that haven't played Donaghadee in a few years you will be pleasantly surprised as the course has undergone extensive improvements, under the guidance of course architect Howard Swann, that now presents a stern but enjoyable challenge for golfers of all levels."
 
Ryan Hay (Donaghadee Golf Club)

While we have kept the format of the tournament the same with stokeplay qualifying followed by matchplay there are two major changes to the 2009 Foursomes Tournament.  The first change is that we are opening the tournament to a much wider audience by introducing different categories and the second and most exciting change is that the semi-finals and finals will now be played at the Radisson BLU Farnham Estate Hotel, over two days in October.

2011 Format 
The tournament will be played in the form of foursomes (alternate shots), open to all male players that hold an official GUI handicap.

The teams will consist of two players that are members of the same club and their handicaps are from the same category

Categories are as follows
Cat 1 handicaps no greater that 5.4
Cat 2 handicaps between 5.5 - 12.4
Cat 3 handicaps between 12.5 - 20.4
Cat 4 handicaps between 20.5 - 28.4

The tournament is open to teams to entry either through their club or on their own as long as they fulfil all the rules and conditions.

Qualifying Stage.(Donaghadee GC, 21st August 2011)
Stage one of the tournament will be played as stroke play foursomes playing gross against the other competitors from the same category, with the best 4 gross scores in each category qualifying for stage two.

Belfast Telegraph Foursome 2011,
4th September, Donaghadee Golf Club
Category Semi-Finals
Time	Players	Club	Score
Cat 1
07:56	McBurney/Jenkins	Donaghadee	4/3
	Wilton/Shannon	Banbridge
08:05	Currie/Colohan	Fortwilliam
	Owens/Thompson	Bangor	6/5
Cat 2
08:14	Murray/O'Kane	Mourne
	Reid/Hay	Donaghadee	19th
08:23	Devlin/Startin	City of Belfast
	Thompson/Malloy	Bangor	19th
Cat 3
08:32	Hill/Smyth	Lisburn
	Kane/Allen	Lurgan	6/5
08:41	Robinson/Bailie	Donaghadee
	Fraser/Lavelle	Bangor	5/3
Cat 4
08:50	Osborne/Osborne	Ormeau	7/6
	Brown/Wells	Scrabo
08:59	Brown/Heaslip	Greenacres
	Bogle/Hamilton	Bangor	2/1
Category Finals
Cat 1
12:00	McBurney/Boyd	Donaghadee	4/2
	Owens/Thompson	Bangor
Cat 2
12:40	Reid/Hay	Donaghadee
	Thompson/Malloy	Bangor	4/3
Cat 3
12:10	Kane/Allen	Lurgan	1up
	Fraser/Lavelle	Bangor
Cat 4
13:00	Osborne/Osborne	Ormeau	5/3
	Bogle/Hamilton	Bangor

Category Finals.(Donaghadee GC, 4th September 2011)
Stage two will be played as match play with category semi-finals and finals played on the same day. Each category will play against only competitors from within their category scratch match play. This days play will result in us having 4 category winners which will each qualify for stage three

Belfast Telegraph Foursomes Finals.
(Radisson Blu Farnham Estate, Co Cavan 19th-21st October 2011)
Stage three is to play for the title of 'The Belfast Telegraph Foursomes Championship' and will be competed for by each of the category winners playing points match play each team will have their playing handicaps added together and divided by 2 (rounded up to nearest whole number).

Stages one and two to be played at Donaghadee Golf Club
Stage three to be played at Radisson Blu Farmham Estate Golf Resort, Co Cavan

We look forward to this years Belfast Telegraph Foursomes and hope you and your club can be part of it. 

To enter this years event click here

Belfast Telegraph Rules and Conditions
• Players must be over the age of 18 on the day of the qualifying event, under 18 can play if they are partnered by a family member over the age of 18.

• Players of any handicap can make up a team, they will play in the category of their lowest players handicap. Grand final shots will only be given to the maximum allowed in category, example if player 1’s handicap is 4 and player 2’s is 7 the pair will play in Category 1.

• Tournament categories.
Cat.1 Handicaps 5.4 and under
Cat.2 Handicaps 5.5 to 12.4
Cat.3 Handicaps 12.5 to 20.4
Cat.4 Handicaps 20.5 and above.

• The event will take the form of foursomes (alternate shots) open to all male golfers holding an official GUI handicap.

• The overall winner of the event will be offered to host the qualifying and category finals the following year. A club will only be asked to host the event for one year if the same club wins two years running the runners up will be offered. If a club turns down the offer to host the event the next placed team will be offered.

• Qualifying Stage, Stage one of the tournament will be played as stroke play foursomes playing gross against the other competitors from the same category, with the best 4 gross scores in each category qualifying for stage two.

• Category Finals, Stage two will be played as match play with category semi-finals and finals played on the same day. Each category will play against only competitors from within their category scratch match play. With the 4 category winners will qualify for stage three.

• Belfast Telegraph Foursomes Finals, Stage three is to play for the title of 'The Belfast Telegraph Foursomes Championship' and will be competed for by each of the category winners playing match play, each team will have their playing handicaps added together and divided by 2 (rounded up to nearest whole number) with full shots given.

• The tournament committee hold the right to alter the format, rules and Conditions of the event at anytime.