3 . Championships
The Amateur 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 16th-8th 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 Surrey Golf . 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 returned 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 Surrey Golf . 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 Surrey Golf 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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