Surrey Golf
Scratch League Knockout Rules
Please ensure all results are sent to Sue via email to office@surreygolf.org including the knockout name, who the match was between and the result.
ROUNDS
1st Round Top team home
2nd Round Bottom team home
3rd Round Top team home
Quarter Finals Bottom team home
Semi Finals The top half of the draw swap venues with the bottom half of the draw with the top teams being home (Surrey Office to organise)
Final To be played at Farnham Golf Club on Sunday 2nd October 2022.
The Competition shall be open to all Surrey affiliated Clubs. Each Club shall be represented by one team of five players and all matches are played off scratch. Players may be changed from one round to the next, but no player may represent more than one Club Team in any one Surrey team event, but they may represent another Surrey Club in one of the other knockouts provided they are an affiliated member of that club.
There are no age limits for players in this competition.
All players must have a WHS handicap Index on the day of the event.
All matches are to be played off the Club’s medal competition tees of the day.
The Competition will be played over 18 holes as a singles scratch match play knockout between the players. Players must play in strict handicap index order. All matches must be played to a finish until the overall match result is decided, i.e., in the event of a halved match, play shall continue until one player wins a hole.
Home Clubs are reminded that it is the rules of the competition to allow the members of the Away Team to play a practice round at a rate equal to or less than the members’ introduced guest rate prior to the match.
The home side in each match must offer at least three dates to their opponents to play the match (two at weekends and one mid-week). These dates must be offered within one week of the draw being published. Whilst it is the responsibility of the home team to offer the dates it is up to BOTH teams to arrange the match. If for any reason the home side fails to offer three dates within the two weeks, then the away team is entitled to offer three dates to the home team (two at weekends and one mid-week).
It is expected that all teams will mutually agree to play their matches before the completion date of each round. Failure to do so will result in the disqualification of both teams. No extensions will be granted.
All matches should be played over a course set up as if for a qualifying competition, off the Club’s medal competition tees of the day.
The previous year’s finalists will be seeded in the draw.
All losing qualifiers from the first round will automatically be entered into the Scratch Plate Knockout.
The winners from the Scratch League and Scratch Plate will be expected to host the Finals the following year unless they are finalists, in which case the venue will switch with the Salver Knockout Finalists.
The contact for this competition is Caroline Hardy-Evans
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