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SOUTH WESTERN COUNTIES GOLF ASSOCIATION

(The South Western Group of the English Golf Union Limited trading as England Golf)

SOUTH WESTERN COUNTIES SENIORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

1   Conditions of Play 

 

• a)    The Championship shall be played by scratch stroke play over 36 holes on consecutive days.
• b)    The winner shall be the player who returns the lowest score over 36 holes and shall be the Seniors Champion of the South Western Counties Golf Association for the year. The Champion will be presented with the Leonard Lake Trophy which will be held by the Champion until the following year’s event.
• c)    In the event of a tie for the Championship the winner shall be decided by a sudden death play-off. All other ties shall be decided on the lowest score for the last 18, 9, 6, 3 or 1 holes.
• d)    There will be subsidiary competitions for the best gross score in age groups, 65 to 69 and 70 and over. Such ages to be taken as on the first day of the Championship.
• e)    There will be one nett prize.
• f)    No player shall receive more than one prize.

 

2   Qualification

To be eligible to enter:

• a) Each player must:

i. be eligible to play in the current year’s Seniors’ Championship of the County for which he is selected for this Championship.

ii. be 55 or over on the first day of the Qualifying Competition.

iii. be a member of an affiliated golf club in the County Union or born in the County and be a member of an affiliated club in another County.

iv. not have played for another County in representative matches, including friendly matches, during the same calendar year as this Championship.

• b) Players moving from one County to another

i. Subject to the above Conditions for this Championship and, therefore, with the exception of this Championship, if there is agreement between the County from which the player is moving and the County to which the player is moving, the player may play for his “new” County with immediate effect.

ii. Disagreements/disputes. In case of doubt or in the absence of agreement over eligibility to play for a County in this Championship or in any other County representative match, a County, Counties or Group may seek a decision from the England Golf’s Championship Committee, whose decision shall be final. In regard to this Championship, the Championship Committee may, of its own volition, make a final decision on eligibility.

3   Entries

 

• a)    The entry is limited to a maximum of 72 players
• b)    Each County may enter up to 8 players.
• c)    In the event of the number of entries being in excess of 72, the 8 entrants with the lowest handicaps in the age groups 65 to 69 and 70 and over will be automatically accepted. Any excess shall then be reduced to 72 by eliminating the higher handicaps by ballot.    
• d)    Unsuccessful entrants will be placed on a reserve list and will be notified if a place becomes available.
• e)    Entries shall be sent to the Secretary together with a stamped address envelope or e-mail address, if required, by 12.00 hours on the date shown on the entry form. Each entrant must state his name, date of birth, CDH Number, his handicap, the name of his Club, his telephone number and the address/e-mail address to which he wishes his copy of the Draw to be sent if required. The Secretary shall post the Draw to www.swcga.co.uk 7 days prior to the date of play. (The Championship Committee of the Association may accept late entries but is not compelled to do so.)

 

4    English Seniors’ County Championship

The qualifying round for The English Seniors’ County Championship will be played concurrently with the SWCGA Seniors’ Championship. The qualifying County shall be adjudged to be the South Western Counties Seniors’ Team Champions.

Each County shall nominate a team of six players from the eight players they have entered. The best five scores will be taken on each round. The County returning the lowest aggregate score from these scores will be declared the winner. In the event of a tie, the winner shall be the County returning the lowest aggregate score from its sixth player in each round. If there is still a tie, the winner will be the County returning the lowest aggregate score with all six scores for both rounds to count. Should that fail to produce a result, ties shall be decided on the last 9, 6, 3 or 1 holes of the last completed round. If a tie still arises it shall be decided on the last 9, 6, 3 or 1 holes of the first nine holes of the last completed round. If a tie still arises the first round should be treated in the same way. All six cards will be used in resolving ties in this way.

Each County must notify the names of the six players in writing to the Honorary Secretary by 11.00 a.m. on the morning of the first day of the Championship and EGU Qualifying Round.

NB:    These Rules & Conditions must be read in conjunction with the South Western Counties Golf Association General Rules and Regulations for Championships and Tournaments.

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