SHREWSBURY FAMILY GOLF DAY COMPETITION RULES

 

1. ADMINISTRATION

  1. Shrewsbury International School (SHB) will be responsible for the administration of the tournament.

  2. Play will be governed by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the local rules of Suwan Golf and Country Club, Thailand.

  3. The tournament director will adjudicate any protests, claims, questions, or doubts arising from the tournament and his decision shall be final.

 

2. CONDITIONS OF ENTRIES

  1. The tournament is open to all members of the SHB community.

  2. Entry fee paid per players: 3,000 Baht to include green fee, caddy fee, dinner buffet and prizes.

  3. Players can enter as a pair or enter individually and then get allocated a partner.

  4. Carts are not compulsory but can be hired from Suwan Golf Club.

 

3. CONDITIONS OF PLAY

  1. Participating pairs will play 18 holes of golf in a Texas Scramble format.

  2. Ties for the first place in the overall section will be settled by count back. Ties for all other places shall be decided by SHB tournament committee. The decision of the tournament committee shall be final and binding.

  3. Participants must report to the starter ten minutes before their stipulated times.

  4. Participants not properly attired will not be allowed to play on the course. Sport shirts with collar, golf shirts, golf skirts, or trousers, golf Bermuda’s, and proper golf shoes must be worn.

  5. Protests: Disputes or protests must be made in writing and be lodged with the tournament committee within ten minutes of the completion of the competitor’s round.

  6. Caddies: All players have to avail themselves of the services of a Suwan Golf Club caddy (caddy fee included in entry fee, caddy tip discretionary and not included)

 

4. PRIZES

  1. Family Golf Day Champions

  2. Best Parent and Student team

  3. Best Student team

  4. Best Student and Teacher team

  5. Best Teacher team

  6. Best Teacher and Parent team

  7. Best Parent team

  8. Best Dressed team

 

5. TECHNICAL PRIZES

  1. Nearest the pin – Hole 3, 6, 12 and 16. Please enter your name on the marker provided, and mark the position of your ball with the marker, if you land your ball inside the previous record. Balls must finish on the green.
  2. Longest drive – Hole 10. Please enter your name on the flag, and mark the position of your ball with the flag, if you outdrive the previous record. Balls must finish on the fairway.
  3. Hole-in-one prize on any hole - platinum annual membership at Suwan Golf & Country Club (value of 65,000 THB)
  4. Hole-in-one on 16th hole - One year's Family Membership at MahaSamutr Country Club (value of 700,000 THB)

 

6. HANDICAPS

  1. Maximum Handicaps are 36 for Men, 45 for Ladies.

  2. Each team will be allocated 1/4 of their combined handicap. This will be referred to as Team H/C.

  3. The handicap system is being employed to ensure that all golfers in SHB community compete in the same competition.

 

7. TEES

  1. Junior golfers (Yr 6 and below) will tee off RED STAKE Tees (placed on the course - 4500 yards total)

  2. Ladies will play from RED Tees

  3. Professionals will play from BLACK Tees

  4. All other participants WHITE Tees

 

8. FORMAT OF THE COMPETITION – TEXAS SCRAMBLE:

Each team will consist of two players.

 

  1. Both players tee off at each hole.
  2. The pair then selects the best drive and marks the position (within 6 inches) with a tee peg (not nearer the hole), and the other player then retrieves their ball.
  3. The player whose ball has been chosen then plays his/her next shot.
  4. The remaining player then plays within six inches of the tee peg (not nearer the hole).
  5. NOTE: Golf balls shall be placed on closely mown areas and dropped if the chosen ball in play is in the rough or a hazard.
  6. The above method of play is followed until the green is reached.
  7. On the green the same method applies. The ball chosen is marked by a putter head length and players putt from the same spot in turn.
  8. Each player must mark the ball after putting. Play continues from each chosen position until the ball is holed.
  9. The teams score is the fewest number of shots on each hole from the chosen spots (including the tee shot).
  10. NOTE: If a player putts and misses but then inadvertently knocks the ball into the hole, then that score counts.
  11. A minimum of six tee shots per player must be used.
  12. At the end of the round the total for each hole is added together and the strokes received is subtracted to give the total net medal. Submit your card to the welcome desk. The winning team will be the one with the lowest net medal score.
  13. All other rules of golf apply to the “Ball in Play”.

 

9. ITINERARY – SUNDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2018

09.00am – 10.30am                       Registration and welcome Coffee and Cake
10.45am                                         Briefing and group photo
11.20am                                         First tee time

17.00pm                                         Buffet dinner starts

17.30pm                                         Prize Giving