Rules Of Play - 2015 | Page 16

Page 16 of 21 NOMADS GOLF CLUB – SOUTH AFRICA RULES OF PLAY (vi) In the event of a tie, the count-out shall be awarded to the player with the lower handicap total of his three cards. If these be identical then the count-out shall be awarded to the player having entered the greater number of cards during the year. Should the score still be tied, preference shall be given to the player with the 4th best score and so on. A further tie shall be decided by lot. (vii) First, second and third prizes shall be awarded in each handicap division. Fourth prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Club Executive. (viii) The 'John Handley Trophy' shall be awarded to the overall winner, irrespective of his handicap division, and shall be held by that Member for a period of one year, but shall at all times remain the sole property of the NOMADS Golf Club. 19. ANNUAL 'GOLD CUP' COMPETITION Eligibility At a monthly meeting, in their respective divisions, the persons qualifying to compete in the Annual Gold Cup Competition must be home Club members each of whom is, as per the terms of the Constitution, in a category of membership which entitles them to compete in all annual competitions. (i) The highest scoring eligible home Club member of a division during the playing year at a monthly meeting shall automatically qualify for the annual ‘Gold Cup’ competition, as also shall any other eligible home Club member who tied that score in the same meeting, but lost on a count-out. (ii) In qualifying for the annual ‘Gold Cup’ competition, a member does so only in the division in which he qualified, and irrespective of the handicap division under which his current handicap may determine he plays at the Gold Cup Meeting. For example, a member may have qualified (or been counted out) for the ‘B’ division during the playing year, yet by the time the ‘Gold Cup’ Meeting is played his handicap may have been so adjusted as to place him in the ‘A’ division. He shall, therefore, compete for the ‘B’ Division ‘Gold Cup’. (iii) If during a playing year a Member shall have qualified for the Annual Gold Cup Competition by virtue of having been highest scoring eligible member (or been counted out) for the division in two different divisions, prior to the ‘Gold Cup’ meeting, he shall elect in which of the divisions he wishes to compete. A member shall compete in only one division for the ‘Gold Cup’. (iv) In the event of a tie the count-out shall follow the procedure as detailed in Rule 11 (i) hereof. (v) Any Member who wins (or loses on a count-out) a division at a NOMADS Club other than that of which he is a Member shall not qualify for the annual 'Gold Cup' of that club. If such visiting Nomad wins a division (but not on a count-out) or wins on a count-out from another visiting Nomad then the home club Member or Members scoring the next highest score in that division shall qualify for the annual Gold Cup in that division. (vi) Where a player who scores highest in a Division at a monthly meeting does not meet the eligibility criteria to qualify for the Annual Gold Cup Competition then that