CONDITIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
PLAY
1. The Championship shall be played by Stroke Play over 36 holes. The competitor
with the lowest gross score for 36 holes shall be the winner.
2. The number of competitors will be limited to 60 and if more entries are received they
will be reduced to the stated number by eliminating the higher handicaps by ballot.
3. If there is a tie for the Championship after 36 holes, the tie shall be decided in
accordance with Regulation 6 as printed in the Rules of the Union.
4. The Championship shall be played in accordance with the Rules of Golf of the Royal
and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews and such local rules as shall be approved by
the Championship Committee.
5. All disputes shall be settled by the Championship Committee whose decision shall
be final.
6. It is a condition that competitors must use the 1.68 inch golf ball and only those
brands on the current list of Conforming Golf Balls may be used.
7. All ties, including first place in the Championship proper, will be decided in
accordance with Regulation 6, as printed in the Rules of the Union.
8. Entrance fees will NOT BE REFUNDED unless intimation of scratching is received
before the closing date for entries.
9. Any competitor not on the first Tee when his name is called by the starter will be
DISQUALIFIED.
10. Players shall walk at all times during a stipulated round unless permitted to ride by
the Championship Committee. .
11. Caddies are not permitted in this Championship.
12. Conforming Driving Clubs: The driver the player carries must have a clubhead,
identified by model and loft, that is named on the current list of Conforming Driver
Heads issued by R&A Rules Limited (www.randa.org).
PENALTY for breach of Conditions 6, 10 and 12 : DISQUALIFICATION.
QUALIFICATION
To be eligible to compete a player:-
a) must be an amateur as defined by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews.
b) must be a member of an affiliated club or have been born in the County and be a
member of an affiliated club of another county.
c) If an Artisan, must be a member of an Artisan section of a club which is also
affiliated to both County Union and the Artisan Golfers Association and must qualify
in paragraph (a).
d) Must not have taken part in a Golf Championship of another County or have
represented another County Union during the previous 12 months.
e) Must possess a handicap not exceeding 6.
f) Must be under the age of 18 years on 1st January in the year the Championship is
played.