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Ken Perrin Trophy
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Four ball best ball par competition played from the white tees.
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1983
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Ken G Perrin was a popular Russley GC member joining the golf club in 1963.
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Urlwin Salvers
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Four ball best ball stableford competition played from the white tees.
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The Urlwin Salvers was donated by club member Jack Urlwin a Russley GC member from 1955. Jack’s wife Shirley also played at Russley.
Their son Garry won the Senior Club championship in 1975 as well as representing Russley in many Woodward Cup teams.
The Urlwin Salvers was originally played as a foursome however that format was unpopular and it changed to a best ball format
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Tosswill Cup
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For players with handicaps of 9 and under at time of qualifying round, played from the white tees.
One qualifying round of stroke play. Best 16 nett scores to qualify for match play over 18 holes on handicap over four of the following Saturdays. Final over 18 holes. Handicaps at the time of qualifying apply to the match play rounds.
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1926
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This Trophy is from the Russley GC predecessor Hagley Golf Club 1925. Presented by RT Tosswill who was the Secretary of the Hagley Links Co Ltd established by the Hagley Golf Club in 1927 to purchase and develop the present Russley GC site.
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The Hall Memorial Cup
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For players with stroke handicap 10 to 15 inclusive at time of qualifying round played from the white tees.
One qualifying round of stroke play. Best 16 nett scores to qualify for match play over 18 holes on handicap over four of the following Saturdays. Final over 18 holes. Handicaps at the time of qualifying apply to the match play rounds.
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1945
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Mr CAG Hall was a Russley GC member from 1947.
This trophy is inscribed ‘October 1947’, so was first presented retrospectively in 1945.
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Victory Cup
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For players with handicaps of 16 and over at time of qualifying round, played off the white tees.
One qualifying round of stroke play. Best 16 nett scores to qualify for match play over 18 holes on handicap over four of the following Saturdays. Final over 18 holes. Handicaps at the time of qualifying apply to the match play rounds.
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1947
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Presented by FW Panckhurst a Russley GC member from 1940
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Galbraith Cup
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For left handed players only. Best total nett score over the Championship and Masters qualifying rounds.
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1953
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Presented by Russley GC member Charlie Galbraith who joined the golf club in 1946/47.
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Lindsay Russell Cup
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One qualifying round of stroke play off the blue tees.
Best 16 nett scores to qualify for match play on handicap over 18 holes over four of the following Saturdays.
Handicaps at the time of qualifying apply to the subsequent match play rounds.
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1929
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The Lindsay Russell Cup is Russley GC’s premier handicap singles match play event.
The trophy is inscribed “A Memento “hole in one”, donated to celebrate the sponsors hole in one!
Russley GC records show Lindsay Russell and his wife joined the golf club in 1936. It is very likely they joined earlier and were probably foundation members.
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Wilfrid A Ball Memorial Salver
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An individual stroke competition played on a Wednesday from the white tees.
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1989
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Wilfred A Ball joined Russley GC in 1968. The trophy was “presented by his family to Russley’s mid-week golfers”.
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Club Championships
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The Russley Golf Club Championships have four divisions – Senior, Intermediate, Junior and Masters.
The first three grades are split by handicap and are played from the blue tees.
The handicap split is 9 or less for Senior, 10-15 for Intermediate and over 15 for Junior based on the blue tee handicap.
The Masters division is for members aged over 60 and is played off handicap from the whites tees.
There are two qualifying rounds with a players best gross score (or net score for Masters) from one of these rounds determining their place in the field for the subsequent match play rounds.
The match play rounds are played on a knock out basis on following weekends.
The finals for the Senior, Intermediate, Junior grades are over 36 holes. The final for the Masters division is over 18 holes.
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Senior 1928
Intermediate 1934
Junior 1999
Masters 2005
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The ‘Championship Cup Russley presented by George M. Smith Esq 1929’, although the title was first won and awarded in 1928.
The ‘Russley Golf Club Intermediate Championship Challenge Cup presented by Walker & Hall 1938’, with the title and trophy first won and inscribed from 1934.
Walker & Hall was a Christchurch jewellery company with membership associations to the Russley GC.
The Junior Championship trophy was presented by WA Pattison Esq, a Russley GC member from 1940.
‘The Russley Masters Cup presented by Peter Benseman 2005’.
Peter Benseman was a Russley GC member from 1994, Men’s Club Captain (2004/05) and Board Chairman (2006/07).
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The Norm Ball Memorial Trophy
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Four ball best ball par competition played from the white tees on a Friday in December.
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1985
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Norman P Ball was a Russley GC members from 1941, a well known member of a 4-ball ‘haggle’ team which had a permanent table in the 19th and their 50z glasses occupied a special place in the bar!
The trophy was presented by The “Friday Group”.
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Ruddiman Cup
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Four ball best ball stableford competition played from the white tees
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1951
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WAW Ruddiman was a Russley GC member in 1948; WTF Ruddiman and WT Frank Ruddiman were Russley GC members in 1965. The latter was also a member through to 1994.
Ruddiman was a jewellery company in Christchurch and donated a prominent clock displayed above the bar in the old Russley GC clubhouse.
The Ruddiman Cup was originally for a Canadian Foursomes Competition, subsequently changed to 4BBB.
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Scotscraig Cup Ringers Best
Gross
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Best gross score on each hole accumulated across all rounds of golf played on Saturdays during the year.
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2006
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This background information to the Scotscraig Cup is provided by Russley GC member, Hugh Ross:
‘I often won the Ringers Gross and initially the little egg cup size bent and beat up trophy would be presented. It was lost at one stage and for two years I won and it didn't appear! At that stage, my boyhood friend (David) who started golf with me at Scotscraig Golf Club, Scotland was visiting me and I asked whether he thought it would be alright for me to present a new trophy and call it the Scotscraig Cup. The timing was right because David was about to become the Club Captain of the Scotscraig Golf Club! During his time as Club Captain David visited Christchurch again and at that time facilitated the Russley/Scotscraig reciprocal club arrangement.’
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The Tiger Lawry Trophy
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Best stableford score played on Anzac Day.
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1983
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“Presented by Mrs GM Lawry in memory of her late husband”.
A Russley GC member in 1944, WL (‘Tiger’) Lawry was a member of the armed forces, hence this trophy being played for on Anzac Day.
‘Tiger’ Lawry was known as a dapper dresser (wore plus fours..), and for trimming the lower branches of trees around the golf course – a forerunner to the present day Tree Fellas?!
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ANZ Bank Summer Challenge
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Best 3 of 5 stableford rounds scores played from the white tees during December/January .
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1995/96
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Donated by the ANZ Bank, a longstanding and valued sponsor of the Russley GC.
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Russley Golf Club Ringer Goblet
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Best net ringer score accumulated across all rounds of golf played on Saturdays during the year.
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1983
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Presented by MO (Mark) Holdsworth a longstanding Russley GC member from 1951. Mark was Russley GC Board Chair (1998-2000) and edited the golf club’s weekly newsletter for many years.
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The Hall Cup
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Stroke play open to those 60 years of age and over. Played from the white tees. Best nett score over 18 holes.
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1947
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Mr GM Hall was a Russley GC member from 1933.
Given the age criteria this trophy is often referred to as “The Veterans Cup”.
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The Men’s Jade Shootout trophy
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The $10 entry fee is paid to the Pro Shop and goes to funding prizes for the top 19 qualifiers.
Stableford scores are recorded over the 12 eligible playing Saturdays. The best 5 scores qualify for the final round. The top 19 players qualify for the final days shootout.
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1998
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Donated by Jade Software, Christchurch a former longstanding and valued lead sponsor of the Russley GC.
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