TERMS OF THE COMPETITION

 

1.    Format
A team and Individual competition will be run concurrently over 54 holes

 

Team format
The Team Championship will be 54 holes of stroke play. Teams are comprised of 5 players. In each 18-hole round, the total of the four lowest scores by players of each team constitutes the team score for that round. The total of the four-player team scores for the three rounds is the team's score for the Championship. The Champion is the team with the lowest total score for 54 holes.

 

Individual format
The Individual Championship will be 54 holes of stroke play. Individual players may also be part of a team format on a concurrent basis.

 

2.    Team Representatives
A team may have up to two advice givers who must be identified to the Committee at registration. A player designated as one of the advice givers may not provide advice while playing a round. 

 

3.    Amateur Status
All players selected by their teams must be amateur golfers in accordance with the Rules of Amateur Status as approved by R&A Rules Limited and the USGA.

 

4.    Practice Prior to the Championship

The practice round is Sunday, September 14th in the afternoon.  There are no other formal on-course practice arrangements.

5.    Registration
Teams must register between 10:00am – 12:00pm on Sunday, September 14th. 

 

6.    Selection of Teams and Substitutions
By September 12th, the names of the 5 players who will represent the team must be given and only those players are permitted to practice on the Championship courses and the practice areas. Once the event has started, there are no substitutions permitted.

The 5 individuals competing at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational are permitted to access the Championship course and practice areas and have all the same benefits as the team players.

If a player suffers an injury or illness after the start of the Championship that keeps that player from competing in a given round, the player may return to the Championship if the player recovers in time.

If a team of four players starts the Championship, a team's fifth player who has missed a round or rounds may participate in the remainder of the Championship and have his score count for those remaining rounds, provided that player's name was confirmed to the Golf Canada at team registration.

 

7.    Prizes & Playoffs
Team: Overall champion and runner up. 
Individual: Overall champion and runner up.
 
In the event of a tie in the team championship, there will be no playoff and co-champions will be declared. 

Individuals who are tied for the lead after 54-holes will participate in a hole-by-hole playoff to determine who will receive the RBC Canadian Open exemption.

8.    Anti-Doping (Abbreviated Term)
The use of Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods is strictly forbidden. All competitors are subject to the provisions of the Golf Canada’s Anti-Doping Policy. Details of the Policy, are available from golfcanada.ca . 
 

9.    Order of Play within Teams
Each round will be conducted using a shotgun start. Team members will be assigned in five continuous groups each round (for example, one team member at hole #1, hole #2, and hole #3). On the first two rounds of the Championship, the Coaches will determine the order of play within their teams (via forms provided at team registration). If a team does not submit a form, or if the form is not returned by the deadline, the order of play will be determined alphabetically by surname. For example, Alvarez will start on hole #1, Brown will start at hole #2, and Lee will start at hole #3.

On the last round of the Championship, the order of play within teams will be based on score, that is, the player with the lowest cumulative individual score will be on an earlier hole. In the case of a tie, the order of play will be the same as the Captain's designated order of play for the first two rounds.

 

10.    Breaking Team Ties for the 3rd Round Draw
For the purpose of breaking team ties for the 3rd round draw, the "first in, last out" method will be used. The order of finish will be determined by the order of the previous round's draw. A team with an earlier start hole will be considered to have finished before a team with a later hole. If two teams have the same starting times, the team listed as starting off of Hole 1 will be considered to have finished before those listed off of another starting hole. If two teams are in the same starting times from the same starting hole, the order that they are listed in the draw will be the order that will be considered to have finished.

 

11.    Minimum of 36 Holes
In no circumstances will either Championship be extended beyond the second day. The winner will be the team which returns the lowest score for the number of rounds played, except that, if it is not possible to play at least 36 holes in the two available days, the Championship will be concluded without a Champion being determined.