General Conditions

General Conditions Relating to All Championships and Tournaments

1. All Championships and Tournaments shall be played in accordance with the Rules of Golf of the Royal Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and such Local Rules as shall be approved by the Tournament Committee
2. All competitors must be of Amateur Status as defined by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
3. In all cases where individual entry is made by means of an official entry form:

   a) All entries must be made on the appropriate official entry form and must be received by the County Secretary of the Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs on or before the stipulated closing date for entries. All such entry forms must be accompanied by the stipulated entry fee/ (Cheques to be made payable to the 'Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs')

   b) Facsimiles of entry forms will be accepted provided the form has been fully completed, signed personally by the entrant, and both the facsimile and the stipulated entry fee are received by the County Secretary before 12 noon on the stipulated closing date

   c) No entry fee will be refunded unless intimation of scratching is received before the closing date for entries except for any entrant who may be balloted out and who does not subsequently compete

   d) All entries shall be subject to the approval of the Tournament Committee which reserves the right to accept or refuse any entry without giving reason for its decision, which shall be final

4. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to fix and/or alter starting times. Any competitor who is not present on the 1st tee at his appointed starting time shall be disqualified
5. If in any Championship or Tournament it becomes impossible to complete the Championship or Tournament in accordance with the Conditions thereof because of adverse weather conditions or other circumstances which in the opinion of the Tournament Committee make it impossible or impractical to do so the Tournament Committee shall be empowered to vary such Conditions to the extent necessary to achieve a result within the time available
6. All competitors will be required to play with golf balls which are on the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews list of Conforming Golf Balls current at the date of the Championship or Tournament

   Penalty for breach of condition: Disqualification

7. Players shall walk at all times during a stipulated round unless permitted to ride by the Tournament Committee

   Penalty for breach of condition: Disqualification

8. A competitor shall not knowingly make use of any drug to enhance his performance. Attention is drawn to the list of proscribed drugs issued by Sport England
9. All disputes shall be settled by the Tournament Committee (3 to form a quorum) whose decision shall be final
10. Except where otherwise provided In the Conditions of a particular Championship or Tournament, all ties shall be decided on the last 18, 9, 6, 3 or 1 holes in that order. If a tie still arises it shall be decided by reference to the last 6, 3 or 1 holes of the first nine holes of that round. If a tie still arises, each of the preceding rounds played shall be treated in the same way (taking each round in the reverse order to that in which they were played) until a decision is reached
11. Any competitor who during the course of an event, including practice days, misbehaves by, for example, swearing, throwing clubs, or vandalising the golf course or clubhouse, or acts in any manner which might bring the game into disrepute may be debarred from entering or taking part in any CUGC event for such a period as the Tournament Committee may decide
12. Any competitor who:
    a) Withdraws from an event after the draw has been published, or
    b) For whatever reason fails to appear on the tee at his appointed starting time, or
    c) Having qualified to continue in an event fails to do so
    must, without delay, furnish to the Tournament Committee an explanation, in writing, to the satisfaction of the Tournament Committee. If he does not do so, he will be debarred from entering or taking part in any CUGC event for such a period as the Tournament Committee may decide