| Age
Requirement |
All
amateur male golfers, aged twenty-three or under on 1 January
2000 are eligible to enter. The tournament is limited to sixty
entrants per event on a space available basis. |
| Handicap
Requirements |
The
Prospects Tour is a scratch tournament and for the most part,
those with the lowest handicaps will be selected as members.
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| Entry
Qualification |
To be
considered for entry, all entrants will be required to submit
the following:
- completed
official Prospects Tour entry form
- current
handicap certificate
- a playing
record print out, if possible
- card
of home course
- stamped,
self, addressed envelope
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| Caddie
Policy |
Competitors
will be allowed to use a caddie who must be suitably attired
in golf clothing and excluding jeans. Caddies may not wear spiked
shoes and must wear flat bottomed training type shoes in order
to limit damage to greens and tee areas. Caddies must take charge
of golf clubs at all times during tournament play and each competitor
is responsible for the conduct of his caddie at all times on
tournament and practice days. |
| Rules
of Play |
The
R&A Rules of Golf will govern lay and players will compete
in three ball groups. Local rules at each course played on the
tour will apply. The Official Tournament Referee will resolve
all disputes regarding any aspect of tournament play. The decision
of the Tournament Director will be final. |
| Etiquette |
All aspects
of golf etiquette must be strictly adhered to at all times
and the following are not permitted:
- the
wearing of any visible body pierced rings
- inter-player
gambling
- swearing
- spitting
Failure
to comply with these rules could result in disqualification
or expulsion from the Tour.
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| Dress
Code |
All
competitors must be suitably attired in proper golf clothing.
The code of dress for the clubhouse must be adhered to at each
club visited throughout the Tour. |
| Spectators |
Spectators
will be allowed on the course at the discretion of each venue
being played on the Tour, and may follow a match at a distance.
They are prohibited from interfering with play in any way and
must not walk along the fairways or on the tees or greens. Any
player guilty of communicating with anybody other than fellow
competitors, official caddies or tournament officials during
play will be disqualified. Each player is responsible for the
spectators that he is associated with. |
| Player
Responsibilities |
- To
take care of and respect the host club's facilities
- To
conduct themselves in the appropriate manner at all times
- To
register each tournament day, a minimum of 45 minutes prior
to their allocated tee time
- To
report to the tee and be ready to play 10 minutes prior
to their allocated tee time
- To
find out the requirements of the host club in terms of spikes
and trolley policies etc
- To
communicate with the courses directly in times of inclement
weather, when tournament are under threat of abandonment
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| Practice
Rounds |
Players
will be informed of any practice round arrangements prior to
each event. Practice rounds are not guaranteed, they are always
subject to availability and are to be paid for at the time and
to each club directly by each competitor. |
| Points
System |
The following
points system will be in operation for all Prospects Tour
events:
- The
winner of each event will receive 30 points
- The
second placed player(s) will receive 25 points
- The
third placed player(s) will receive 22 points
- The
fourth placed player(s) will receive 20 points
- Players
placed fifth placed descending to twentieth place will receive
nineteen point reducing to four points respectively
- All
other players returning a score will receive 1 point
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| Nil
Returns |
NR's
are not encouraged and will only be accepted for good reasons,
ie. injury. |
| Countback
Procedure |
At each
event, count-back will be in operation. It will work as follows:
Last 18
holes, back nine of second or only round, back six of second
or only round, back three of second or only round, and last
hole of second or only round.
Only round
refers to the possible loss of either of the two days play
at any two-day event.
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| Accommodation,
Meals & Transport |
It
is the responsibility of each competitors to arrange his own
accommodation, transport and subsistence during the period of
Prospects Tour events. |
| Insurance |
The
Prospects Tour will provide insurance cover for each Regular
Member and Official Reserve at all events. The risks insured
against are Public Liability and player to player injury. The
cost for this insurance is included within the initial cost
of joining the tour. |
| Declaration
Form |
Each
competitor will be expected to sign a Prospects Tour Declaration
Form agreeing to abide by the Tournament Rules and Regulations
and accepting that the decision of the Tournament Director is
final |
| Prizes |
Each individual
tour event winner and runner-up will receive a trophy and
an invitation into the Prospects UK Open over 72 holes at
Chart Hills Golf Club.
The overall
tour winner will receive a trophy, UKP300 and an invitation
to the Prospects Tour UK Open.
The runner up will receive a trophy, UKP150 and an invitation
to the Prospects Tour UK Open.
The third placed player will receive a trophy, UKP100 and
an invitation to the Prospects Tour UK Open.
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