3.
Championships
The Amateur Championship and Club Foursomes Championship shall have a qualifying
competition played over 36 holes stroke play with the 16 players or 8 pairs with the
lowest gross scores going forward to the Match Play stage. In the event of a tie for 16th8th places, this shall be decided by a countback. All matches shall be over 18 holes; in
the event of a halved match the players shall continue until one or other shall have won
a hole.
The Junior, Colts, Mid-age and Seniors Championships shall be open to players under or
over the age limits stated in paragraph 13 and shall all be played over 36 holes stroke
play, except for the Junior (Under 14, Under 13 and Under 12) Championship which will
be played over 18 holes.
In the event of a tie for a Championship, there shall be a sudden death play off over holes
decided by the Golf Committee.
ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE A COMPETITIVE HANDICAP ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
The Club Championship shall be open to all Clubs affiliated to the Union. Each Club shall
be represented by a team, or teams, of three players nominated from those Club players
accepted for the Amateur Championship. The scores shall be the aggregate of the 36
holes scores of all three players returned during the Amateur Championship qualifying
competition. In the event of a tie this shall be decided on the scores of the three players
retu rned over the Championship course, i.e., the course used for the Match Play stages.
In the event that only one course is used for the qualifying competition then the scores
in the second round shall be used. The winning Club will be invited to represent the
County in the English Club Championship.
The Mid-Age Team Championship shall be open to all Clubs affiliated to the Union. Each
Club shall be represented by a team, or teams, of two players nominated from those Club
players accepted for the Championship. The score shall be the aggregate of the 36 hole
scores of both players. In the event of a tie this shall be decided on the scores of both
players returned in the second round. If there is still a tie the scores for the last 9, 6, 3 or
one hole shall be used to determine the result.
4.
Inter-Club Team Competition (Surrey Fives)
The Competition shall be open to all Clubs who are affiliated to the Union and who play
on a course with a minimum SSS score of 65. Each Club shall be represented by one or
two teams of five players. Each team shall consist of two players with a handicap of
between 5 and 12 and three players with a handicap of between 13 and 18. Handicaps
are the playing handicaps on the day of the match. All players must be 18 years of age
or over on the day of the match. A player may not play for more than one team or club
during the Competition nor can he play in the Inter-Club Four-Ball Competition in the
same year but Clubs may change the players in their teams in each match. If a Club
inadvertently fields an ineligible player his individual game shall be awarded to his
opponent.
ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE A COMPETITIVE HANDICAP ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
It is a condition of the competition that the Home Club allows member of the Away Team
to play a practice round, either as a courtesy or at a rate equal to or less then the
members’ introduced guest rate.
The away player in each game will be allowed one extra shot, to be taken after the
calculation of stroke difference and allowance. If the away player is also a playing
member of the home club, this does not apply.
All matches should be played over a course set up as if for a qualifying competition, off
the Club’s medal competition tees. Clubs with a SSS of less than 65 may enter if it makes
arrangements with a neighbouring Club with an acceptable SSS to host its home matches
or agrees to play all games away from home.
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