Junior Champion of Champions 2012

Paisley Golf Club - Sunday 1st April

1. The Championship shall be match play in accordance with the Rules of Golf as approved by R & A Rules Limited and the Local Rules as approved by the Championship Committee.
2. The Championship will be under the charge of the Championship Committee of Renfrewshire Golf Union to whom all disputes will be referred and whose decision shall be final. The Committee reserve the right to amend the Conditions of the Championship.
3. Each match shall comprise of 18 holes played off scratch. In the event of a halved match in any round, players shall continue to play until one player wins a hole.
4. The trophy shall be held by the winner, whose responsibility is to ensure that the trophy is returned to the Renfrewshire Golf Union when requested.
5. There is no entry fee.
6. Failure to notify the Championship Committee of withdrawal shall result in a ban from playing in the same competition the following year. Only in exceptional circumstances and on formal appeal to the Championship Committee will the ban be lifted.
7. The ball the player plays must be named on the current List of Conforming Golf Balls issued by the R & A.
8. The driver the competitor carries must have a club head identified by model and loft, that is named on the current List of Conforming Driver Heads issued by R &A Rules Limited. Note: Any individual driver on the List, if tested on pendulum testing apparatus approved by R & A Rules Limited must not have a characteristic time greater than 257 microseconds. Penalty for Breach of Condition : Disqualification.
9. In this competition, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance ONLY. If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g. gradient, windspeed, temperature, etc.) the Player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional function is actually used.
10. During the stipulated round, a competitor may not use a motorised vehicle unless specifically authorised by the Committee.
11. Pace of Play (note 2 to Rule 6-7) In the absence of mitigating circumstances, a group is liable to be timed if it is in excess of the time allowed and, in the case of 2nd or subsequent groups, out of position. The time allowed will be determined by the Championship Committee and will be notified to all competitors.
12. A competitor is not permitted to withdraw at any stage of the Championship except for emergency reasons or medical circumstances when explained and deemed acceptable by the Championship Committee. A competitor failing to notify the Championship Committee in person of his withdrawal before departing the Championship venue will be the subject to an automatic ban from the same competition the following year. Only in exceptional circumstances and on formal appeal will the ban be lifted.

QUALIFICATION

1. Be male at birth and of Amateur Status as defined by R & A Rules Limited.
2. Be in possession of a handicap under the current Congu Unified Handicapping System.

ENTRIES

1. Entrants must be a member of a golf club affiliated to the Renfrewshire Golf Union .
2. The starting field shall be comprised of the Junior Club Champions of each club affiliated to the Renfrewshire Golf Union.
3. All entries are the subject of the approval of the Championship Committee, who reserve the right to refuse or accept or, having accepted, subsequently reject any entry and shall not be called upon to give any reason for their action.

REGISTRATION

1. Competitors are required to register with the Renfrewshire Golf Union Official in attendance prior to their tee off time.