Gary Player Competition :
March 2010 : Another year...Another GPKO. Good luck to all the
teams
and please endeavour to play your games in the spirit of Nomads. Please
remember that those
teams who loose their match in round one will automatically
be
entered
into the PLATE competition for Round 2:-
| ROUND |
COMPLETION DATE |
STATUS |
| Entries close |
28 February 2010 |
Closed |
| Round 1 |
31 May 2010 |
Complete |
| Round 2 |
31 August 2010 |
In progress |
| Quarter
Final |
31
October 2010 |
Not
started |
| Semi Final |
30 November
2010 |
Not started |
| Final |
Gold
Cup Day, 2 December 2010 |
Entry fees are P100.00 per team and are
payable with submission of entry form. Download your form here
GARY PLAYER KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION RULES
(i)
The competition is an annual event, run during the playing year, each
round to be completed by dates determined by the Club Executive and
terminating with the Final Round, which shall be played during the
course of a club's annual 'Gold Cup' meeting.
(ii)
Any qualifying Member of NOMADS (see Constitution Clause 7) in
good standing shall be eligible to enter this competition in
partnership[ with any other Member of his own choice and by mutual
agreement. A combined entry fee, as determined by the Club Executive,
shall be payable upon entering.
(iii)
Once a pairing has been arranged and entered, no substitution of
partners shall be permitted if the pair have actually played a
competitive round.
NOTE:
If one player is unable to compete and no other date is possible the
remaining player plus combined handicap may play on his own.
(iv)
All matches (other than the final round) shall be played outside the
normal monthly NOMADS meeting unless agreed to by the Club
Executive.
(v) Upon
closure of entries for the competition, a draw for the first round
shall be made. A new draw shall be made for each subsequent round, all
players going 'into the hat ' (i.e., there shall be no 'seeding' nor
shall the ladder-type draw be used, for reasons under Rule 15 (vii)
below.
(vi) Any
matches, in any round, which have not been played by the date
determined for the completion of the round, shall be deemed to be in
default. The defaulting pair shall be eliminated.
(vii) The
pair first drawn in each match shall enjoy the choice of venue for the
match to be played, with the exception of the final round which game
shall be played at the Annual Gold Cup Meeting.
(viii) The
first pair drawn in each match shall be responsible for making all
arrangements for the match and for reporting the result. They shall
give their opponents at least 3 dates on recognised golfing
days,
two of which shall be on weekends and the venue shall be one included
on the Club roster. Once a date has been chosen it can only be changed
by mutual consent.
(ix)
Each individual handicap as well as the combined handicap for each pair
shall be published for each round, and this handicap shall be added in
full to the total Medal Stableford points scored during the match by
each of the individuals in the pair. It shall be incumbent upon each
player to check his current club handicap and if necessary adjust his
NOMADS handicap in terms of Rule 10 (i) (a) hereof before each match.
(x)
A match
shall be won by the pair
which achieves the higher combined score over the 18 holes.
(xi) In
the event of scores being tied after 18 holes, the match shall proceed
on a 'sudden death' basis, no further handicap allowance being given to
either side.
(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.
