NORTH OF IRELAND MEN’S AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Please note that the Terms of Competition below must be read in conjunction with the General Regulations for Golf Ireland Competitions available online and in print in the GOLF IRELAND HANDBOOK.

 

a) Age Group: General

 

b) Gender: Male

 

c) Handicap: Max Handicap Index at close of entries 0.0

 

d) Eligibility: See Section A of the General Regulations

 

e) Size of Field: The top-114 entrants using the formula for all Golf Ireland Bridgestone Tour Events will qualify for the field.

The next 72 players will play in a Qualifying Tournament for the remaining 6 additional places. Once the initial field for the Championship & Qualifying Tournament has been formulated, 28 days before the event, any subsequent withdrawals will be filled by additional places from the qualifying tournament.

Please note: there will be no additional waiting list – any player not making the initial field for the Championship itself or the qualifying tournament will receive a refund of their entry fee

 

f) Ballot: Where there is an oversubscription, entrants will be admitted to the field at the close of entries based on the standardised balloting criteria prescribed for Bridgestone Tour events.

 

g) Form of Play: Stroke Play

 

h) No. of Rounds: Four Rounds

 

i) Cut: Top-30 players plus ties after Round 2