GOLF
The Individual and Team Championships shall be held under the rules of the Royal and Ancient (R&A) Golf Club except where these differ from BUCS General Regulations or BUCS Golf specific regulations; in which case the latter shall take precedence.
GOL 1Premier League Requirements
GOL 1.1Host institutions should use an 18 hole course of appropriate quality which is regularly used to host amateur matches of similar standard. In normal circumstances, temporary greens should not be used. Where temporary greens are in operation, the away team should be notified in good time.
GOL 1.2Official club scorecards must be used and be collated and held by the home team captain.
GOL 1.3BUCS General Regulations and Golf Competition rules apply alongside the above requirements. The Golf Management Group (GMG) reserves the right to remove any teams who contravene the above regulations from the Premier League.
GOL 2BUCS Golf Matchplay Team Championship
GOL 2.1The Matchplay Team Champions shall hold the Wallace Crinson Trophy for one year.
GOL 2.2The Matchplay Team Championship shall be held under the rules of Matchplay, noting the proviso above.
GOL 2.3Each team in the Premier Leagues and the four English and Welsh Conferences shall consist of six nominated members (Men or Women).
GOL 2.4In the Scottish Conference all teams in Tier 1 shall consist of ten nominated players (Men or Women). Teams competing in Tier 2 league in the Scottish Conference shall consist of eight nominated players (Men or Women).
GOL 2.5For league matches each match shall consist of six single games (ten in the Scottish Conference Tier 1 league and eight in Tier 2).
GOL 2.6In all knockout round matches, all teams consist of six nominated players (Men or Women). In knockout round matches up to but not including the quarter-finals of the Championship and Trophy, and all Conference Cup matches, all games shall consist of singles matches.
GOL 2.7From the quarter-finals onwards in the Championship and Trophy all matches shall consist of three foursomes and six single games, with the foursomes taking place before the singles games.
GOL 2.8In the event of a tie on points at the end of the league stages positions will be determined as per REG 9.9
GOL 2.9If a match is tied at the end of a knockout stage, a sudden death play-off will take place between a nominated player from either side (players to be nominated once the final result has been declared). The play-off shall take place on holes determined by the tradition of the host Golf Club, or the organising committee if a BUCS official is present.
GOL 2.10For all league matches and all knockout matches, all Men are to play off the Men’s Medal tees, or the Men’s tees of the day when Medal tees are not available. For all league matches and all knockout matches, all Women are to play off the Ladies Medal tees, or the Ladies tees when Medal tees are not available.
GOL 2.11In normal conditions all matches are to be played off scratch without handicap or stroke allowance for Men or Women. In certain circumstances teams may find that Men’s temporary tees are located in front of the Women’s tees. If this is the case the two teams may agree a Stroke Allowance for Women prior to the start of the match.
GOL 2.12Any team short of members shall concede the appropriate number of holes or games.
GOL 2.13Before play starts the captains shall draw up and exchange their orders for play for singles and, where relevant, foursomes. Teams playing with less than a full compliment of players must fill places 1-5 on the start sheet in singles matches.
GOL 2.14 Matches may be staged on nine hole courses provided that there are eighteen distinct tee configurations effectively creating eighteen different holes. Nine hole courses that do not offer this tee configuration are not permitted to host BUCS matches.
GOL 2.15For league and knockout matches, home teams must organise suitable tee times to complete the match in daylight. Teams must allow for a maximum of 5 hours play.
GOL 3BUCS GolfIndividual Strokeplay Final
GOL 3.1The Individual Strokeplay Final is a closed event. Competitors must qualify for the event through a programme of regionalised competitions as decided by the GMG.
GOL 3.2The Men’s Individual Strokeplay Champion shall hold the Wollaton Park Cup for one year. The Women’s Individual Strokeplay Champion shall hold Women’s Individual Strokeplay Trophy for one year. The Men’s Team Strokeplay Champions shall hold the Trent Cup for one year.
GOL 3.3A Men’s and Women’s Individual Strokeplay Final shall be offered annually at a venue selected by the Golf Management Group.
GOL 3.4The Individual Champion shall be the player with the lowest aggregate score for 72 holes.
GOL 3.5The Men’s Team Strokeplay Championship will be calculated from the 72 holes of the Individual Strokeplay Final. Teams shall consist of four nominated members and the lowest three scores for each day’s competition shall be totalled to ascertain the Men’s Team Strokeplay Champions.
GOL 4BUCS Golf Regional Individual Strokeplay Qualifiers
GOL 4.1To compete in the BUCS Golf Individual Strokeplay Final, players must compete in a number of regional qualifying events (as determined by the GMG on an annual basis).
GOL 4.2The format for England and Wales will consist of 4 Regional Qualifying events with one event in each BUCS Conference – South Eastern, Western, Midlands & Northern. These will be 36-hole individual Strokeplay events. Northern Ireland and Scotland will determine and host their own regional qualifying programmes.
GOL 4.3Players will be ranked according to their performance in each event and a ranking will be displayed on the BUCS website. Top ranked players will be invited to the BUCS Golf Individual Strokeplay Final.
GOL 5Use of Electronic Equipment
GOL 5.1Following successful use of laser measuring devices in Scotland and Northern Ireland in previous seasons, ALL BUCS competitions throughout Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales will permit the use of laser devices for the 2009/10 season.