COUNTY MATCHPLAY TROPHY - 2009

Ranfurly Castle Golf Club

Current Champion 2008 - Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell of Renfrew Golf Club with Renfrew Golf Club Captain, Ken Martin

CONDITIONS OF PLAY

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 it 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. During the stipulated round, a competitor may not use a motorised vehicle unless specifically authorised by the Committee.
10. 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.
11. A competitor is not permitted to withdraw at any stage of the Championship except for emergency reasons or medical circumstances 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

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

ENTRIES

• Entrants must be a member of a golf club affiliated to the Renfrewshire Golf Union .
• The starting field shall be 16.
• Entrants will consist of the first 16 placed players in the County Stroke Play Championship who are available to take part in this competition.
• 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
Competitors are required to register at the Renfrewshire Golf Union registration desk prior to their tee off time.

By order of the Renfrewshire Golf Union Championship Committee

Renfrewshire Golf Union