GOLF

1. AWARDS

Boys: David Lowry Trophy and Plaque

Girls: Plaque

In addition, members of the winning team will receive a medal (max 5/team)

and the individual champion will receive a medal.

2. EVENTS

There shall be a boys tournament and a girls tournament held on the same day and in the same location.

3. ENTRIES

a) KCSSAA and LSSAA shall each be allowed to enter two (2) teams. WECSSAA shall be allowed to enter four (4) teams. In addition, each member association shall be allowed to enter the top three individuals in their member association tournament who are not members of eligible teams.

b) A team will consist of a minimum of four members and a maximum of five members.

4. PLAYING RULES

a) The championship tournament will consist of eighteen (18) holes stroke play.

b) The tournament shall be conducted under the rules of the Royal Canadian Golf Association and the local rules of the course where the tournament is played except as noted herein.

c) A coaches meeting shall be held one hour prior to the start of the tournament so that local rules may be clarified.

d) During the one hour period prior to the first tee-off, players and coaches may walk the course.

e) Caddies are not allowed. Pull carts may be used.

f) Coaching should be kept to a minimum while play is in progress. Coaches should refrain from soliciting scores or any other information or in any way distracting players

g) All teams shall tee-off before individuals. The starting order will be determined by draw with the proviso that all teams #1 players be distributed throughout the draw.

5. CHAMPIONSHIP

a) The four low gross scores of each team on the day’s play shall be totaled to determine the team champion.

b) The individual player posting the low gross score for eighteen (18) holes shall be declared the individual champion. In case of a tie for the individual championship, extra holes, on a sudden-death basis, shall be played until a winner is declared. The holes to be used for the play-off will be determined at the coaches meeting. In case of a tie for the last position to qualify for OFSAA, a play-off will be used.

c) In case of a tie for the team championship, the team having the fifth player with the best score shall be declared the champion. In the event that the teams are still tied, extra holes, on a sudden-death basis will be played until a winner is declared. All five players will participate in the play-off with the four low gross scores to determine the winner. The players will tee-off in reverse order (#5’s first). A maximum of four people will tee-off together. Coaches may relate scores of players who have finished a hole to their teammates who are still playing. The holes to be used for the play-off will be determined at the coaches meeting. In case of a tie for the last position to qualify for OFSAA, a play-off will be used.

d) In case of a tie for both the team and individual championship, the play-off for the team championship will be held first.

6. HOST RESPONSIBILITIES

a) The convenor shall be responsible for reserving a suitable golf course for the appropriate time to conduct the tournament.

b) The convenor shall:

i) arrange play in satisfactory groupings

ii) arrange appropriate starting times and circulate copies of the draw to all teams and individuals.

iii) start players on the first (and if possible tenth) tees with reasonable spacing.

iv) arrange to keep scores on an appropriate scoreboard including the posting of nine hole scores at the tenth tee, if feasible.

7 TOURNAMENT ROTATION

The tournament will rotate among the member associations in a 4 year cycle as follows: KCSSAA, WECSSAA, LSSAA, WECSSAA. KCSSAA will host in a year divisable by four.

All of the above regulations shall apply equally to the boys and to the girls tournament.

Playing Regulations - Golf