a) Age Group

General

b) Gender

Male

c) Handicap

Competitors must hold a Handicap Index of 2.0 or less on date of entry

d) Eligibility

See Section A of the General Regulations

e) Size of Field

75

f) Ballot

Where there is an oversubscription, entrants will be admitted to the field at the close of entries based on the standardised balloting criteria prescribed for Bridgestone Tour events (Appendix 1) In addition, up to three Cork (Home Club) eligible players who entered but do not qualify may be invited to play by the Championship Committee, provided they are within 2.0 of the ballot.

g) Form of Play

Stroke Play

h) No. of Rounds

Four – two on each day of the Championship

i) Cut

Top 30 plus ties after two rounds

j) Ties

In the event of a tie at the end of the Championship, those tied will play a sudden death playoff over holes 1,17 & 18 in that sequence until we have a winner in accordance with Section A, Regulation 10 of the General Regulations.