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Next Challenge

The next Laing Shield challenge will be played against Bluff

Date 18th Feb

Venue: Gore

 

Challenges

 

The following is the order of challenges

2011

 

February

Waikaia

March

Wyndham

April

Invercargill

May

Queens Park

June

Riverton

July

Lumsden

August

Otautau

September

Hedgehope

October

Gore

November

Winton

 Dec/Jan     

 Ringa/Ringa

 

2012

 

February

Bluff

March

Nightcaps

April

Kingston

May

Tokanui

June

Waikaka

July

Te Anau

August

Mataura

September

Riversdale

October

Green Acres

November

Tuatapere

Dec/Jan

Drummond

 

 

2013

 

February

Mossburn

March

Southland

April

Ohai

May

Waikaia

 

 


Laing Shield

 

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Kingston defeat Gore in Laing Shield Challenge

Kingston new Laing Shield Holders after defeating Gore 4 1/2 to 1 1/2 on Saturday 14th April

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22

Gore Retain Shield in their 4th Defence against Nightcaps

Gore have retained the Laing Shield in their fourth defence against Nightcaps played on Saturday 17th March results; Gore    ...

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20

Gore Retained the Laing Shield in 3rd Defence

Gore retained the Laing Shield in their 3rd Defence against Bluff on Saturday the 18th February Results Gore      ...

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01

Gore retain Laing Shield in 2nd Defence

Gore defeat Ringa Ringa 4-2 in their 2nd defence of the Laing Shield played on Saturday 28th January

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16

Gore Retain Shield in First Defence

Gore have retained the Shield in their first defence against Winton played on 12th November; Gore        ...

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02

GORE DEFEAT WYNDHAM IN SHIELD CHALLENGE

Wyndham lose Laing Shield to Gore in a close fought battle on Saturday 29th October

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28

Wyndham Retain Shield

Wyndham defeated Hedgehope in the 6th Defence 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 on the 24th September

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30

WYNDHAM RETAIN SHIELD

Wyndham defeated Otautau in their 5th Defence of the Shield played on Saturday 27th August

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25

Wyndham Retain Shield

Wyndham defeat Lumsden 5 to 1 in their 4th Defence of the Shield on Saturday 23rd July.

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22

Wyndham Retain Laing Shield

Wyndham retain the Laing Shield in their 3rd defence against Riverton on Saturday 18th June;

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30

WYNDHAM RETAIN SHEILD IN 2ND DEFENCE

Wyndham defeated Queens Park 4 games to 2 in their challenge on Saturday 28th May

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17

Wyndham Retain Shield In First Defence

Wyndham defeated Invercargill 4 games to 2 on the 30th April in their first defence of the shield

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04

Wyndham defeat Dipton in 62nd Challenge

Congratulations to Wyndham who have defeated Dipton on Saturday 2nd April in a close fought battle ending Diptons very long reign of 61 successful challenges.

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23

Dipton Retain Shield in 61st Challenge

Dipton continue their winning way by defeating Waikaia 31/2 to 21/2 on the 19th February

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31

DIPTON RETAIN SHEILD IN 60TH CHALLENGE AGAINST OHAI

Dipton continues its winning way with a 4 1/2 to 1 1/2 win over Ohai on Saturday 29th January

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15

DIPTON RETAIN SHIELD IN 59TH CHALLENGE AGAINST SOUTHLAND

Dipton retain the shield 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 against Southland played on the 13th November

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27

58th LANG SHIELD CHALLENGE RESULTS

Dipton continued on their amazing run by defeating Mossburn 4 1/2 to 1 1/2 on Saturday 26th October in their  58th Challenge of the Laing Shield

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27

DIPTON RETAIN LAING SHIELD IN 57TH CHALLENGE

Congratulations to Dipton on their 51/2 to 1/2 win over Drummond played on the 25th September

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25

DIPTON RETAIN LAING SHIELD IN 56TH CHALLENGE

Dipton retain the Laing Shield in and 6 Nil defeat of Tuatapere played on Saturday 21st August

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02

DIPTON RETAIN SHIELD IN 55th CHALLENGE

Dipton again retained the shield in its 55th Challenge with a 4/2 win over Green Acres on the 31st July

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DIPTON RETAINS SHIELD IN 55TH CHALLENGE

Dipton retains the shield in the 55th Challenge with a 4/2 win over Green Acres played on the 31st July.

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02

Laing Shield 53rd Challenge Results

Dipton defeated Te Anau 5 games to 1 in the 52nd Challenge of the Laing Shield

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01

Results 53rd Laing Shield Challenge

Results Laing Shield Challenge against Mataura played on 29th May

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31

Laing Shield 51st Challenge Results

Dipton retained the Laing Shield Beating Waikaka 4 1/2 to 1 1/2

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14

Laing Shield Challenge Results Dipton V Tokanui

Laing Shield Challenge Holders Dipton     Tokanui ...

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16

Laing Shield Challenge - Mossburn vs Dipton, July 19 2009

Holders: Dipton
Challengers: Mossburn

33rd Defence
Played 19th July 

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Laing Shield Rules

The Laing Shield, a Challenge Trophy for “competition among Golf Clubs south of Clutha River” was presented by J H Laing, Esq., of Invercargill in 1909.

The rules governing play were either not recorded or were lost, and over the years differences of opinion thereon arose. In 1956 affiliated clubs authorized the Association to control the competition and formulate rules and conditions. The Ohai Golf Club had then held the shield since 1952.

Accordingly, in February 1957 the Association approved certain rules, which with subsequent amendments now read as follows: 

  1. The Laing Shield shall be competed for between golf Clubs affiliated to the Association.
  2. The Association shall have full and complete control of competition and its rulings and decisions shall be conclusive and binding. "The Association" means the Golf Southland (Inc.) and/or it's Management Committee and its Permanent Sub Committee for this time being.  Golf Southland is empowered to alter, add to, rescind or otherwise amend these Rules and Conditions from time to time.
  3. Challenges, in writing to be made directly to Golf Southland
  4. Should the challenger win the shield, then that club (as the Holder) shall take over all challenges in the order they were received by Golf Southland.
  5. The holder shall play one challenge a month, except in the months of December and January when one challenge shall be played in this period.
  6. The shield to be played over the full year.
  7. Any failure by the holder or the challenger to meet the other, or for either to comply with the Rules and Conditions, shall be referred immediately to Golf Southland, each party giving written versions of the circumstances.
  8. Challenge matches shall be played as follows
    1. Between teams representing the Challenger and the Holder, each team consisting of 6 amateur men who are full financial members of the clubs concerned.
    2. Each Member of each team shall meet his opponent in match play on current handicap. Play shall be over 18 holes only, each individual match being determined as a win, loss or draw.
    3. The Holder shall retain the Shield unless the Challenger's team has more individual wins than losses against the Holder.
    4. In every match the Rules of the game of   Golf (as modified by valid local rules) shall be played and observed.
    5. Challengers must declare team with handicaps to the holder at least 7 days before the challenge.
    6. Players comprising each team shall be "seeded" with the lowest handicapped player as No .1 and the highest as No 6. In the event of identical handicaps the playing order shall be decided by the team captain. Maximum handicap index to be 36.3
  9. All Disputes and questions shall be referred (in writing) to the Association for determination.
  10. Any club winning a Laing Shield Challenge match shall have its name engraved on the Miniature Shield once for the year.

 

Invercargill

Amended March 2003

  

 


 

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