The CHAIRMAN’S CUP and the COMMITTEE PLATE are pairs competitions played simultaneously on Wednesday evenings from the beginning of October to the end of March.

• To be eligible for the Chairman’s Cup a player must play with the same partner at least 12 times during that period. The winners (who will not be eligible for the Committee Plate) will have the highest average percentage of all their qualifying scores.
• The eligibility for the Committee Plate is the same but the winners will be the pair with the highest average percentage of their best 12 qualifying scores. They will not be eligible for the Chairman’s Cup

The BANNISTER CUP, the PEARSON CUP and the BUSBY SHIELD are all duplicate pairs competitions which are played on different days of the week once a year; respectively Monday afternoon, Tuesday evening and Friday evening.

The RIDGE TROPHY is a similar competition played once a year on a Monday evening but restricted to mixed pairs

The RAWORTH CUP, and the GOODEN TROPHY are duplicate pairs competitions played to handicap once a year. The former is played on a Wednesday evening, the latter on a Thursday morning. The historical record of members’ averages for play on those respective dates are taken into account in calculating the handicaps.