General Tournament Conditions

All tournaments are conducted according to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew’s rules and the local rules in force from time to time.

Tournaments are held where special propositions may be set up. The propositions will always be available in Golfbox. Unless otherwise stated, the club’s general tournament rules, as stated below, will always apply.

Club
tournaments are open to active members of the SGC with World Handicap System (WHS) handicap.

Registration and start
Tournaments are conducted from the red/yellow tee, unless otherwise stated, and only local rules that have been announced by the Tournament and/or Course Committee apply. Violation of local rules will result in penalties.

A tournament requires at least 40 participants.

A series in the club championship requires at least 3 participants.

Registration must be done on www.golfbox.dk. Registration is binding after the last registration deadline, which can be seen in the tournament on Golfbox. The start list is available on www.golfbox.dk.

Tournament fees and cancellations
Tournament fees are stated in the tournament in Golfbox. Tournament fees are paid electronically upon registration.
In case of cancellation before the end of the registration deadline, the tournament fee will be automatically returned electronically.
In case of cancellation after the registration deadline has expired, but before the start list has been created, the tournament fee can be returned manually.
In case of cancellation after creating the start list, the tournament fee will not be returned.
The tournament fee arrears exclude participation in tournaments until the arrears are paid.

Meeting time
Meeting time at the tee area no later than 5 minutes before the start. Players must start at the times and in the order stated in the start list. At the start of the gun, everyone must arrive no later than 5 minutes before the start. If you have the 2nd start on a hole, you still have to meet the same time as the other players.

In case of late attendance within 5 minutes of the tee time, 2 penalty strokes are awarded in stroke play and loss of the first hole in match play. Later arrival will result in disqualification. In the event of force majeure, an exemption may be granted.

Failure to cancel/fail to attend a club tournament will result in a 1-matchday suspension for club tournaments included in the tournament calendar (excluding club championships).

Cancellation of tournament
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to cancel a tournament at any time, for any reason.

Delay of play
Undue delay of play in accordance with the timetable set by the Tournament Committee will, after warning and not remedied on subsequent two holes, result in 1 penalty stroke (see Rules 6-7), repeated offence, 2 penalty strokes, then disqualification. For match play, Rules 6 to 7 apply without modification.

Use of distance measuring equipment
For all play on this course, it is permitted to use instruments that only measure distance. If, during a fixed round, a player uses a rangefinder designed to indicate or measure other conditions that may affect his or her play (such as slope, wind speed, temperature, etc.), this is in breach of Rule 14-3 and the player is disqualified regardless of whether or not he has actually used any of these additional features.

Scorecards
Scorecards are handed in to the Tournament Committee in strict accordance with the Rules of Golf (§ 6-6 b). Scorecards that are deemed illegible or defective by the Tournament Committee may result in disqualification. In tournaments with electronic scoring of scores with marker (without physical scorecard), both player and marker must have signed scores electronically before it is valid. See manual for score entry with marker here

Unless otherwise announced, the tied rankings are settled as follows: Match-play tournaments finishing all square are continued hole by hole until a decision is determined.

In tournaments played according to stroke play rules, the mathematical method is used, where the lowest score (net) on the last 18 – 9 – 6 – 3 holes counts. At KM, there may be a replay. If still even: Draw.

In club tournaments with gun start and stroke play stableford, the mathematical method is used, where the highest stableford score on the last 9-6-3 and last straight holes counts. If still even: Draw.

Appeals
regarding rulings or etiquette in connection with a tournament must be received by the club office no later than 8 days after the tournament has been held.

Prizes
The Tournament Director is responsible for the award ceremony, which usually takes place immediately after the end of the tournament. Personal attendance at the award ceremony is required for receipt of the prize. Otherwise, the position is retained, while the prize is lost. This can be deviated from in pairs/team tournaments. A player can receive both gross and net prizes.

Closest to the pin prizes (club tournaments)
There is usually a prize for the closest to the pin on all par 3 holes. The player’s marker takes measurements with the flagstick, notes the result on the scorecard and writes the result on a notice at the clubhouse after the round.