Payment of Entry Fees for AVGC Seniors Competitions

Payment of Entry Fees for AVGC Seniors Competitions

As endorsed by members at the Seniors AGM in March 2025, we are now ready to go ahead with the first phase of introducing the use of IG Member Accounts for the payment of Senior Competition Entry Fees.

Some Seniors are already using these accounts for entry into Men’s section competitions, and we have trialled payments via IG for this year’s Seniors Pairs Championship and Seniors Club Championship.

For all* Seniors Competitions taking place after 1st August 2025, payment of Entry Fees via IG will be available on an optional basis.

It is planned that, from 1st January 2026, all* Entry Fees for Senior Competitions will need to be paid from an IG Member Account, and any credit balances on the current Senior Competition Accounts will be transferred across to IG accounts at that time.

* This does not apply to the “Pound in the Pot” competitions which will continue to operate as at present.

Activating/Topping-up your Account

Every member registered on IG already has a Member Account, which is ready to be activated by making a “Top Up”.  This account can be used for both Seniors and Men’s section competition entries.

How to activate/Top up:

·       Go to the AVGC IG website, https://aylesburyvale.intelligentgolf.co.uk. If you have not previously logged in, you will need your email address or member number and your PIN. Please let me know if you require your PIN to be reset.

·       Go to “My Golf” / “My Account”.

·       At the top of the account page, you will see 4 tiles labelled: “Top up £10” / “Top up £25” / “Top up £30” / “Top up £50”. Select the amount you wish to top up with.

·       Click to agree to Terms and Conditions.

·       You now see the page to enter your payment card details. Both debit and credit cards are accepted (Visa/Mastercard only). Complete your details, including your card billing address. You have the option to save your card details if you wish.

·       Once the transaction is completed your funds are immediately available to use. 

We do have the facility to complete this process for you, should you be uncertain, using a “virtual terminal”. However, the same payment information will be required. 

Paying Entry fees via IG 

For Senior Competitions after 1st August 2025, when you enter the competition on IG, you will have the option to pay the entry fee from your IG Member Account. This may be done at any time from entering, right up to the date of the competition. If you have not paid the entry fee using IG by the time of the competition, the entry fee will be taken from your Senior Competition Account instead (as at present).

You can pay to enter a Competition either via the website, at any time, or the touchscreen when you check in. 

How to pay an Entry Fee using IG:

·       To use the website, log in and, from the Menu, select “Competitions” and then “Upcoming”.  Select the competition you wish to play in.

·       On the right-hand side of the page, you will see “Competition Fees”. From there you can pay your entry fee.

·       You may also pay on the day, using the touch screen. Select your name, then the competition you are playing in. Select “Details” then “Entered”. You will be asked for your entry fee and 2s. Select both. Your IG account will be charged and your current balance displayed. 

Competition Prizes 

Competition Prizes will continue to be added to AVGC White Cards for the time being. We expect that at some point in the future we will instead start to credit members’ IG Accounts with prize amounts, which will allow winnings to be used to pay entry fees for future competitions.

Refunds and Withdrawals 

Should a competition be cancelled or abandoned, if directed by the Seniors Competition Secretary, entry fees paid via IG will be refunded to members’ IG Accounts.  If you withdraw from a competition by informing the Seniors Competition Secretary prior to 8.00 am on the day before the competition, any entry fee already paid via IG will be refunded to your account.

Members may at any time request any amount from their IG accounts to be refunded to them or to be transferred to their AVGC White Card. Only funds deposited by the member can be refunded. When we start to add prize winnings to IG Accounts in the future, those may not be refunded and will only be available for paying Entry Fees or for transfer to AVGC White Cards. This restriction is necessary to ensure compliance with R&A amateur status requirements. Please email the Men’s Treasurer, Keith Loxton with your request.

Paths to help

If you require any assistance in activating or topping up your IG account or in paying entry fees using your IG account, please contact me or any member of the Seniors Committee who will try to help.

Best regards

For and on behalf of the Seniors Committee

Terry Curtis

Seniors Treasurer

07795 388182

Senior Captains Day Results - 68 players took part

Results:

Best Senior Ian Pullin

Best Man (Not Senior) Kris Manley

Best Lady Jean Barnett

Best over 75 Peter McGinley

Best Past Captain Keith Loxton

Best Team Keith Loxton, Terry Neve, Terry Curtis & Harold Stafford

Putting Competition Gary Mitchell

£852.30 was raised for the Hospice at Homes Volunteers 

Winners of the sponsored holes:

1 Nearest the Bunker in 1 (Not in) Simon Merritt

2 Nearest the Pin in 1 Tony Messenger

3 Nearest the Green in 2 Mike Askew

4 Nearest the Pin in 2 David Hill

5 Nearest Fairway Bunker in 1 (Not in) Adrian Wood

6 Nearest 200yd Yellow Marker Ian Pullin

7 Nearest the Bunker in 1 (Not in) Dave Simons

8 Nearest the Pin in 1 Mike Askew

9 Longest Drive Mike Askew

10 Nearest the Drain in 1 Ian Pullin

11 Nearest the Ditch in 1 (Not in) Keith Loxton & Jane Roche

12 Nearest the Bunker in 2 Steve Foster

13 Nearest the Pond in 2 (Not in) Kevin Taylor

14 Nearest the Bell in 1 Adrian Wood

15 Nearest the Pin in one Jane Codrai

16 Nearest the Pin in 2 Adrian Wood

17 Nearest the Pin in 1 Steve Fox

18 Nearest the Pin in 3 Keith Loxton