NORFOLK COUNTY GOLF UNION

• To encourage more people to play the game of golf regardless of age, gender or background.
• To assist with the provision of opportunities for people to sustain their involvement and regularly participate in golf.
• To help provide a safe and secure environment for junior and handicapped persons and to ensure that where-ever possible best practices are adopted at all affiliated clubs.
• To provide education on the rules and etiquette of the game.
• To help improve the accessibility and affordability making it easier to join a golf club.
• To monitor golfing trends in order to assess where future resources should be focused.
• To increase the playing standards of golfers particularly those at Category One level to produce Regional and National Champions.

Norfolk County Golf Union Rules and Regulations

1. RULES

1.1 The Union shall be called the Norfolk County Golf Union

1.2 Subject to the over-riding authority of the Union, the government of the Union and disposal of its property and funds shall be vested in the Council consisting of the President, the Vice President, past Presidents, The County Captain, past County Captains, the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer, and the Union Representatives on the Council of the English Golf Union, subject to the proviso that if any Past President or Past County Captain fails to attend at least one duly convened meeting of the Council during a period of three consecutive years he shall, unless the Council shall for good reason otherwise determine, be deemed to have resigned his membership of the Council.
In addition the Council shall have power to appoint, and co-opt as ex officio members of the Council the following officers: Junior Golf Delegate, Junior Golf Secretary, County Second Team Captain, County Match Secretary, Child Welfare Officers, Scratch League Secretary, the Honorary Secretary's Assistant, and any other officer the Council deems appropriate. At all Council Meetings eight shall form a quorum.

1.3 All Golf and Artisan Clubs in Norfolk shall be eligible for Membership, the former as Members and the latter as Associate Members.

1.4 Every Member Club may be represented at all General Meetings of the Union by the Captain, Secretary (or their nominees ) and one other Club Member and every Associate Member Club by its Honorary Secretary or its nominee. Save as provided in Rule 1.6, all Clubs represented and the President, Vice President and Hon. Secretary or their nominees shall be entitled to vote at all General Meetings. The County President shall have a second or casting vote.
Each Annual General Meeting of the Union shall be held during the months of March or April.
A special General Meeting may be convened at any time on request in writing made by at least three Member Clubs.
A clear fourteen days' notice of any General Meeting and the business to be transacted thereat shall be given to the Clubs who are for the time being Member Clubs or Associate Member Clubs of the Union, and only business of which such notice has been given shall be transacted.
At all General Meetings twelve shall form a quorum.

1.5 The President, the Vice President, the County Captain, the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer, the Union Representative on the Council of the English Golf Union and the Junior's Representative shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting of the Union and together with the immediate Past President, shall constitute the Executive Committee of the Union.
The Executive Committee is charged with ensuring that all rules contained in the Constitution and all Regulations governing Championships, competitions and matches are complied with. The Executive Committee is authorised to deal with any breach of rule or discipline, and to impose sanctions upon any club, player or person deemed to have breached any rule or discipline. In the case of a club, such sanctions may include suspension or disqualification from participating in Union activities, including golf meetings and competitions. In the case of a player such sanctions may include suspension or disqualification from all or any County Golf Meetings or competitions.
Any Club, player or person brought before the Executive Committee for alleged breach of rule or discipline, if found guilty, has the right to appeal to the Council of the Union. An appeal must be lodged in writing not more than thirty days from the date of the Executive Committee decision to impose sanctions. At all Executive Committee Meetings four shall form a quorum.

1.6 The Annual Subscription payable by Member Clubs and Associate Member Clubs in any year shall be the amount determined at the preceding Annual General Meeting. In addition, all Member Clubs and Associate Member Clubs shall pay the annual subscription per member payable by this Union to the English Golf Union. For the purpose of this Rule, the term 'member' shall mean Men members paying a playing membership subscription.
All subscriptions shall become due on the 1st January in each year
A Club shall be considered in arrear if its subscription is not paid by the 31st March in any year and its membership of the Union shall cease and become void if its subscription is not paid by the 30th June. A club whose subscription is in arrear shall not be entitled to attend or vote at meetings of the Union nor its members entitled to take part in any Golf Meeting of the Union.

1.7 Any club wishing to resign its membership must give notice thereof in writing to the Honorary Secretary on or before the 30th November in any year otherwise the Club shall be liable to pay its subscription for the ensuing year.

1.8 County Card and Reciprocal County Card Schemes - Individual Membership.
Men members of Clubs belonging to the Union become 'Individual Members' of the Union and shall be entitled to a free “County Card” on payment by the clubs of the Annual County Union Subscription which shall be fixed by the Council from time to time, .

The County Card shall entitle the 'Individual Member' to one day's golf per annum on the courses of all member clubs, subject to reserved periods and days specified by the clubs, on payment of not more than 50% of the current Green Fee.

Providing their Club participates in the Reciprocal County Card Scheme, “Individual Members” are also entitled to obtain from their Club Secretary a Reciprocal County Card applicable to participating Clubs in the Essex and Suffolk Golf Unions which is also free of charge. Subject to prior arrangements with the Clubs concerned “Individual Members” may play the courses on payment of up to 50% discount of the current green fee on any day with the exception of the periods and days reserved as stated on the County Card or Reciprocal County Cards.

1.9 The Honorary Secretary shall record in a book kept for the purpose, correct Minutes of the proceedings of all meetings of the Council and of the Union and shall produce such books at all meetings.
The Honorary Treasurer shall record in another book kept for the purpose all the financial transactions of the Union for which he shall be answerable to the Council.

1.10 Council meetings may be convened at any time by the Honorary Secretary or on written request by any two members of the Council.

1.11 No Rule or Regulation of the Union shall be repealed or altered and no new Rule or Regulation shall be made save by a majority of two-thirds of the Club representatives and the three voting Council Members present at any General Meeting of the Union. Twenty-one day's notice of the proposed alterations shall be given to the Honorary Secretary who shall in turn give 14 days' notice to each Club belonging to the Union setting out the proposed amendment .

2 REGULATIONS.

2.1 The following County Golf Meetings shall be held each year: -
(A) County Handicap Foursomes for the Carrick and Thompson Bowls. 36 holes Handicap Stableford qualifying for the knockout section on the second day.
(B) County Amateur Championship. 72 holes stroke play. First day 36 holes stroke play, second day 36 holes stroke play limited to the top 20 players and ties after 36 holes. The Club Team Challenge Shield shall be played in conjunction with the first 36 holes of this Championship. Clubs may enter any number of teams, each team consisting of three players.
(C) County Handicap Competition for the Geoffrey Burroughs Salver. 36 holes stroke play under handicap. The Club Team Handicap Shield shall be played for in conjunction with this competition. Clubs may enter any number of teams, each team consisting of three players.
No player shall be allowed to compete in both the County Amateur Championship and the County Handicap Competition in the same year.
(D) County Boys Championship for the Frank Brett Trophy. 36 holes stroke play open to boys who are under 18 years on the 1st day of January in the year of the competition.
The Club Boys Scratch Challenge Shield shall be played in conjunction with the Championship. Clubs may enter any number of teams, each team consisting of three players.
A 36 hole stroke play under handicap competition will be played in conjunction with the Championship for the Roper Cup. The winner will be the player with the lowest net score, other than the winner of the Championship.
The top 16 players in the Championship will qualify for the Derek Rains scratch knock out competition, played later in the same year.
(E) County Seniors Championship for the John McInnes Cup. 18 holes stroke play. Competitors to be over 55 years of age on the day of the Championship.
A Boys Handicap Team Trophy shall be played in conjunction with the Championship.  Clubs may enter any number of teams, each team consisting of three ( 3 ) players.  The Club Team winning the Team Handicap Trophy will qualify for the English Golf Union Junior Club Team Competition held annually.                                                    (F) Coronation Salvers. 18 holes stableford handicap foursomes competition open to Ladies, Gentlemen, Professionals and Assistant Professionals who are members of or attached to any Club Affiliated to the Union.
(G) Norfolk Open Championship for the Earlham Cup. 36 holes stoke play, open to Amateurs who are eligible to play in the County Amateur Championship, Professional and Assistant Professionals who are attached to any Member Club in the County and/or are members of the Norfolk Professional Golf Association.
(H) Henry Craske Memorial Salver. To be held for one year by the player returning the lowest aggregate score in the County Amateur Championship and the Norfolk Open Championship in each year.
(I) Clymer Bowl. County Captain's invitation competition.
(J) Norfolk Professional Championship for the Trafford Cup. 36 holes stroke play. When organised by this Union to be run concurrently with the Norfolk Open Championship. Open to Professionals and Assistant Professionals who are eligible to play in the Norfolk Open Championship.
(K) County Boys under 16 Championship. 36 holes stroke play open to boys who are under 16 years on the 1st January in the year of the competition. This Championship to be run in conjunction with (D) above, the County Junior Boys Championship. The winner of the Championship Trophy will be the player with the lowest gross score other than the winner of the County Junior Boys Championship.
A 36 hole stroke play under handicap competition will be played in conjunction with the Championship. The winner will be the player with the lowest net score, other than the winner of the County Boys Championship, the Roper Cup or the Under 16 Championship Trophy.
(L) County Boys under 14 Championship. 18 hole stroke play open to boys who are under 14 years on the 1st day of January in the year of the competition.
An 18 hole stroke play handicap competition will be played in conjunction with the Championship. The winner will be the player with the lowest net score, other than the winner of the Under 14 Championship Trophy.
(M) County Junior Boys under 12 Championship. An 18 holes stroke play open to boys who are under 12 on the 1st day of January in the year of the competition.
A 9 hole stroke play under handicap competition will be run in conjunction with the Championship. The winner will be the player with the lowest net score other than the winner of the Under 12 Championship Trophy.

( N ) Norfolk Order of Merit Table for the Alan Boswell Trophy, a series of 18 hole and 36 hole Scratch Competitions for which points are awarded to those players finishing in the top ten positions and ties. The winner of the Alan Boswell Trophy will be the player with the highest number of points over the whole series of competitions. The players finishing in the top 16 positions are invited to take part in the Norfolk Amateur Scratch Match Play Championship for the Austin Brydon Trophy.

( O ) The Norfolk Amateur Scratch Match Play Championship for the Austin Brydon Trophy in which those players finishing in the top 16 places in the Norfolk Order of Merit Table are invited to participate.

( P ) The Norfolk C.G.U. Centenary Team Competition for the Roger Trower Armada Dish.

Open to one team of 4 players from each club affiliated to the County Union comprising the Club Captain and a Junior, a member in the 0-12 handicap range and a member in the

13-24 handicap range who qualified as the winners in those handicap ranges from a specified Club competition.

2.2 The Council shall have the power to fix the maximum handicaps that shall be allowed to competitors for all Competitions and to regulate the number of entries.

2.3 In the event of a tie in Championships to which Regulation 2.1, (B), (D), (E), (G),(J),(K),(L), (M) & (N) apply, the Championship will be decided on the last 54,36,18,9,6,3 and 1 holes, except (J) where prizes will be shared equally.

2.4 All entrance fees shall go to the funds of the Union and shall be fixed by the Council from time to time.

2.5 All entries are to be made through the Secretary of the Club of which the Competitor is a member, the Secretary in question shall certify that such entrant is qualified to compete, in accordance with the Regulations of the Union.

2.6 The course and dates on which any County Meetings are to be held shall be decided at the Annual General Meeting of the Union subject to the consent and approval of the Member Club on whose course the Union may decide.

2.7 Any expenses which any County Meeting may entail shall be borne by the Member Club on whose course the meeting is held. The Council be empowered to make 'ex gratia' payments to Clubs hosting County Union events, including County 1st and 2nd team matches. The rates of payments shall be fixed by the Council from time to time.

2.8 To be eligible to compete in the Meetings to which Regulations 2.1 (A),(B),(C),(D),(E),(K), (L), (M), (N), (O) and (P) apply, and to represent the County at any level a player must: -
(i) be of Amateur Status as defined by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.
(ii) Be a playing member or Secretary of a Member Club, or an Associate Member Club or must have been born in the County and be a playing member of a Club affiliated to any other County Golf Union.
(iii) Not have taken part in a Golf Championship of another County Union or have represented another County Union at Golf since the 1st January of the current  year.

2.9 All County Competitions shall be played to the Rules of Golf subject to any Local Rules of the Club on whose course the meeting is being held.

2.10 The Honorary Secretary of the Union shall be empowered to make all necessary arrangements for the County Golf Meetings with the Committee of the Club on whose course the meetings are being held.

2.11 The Executive Committee shall consider and adjudicate upon any point arising at any County Meeting. Four shall form a quorum.

2.12 The Committee shall arrange matches with other counties or other golfing organisations from time to time as at deems fit.

3. REGULATIONS FOR THE INTER-CLUB KNOCKOUT FOURSOMES COMPETITION FOR THE PETER MYHILL CHALLENGE TROPHY

3.1 Inter-Club K.O. Foursomes Competition open to Clubs affiliated to the Norfolk County Golf Union and to be competed for annually.

3.2 Clubs to be represented by eight players - four couples.

3.3 Playing handicap limited to 18.

3.4 Matches to consist of 36 holes, unless previous to commencement, it is arranged to play 18 holes only. The final must be 36 holes.

3.5 Scoring will be by holes, not matches, the side winning the largest number of holes will be deemed the winner.

3.6 In a 36 hole match, after the first 18 holes played, the order of play and the composition of pairs may be altered as desired, but no new competitor be introduced. If for any reason a player cannot continue to play, the result of the match involved shall be as it stood at the last completed hole.

3.7 A Member of a Club is eligible to represent his Club in any of the matches played during the competition, provided the player has not represented another Club in competition in the same year.

3.8 The draw for the first round of the competition shall be made by the Competition Committee. In each round the first Club of each pair named in the draw shall play at home, unless altered by mutual agreement. The Draw for the second, third and any subsequent rounds will be made on the Friday after each preceding round has been played. It is the responsibility of the winning Team Captain or his nominee to notify the Hon. Secretary of the match result within 72 hours of the match being played. Failure to so do within the specified time will result in automatic elimination of that club from the next round. The dates for playing each round of the competition will be confirmed at the preceding Annual General Meeting as at present. The final will be played on a neutral course to be determined by the Executive Committee.

3.9 Each match must be played on the date notified in the draw sheet, unless both Clubs agree to an earlier date. If the match is not played by the prescribed date, either or both Clubs may be scratched at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

3.10 In the event of a tie, there will be a 'sudden death' play off between a pair made up of any two players from each side.

3.11 The Secretary of the winning Club will immediately notify the Honorary Secretary of the Union the result of the match.

3.12 The handicap allowance will be one half ( 1/2 )of the combined difference.

3.13 All matches must be played from the WHITE Medal Tees.

4. REGULATIONS FOR THE SCRATCH LEAGUE CUP

PRESENTED BY EATON GOLF CLUB.

4.1 The league shall be open to all Clubs affiliated to the Norfolk County Golf Union and shall be competed for annually.

4.2 A Club may enter a maximum of two teams in the Scratch League Competition but players may only represent one of those teams in each season. Teams from the same Club will always be drawn in different Divisions of the Scratch League.

4.3 Teams shall consist of five players.

4.4 Matches to be played on a scratch match play singles basis over 18 holes.

4.5 One point will be awarded for each game won and half a point for each game halved.

4.6 Each Club must play its team in strict order of playing handicap.

4.7 The playing handicap limit will be twelve.

4.8 No player shall represent more than one club in any league season, and must be a bona fide member of the club represented.

4.9 The fixture list will be prepared by the Scratch League Secretary from information provided to him by the participating clubs.

4.10 Depending on the number of clubs entering, the League will be divided into two, three or four divisions as decided by the Executive Committee.
If two divisions the top two teams in each division will qualify for the knock out finals.
If three divisions the top team in each division, together with the runner up with most points from any division will qualify for the knock out finals.
If four divisions the top team in each division will qualify for the knock out finals.
The draw, venue and dates for the semi finals and final will be arranged through the League Secretary.

The winners of the final will receive the Scratch League Cup, the Runners up will receive the second place trophy. The two losing semi finalists will playoff for the third place trophy.

4.11 In the League Divisions each Club shall play each other both home and away between May and Mid September, in accordance with the fixture list notified at the start of each Scratch League Season.

4.12 The Captain of the home team shall send a completed result card to the Scratch League Secretary within a week of the match being played.

4.13 In extenuating circumstances matches may be rearranged by mutual agreement, in other cases where matches are not played for any reason the Executive Committee may award a result for the match based on information provided by the clubs concerned or discount the match entirely.

4.14 If any player arrives more than 30 minutes late after the scheduled start of the match he shall forfeit his individual match if it as claimed by his opponent.

4.15 Applications from Clubs to join the Scratch League and resignations from it are to be lodged with the County Secretary by the 31st August, if they are to be effective the following year.

4.16 In the event of ties Division qualifiers will be decided by the number of individual games won, in the event that these are also equal the team with the best results against counterparts, and if this is also equal then play-off matches are to be arranged by the Clubs concerned with the Scratch League Secretary.

4.17 All matches must be played from the WHITE Medal Tees.

5. REGULATIONS FOR THE INTER-CLUB JUNIOR SINGLES KNOCK OUT COMPETITION FOR THE KENNETH SMITH TROPHY.

5.1 Inter Club Junior singles knockout competition, open to all Clubs affiliated to the Norfolk County Golf Union and to be competed for annually.

5.2 Clubs to be represented by 4 players.

5.3 Players to play under handicap - handicap limit Boys 28 and Girls 36. Each Club must play its team in strict order of handicap merit.

5.4 Matches to consist of 18 holes singles match play under handicap.

5.5 Scoring will be by holes, not matches, the side winning the largest number of holes will be deemed the winner.

5.6 The handicap allowance will be the FULL difference between handicaps.

5.7 A Junior Member of a Club is eligible to represent his or her Club in any of the matches played during the competition, provided the player has not represented another Club in the competition in the same year.

5.8 In the event of a tie there will be a 'sudden death' playoff between any player from each side.

5.9 Boys will play from the Men's Competition tees and the Girls from the LGU tees.

5.10 The draw for the first round of the competition shall be made by the Competition Committee. In each round the first Club of each pair named in the draw shall play at home, unless altered by mutual agreement. The Draw for the second, third and any subsequent rounds will be made on the Friday after each preceding round has been played. It is the responsibility of the winning Team Captain or his nominee to notify the Hon. .Secretary of the match result within 72 hours of the match being played. Failure to so do within the specified time will result in automatic elimination of that club from the next round. The dates for playing each round of the competition will be confirmed at the preceding Annual General Meeting as at present. The final will be played on a neutral course to be determined by the Executive Committee.

5.11 Each round must be played on the date notified on the draw sheet. If any match is not played by the prescribed date, either or both teams may be eliminated at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

5.12 The Secretary of the winning Club must notify Norfolk's Junior Golf Delegate, of the match result within 72 hours of the match being played.

5.13 To qualify all players must be under 18 years on the 1st day of January in the year of the competition.

5.14 It is a Condition of all County Team Competitions ( Rule 33-1 ) that only the Captain of the Club or his nominee may communicate with his Team Members once the match has started and then only in accordance with the Note to Rule 8 of the Rules of Golf. The nominated person must not be a Professional golfer. Failure to adhere to this Regulation could result in disqualification. See Regulation 15.
5.15 All matches must be played from the WHITE Medal Tees.

 
6. REGULATIONS FOR THE INTER-CLUB KNOCKOUT FOURSOMES COMPETITION FOR PLAYERS WITH PLAYING HANDICAPS OF 10 TO 18 INCLUSIVE FOR THE WILFRED CULLINGTON TROPHY PRESENTED BY GREAT YARMOUTH AND CAISTER GOLF CLUB.

6.1 Inter-Club K.O. Foursomes Competition open to Clubs affiliated to the Norfolk County Golf Union and to be competed for annually.

6.2 Clubs shall be represented by eight players - 4 couples.

6.3 Players to play off their playing handicaps, with a playing handicap limit of 10 to 18 inclusive for players in their first match of any one year. If thereafter a player's handicap is adjusted so as to exceed these limits he would remain eligible to take part in the competition but would do so from his current playing handicap.

6.4 Matches to consist of 36 holes, unless previous to commencement, it is arranged to play 18 holes only. The final must be over 36 holes.

6.5 Scoring will be by holes, not matches, the side winning the largest number of holes will be deemed the winner.

6.6 In a 36 hole match, after the first 18 holes played, the order of play and the composition of pairs may be altered as desired, but no new competitor be introduced. If for any reason a player cannot continue to play, the result of the match involved shall be as it stood at the last completed hole.

6.7 A Member of a Club is eligible to represent his Club in any of the matches played during the competition, provided the player has not represented another Club in competition in the same year.

6.8 The draw for the first round of the competition shall be made by the Competition Committee. In each round the first Club of each pair named in the draw shall play at home, unless altered by mutual agreement.

The Draw for the second, third and any subsequent rounds will be made on the Friday after each preceding round has been played. It is the responsibility of the winning Team Captain or his nominee to notify the Hon.Secretary of the match result within 72 hours of the match being played. Failure to so do within the specified time will result in automatic elimination of that club from the next round. The dates for playing each round of the competition will be confirmed at the preceding Annual General Meeting as at present. The final will be played on a neutral course to be determined by the Executive Committee.

6.9 Each match must be played on the date notified in the draw sheet, unless both Clubs agree to an earlier date. If the match is not played by the prescribed date, either or both Clubs may be scratched at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

6.10 In the event of a tie, there will be a 'sudden death' play off between a pair made up of any two players from each side.

6.11 The Secretary of the winning Club will immediately notify the Honorary Secretary of the Union the result of the match.

6.12 The handicap allowance will be one half ( 1/2 ) of the combined difference.

6.13 All matches must be played from the WHITE Medal Tees

7. REGULATIONS FOR THE JUNIOR BOYS'SCRATCH KNOCKOUT MATCH PLAY COMPETITION FOR THE DEREK RAINS TROPHY.

7.1 The top 16 finishers in the County Boys' Championship - regulation 2.1 (D) will qualify for the Derek Rains Trophy, a scratch singles knockout match play competition.

7.2 The draw will be made immediately after the completion of the Norfolk Boys' Championship, and played for later in the same year on a course to be determined by the Executive Committee.

7.3 Should any of the qualifiers be unable to play in this competition then the player that finished 17th qualifier will be invited to compete and so on.

7.4 In the event of a tie for the last qualifying place, it will be decided on the last 18,9,6,3 and 1 holes.

7.5 The draw will be 'seeded' in order of finishing in the Norfolk Junior Boys' Championship, finishing position ties decided as 7.4, thus 1 plays 16, 7 v 10, 5 v 12, 3 v 14, 4 v 13, 6 v 11, 8 v 9 and 2 v 15.

7.6 All matches must be played from the WHITE Medal Tees

8. REGULATIONS FOR THE JUNIOR HANDICAP LEAGUE FOR THE BASS TROPHY.

8.1 The League will be open to all Clubs affiliated to the Norfolk County Golf Union, and to be entered for annually.

8.2 A maximum of two teams may be entered from each Club.

8.3 Teams shall consist of five players. Girls will receive the difference in the Standard Scratch Scores as differential strokes. Teams to play in strict handicap order.

8.4 Matches to be played on a handicap match play singles basis over 18 holes. Played off FULL handicap difference. Maximum handicap for boys is 28 and girls 36. On top of their handicap girls receive differential strokes before the FULL difference is worked out. Boys to play from the white medal tees and the Girls from the red LGU tees.

8.5 No player shall represent more than one Club in any league season, and must be a bona fide member of the club represented. Where a Club enters two teams a player may only play in one team.

8.6 Points awarded - the away team winning 3 points, the home team winning 2 points and a halved match 1 point. In the event of a tie at the end of the season the total of all match results will decide the winner, if still a tie the matches between the tied Clubs will decide.

8.7 Depending on the number of entries, the preliminary rounds will comprise of two, three or four leagues of four or four Clubs, with matches to be played on a home and away basis. If three leagues the three winners, plus the best runner up, if 4 leagues the 4 winners, and if two leagues the two winners plus two runners up - will qualify for the semi finals and final, on a neutral venue - decided by the NCGU Junior Committee - for the Bass Trophy. In the event of a tie the lowest handicap player from each side will play a 'sudden death play off.

8.8 At all matches there must be a supervising adult from each Club in attendance

8.9 The NCGU Junior Committee will consist of the President, the Junior Golf Delegate and the Junior Golf Secretary.

8.10 Clubs to make arrangements by mutual consent, for each fixture, the home Club offering three dates. All matches to be completed by the end of the School Summer Holidays. Extensions to this date can only be granted by the NCGU Junior Committee. Any Club which does not complete a fixture will be held in default and the opposing team given the points. Any Club which defaults more than once will be deleted from the league and all previous results made void.

8.11 The home team will be responsible for returning the results of all matches to the County Junior Secretary on the form provided. All results must be returned promptly.

8.12 All decisions as to the interpretation of the regulations will be made by the NCGU Junior Committee, and their decision shall be final.

8.13 Boys will play from the WHITE Medal Tees and Girls from RED Tees

9. REGULATIONS FOR THE INTER-CLUB SENIORS KNOCKOUT COMPETITION FOR THE CUP PRESENTED BY ALAN BARNARD.

9.1 Inter-Club knockout foursomes competition, open to Clubs affiliated to the Norfolk County Golf Union and to be competed for annually.

9.2 Deleted ( April 2005 ).

9.3 Clubs to be represented by eight players - 4 pairs.

9.4 Players to play off current playing handicap, with a limit of 24. Players with playing handicaps of 25 to 28 are eligible to play but off a handicap of 24.

9.5 Matches to consist of 18 holes

9.6 Scoring will be by holes, not matches, the side winning the greater number of holes will be deemed the winner.

9.7 If for any reason, a player cannot continue to play, the result of the match involved shall be as it stood at the last completed hole.

9.8 A Member of a Club is eligible to represent his Club in any of the matches played during the competition, providing the player has not represented another Club in the Competition in the same year, and is over 55 years of age.

9.9 The draw for the first round of the competition shall be made by the Competition Committee. In each round the first Club of each pair named in the draw shall play at home, unless altered by mutual agreement. The Draw for the second, third and any subsequent rounds will be made on the Friday after each preceding round has been played. It is the responsibility of the winning Team Captain or his nominee to notify the Hon.Secretary of the match result within 72 hours of the match being played. Failure to so do within the specified time will result in automatic elimination of that club from the next round. The dates for playing each round of the competition will be confirmed at the preceding Annual General Meeting as at present. The final will be played on a neutral course to be determined by the Executive Committee.

9.10 Each match must be played on the date notified in the draw sheet. If the match is not played by the prescribed date, either or both Clubs may be scratched at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

9.11 In the event of a tie, there will be a 'sudden death' playoff between a pair made up of any two players from each side.

9.12 The Secretary of the winning Club will immediately notify the Honorary Secretary of the Union the result of the match.

9.13 The handicap allowance will be one half ( 1/2 ) of the combined difference.

9.14 All matches must be played from the WHITE Medal Tees

10. REGULATIONS FOR THE AMATEUR SCRATCH MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE TROPHY PRESENTED BY AUSTIN BRYDON.

10.01 The top 16 finishers in the previous season's Order of Merit competition will qualify for the Austin Brydon Scratch Singles Match Play event.

10.02 An invitation to take part will be sent to all qualifiers early in January with the Draw being made at the end of March. The Championship will be played over a weekend at the end of April at a venue selected by the Executive Committee.

10.03 Should any of the qualifiers be unable to play in the competition then the player finishing in 17th place will be invited to play , and so on.

10.04 In the event of a tie for the last qualifying place, it will be decided on the Order of Merit points scored in the last three events, and if still equal the last two and the last one.

10.05 The Draw will be "seeded" in order of finishing on the Order of Merit Table, the finishing positions being decided as in 10.04 above

10.06 The qualifying player and their home clubs will be notified of the Draw by the Hon. Secretary, noted on the County Union web-site and whenever possible published in the Eastern Daily Press.

10.07 Any Entry Fee required will be decided, from time to time, by the Executive Committee.

10.08 In the event of a qualifying player having to withdraw after the Draw has been made, the player next in line will replace that player and fill the drawn position. There will not be another Draw.

10.09 The losing semi-finalists will play off for 3rd and 4th places. 10.10 The winner will receive the Austin Brydon Trophy and a County Union Voucher. The runner-up and the semi- finalists will each also receive County Union Vouchers. The values of the Vouchers will be as follows :- the winner will receive 40%, the runner-up 30%, the 3rd placed player 20% and the 4th placed player 10% of the prize fund allocated.

11. REGULATIONS FOR THE ALAN BOSWELL ORDER OF MERIT COMPETITION FOR THE CUP PRESENTED BY THE ALAN BOSWELL GROUP.

11.01 The competitions comprising the Alan Boswell Norfolk Order of Merit Competition shall be selected from various Scratch Competitions usually including :- the Norfolk Amateur Championship ( first 36 holes ) , the Norfolk Open Championship , the Caister Candelabra , the Deterding Cup at Sheringham , the East Anglian Open, the Roger Trower Trophy( 2008 ) , and up to four additional 18 hole Scratch Medal Competitions at venues determined by the organiser.

11.02 The Competition is open to members of Golf clubs affiliated to the Norfolk County Golf Union and each round will be played in accordance with the Rules of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and the Local Rules of the Club at which the event is being held.

11.03 Entrants must, at the time of entry, hold an official CONGU Handicap not exceeding 7 ( 7.4 exact ). If the number of entries exceeds the limit set by the organisers for any event, players with the highest exact handicaps will be eliminated by ballot as necessary.

11.04 Applicable Entry fees for the 72 & 36 hole competitions will be charged in accordance with the amounts specified by the County Union or host Club for those events. An Entry Fee will be charged by the County Union for the additional 18 hole competitions, the level of which will be determined from time to time by the Executive Committee.

11.05 A predetermined amount per player, fixed by the Executive Committee from time to time, will be deducted from the Entry Fees at each 18 holes event to subsidise the Prize Voucher Fund for the Match Play Championship. The remaining value of the Entry Fees will be awarded in the form of County Union Vouchers , based on a set formula detailed in the competition " Conditions of Entry " . The quantity and value of the vouchers will be determined by the number of entries. Ten ( 10 ) vouchers will be awarded for 35 or more players but proportionately less for reduced numbers below 34 entries. In the case of tied scores, Prize Vouchers will be awarded on the accepted Rules of Count-back.

11.06 Points will be awarded for the top 10 scores and ties with equal scores sharing the points for that and any subsequent positions, governed by how many tied for that score. For all competitions the winner will receive 100 points . Places down to 10th and ties will receive a proportionate allocation of points.

11.07 At the conclusion of all the competitions making up the Order of Merit each year the player with the highest total of points will be awarded the Alan Boswell Trophy. The top sixteen

(16 ) players in the final points table will be invited to take part in the Norfolk Amateur Scratch Match Play Championship at the end of April the following year. Should any player in the top 16 be unable to take part, his place will be offered to the player next in line in the final Order of Merit Table.

11.08 In the case of a dispute, the decision of the Organisers at each event shall be final.

12. NORFOLK C. G. U. CENTENARY , TEAM TROPHY.

A new Inter-club Team Competition to commemorate the founding of the Norfolk County Golf Union on January 11th 1908. The trophy for this competition bears the name of Roger Trower, the popular and much respected County Secretary from 1983 until his death in 2006 and will be known as the Roger Trower Armada Dish.

The competition will be played annually commencing September, 2007 with each club in turn having the opportunity to host the event, based on the date of founding of each club.

12.1 The Centenary Team Trophy will be competed for by teams of four male players from each of the clubs affiliated to the County Golf Union, comprising the Club Captain, two section winners, one each from Handicap Division plus to 12 and 13 to 24 ( selected as detailed below) and a male junior member who was the winner from a specified junior club competition.

12.2 Each club should nominate a week-end Qualifying Medal Competition held during the months of May or June, from which the player with the best score in each of the specific two handicap sections plus-12 and 13-24 will be nominated with the selected junior member and Club Captain to represent their club at the County final in the autumn of each year.

12.3 In the event that a section winner cannot attend, his place will be taken by the 2nd place runner-up in that section and so on. Similarly, should a Club Captain not be available then his Vice Captain or Club President would fill the vacancy. These changes must be notified to the Hon. County Secretary prior to the date of competition.

12.4 The Club competition results, detailing the first three players in each section and the junior player should be notified to the Hon. County Secretary by 10th July. Failure to advise these details by the stated date could eliminate that club from the Final.

12.5 The County Final format will be a Four-ball, Better-Ball Stableford, maximum handicap of 24 for any player, with a ¾ stroke allowance giving a maximum of 18 shots per round for any player. The team will play as two separate pairings, the Captain and Junior together and the two handicap section qualifiers together, each being grouped with a similar pair from another Club The Club with the highest aggregate points total from the two pairs will be declared the winner.

12.6 In the event of a tie the result would be decided on a count back of the aggregate scores of both pairs using the last 9 , 6, 3, 2 or 1 hole (or front 9 on the same basis) should it be needed.

13. ENTRANCE FEES.

13.01 Entrance fees for the Peter Myhill Challenge Trophy, the Barnard Trophy, the Scratch League, the Cullington Cup, the Kenneth Smith Trophy and the Bass Trophy shall go to the funds of the Union and shall be fixed by the Council from time to time.
13.02 In all matches listed in regulation 10.1 - Myhill Trophy, Cullington Cup, Barnard Trophy, Scratch League, the Kenneth Smith Trophy and the Bass Trophy - each Club will be responsible for its own expenses - meals etc, except at a final where the cost of each team's expenses for meals etc, plus two Club Officials from each Club will be met by the County Union.

14. CONDITIONS FOR ALL JUNIOR COMPETITIONS.

14.01 Competitors are not permitted to smoke, drink alcoholic beverages, or wear earrings or other visible pierced body jewellery.
14.02 Competitors are required to wear appropriate clothing at all times on the course, and not wear jeans, T-shirts, Trainers and reversed baseball type caps.
Jackets/Blazers and ties will be required to be worn in the Clubhouse after play.
No caddies are allowed.

15. COMMUNICATION AND ADVICE TO PLAYERS.

It is a Condition of all County Team Competitions ( R & A Rule 33-1 ) that only the Captain of the Club or his nominee may communicate with his Team Members once the match has started and then only in accordance with the Note to Rule 8 of the Rules of Golf. The nominated person must not be a Professional golfer. Failure to adhere to this Regulation could result in disqualification. In Men's Team Competitions where caddies are allowed a caddie is permitted to give advice only to the player for whom he is the caddie and no other person.


Revised 03/04/08