Surrey Golf
Surrey Fives West KO 2025 Rules
To be eligible to compete in any Surrey County Golf event or to represent the County in a match, a player must:
i) Be of Amateur Status as defined by the R&A.
ii) Be an affiliated member of a Surrey County Golf Club
iii) Have a valid handicap index as defined by the Worldwide Handicap System (WHS)
All entries into Surrey County events shall be subject to approval by the Championship Committee, which reserve the right to refuse entry if, in their opinion a players Handicap Index is not reflective of their playing ability.
Each club shall be represented by one or two teams, each of which must consist of 2 players with a handicap index between 5.0 and 12.0 inclusive and 3 players with a handicap index between 12.1 and 18.0 inclusive. A player with a handicap index over 12.0 may play in the 5.0 to 12.0 category but must play off a handicap index of 12.0, and a player with a handicap index over 18.0 may play in the 12.1 to 18.0 category but must play off a handicap index of 18.0. For players in the 12.1 to 18.0 category, if their Handicap Index falls below 12.1, they may no longer play in the 12.1 to 18.0 category but may become one of the two players in the 5.0 to 12.0 category.
If a player has represented his club in one or more of the Surrey Fives matches during the current season, and his handicap index then drops below 5.0, he is still eligible to represent his club in the Surrey Fives for the remainder of the season, but he now must play off his new handicap index. However, when playing in his first Surrey Fives match of the season, a player may not have a handicap index below 5.0.
All players must be 18 years of age or over on the day of the match. Team members may be changed from one round to the next, but if a Club inadvertently fields an ineligible player, his individual game shall be awarded to his opponent.
The Competition shall be played as a knockout over 18 holes in match play format and will be played in order of exact handicap index. All matches must be played to a conclusion until the overall competition result is decided. The draw will be made in two sections (East & West) and the ‘View Rules’ Section under the draw will indicate which team shall play home or away for each round.
The mandatory WHS handicap allowance will be 100% (full difference). The away player in each game will receive one additional shot, to be added to their course handicap after all calculations have been applied. If the away player is also a playing member of the home club, the extra shot will not apply. The rest of his team are unaffected and will still receive their additional shot.
Home clubs/players are reminded that the rules of the competition request that the players of the away team, where possible, be allowed to play a practice round at a rate equal to or less than the members’ introduced guest rate, prior to the match date. For the club knockouts (namely the Scratch, John Ling, Surrey Fives, Kelso Hamilton), it is a requirement that the away team are given courtesy of the course for the match to be played. For the individual/pairs knockouts (namely the Thornhill, County Card Foursomes, and junior scratch & handicap), if the club will not allow courtesy of the course for the match, then the home players are required to cover the cost of any green fee.
The home team/player is expected to offer at least three dates to their opponents to play the match, two at weekends and one mid-week, except for the Seniors, which must all be mid-week. These dates must be offered in a timely manner and must not be offered in the same week. If none of these dates are acceptable to the visitors and no other mutually acceptable date is agreed, then both teams will be disqualified.
The Championship Committee’s decision is final.
Assuming that the previous year’s finalists are in the draw, they will be seeded in each of the knockouts.
PLEASE NOTE: WHILST IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOME TEAM TO OFFER AT LEAST THREE DATES FOR THE MATCH TO BE PLAYED. IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOME TEAM TO MAKE FIRST CONTACT, ALTHOUGH IT IS USUALLY THE CASE. ALL TEAMS/PLAYERS WILL MUTUALLY AGREE TO PLAY THEIR MATCHES BEFORE THE COMPLETION DATE OF EACH ROUND AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL MATCHES ARE PLAYED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. IF FOR ANY REASON YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT, THEN IN THE FIRST INSTANCE CALL THE CLUB AND ASK THEM TO REACH OUT ON YOUR BEHALF.
NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED.
Rounds - Home or Away
Round 1 Top team home
Round 2 Bottom team home
Round 3 Top team home
Quarter Final Bottom team home
Semi Final Top team home
The final will be played on a 'finals day' in September and details will be released by the county office shortly. Please note this date will be fixed.
The contact for this competition is Nigel Coase
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