The 2025 Bill Shankland Memorial Trophy

2024 Winner: Stephen Jensen (Trevose Golf & Country Club, Devon) 

Sign Up Date: Thursday 27th March at 09:00
Closing Date: Thursday 24th April
The draw will be published the following day and players will be emailed the start sheet

Entries:
Open to Men aged 55 years or more on the 8th May 2025.
Players must belong to a golf club and have a Handicap Index of 4.0 or lower
Where entries exceed 81 in number, there will be a handicap ballot. However, the Organising Committee reserve the right for 6 members from Parkstone to be included in the final start sheet.
All players require a minimum of 20 scores, 10 of which must be competition rounds, on their handicap record.
Players who have more than eight general play scores in their most recent 20 will be assessed to look at the difference between their Competition Score differential and their General Play differential.
The Organising Committee reserve the right to decline a players entry if it is believed their ability does not match their Handicap Index. 

Entry Fee:
£110 for visitors and £50 to members of Parkstone Golf Club.
No refunds will be made after the draw has been completed unless a replacement is entered. 

Practice Rounds:
Only available to players on the start sheet, once the ballot has been published, for £50 per person on Wednesday 7th May 2025 between 14:00-15:50.

Prizes:
Prizes will be in the form of vouchers, redeemable at any PGA Shop. In the event of a tie for 1st place, the Bill Shankland Memorial Trophy will be decided by a stroke play play-off over holes 1, 2 & 18. If players are still tied after these 3-holes, then a sudden death play-off will take place over the same holes. Other tied places shall be decided on count back.

Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with the Club's Code of Conduct for Open Competitions