MIDDLESEX GOLF MEN’S President's Foursomes

30.1 Qualifications
i) A team from an affiliated club will consist of six male players.
ii) It is a term of entering that a team, when drawn as the “Home Team” in any round, must be in a position to play the matches on their course.
iii) Any player competing in this Championship is not eligible to compete in the MIDDLESEX GOLF MEN’S Middlesex Sixes during the same calendar year.
30.2 Maximum Entry
A maximum of one team from each affiliated club.
30.3 Format
i) The Championship is a team knockout foursomes match play competition, played off scratch. Each round comprises three foursomes matches over 18 holes, apart from Round Two which comprises of two legs.
ii) The order of the draw will be determined by lot drawn by the County Operations Manager in the presence of at least one other member of the Tournament Committee or member of the Executive Committee. The first team drawn in any pair will be the top-named team on the draw sheet and will be considered to be the “Home Team”. The team drawn as their opponent will be the bottom-named team on the draw sheet and will be considered to be the “Away Team”. With the exception of the second round (see28.3 iii) the “Home Team” must contact their opponents three weeks prior to the Closing Date for each round. Failure to do so will result in the loss of the right to play at their home club.
iii) In Round Two the first leg will be played on the course of the “Home Team” with the second leg on the course of the “Away Team”. All other rounds except the semi-final and final rounds will be played on the course of the “Home Team”.
iv) Where a “Home Team” has difficulty in arranging to play the matches on their own course, it may opt to play them on a neutral course acceptable to the “Away Team” or on the course of the “Away Team”. If the matches are to be played on other than the course of the “Home Team”, the “Home Team” must expect to pay any green fees due.
v) Each round except the semi-final and final rounds, and each leg of Round Two will be played at or before 2:00pm on the closure date specified or on an earlier date and time mutually arranged between the two teams.
vi) A semi-final will be played on a neutral course which will normally be that of a side playing in the other semi-final or on a neutral course nominated by the Tournament Committee. The Tournament Committee will endeavour to appoint County Rules Officials to be present for the semi-final rounds.
vii) The final will be played on a neutral course nominated by the Tournament Committee. The Tournament Committee will endeavour to appoint County Rules Officials to be present for the final. The agreed date and neutral course will normally be the same as those for the final of the MIDDLESEX GOLF MEN’S Middlesex Sixes.
viii) In the event of a match being all square after 18 holes, extra holes will be played in accordance with Part II – Terms of Play Applying to All Competitions, Term 15.1.
ix) Any claims to be made under Rule 20.1b(2) of the Rules of Golf must be reported on the day to the County Operations Manager, or if he or she is not available, to the Chief Rules Official or to a member of the Tournament Panel of Rules Officials for a ruling.
x) The team that wins the most matches in a round, or over the two legs of Round Two, will go through to the next round.
xi) In the event of each team having won three matches in Round Two the Team Captains will nominate one of their three sides who have played in the second leg to play a hole-by-hole play-off, in accordance with Part II – Terms of Play Applying to All Competitions, Term 15.1.
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xii) If a breach of Rule 1-3b(1) of the Rules of Golf between sides in a match results in a draw between the teams, the Team Captains will nominate one of their two sides not subject to disqualification, to play a hole-by-hole play-off, in accordance with Part II – Terms of Play Applying to All Competitions, Term 15.1. In the event of a breach of Rule 1-3b(1) of the Rules of Golf between sides in a match resulting in a draw between the teams, not coming to light until a later date, the teams may field substitutes in the play-off that meet the required qualifications.
xiii) If a breach of Rule 1-3b(1) of the Rules of Golf between sides in a match or a valid claim made under the final paragraph of Rule 20.1b(2) of the Rules of Golf is upheld, results in a draw between the teams after there has been a hole-by-hole play-off in Round Two (see xii) the result of the hole-by-hole play-off will be ignored.
xiv) The results of a round must be reported to the County Operations Manager as soon as possible after the completion of the last match. If no result has been reported by noon on the Monday following the date set for the end of the round both teams will be disqualified.
30.4 Order of play
i) Team Captains will exchange their team’s playing order at least fifteen minutes before the first starting time of a round. After the exchange of teams’ playing orders by the Team Captains, the order may not be changed, but substitutes may be permitted.
ii) After the exchange of teams’ playing orders by the Team Captains, the order may not be changed.
iii) For all rounds preceding the semi-final and final, the “Away Team” will have the honour on the first teeing ground. In the semi-final and final rounds, the order of play from the first tee will be decided once by lot and the result will apply to all three matches.
30.5 Prizes and Vouchers
i) The winning team will receive on behalf of their club the Presidents Jug and the team will also receive a memento to retain.
ii) The runners-up will receive a memento.