Warwickshire Golf
WUGC Boys Under 14 & Under 12 Championships 2021 Rules
The Warwickshire Boys Under 14’s & Under 12’s Championships will be played on Tuesday 17th August 2021
at North Warwickshire Golf Club, Hampton Lane, Meriden, West Midlands CV7 7LL
Closing Date for Entry Applications is 3rd August 2021.
2021 CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND PLAY
Entry Qualifications:
To be eligible to enter these Championships, a player must :
1. be under the age of 14 years or 12 years respectively at 00:00 hours on 1st January 2021
2. be in possession of a WHS Handicap Index at the date of entry as follows:
Under 10 : maximum 36.4 handicap
Under 12 : maximum 36.4 handicap
Under 14 : maximum 32.4 handicap
or have received a personal invitation to play from one of the Warwickshire Junior Team Managers.
3. be a playing Member of a Warwickshire Golf Club affiliated to the County Golf Union
4. obtain the permission of the Operations Director if he has represented another County, or played in another County's Championships during the preceding 12 months.
Conditions of Play:
1. The Championship shall be played by Stroke Play over 27 holes. Unless numbers of entries are such that it is only feasible to run an 18 hole event.
2. The Winner will be the competitor who returns the lowest gross score over 27 holes.
3. In the event of a tie for first place after the specified number of holes, the Championship shall be decided on the day by sudden death play-off, over holes as specified by the Championship Committee.
4. Other ties will be decided on a count back basis taking into account the Gross score for the last 9, 6, 3 and 1 holes, in sequence, until a result is obtained. If this does not produce a result the hole by hole scores, counting backwards from the final hole on a cumulative basis, will be compared until a result is obtained.
5. The use of ride-on buggies is generally prohibited in Warwickshire Union of Golf Club events. Players should walk at all times unless permission to ride has been given by the Championship Committee. Permission will only be given in exceptional circumstances.
6. We ask that mobile telephones are only used in case of emergencies.
7. Caddies are not allowed.
Prizes:
1. The overall Winner will hold the Salver presented by North Warwickshire Golf Club for one year, and will receive a Silver medal and a Voucher.
2. The overall Runner-up will receive a Bronze medal and a Voucher. Overall 3rd Place will receive a Voucher.
3. The Winner of the Under 12’s Championship will hold the John Jewsbury Cup for 1 year, and will receive a Silver Medal and a Voucher
4. The Runner-up in the Under 12’s Championship will receive a voucher
5. Where a competitor eligible to compete in both Championships returns the best overall gross score in both Championships he will be awarded both Titles and associated medals and vouchers.
6. In all other instances the rule that no competitor may win more than 1 prize will apply. Where a competitor in the Boys Under 12’s Championship returns scores which qualify for prizes, other than as the winner, in both Championships, he will be awarded the higher status prize and the other prize(s) awarded to the player(s) with the next best score in that category.
7. A Voucher will also be awarded to the Winner of the Putting Competition being run on the day.
8. Other prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Championships Committee.
9. Prize Winners and all other competitors are expected to be present at the prizegiving.
Entry Applications:
1. Applications and Payments may be made on-line via the County website OR by post.
2. Entrants for the Under 12’s Championship automatically qualify to also participate in the Under 14’s Championship at no additional cost.
3. Postal entries will only be accepted on the official WUGC Entry Form available on the County website or from your Club Secretary/Manager.
4. Entry Applications – both postal and on-line - and related Fees, must be received by the WUGC Operations Director NOT LATER THAN the
specified closing date for entries.
5. No Entry Fees will be refunded unless intimation of scratching is received PRIOR TO the Draw Sheet being issued.
6. It is a strict condition of entry that a Parental Consent Form is completed and returned to the WUGC Operations Director NOT LATER THAN
the specified closing date for entries.
Dress Code After Play:
Competitors should adhere to the dress rules of the host club as specified on the Draw Sheet.
Rules of Golf Applicable:
1. The Competition will be played in accordance with the Rules of Golf as approved by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, and as supplemented by Local Rules.
Note: The use of Distance Measuring Devices which conform with the current Rules of Golf is allowed.
Resolution of Issues:
Any questions arising as to Entry Qualifications, Rules of Golf, Resolution of Exceptional Ties or any other points will be considered by the Championship Committee whose decision will be final. The Committee reserve the right to limit the number of entries.
The contact for this competition is Matt Nixon
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