GENERAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

1. The Championships shall be played in accordance with the Rules of Golf of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and the Local Rules as shall be approved by Pannal Golf Club.

2. All competitors must be of Amateur Status as defined by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.

3. In all cases where individual entry is made by means of an official entry form: (a) after registering the necessary information on the Golf Genius platform, all entries must be made on the Official Online Entry Form which must be received on or before the stipulated closing date for entries. The entry fee of £55 will be processed once the draw has been made. Competitors will be notified of the draw using the e-mail address they have provided on the Entry Form. (b) no entry fee will be refunded unless intimation of scratching is received before the closing date for entries except for any entrant who may be balloted out and who does not subsequently compete. (c) all entries shall be subject to the approval of the Championship Committee which reserves the right to accept or refuse any entry without giving reason for its decision, which shall be final. (d) in exceptional circumstances, the Championship Committee reserves the right to accept late entries.

4. The Championship Committee reserves the right to fix and/or alter starting times.

5. If it becomes impossible to complete the Championships in accordance with the Conditions thereof, because of adverse weather conditions or other circumstances, which in the opinion of the Championship Committee make it impossible or impractical to do so, the Championship Committee shall be empowered to vary such Conditions to the extent necessary to achieve a result within the time available.

6. All competitors will be required to play with golf balls which are on the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews list of Conforming Golf Balls current at the date of the Championships. PENALTY for breach of condition: Disqualification.

7. Competitors will not be permitted to ride on motorised buggy carts unless authorised to do so by the Championship Committee. PENALTY for breach of condition: 2 strokes, maximum 4 strokes.

8. A competitor shall not knowingly make use of any drug to enhance his/her performance. Attention is drawn to the list of prescribed drugs issued by Sport England. Any competitor infringing this condition or, if asked to do so, refusing to take a test, may be disqualified.

9. All disputes shall be settled by the Championship Committee (three to form a quorum) whose decision shall be final.

10. All ties, except for those for first place in the U16 Championships, shall be decided on the last 18, 9, 6, 3 or 1 hole(s) in that order. If a tie still arises, it shall be decided by reference to the last 6, 3 or 1 hole(s) of the first 9 holes of that round. If a tie still arises, each of the preceding rounds played shall be treated in the same way (taking each round in the reverse order to that in which they were played) until a decision is reached.

11. Any competitor who during the course of the event, including practice days, misbehaves by, for example, swearing, throwing clubs or vandalising the golf course or clubhouse or acts in any manner which might bring the game into disrepute, may be debarred from continuing in the Championships and their behaviour reported to their governing body.

12. Handicaps - This is a scratch competition and each score will be uploaded to WHS.

 

CONDITIONS OF PLAY AND QUALIFICATIONS

 

The North of England Under 16 Open Amateur Stroke Play Championships for the Pannal Trophies are open to Amateur Golfers of all Nationalities.

 

1. Conditions of Play (a) The Championship shall be played by Stroke Play over 72 holes over three days, 18 holes being played on each of the first two days. Boys will play from the white tees and girls from red tees. 132 players shall be eligible to compete. After 36 holes the players with the lowest scores and ties will qualify for the final two rounds. Qualification according to these conditions shall be limited to 30% of the boys and 30% of the girls. In addition, the qualifiers must include 3 under 14 boys and 3 under 14 girls. (b) The winners of the Pannal Trophies shall be the competitors who return the lowest score over 72 holes. In the event of a tie for either of the Pannal Trophies, there shall be a sudden death play-off on holes determined by the committee. If in the opinion of the Championship Committee there is not sufficient time or daylight to have a play-off, the trophy(ies) will be shared. For the Under 14’s there will be no play-off. In the event of a tie for the best score for an Under 14’s Trophy, the Trophy will be shared. (c) Only persons born on or after 1 January 2010 may caddy. Penalty for breach of Condition 1(c):

2 strokes for each hole at which any breach occurred. Maximum penalty per round: 4 strokes. 2. Prizes and Vouchers The Pannal Trophies shall be held for one year by the leading boy and the leading girl. Trophies will also be given for best scores by an Under 14 year old boy and girl (on 1 January). Vouchers will also be given for leading scores. Only one voucher can be won by any competitor. Prizes will be presented as soon as possible after the end of play, when all winners will be expected to be present.

3. Qualification To be eligible to enter, a player must be: (a) in possession of a playing handicap index not exceeding 7.4 under WHS Handicapping Scheme or a Comparable Scheme operated by a recognised Overseas Golfing Union, Federation or Association. (b) under the age of 16 at 00.00 hours on 1 January in the year in which the Championships are to be played.

4. Entries Entries must be made on the Official Entry Form specified by the Championship Committee. In the case of a person who is a member of a Golf Club in Great Britain and Ireland, the Playing Handicap must be confirmed by the Secretary or Handicapping Authority of his/her home club. In the case of a player whose Home club is in England, his/her CDH number must be provided. An overseas player must enter through the Secretary of the recognised National Authority controlling golf in the country from which he wishes to enter. 5. Ballot Where the entries exceed 132 in number, there will be a ballot amongst the higher handicaps to reduce the entries to that number. Notwithstanding the ballot, at least nine boys and nine girls together with at least 20 under 14 year olds, including at least five boys and five girls, will have their entry accepted, provided that at least this number have entered. Players eliminated by ballot will be kept on a reserve list. Entry Fees will only be processed if balloted players subsequently fill any vacant places.

 

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: 24th July 2026