Date: 1968                                            

History: Named after Reg Richardson who lived in Ebor Road, Palm Beach, and worked as a personnel manager for Lever Brothers before taking early retirement and buying the Palm Beach paper shop and corner store, which he ran for many years while devoting a great deal of time to the golf club as well. He served as a captain of the club from 1963 to 1965 and was honoured for his services to the club with life membership in 1964. He died in 1967. He is best remembered today by the bell which he donated. It is rung in the clubhouse to get the attention of members, especially by those who have just scored a hole-in-one and who wish to “shout the bar.” It is also an unwritten rule that if the bell is rung without the permission of the captain or the president, the ringer has to “shout the bar.”

Rules:

This is a handicap pairs Match Play tournament. The winning pair will have their names engraved on the bell. The qualifying round is 18-holes of 2BBB; no individual. The quarter final, semi-final and final are played over 18-holes on Saturday. The lowest marker per match goes to a scratch handicap; all other players play off the difference in their handicap to the lowest marker. Shots are given on holes according to the Match Play Index on the back of the scorecard. There are eight pairs to qualify.

List of Reg Richardson Memorial Bell Winners