Rules Of Play - 2015 | Page 13

Page 13 of 21 NOMADS GOLF CLUB – SOUTH AFRICA RULES OF PLAY (xii) The 'Gary Player Trophy' shall be awarded to the winning finalists and shall be held by them for a period of one year but remains the sole and entire property of the NOMADS GOLF CLUB. (xiii) The winning finalists and the runners-up shall also receive awards which they shall retain in perpetuity. (xiv) Should entries warrant it, the Club Executive may, at their sole discretion, run a Plate event. (xv) Partners in the Gary Player Knock-out Competition and the Plate Competition, if such a competition be run, shall be at liberty to render assistance to one another at all times other than when their matches are played at a Club monthly meeting. (xvi) Should a partner or a pairing be declared a defaulter for any cause during the playing year of the competition, the pairing shall be eliminated from any further participation in the competition, and the note under 15 (iii) will not apply. 16. THE ANDREW MENTIS COMPETITION (i) The competition shall be conducted annually within the handicap divisions as determined in 10. (i) (b) and adjusted by the Club Executive and shall be for the highest aggregate score of a member's five best rounds during a playing year at monthly meetings of the NOMADS Golf Club. (ii) The qualifying minimum number of cards shall be 6 in the playing year and once so qualified the Member's best 5 cards shall be selected to count for this competition. (iii) In selecting cards of identical scores, that card shall be selected which was played off the lower handicap. (iv) A Member's division shall be determined by the total handicap he received in his five selected cards. (a) In the case of there being three divisions for the playing year the divisional parameters shall be 'A' Division - 40 points and under 'B' Division - 41 points to 70 points 'C' Division - 71 points and over. (b) In the case of there being two divisions for the playing year the divisional parameters shall be 'A' Division - 55 points and under 'B' Division - 56 points and over. The divisional parameters as detailed in 16. (iv) (a), and 16. (iv) (b) may be varied at the discretion of the Club Executive.