RULES WINTER RANKING 2015/2016
RANKING IMPROVE YOUR HANDICAP WINTER 2015/16
RULES
PARTICIPANTS:
The tests consist of a maximum of 28 participants, so once the registration is open, please book as soon as possible.
Participation in the tests and qualification for prizes is possible for members of Salinas de Antigua Golf or federated players of RFEG or Canarian Golf Federation. It’s possible also to participate and reward all those foreign players over 18 years without license of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation or Canary Golf, if they prove their handicap with an email or fax of their club or through some other reliable system. For these players the score will be a maximum of 41 points (36 +5).
For subscriptions, players have to call or come to the proshop as soon as possible after the communication that registrations are open.
HOW TO PLAY:
18 holes Stableford or Medal play.
CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION:
Schedule: The start will be after 8 am by tee time and players have to be present at least 15 minutes before their tee off time. Schedule will be announced the day before each test.
Pairings: in the first test tee off times will be based on the handicaps, while the following tests will be paired according to the classification, except the tests in medal play, which will always be by handicap to avoid a slow game.
Pace of play: Please set a good pace. If you lose the ball 5 minutes searching is maximum time, please avoid slow play. In medal play we ask you to keep up with players in front of you.
Tee off: Men - White, Women - Blue
Rules of the game: Tests will be played according to the rules of RFEG, local rules and in exceptional circumstances decisions will be made by the golf course.
Registration: Subscriptions are possible until Friday 12:00 am previous each test
Prices are as follows:
• Members: 15 €
• Visitors: 45 €
CATEGORIES:
One Category.
Maximum handicap limited to 26.4 men and 36.4 ladies
If two or more players have the same result in a competition or in the final result, the winner is the player with the lowest handicap. If the players have the same handicap, the system of the last 3, 6, 9 holes will be applied to each test of the ranking to determine the winner.
SCORING SYSTEM:
Points per tournament:
Stableford mode: The system will count the points each player obtains in the ranking tests; 36 points stableford equal to 36 points.
Medal Play: The ranking system counts 36 points for the par. Example: +10 net = 26 points; - 2 net = 38 points
Players who are not members of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation or Canary Golf, will not score more than 41 points (36 course +5).
Scoring tests: For the final result the 5 best scores will be taken of the 7 ranking tests.
In case a test has to be cancelled, the Competition Committee may decide a new date and if this is not possible for any reason, the club may decide to validate for ranking any other tournament held in the club.
Ranking:
A ranking will be established after each test.
There will be neither raffle nor prizes in the single tests. At the end of the ranking there will be a prize for the first 3 classified.
In each test players will have a picnic.
Tests, calendar and game modes:
The purpose of this ranking is to satisfy the demand for winter competitions, offer the possibility to improve the handicap and keep trained to play competitions.
For this reason we kindly ask you to deliver the scorecards clearly completed and signed after each tests, to process the results and send them to the Spanish Federation to update the handicap.
After each ranking, the results of the test and the general classification of the ranking will be published.
The dates for the ranking tests are:
- 21/11/2015 1st test winter ranking - stableford
- 16/01/2016 2nd test - medal
- 13/02/2016 3rd test - stableford
- 27/02/2016 4th test - medal.
- 12/03/2016 5th test - stableford
- 26/03/2016 6th test - medal
- 23/04/2016 7th test - stableford
Ranking Awards:
• FIRST GENERAL CLASSIFIED: Trophy + 3 months of membership in Golf Club Salinas de Antigua.
• SECOND GENERAL CLASSIFIED: Trophy + 2 months of membership in Golf Club Salinas de Antigua.
• THIRD GENERAL CLASSIFIED: Trophy + 1 month of membership in Golf Club Salinas de Antigua.
The won membership is personal and not transferable.
Activation of the prizes will be as follows:
• Members of the Golf Club Salinas: The current membership will be extended by the number of months won with the prize.
• Visitors: The membership will be activated the day after the prize giving.
Match Committee:
The competition committee will resolve any problems that may appear. If there is a dispute, the decision of the Competition Committee will be final.