MIDDLESEX GOLF Under 18’S Championship The Inspiration Club, 27th August 2024. £30 per golfer.

23.1  Qualifications

i)        Entrants can be male or female and must be aged under 18 at 00:00 hours on 1st January preceding the Championship.

ii)       On the date that their entry for the Championship is submitted, they must hold a handicap of 18.4 or lower. Players with handicaps greater than the limit may not enter.

23.2  Maximum Entry

The maximum number of competitors is 72. If the number of approved entries exceeds the number of places available, competitors nominated to represent their Club in the MIDDLESEX GOLF Junior Champion Club Tournament will have automatic places. In all other respects, Part I – General Rules Applying to All Competitions, Section 5 will apply.

23.3  Format

i)        The Championship will be a stroke play event, played over 36 holes.

ii)       Players may employ a caddie, but the caddie must be under the age of 18 on the day of the Championship.

iii)      The Committee reserves the right to prevent a person from being employed or continuing to be employed as a caddie if the competitor is unable to verify that the caddie meets the term above by providing verification from the Secretary of the competitor’s golf club or other evidence acceptable to the Committee.

23.4  Order of Play

As far as is practical, competitors will be drawn to play in descending order of handicap in groups of three with no playing group comprising two competitors from the same club.

23.5  Prizes and Vouchers

i)        The winner of the Boys and Girls categories will be the male or female competitor with the lowest aggregate gross score for the 36-holes. The player will win the trophy for their overall category and the player will also receive a memento to retain. The winners of the Boys and Girls categories will be expected to accept the invitation of England Golf to play in either the Boys’ County Champion of Champions or Girl’s County Champion of Champions tournament normally held in September of the same year. However, if at any time during that same year the winner ceases to be a member of a golf club affiliated to MIDDLESEX GOLF, and therefore does not have a club affiliated to MIDDLESEX GOLF as their Home Club for handicap purposes, the invitation will be withdrawn and offered instead to the next placed person that fully meets these requirements.

ii)       The male and female competitor with the lowest aggregate nett score in each category for the 36 holes will receive a memento to retain.

iii)      Other prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Tournament Committee.