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Norman Garon Trust Junior Community Tour - Colchester Rules
All included events shall be played in accordance with the R&A Rules of Golf and Local Rules as approved.
1) Competitors entered in the Community Tour must be:
• Of Amateur Status as defined by the R&A
• At least 10 years of age and Under the age of 18 years on the 1st January 2019.
• In possession of a Competitive Handicap registered on the CDH under the CONGU Unified SSS & Handicapping
Scheme 2016-2019 and not exceeding that determined by the County Union as a condition of entry.
• A member of a club affiliated to the ESSEX GOLF UNION. This club must be their HOME club for Handicapping
purposes.
2) All Participants must have submitted a completed consent form to include data regarding Health & Safety / Medical / Consent to Photography & Videography to the Essex Golf Union. (also found on EGU website) Failure to do so will prevent participating in any event.
3) Competition & Entry forms
Competition entry & consent forms must be fully completed, accompanied by the correct entry fee and sent to the relevant
NGT Junior Tour administrator:
a) Essex Golf Union Organised Events: Gosfield, Colchester & Garon Park
Online Entry is available to the EGU NGT Junior Tour Events (Gosfield, Colchester & Garon Park) PayPal is also available for these events ONLY by sending money to: juniortour@essexgolfunion.org For postal entries please send a cheque along with ALL forms to:
NGT Junior Community Tour, C/O 36 Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, Essex, CM16 7DX
These must be received by 12 noon of the closing date, which will be 10 days prior to the date of the event.
b) All other events included in the NGT Junior Tour are to be entered by entering with the relevant Club. A list of these along with entry forms can be found on our website.
Entry fees will not be refunded or carried over to other events, unless the event is unavoidably cancelled or postponed by the Essex Golf Union. The NGT Junior Community Golf Tour organisers retain the right to refuse entry without giving reason for their decision, which shall be final.
Competitors are reminded that they are required to register their intention to play 30 minutes prior to their start time in an Essex Golf Union organised event. Failure to do so may result in being disqualified from EGU organised OOM competitions.
Jeans, collarless tee shirts, tracksuits and trainers are not allowed.
Caddies must be under the age of 18 on the 1st January 2019 and be aware of standard golfing etiquette.
Any competitor, caddy or parent/guardian who behaves in an unacceptable manner, during competition days, may be asked to leave the event and may be prevented from entering or attending any further EGU organised OOM competitions.
Mobile phones must be turned off and may not be used on the course except when contacting an emergency service or tournament administrator. They may however be used in accordance to rule 4.3a in the rules of golf.
In both Under 18 and Under 14 age groups the format of play is Stableford. Maximum Handicap for boys is 28, for girls it is 36.
Boys Under 18 Age Group will play from the ‘Tees of the day’ set by the committee
Boys Under 14 Age Group Division 1 (HCP Category 1 & 2) will play from the Yellow Tees
Boys Under 14 Age Group Division 2 (HCP Category 3 & 4) will play from the Yellow Tees
Girls in both age groups will play from the Red Tees
In the Boys Under 14 Age Groups the two Divisions will compete for two separate Order Of Merits.
The Competitor’s Division for the season will be determined by the Handicap that they hold when entering their first event of the year. The Competitor will not move Division midseason regardless of any change in handicap.
In addition, the Order of Merit (OOM) will run over the course of the Tour with the best 6 scores taken from the total number of participated events in all Divisions.
Please note that OOM points are awarded in the NGT Junior Tour Events but will not be awarded in the final NGT Junior Tour event at Garon Park.
OOM Points Breakdown – 1st Place in an OOM Event will be awarded 25 Points, 2nd Place – 24 points, 3rd Place 23 points pro rata. Every Competitor placed 25th & lower will be awarded 1 point.
All competitors in these events will have their scores uploaded to the CDH and they will be classed as Qualifying Competitions in accordance to the R&A Rules of Golf and CONGU Handicapping.
Please note, parents or guardians should be aware that children of any age, will not be supervised by county officials or volunteers on duty at the event. Parents or guardians of a child that is under twelve years of age, are expected to remain at the venue whilst their child is in attendance.
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