Men’s Club Championship

Supplementary Conditions of Competition

1. Entry

i.The Men’s Club Championships are run concurrently with the daily competition and therefore the entry fee for each round is that of the daily competition.

ii. Member categories eligible to enter are 7 day, Veteran, Super Veteran, Life, Age based, Junior and Flexible.

iii. Any member must play at least 3 FGC competitions within the preceding twelve months to be eligible to win the Championship in any grade. The Captain may waive this rule if there were extenuating circumstances beyond the Player’s control that contributed to this condition not being met.

2. Format

i.The Championships are 54 Hole events to be played over three rounds on dates as promulgated in the FGC Syllabus / Club Calendar of Events.
ii. There will be 3 Grades.
iii. Players will be graded according to their GA handicap at the commencement of round 1 as follows:

Club Championship: GA handicap up to a maximum of 9.9.
B Grade Championship: GA handicap between 10 and 16.9.
C Grade Championship: GA handicap 17.0 and above.

1. The format for Club Championship and B Grade will be gross stroke.
   v. In the event that a B grade player has the best 3 round gross score, he will be the Club Champion and the player with the next best score in B Grade will be the B Grade Champion.
   vi. The format for C Grade Championship will be Stableford (except for players competing concurrently in the Junior Championship, where they will play gross stroke) with handicaps being those applicable upon entry at round one and this will apply for the subsequent two rounds.

NOTES for C Grade Championship:

– In round one, given the competition runs concurrently with the Monthly Medal,
C Grade players have the option of recording a Stroke score to be eligible for the Monthly Medal and the Golf Committee will convert this to a Stableford score for the purposes of the C Grade Championship. In the event a C Grade player is disqualified from the daily stroke competition as a result of not completing one or more holes, their score will be converted to Stableford score and is still eligible towards the C Grade Championship. (Junior players will have their Round 2 & 3 gross scores converted to Stableford score for the purpose of the C Grade Championship)
– In rounds 2 & 3 C Grade players must play stableford format (except for Junior players, who will play gross stroke).
– In rounds 2 & 3 handicap for the purpose of the concurrent daily competition will be the daily handicap applicable on the day of competition – this is relevant for those players whose handicap changes after round one.

3. Rules

i. The event will be conducted according to the Rules of Golf including the Flinders Golf Club (FGC) General Conditions of Competition and Local Rules. Where the word “Committee” is used in this or any of the Rules documents it will mean the Golf Committee of the FGC whose decisions will be final and binding on all competitors.
ii. Players (or their caddies) must not ride on any form of transportation in this event unless they are over 70 years of age or are able to produce a medical certificate acceptable to the Committee. Any approved transportation is for that purpose only and if weather protection shields are fitted, they must not be used.Penalty statement in FGC General Conditions of Competition applies.
iii. The event will be played from the Black plates unless otherwise indicated by the placement of movable Black tee markers on the day of play.
iv. In the event of a tie in any Grade, the result will be decided in a three hole playoff over holes 1, 17, & 18. In the event of a further tie, the result will be decided in a sudden death play-off commencing at hole 1 and continuing as required over holes 17, 18, 1, 17, 18 etc. continuously until a winner is decided.
v. Seeding will be introduced in the final round with the 6 leading players from each grade being allocated tee times. Seeded players must play at the allocated time.Players outside of the seeding will be eligible to win, however it is the player’s responsibility to remain at the Club to be available for a play off if one is required.
vi. If there is a need to suspend play, the provisions set out in the FGC General Conditions of Competition will apply.

4. General Information

i. The Club Championship, the B Grade Championship & C Grade Championship are Honour Board events and the winner of each event will have their name inscribed on the relevant Honour Board positioned in the clubhouse.
ii. Winners of each event will receive an invitation to the annual Presentation Night where they will be presented with their award.

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