|
Menzies Trophy
- Sunday 6th May 2012
Caldwell Golf
Club
(Youth County
Strokeplay Championship)
|
|
|
The Menzies Trophy is a 36 hole stroke
play competition and will be held at Caldwell Golf Club on Sunday
6th May 2012. The competition is open to all members of Renfrewshire
golf clubs between the ages of 18 and 22 on 1st January and who
have a handicap of 12 or better. Entry forms should be on club notice
boards by 1st April, otherwise contact the secretary of RGU.
The field will be restricted to 40 players
with higher handicaps being balloted out, if necessary.
The leading 16 players will qualify for the Matchplay (Duncan Trophy)
to be played at Renfrew Golf Club on Sundays, 3rd and 10th June
2010.
In the event of a tie for 16th place, the lower second round will
apply.
See below for full details of conditions of play.
|
|
Current Champion 2011
- Sam Binning - Ranfurly Castle
|
|

Sam Binning with Cochrane
Castle Captain, Norrie Gibson.
|
CONDITIONS OF PLAY
- The Championship shall be played over two
rounds of 18 holes in accordance with the Rules of Golf as approved
by R & A Rules Limited and the Local Rules as approved by the
Championship Committee.
- 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.
- It shall comprise of 36 holes of stroke
play, played over one day. The trophy shall be held by the winner,
returning the lowest aggregate scratch score, whose responsibility
it is to ensure that the trophy is returned to Renfrewshire Golf Union
when requested.
- In the event of a tie after two rounds,
the Championship Committee shall determine the play off holes and
if still tied the same holes shall be played as sudden death under
stoke play conditions.
- In the event of a competitor withdrawing
after the closing time and date the entry fee shall not be refunded.
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.
- The ball the player plays must be named
on the current List of Conforming Golf Balls issued by the R &
A.
- 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.
- 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.
- During the stipulated round, a competitor
may not use a motorised vehicle unless specifically authorised by
the Committee.
- 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.
- 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, between the ages of 18
and 22 years on 01 January and of Amateur Status as defined by R &
A Rules Limited.
- Be in possession of a handicap not normally
exceeding 12 (exact 11.4) under the current Congu Unified Handicapping
System.
ENTRIES
- Entry to the competition will normally
be through affiliated club secretaries. These should be submitted
at least 2 weeks prior to the competition in order that the draw can
be made and published. Late applications may be accepted by contacting
the Secretary of Renfrewshire Golf Union.
- The starting field in conjunction with
the Caven Junior Trophy and at the discretion of Renfrewshire Golf
Union, will be limited to 81 players overall and in the event of an
over-entry, numbers will be reduced from each section in order of
exact handicap. Reserves may be able to compete subject to withdrawals.
Refund of entry fees will be issued to those entrants who fail to
gain entry.
- Entries should be sent to the Secretary,
Renfrewshire Golf Union accompanied by the published entry fee. Postal
Orders and post-dated cheques will not be accepted and no receipt
will be issued.
- 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.
- Entries close at the published date on
annual entry forms.
REGISTRATION
Competitors are required to register at the Renfrewshire Golf Union
registration desk at least 15 minutes prior to their tee off time.
By order of the Renfrewshire Golf Union Championship Committee.
Renfrewshire
Golf Union
|
 |