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My club pays winnings (inc. 2s) to our club shop account. I buy occasional bits from it, or if I’ve had a bigger win I might buy a box...

We used to have a member who's husband was a bookie. On Club Championship day he used to come in and run a book for us. Not just normal...

Buy yourself? I’ve seen every single golf shot that Squirrel guy has ever hit and after that …. no way am I bidding on his golf game 🤣.

It might have been said (not read through every comment), but I always assumed that as long as the 2's pot is optional, then paying out...

I think your delineation of handicap comp vs scratch comp is close to the mark. Again from the Guidance Notes: A competition is a...

Correct.

In that case I wouldn’t worry and carry on as you were( if that’s what you want to do), It’s not enough money to worry about

Yes, we pay in cash....usually a maximum of about £50 to any individual each week.

To the opening post. Paying out a few quid for any winners/runners up of anything is not going to ever get looked at (nor should it)...

We also pay for lowest gross. The reason I queried it in the first place is that one of our members questioned whether we were...

Its all very well saying it but you couldn't find the exact ruling. As a club who doesn't want to fall foul of the rules and...

So we can carry on paying out cash for 2's in this case 👍

But as the rules of amateur status says: you cannot mix scratch and hcp at the same time.

For those playing along at home, note that it is the Rules of Amateur Status not the Rules of Golf.

That's for a scratch competition.