| Competition entry | Other than medals, you must enter before the deadline by completing both the competition’s book and submitting your entry fee. The deadline is always advertised but is generally 9-10 days before the event. This allows time for the draw to be posted before the weekend prior to the competition. |
| Reserve entry | After the deadline closes, reserve entries may be made who will be placed in the main draw only if someone drops out. Reserve players must turn-up 15min before the first tee-time otherwise they will loose their entry fee if they don’t play. |
| Withdrawing | If you need to withdraw from a drawn competition, you must do so by phoning the Competitions Hotline 07864 068280 at least 1 hour before the first tee time or talking directly with the Competition’s Secretary (not be leaving messages etc). |
| Failing to turn up | Anyone who fails to turn up for their tee time or arrives after the next group’s tee-time, will be disqualified from the event and receive a 2 competition ban. |
| Lateness on the tee | Anyone who is late on the tee (as determined by the starter) will incur a penalty (generally two shots in stroke-play or two points in stableford formats). |
| Completion of cards | As part of a valid round, you are responsible for correctly completing a signed card including the gross score on every hole. Addition of scores or calculation of stableford points etc is the responsibility of the Competition’s Committee. |
| Submission of cards | You (and only you) are responsible for submitting your card and it must be placed in the Competitions Box (NOT the smaller ‘general play’ box). |
| Walking off the course | There are only four instances where it is acceptable to walk off the course during a round: 1) physical injury or medical condition, 2) unforeseen personal emergency, 3) extreme weather where the entire group agrees to walk in, 4) lightning or the threat of it. Penalty for breach of this rule is a two competition ban. |
| Mixing match-play and stroke-play | Players are reminded that, under Rule 33-1 of the Rules of Golf, match-play rounds in official competitions cannot be combined simultaneously with official stroke-play events. In such cases, the player would be disqualified from the stroke-play event. |
| Medals | To enter medals and m/w medals, you must sign the competitions book and submit your entry fee BEFORE you tee off. There are no exceptions. Unless agreed with the Competitions Committee in advance, a player’s card must be marked only by a fellow competitor who is not an immediate family member or partner. Between 8:30am and 10:30am, medal entrants should not play in groups of more than three players (irrespective of how many of the group are entered in the medal). |