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Men’s President Trophy

Published on 2nd June 2021 in Supplementary Conditions

Supplementary Conditions Of Competition

 

1. Entry 

  1. Entries accompanied by the entry fee of $20.00 per team must be submitted to the Pro shop no later than the published closing date. Late entries will only be accepted if approved by the Captain.

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

  3. A draw will be conducted after entries close and will be posted on a notice board in the Pro shop and the FGC website.

  4. Please refer to FGC Syllabus / Calendar of Events published on the FGC website for relevant dates.

 

2. Format

  1.  The format of the event is Canadian Foursomes Elimination Handicap Match Play

 

3.   Rules

  1. The event will be conducted under the R&A Rules of Golf, the Local Rules of The Flinders Golf Club, and the Flinders Golf Club (FGC) General Conditions of Competition. The decisions of the Golf Committee in the application of these rules are final and binding on all competitors.

  2. Competitors, (or their caddies), must not ride on any form of motorised transportation in this event unless they are over 70 years of age or have submitted a medical certificate, which is acceptable to, and has been approved by, the Golf 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.

  3. Once the draw has been completed, and before the first round commences, any requests for a change to team composition must be approved by the Golf Committee.

  4. Teams are to make timely contact with each other to ensure matches are completed by the final permissible date for each round. In the event any team is having difficulty in organising a match within the permitted time or are unable to play the final on the scheduled day, the Golf Committee must be notified at the earliest possible opportunity whereupon it will, entirely at its discretion, either set a time for the match to be played, award a walkover or allow an extension of time for the match be played if the circumstances are of such an extraordinary and unforeseeable nature as to warrant this.

  5. The event will be played from the Black plates unless otherwise indicated by the placement of movable tee markers on the day of play.

  6. Handicaps will be calculated by taking 3/8ths of the two player’s combined Daily Handicaps on the day of the match. The team with the lowest calculated handicap will play off scratch and strokes will be given, using the match/stroke index, based on the difference between the teams’ calculated handicaps.

  7. Play must commence from the 1st Tee.

  8. In any round of this event a match that ends all square shall continue on a sudden death basis commencing on the 1st tee and continuing until such time as either team wins a hole. Handicap strokes shall be applied as in the stipulated round.

  9. The final round will be played on the date scheduled in the FGC Calendar of Events unless rescheduling is authorised by The Golf Committee.

 

4.   General information

  1. The event is an Honour Board event.

  2. Winners will each receive an invitation to the annual Presentation Night where they will be presented with an award.

  3. Runners-up will each receive a trophy voucher redeemable at the Pro shop to the value of $25.

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