Golf Rules Quiz Deadline Soon

March 19 is the deadline for golf clubs throughout the British Isles to enter the Rules of Golf Quiz, which is again sponsored by Royal & SunAlliance and supported by The Royal & Ancient Golf Club.
The quiz, now in its seventh year, tests club golfers' knowledge of the Rules of Golf and attracted a record entry of 453 teams in 2000.

Hot favourites in last year's final were Stone GC from Staffordshire, the 1999 winners and finalists on no fewer than four occasions, but on the night Banchory ran out convincing winners in the 'Big Room' of the R&A Clubhouse in St Andrews.

The quiz will again be staged on a knock-out basis, starting in April, leading to county finals in September and regional finals in October. The six winning regional teams travel to St Andrews for the final on November 18.

Thousands of questions on every aspect of the Rules have been prepared
by David Rickman, secretary of the R&A's Rules of Golf Committee, and
his staff.

Titleist will present more than 1,500 PTS Wound balls to the country winners and the runners-up while members of the regional winning teams will each receive FootJoy Aqualites, a Royal & SunAlliance bag cover and a Special Edition of the Rules of Golf.

The trip to St Andrews for the finalists will include overnight accommodation, dinner after the final in the R&A's private dining room and golf on one of St Andrews' courses the following day.

The winners on the night will also receive tickets to the 2002 Open at Muirfield where they will receive corporate hospitality from Royal & SunAlliance during their visit.