Inhouse Golf Events
In House Tournaments and Programs
Cornwall Golf and Country Club offers a wide array of member tournaments and golfing events throughout the playing season.
Ladies’ Events
Opening Day:
This 18 hole event is open to all senior and intermediate lady playing members. It is usually a scramble played in mid May.
Field days:
The Ladies Field Days are routinely held every Thursday morning (unless a holiday or outside tournament precludes it). Field days are played from May until the end of September. A variety of tournament formats are used for each Thursday. An established handicap is required to play.
Ladies’ Twilight:
The Ladies Twilight is played on Monday evenings. This is a team event played from the end of May until the end of August.
Ladies’ Eclectic: (Day)
This is a two day net competition, usually played using a Tuesday and a Thursday field day of the same week. An established handicap is required to play.
Ladies’ Eclectic: (Weekend)
This tournament uses the same format as the Day eclectic tournament but is spread over two weekends. An established handicap is required to play.
Ringers:
This event is played over the entire season. After each round of golf players have the option of entering and adjusting the best gross score of each hole on a designated Ringers sheet. Improved scores on any hole may be changed after each round of golf. An established handicap is required to play.
Birdies:
This event is played over the entire season.
A player’s birdies (gross) are recorded on the designated Birdie sheet.
Intersectional:
This is a match play R. C.G.A. 8 lady team event. It involves playing three qualifying rounds at our club on weekend days in June. The qualifying team of 8, representing Cornwall, then plays match play against three other teams at the designated club for that year. There are 5 divisions in the R.C.G.A. with four teams in each division.
An established handicap is required.
Ladies’ Invitational:
Clubs from the surrounding areas are invited to play at our Club. It is meant to be a fun day and everything is done to encourage participation. An established handicap up to 40 is required; however this may be adjusted at the discretion of the committee in place.
Teddy Bears:
This tournament is held from the first of August until mid October. This is both a net and gross tournament (alternating from year to year), and it is similar to the Ringers tournament. In this event the players enter the scores for two 18 hole rounds on the designated Teddy Bear sheet. After that, players may then adjust their score, indicating the new and improved score. An established handicap is required to play.
Ladies’ Team Classic:
This is a team net event comprised of an “A” “B” & “C” player.
This is a net event and players’ handicaps are applied hole by hole according to the stroke index. Handicaps must not exceed 32. An established handicap is required.
Club Championship:
The Ladies’ Club Championship is played on the Labour Day weekend and is a two day medal event (Sunday & Monday) involving four divisions: Championship, A, B & C. Any player, in any division, is eligible to win the Ladies’ Club Championship if they have the lowest three day total gross score.
An established handicap is required to play.
*Most events require a small entry fee set by the convenors.
Men’s Events
Opening Day:
First men’s tournament of the golfing season is held on a Saturday in May followed by a dinner. Format varies. The tournament convener will select the format.
Men’s Twilight:
This is a best ball match play net team event played every Thursday evening from May through August. An established handicap is required.
Intersectional:
This event is a Q.G.A.10 man match play team event. The 10 man team representing Cornwall plays against three other teams at the designated club for that year. There are approximately 15 divisions in the Q.G.A. with four teams in each division. Qualifying involves playing three rounds at our club on weekend days in June.
An established handicap is required.
Senior Intersectional:
This team is comprised of 10 players. One player will be over 65 years of age, and 9 will be over 55.The format and rules are the same as the above intersectional play.
An established handicap is required.
Carleton Cup:
This is a team match play event usually held in September. The team is comprised of 2 men over 75 years of age, 2 over 70, 2 over 65, 2 over 60 and 2 others over 55. The four clubs involved are Outaouais, Carleton, Hawkesbury and Cornwall.
An established handicap is required.
St Lawrence Team:
This is a team medal play event usually being held on a Friday and Saturday at the end of July. The team is comprised of ten men and the divisions are: 1 man over 50, 2 men over 40,1 junior under 19 years of age plus six others. There are ten teams from various courses. An established handicap is required.
Border League Team:
This is a one day, team medal play event usually played on a Saturday in August. Two qualifying rounds of medal play are held prior to the event, and the best two round total scores qualify for the team. The team is comprised of ten men and the divisions are: 8 senior men, 1 man 50 or over and one junior 19 or under. There are 8 teams from various clubs in the area. An established handicap is required.
Cornwall @ Massena:
This is a 2 day match play event; one day in June and one day in August. One year Cornwall goes to Massena in June and Massena comes to Cornwall in August. The next year it is the opposite. This is a longstanding friendly competition over who wins the “Scotty”.
Men’s Team Classic:
This is a three man team, net event comprised of an “A” “B” & “C” player. It is routinely held on a Saturday in mid August. An established handicap is required to play and participants must have recorded at least 15 games prior to the draw.
Best Ball:
This is a two man team event. It is a net best ball, knockout match play event and is played over the summer months. A qualifying round is held usually the week following Men’s Opening Day and only 32 teams qualify to compete. An established handicap is required to play.
Wild Card Club:
Membership to this club is open to all male playing members. Throughout the season the club will hold between 6 and 8 golfing events with the formats varying. Prizes and refreshments are part of these events. The final event of the year is the Turkey Shoot held traditionally in early December. Monies raised through Wild Card functions are usually donated for the continuing enhancement of our golf course.
Presidents & Duquettes:
This tournament runs all summer long and is based on a process of elimination.
An established handicap is required to play
Presidents is open to handicaps of 0 – 16.
Duquettes is open to handicaps of 17 – 36 (play off red tees)
Club Championship:
The Men’s Club Championship is a 3 day medal event involving 4 divisions: Open, A, B &C. This event is played the Labour Day weekend. An established handicap is required. Juniors require a handicap of 6 or less to play in the Open Division.
Senior Club Championship
This is a three day event typically held in July and consisting of three divisions: 55-64, 65-74, 75+ years.
Member/Guest
Playing members create their own foursome by inviting guests to play an eighteen hole round followed by dinner.
*Most events require a small entry fee set by the convenors.
Mixed Events
Mixed Ryder Cup:
This team event is routinely played on a Saturday in July. This is a team event using a gross score, match play format. Teams are comprised of between 7 and 10 players, depending on the number of entries. Points are awarded for winning or tying a match, as well as a point for each hole won. An established handicap is required to play
Hocan Olson:
This is a two day, two person team event routinely played on a September weekend. The teams are made up of either two men or two women.
The Saturday competition is a best ball format, while the Sunday competition is a two person scramble. The total of the two days determines the winners. An established handicap is required.
Junior Program & Parent Child
The Junior Program is held most Monday mornings throughout July and August. This program is for the Child and Junior members of the Club. Lessons on both golf, and golf etiquette are offered. The Program is also open to no-members of the Club between 8 yrs and 18 yrs.
Fun Nights:
Fun nights are held on Friday evenings. These nine hole events are open to playing members, social members, and non members. The golf is followed by fun, food and beverage at the19th hole. This is great time to meet people.
No handicap restrictions.
Cornwall Open:
This three day event is held on the first weekend in September and is open to everyone. This event is convened by a committee of volunteers. On Saturday the B&C Men’s division medal round play is held as well as the Ladies A,B&C divisions and the Senior divisions: Ages 55-64, 65-74, 75+. Sunday is a Mixed alternate shot event with two handicap divisions. Monday is the A division Men and Pros medal round. An established handicap is required.
*Most events require a small entry fee set by the convenors.