D-3) SOUTH OF IRELAND MEN’S AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
General The Championship will be played annually on the links of Lahinch Golf Club in 
accordance with the General Regulations for Golf Ireland Championships as well as 
the specific regulations hereunder and will be under the control and management of 
the Championship Committee, which will consist of officials appointed by the Munster 
Regional Executive of Golf Ireland and officials appointed by Lahinch Golf Club. 
a) Age Group General
b) Gender Male
c) Handicap Handicap Index not exceeding 2.0 at close of entry
d) Eligibility See Section A of the General Regulations
e) Size of Field Set annually by the Regional Championships Committee (www.golfireland.ie and 
consult the relevant competition page) 
f) Ballot In the event of an oversubscription of entries, places in the field will be determined as 
follows: 
• The leading players based on World Amateur Golf Ranking (with a ranking of up 
to 4,000)
• Remaining places will be determined on Handicap Index at the Close of Entries.
• Also Refer to Appendix 1 
Exemptions: The following players are exempt, provided they enter and are within 1.0 
of the highest-handicapped player who otherwise qualifies: 
• The Top 30 on last season’s Bridgestone Order of Merit 
• Members of the current National Men’s HP Panel
• The top-four finishers in last year’s Championship
• Members of last season’s Interprovincial teams
• The current Irish Mid-Amateur Open Champion 
• Six places at the discretion of the Championship Committee 
• Invitation to international players at the discretion of the Committee
g) Form of Play Stroke Play (Qualifying) and Match Play (Knockout)
h) No. of Rounds Two Qualifying rounds & six Knock-out rounds, all played over 18 holes
i) Cut i) 64 players advance based on Stroke Play qualifying, with ties resolved in accordance 
with Section A, Regulation 10 of the General Regulations, provided that any player on 
Senior International duty during the Official Practice Days or in the Qualifying Rounds 
may, at Committee’s discretion, be exempted from qualifying and entitled to entry to 
the Match Play Stage.
ii) The draw for the knockout rounds will be conducted in accordance with the 
automatic draw, except that the Committee may seed 8 players from those making 
the cut and the remaining 56 will be in score order.