CONDITIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
PLAY
1.    The Championship shall be played by Stroke Play over 36 holes over two days (18 holes being played on each day).  The competitor with the lowest gross score for 36 holes shall be the winner.
2.    The number of competitors will be limited to 140 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 will 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.    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 11  :  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 14.4
f)    must have attained the age of 55 years by the first day of the Championship.