Gloucestershire Golf Union
County U16s Boys Championship Rules
Conditions of Play and Qualifications
1. Conditions of Play
• The Championship shall be stroke play played over 18 holes.
• The winner shall be the competitor who returns the lowest gross score over 18 holes.
• The attention of all competitors is drawn the General Conditions relating to all Union Championships
and Tournaments.
Players may use caddies, who must be under the age of 18 at 00:00hrs on 1st January of the year in
which the Championship is played. Penalty for breach of Condition: Two strokes for each hole
at which any breach occurred. Maximum penalty per round: four strokes.
2. Prizes and Vouchers
The winner shall hold the Lewis Trophy until the next Championship. In the event of a tie for the
Championship the winner shall be decided by a ‘sudden death’ play-off. Ties for other prizes will be
decided on the last 18, 9, 6, 3, or 1 holes.
• The competitor returning the lowest net score will hold the Scott-Cooper Cup.
• The competitor aged under 15 on the 1st January 2019 and who returns the lowest gross score will
be awarded the U15s Day Plate.
• The competitor aged under 14 on the 1st January 2019 and who returns the lowest gross score will
be awarded the U14 Salver.
• No competitor may win more than one prize voucher.
3. Qualification
To be eligible to enter a player must:
• Be in possession of a CONGU ‘competition’ handicap not exceeding 28.
• Have been born in the county or have been a member of a GGU affiliated club for at least twelve
months immediately prior to the date of the meeting.
• Not have competed for the Championships of any other County Union since January 1st of the
previous calendar year.
• Be under the age of 16 years on January 1st in the year the Championship is to be played.
4. Entries
Entries to the Championship should be sent to the County Secretary to reach him on 3rd May 2019,
together with an entry fee of £10.00. Order of Play and Starting Times will be sent to competitors and to
the Secretaries of Competitors’ Clubs via email if provided. Once the draw is published no refunds of
entry fees will be returned. Those finishing in the top 3 places will be offered a place in the West of
England U16s Open Championship.
5. The R&A Rules of Golf will apply
6. Personal data protection
Please see the GGU privacy policy online at www.gloucestershiregolfunion.co.uk
The contact for this competition is
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