Cochin Golf Club

Competitions are open to members only, except for The Cochin Golf Club Open and The Admiral’s Cup (The Naval Golf Club, Kochi is invited to compete for the Admiral’s Cup). The format of the play may be changed by the tournament committee and notice of any such changes are put up on the notice board at least one week before the respective tournament. The decision of the tournament committee is final in all disputes regarding competitions / tournaments.

During the centenary year 2022 ,it was decided to organise a tournament by name COCHIN OPEN GOLF, to be held every year. The Inaugural COCHIN OPEN GOLF was held on 27 th January 2023 at CIAL Golf & Country Club.

Trophy / Cup	Estd.	By	Format of play
Richardson Cup	1925	J. A. Richardson	Singles Match play
Cotton Tankard	1925	C.W.E. Cotton	Four ball match play
Baker Cup	1928		Foursome – match play
President’s Putter	1962	C. G. Waters	Singles – medal round
Robins Cup	1962	C. B. Robins	Singles – Stableford
Pierce Leslie Cup	1965	Pierce Leslie & Co	Greensome – Stableford. Drawn partners from a pool of ‘high and low’ with 3/8th of the combined handicap (new format adapted in1968)
The Admiral’s Cup	1972	Rear Admiral V. A. Kamath, PVSM	Singles – Bogey with 3/4th handicap. To be played during the navy week
Cochin Golf Club Open	1973	The Cochin Golf Club	Singles – Gross and Net over 36 holes
The Inter-office Dharmaraj Memorial Trophy	1979	The family of Late Mr. S.A. Dharmaraj	4 BBB Bogey with 3/4th handicap. Partners from the same office or business
Tea Trade vs. The Rest	1979	D. Mukherji	Singles match play of 2 teams of the same number. In case of draw, sudden death play off of 1 nominated player from each tied team
CL Anand Cup	1979	C. L. Anand	Singles – Medal for over 18 handicap only
Bristow Memorial Trophy	1979	The Cochin Port Trust	Singles Stableford. Maximum handicap 24
Flexy Foam Trophy	1981	J. A. Chaly	Singles – medal round over 36 holes, on two consecutive days
Kellog Trophy	1982	Kellogs India Ltd.	Singles – medal round. No preferred lie
Tombstone Competition			To be played on Republic Day. Singles, stroke play – flag comp.
The Ramu Memorial Cup & Kapoor’s Shield	1983	Tilak A. Kapoor	Singles Stableford for the Cup. Drawn partners after the game and BB Stableford for the shield. Odd player gets a partner drawn from the lot again. Played to 7/8th of handicap. Maximum handicap 24
Oommen Memorial Trophy	1993	Family of Late Mr. Oommen Thomas	Singles – medal- eclectic over 36 holes played on two consecutive weekends. Maximum handicap 24
Vijayachandran Trophy	1994	Presented by Vijayachandran IAS	Singles – Stableford, two club tournament, of which one must be a putter
General’s Sword	2000	Maj. Gen K. J. Koshy, AVSM	Singles, Stableford

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