Matchplay Championship Rules

  1. Register via the online registration form (top right of this page).
  2. Players must be fully paid financial members of Growling Frog Golf Club.
  3. Entrants must be available to play on all 4 dates of The Championships.
  4. Registrations open on Thursday 4th September 2025 @ 8:00pm.
  5. Registrations for entry will be accepted on a 'first come, first served' basis.
  6. Depending on the number of registrations received will determine if the field will be 16 or 32 players.
    1. ​​First 16 registrations will be guaranteed entry to The Championships.
    2. If there are enough registrations, there will be a possibility of 32 player field.
  7. The Committee will advise of registrations received and the final format of The Championships.
  8. Competition will be Handicap Matchplay and played in accordance with Golf Australia rules and the Rules of Golf (R&A).
    1. Handicap for The Championships will be the player's current 'Daily Handicap' as per GA Handicap App.
    2. Matches will be played as knockout Singles Matchplay.
    3. The Golf Australia Matchplay Index will be used to determine handicaps for matches.
    4. A halved match in any round will extend to as many holes as are required for a match to be won. No handicap applies on the extended holes and will be based on the lowest actual stroke shots on the hole.
    5. Players competing in The Championships are ineligible for the Daily Competition, as the Rules of Golf do not allow combining the two forms of golf (see Rule 33-1).

Key Dates

    Sat 04 Oct     Round 32
    Sat 11 Oct     Round 16
    Sat 18 Oct     Quarter Finals
    Sat 25 Oct     Semi Finals
    Sat 01 Nov    Final

2025 Champs

Click for Matchplay Championships Draw

2024 Results

How to apply 'Daily Handicap' for Match Play

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Example:
Player 1 has a Daily Handicap (15), Player 2 has a Daily Handicap (10)

The difference between the two handicaps is 5, so Player 2 would need to give Player 1 an extra shot on 5 holes.

    15 hcp - 10 hcp = 5 holes
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Therefore, using the Match Play Index, Player 2 would give up one (1) shot on holes 8, 12, 4, 16 & 10.
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A Guide to Match Play

In this section are some suggested resources you can access to further explain the Match Play format, the key rules, differences between formats, and how to score in a Match Play competition.
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How to score Match Play
Key Match Play rules

Honour Board

2005: Ron Kellett
2006: Barry Fleming
2007: Chris Timms
2008: Steve McMahon
2009: Rod Dyson
2010: Neil Dugdale
2011: Rob Deeth
2012: Paul Russell
2013: William Davis
2014: Shane Houston
2015: David Foster
2016: Barry Fleming
2017: Michael Athanitis
2018: Trevor Skeoch
2019: David Lazare
2020: Aaron Nolan
2021: Not Held - N/A
2022: Nicholas Christie
2023: Dave O'Connell
2024: James Patrick
2025: 
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