TUESDAY LADIES HANDBOOK
General Information
Tuesday Ladies is a group within the Arbutus Ridge Golf Club that is run by an
elected executive to promote social fun and friendly competition. We also
participate within BCGA and Zone 5 on Vancouver Island.
We play according to the Rules of Golf and with established handicaps. Handicaps
allow golfers of different abilities to play together on an equitable basis. The
maximum handicap index is 54.0 but limits may be set lower for competitions.
Information for all Tuesday Ladies Events will be posted on the Website at:
www.arlgclub.org.
Tuesday Play Information
Online signup is available two weeks in advance. The deadline for signup is 2:00
pm Friday. If you need to cancel, contact the Draw Chair.
Handicaps will be frozen on the day the Draw is completed. The Draw will be
emailed to you.
For a TEAM game, the draw is made by mixing handicaps or equalizing (as close as
is possible) the sum of 4 handicaps.
For PIN ROUNDS, the draw is from low to high handicaps.
On game day, check in at the Pro Shop 10 minutes before your tee time and pick
up your scorecard. Check the Fixture List, posted on the Website, for the Game of
the Day.
o A scorecard is provided by the Draw Committee.
o Keep a second scorecard for yourself so you can enter your score into
Golf Canada.
o Exchange scorecards with another player.
o After the game, submit the signed and attested scorecard in the locker
room wooden box.
For team games:
o The team captain (first name on the list) will pick up the scorecard from
the Pro Shop, and will keep score for the team.
o After the game, the captain submits the signed and attested team
scorecard in the locker room wooden box.
For ALL games:
After all games, on the same day, enter your score into Golf Canada,
recording hole by hole gross scores. Hole by hole entry is a Tuesday Ladies
requirement for a true handicap and Ultimate Scorecard award.
Game Winnings
Points are awarded for each game and accumulated over the season.
Putting Out
Question: Do we need to putt out for every hole? Yes, and no.
o ARLGC Tournament.
o Any game the Draw designates to putt out.
per Golf Canada guidelines (par + 2 + handicap strokes). Mark an “X”
next to your score for that hole (i.e. 9x, 8x).
Question: When are gimmies allowed?
Gimmies are allowed when putting out is not required.
o A gimmie is allowed when the distance between the hole and your ball
is not more than the length of the grip on a putter.
Toonie Pot - $2 (Optional)
Interclub Matches – 4 Ball Match Play
Friendly team Match Play between Arbutus Ridge Ladies and other Ladies Golf
Clubs. 8 players from each club play a HOME and an AWAY game. Sign up online
on the Ladies website. Availability to play both the HOME and AWAY games is
preferred.
Tuesday Ladies Competitions
Putting Competition – Captain’s Trophy
o The number of putts does not need to be reported to Golf Canada.
Note: putts are counted using the same method used by the PGA: Once a player
is ON the green, ALL strokes taken are counted until the player HOLES OUT.
Example: Jane is on the green in 3 strokes. Her first putt rolls off the green;
she chips back on for her 5 th stroke; and takes 2 more strokes to hole out (7
strokes total). The total number of putts is 4.
Birdies and Chip-ins
Prizes are awarded for the most birdies and chip-ins over the season.
Got a birdie or chip-in? (Tuesday play ONLY) Complete a chit in the Ladies Locker
Room after the round.
Once reported, they are posted on the board in the Ladies Locker Room.
Ultimate Scorecard - $2 (Optional)
Optional fee, paid at time of annual Ladies registration.
Your Golf Canada’s “Ultimate” scorecard (based on ALL rounds played) is
automatically calculated from all rounds entered Hole by Hole.
ARLGC awards prizes for the lowest Gross score winner by handicap categories at
the Closing Awards Banquet.
Golden Plate Trophy
Awarded to the player with the greatest percentage handicap reduction over the
Ladies Club season. To be eligible, you must have played at least 40% of Ladies Day
Events.
Hole In One
If you make a Hole in One at Arbutus Ridge Golf Club, hand your dated, signed and
attested scorecard to the administration office. ARGC will award a $50 voucher,
along with a ‘Hole in One’ golf tag courtesy of your Members Advisory Council
(MAC).
You also receive a Hole in One Pin from BCGA, regardless of which course you got
it on, by submitting a dated, signed and attested scorecard to the Ladies Captain.
Tuesday Ladies Tournaments
Eclectic – A 2-day tournament played for the Crystal Bowl Trophy. Final score is
calculated by taking the lowest score over two days for each hole, to get a gross
18- hole score, from which your handicap is deducted.
Diamond Stableford – A one day team (4 per team) tournament played for
the Thunderbird Trophy. The 2 best Stableford scores on each hole are used to
determine the winning team. The team with the highest Stableford points wins.
ARLGC Tournament – A 2-day stroke play tournament played for the Whale
Trophy (Gross), the Dogwood Cup (Net), and the Golden Girl Trophy (Net 70 years
+). This is the Tuesday Ladies Championship.
Match Play – A ladder competition played for the Eagle Trophy.
Ladies Day Zone 5 Competitions
These are played within Tuesday games.
Pin Rounds - $2 (Optional)
days.” – BCGA
Beat the Champ - $1 (Optional)
development.
Break Pins
Any player breaking 100, 90, or 80, or making an Eagle or Birdie for the first time, is
eligible for a pin. A dated, signed and attested scorecard is to be submitted to the
Ladies Captain.
General Information
Tuesday Ladies is a group within the Arbutus Ridge Golf Club that is run by an
elected executive to promote social fun and friendly competition. We also
participate within BCGA and Zone 5 on Vancouver Island.
We play according to the Rules of Golf and with established handicaps. Handicaps
allow golfers of different abilities to play together on an equitable basis. The
maximum handicap index is 54.0 but limits may be set lower for competitions.
Information for all Tuesday Ladies Events will be posted on the Website at:
www.arlgclub.org.
Tuesday Play Information
Online signup is available two weeks in advance. The deadline for signup is 2:00
pm Friday. If you need to cancel, contact the Draw Chair.
Handicaps will be frozen on the day the Draw is completed. The Draw will be
emailed to you.
For a TEAM game, the draw is made by mixing handicaps or equalizing (as close as
is possible) the sum of 4 handicaps.
For PIN ROUNDS, the draw is from low to high handicaps.
On game day, check in at the Pro Shop 10 minutes before your tee time and pick
up your scorecard. Check the Fixture List, posted on the Website, for the Game of
the Day.
- Groups of 4 players will be the norm.
- Only 2 riding carts allowed per group.
o A scorecard is provided by the Draw Committee.
o Keep a second scorecard for yourself so you can enter your score into
Golf Canada.
o Exchange scorecards with another player.
o After the game, submit the signed and attested scorecard in the locker
room wooden box.
For team games:
o The team captain (first name on the list) will pick up the scorecard from
the Pro Shop, and will keep score for the team.
- The team captain keeps two scorecards – their own and for the
- All other team players will keep their own scorecard (for entering
o After the game, the captain submits the signed and attested team
scorecard in the locker room wooden box.
For ALL games:
After all games, on the same day, enter your score into Golf Canada,
recording hole by hole gross scores. Hole by hole entry is a Tuesday Ladies
requirement for a true handicap and Ultimate Scorecard award.
Game Winnings
Points are awarded for each game and accumulated over the season.
- Individual and team winners typically receive 3 points for 1 st , 2 points for 2 nd ,
- Payouts are made at the Closing Event.
- Tournament winners will receive trophies and prizes at the lunch following
Putting Out
Question: Do we need to putt out for every hole? Yes, and no.
- There are rounds where putting out is required:
o ARLGC Tournament.
o Any game the Draw designates to putt out.
- The Draw will advise when putting out is NOT required.
per Golf Canada guidelines (par + 2 + handicap strokes). Mark an “X”
next to your score for that hole (i.e. 9x, 8x).
Question: When are gimmies allowed?
Gimmies are allowed when putting out is not required.
o A gimmie is allowed when the distance between the hole and your ball
is not more than the length of the grip on a putter.
- Note: NOT the length from the putter head to the grip!
Toonie Pot - $2 (Optional)
- Participation is voluntary.
- The toonie pot is a side game in addition to the Game of the Day. The pot is
- To participate, sign up in the Pro Shop when you check in, and deposit your
- Winners will be announced by the Draw Committee. Payouts are picked up in
Interclub Matches – 4 Ball Match Play
Friendly team Match Play between Arbutus Ridge Ladies and other Ladies Golf
Clubs. 8 players from each club play a HOME and an AWAY game. Sign up online
on the Ladies website. Availability to play both the HOME and AWAY games is
preferred.
Tuesday Ladies Competitions
Putting Competition – Captain’s Trophy
- Individuals track the number of putts in 3 designated games.
o The number of putts does not need to be reported to Golf Canada.
- Winning is based on the least number of putts in 2 out of 3 rounds and
Note: putts are counted using the same method used by the PGA: Once a player
is ON the green, ALL strokes taken are counted until the player HOLES OUT.
Example: Jane is on the green in 3 strokes. Her first putt rolls off the green;
she chips back on for her 5 th stroke; and takes 2 more strokes to hole out (7
strokes total). The total number of putts is 4.
Birdies and Chip-ins
Prizes are awarded for the most birdies and chip-ins over the season.
Got a birdie or chip-in? (Tuesday play ONLY) Complete a chit in the Ladies Locker
Room after the round.
Once reported, they are posted on the board in the Ladies Locker Room.
Ultimate Scorecard - $2 (Optional)
Optional fee, paid at time of annual Ladies registration.
Your Golf Canada’s “Ultimate” scorecard (based on ALL rounds played) is
automatically calculated from all rounds entered Hole by Hole.
ARLGC awards prizes for the lowest Gross score winner by handicap categories at
the Closing Awards Banquet.
Golden Plate Trophy
Awarded to the player with the greatest percentage handicap reduction over the
Ladies Club season. To be eligible, you must have played at least 40% of Ladies Day
Events.
Hole In One
If you make a Hole in One at Arbutus Ridge Golf Club, hand your dated, signed and
attested scorecard to the administration office. ARGC will award a $50 voucher,
along with a ‘Hole in One’ golf tag courtesy of your Members Advisory Council
(MAC).
You also receive a Hole in One Pin from BCGA, regardless of which course you got
it on, by submitting a dated, signed and attested scorecard to the Ladies Captain.
Tuesday Ladies Tournaments
Eclectic – A 2-day tournament played for the Crystal Bowl Trophy. Final score is
calculated by taking the lowest score over two days for each hole, to get a gross
18- hole score, from which your handicap is deducted.
Diamond Stableford – A one day team (4 per team) tournament played for
the Thunderbird Trophy. The 2 best Stableford scores on each hole are used to
determine the winning team. The team with the highest Stableford points wins.
ARLGC Tournament – A 2-day stroke play tournament played for the Whale
Trophy (Gross), the Dogwood Cup (Net), and the Golden Girl Trophy (Net 70 years
+). This is the Tuesday Ladies Championship.
Match Play – A ladder competition played for the Eagle Trophy.
Ladies Day Zone 5 Competitions
These are played within Tuesday games.
Pin Rounds - $2 (Optional)
- Optional fee, paid at time of annual Ladies registration.
- “A provincially sponsored stroke play competition, less full handicap, to be
days.” – BCGA
- Supports Junior Golf.
- Results are submitted to Zone 5 who declares the winner.
- Optional fee, paid at time of annual Ladies registration.
- One round of golf in support of Junior Girls Golf. There is one Zone 5 winner
Beat the Champ - $1 (Optional)
- Optional fee, paid at time of annual Ladies registration.
- One round of golf played in the month of June in support of Junior Golf, with
development.
- Your Net score is compared by a formula to the Gross score of the BC
Break Pins
Any player breaking 100, 90, or 80, or making an Eagle or Birdie for the first time, is
eligible for a pin. A dated, signed and attested scorecard is to be submitted to the
Ladies Captain.