MIDDLESEX GOLF MIXED Winter Match Play Championship
32.1 Qualifications
I) The Championship is open to any golfer with a MIDDLESEX GOLF affiliation with a handicap limit of 28.4 for men and 36.4 for women on the date that their entry for the event is submitted.
ii) A pair must be aged 18 or over at 00:00hrs on 1st January of the year of the Championship.
iii) A pair must consist of one male and one female.
iv) It is a term of entering a team, when drawn as the “Home Pair” in any round, must be in a position to play the matches on their course.
32.2 Maximum Entry
There is no maximum number of competitors for this Championship, but the committee reserves the right to restrict the numbers.
32.3 Format
i) The Championship shall run over the winter period from November through to April.
ii) The Championship is a Greensomes knockout 18-hole match play competition, played off Greensomes Handicap (60% lower handicap + 40% higher handicap) + adjustment. As there will most likely be more than one set of tees being used in the match, the adjustment is 50% of the difference between the CR for your tees in use and the lowest CR being utilised in the group.
iii) After handicap allowances have been applied the team with the lowest combined team handicap plays off zero strokes relative to the other team. The other team receives the difference between their own combined team handicap and that of the team with the lowest combined team handicap.
iv) Men must play from the white tees and women must play from the red tees. The indices from the white tees must be used to determine where shots apply.
v) The order of the draw will be determined by lot drawn by the County Operations Manager. The first pair drawn will be the top-named pair on the draw sheet and will be the “Home Pair”. The pair drawn as their opponent will be the bottom-named pair on the draw sheet and will be the “Away Pair”.
vi) Should the condition of the “Home Pair’s” course not be suitable for the match to be played, then the match can either be played at the “Away Pair’s” course or a neutral course selected by the Tournament Committee.
vii) The pair that reports the result of their match first will receive the advantage of being the top pair, and thus have “home” advantage in the next round.
viii) Each round except the final round will start at or before 11:00am on the closure date specified or on an earlier date and time mutually arranged between the two teams
ix) The final will be played over 18 holes on an agreed date on a neutral course nominated by the Tournament Committee.
x) 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.
xi) The result of each match must be reported to the County Operations Manager as soon as possible after the completion of the match. If no result has been reported by noon on the Monday following the date set for the end of the round both pairs will be disqualified.
xii) Following any match other than the semi-finals and final, any claim under Rule 20.1b(2) of the Rules of Golf must be reported on the day to the to the Chief Rules Official or to a member of the Tournament Panel of Rules Officials for a ruling.
32.4 Order of play
i) The “Away Pair” will have the honour on the first teeing ground. For the semi-final and final matches, the order of play will be decided by lot.
But competitors must heed to the following safety precaution …
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ii) In the interest of safety, on each hole the players teeing off from the forward most tees must stand safely aside and allow all players to tee off from tee that are further back, regardless of honour.
32.5 Prizes and Vouchers
i) The winners will be presented with the Winter Match Play Championship Trophy. They will also receive a memento to retain and a voucher.
ii) The runners-up will receive a memento and a voucher.