The Nomads Game Rules :
RULES OF PLAY Printed in full below are the full Rules of Play, (as
reprinted August 2003 plus any subsequent amendments), by which our
games are governed whether it be for a regular player, a Member
returning from circumstances of prolonged absence from whatever cause
or for the many visitors who join us. Whether it be at a normal monthly
meeting, an Inter-Provincial Tournament, our National Tournament or our
various Fund Raising events the formulas applied to regulate the
handicaps applicable to that game have been judged to be extremely
appropriate to the manner in which most individuals play their golf.
Handicaps are reviewed after each separate game and operate off a base
score of 30 points.
Whilst at no time do our modified Rules supercede those of any of the
regulatory bodies in force we have instituted a format which is
applicable to all of the various games and competitions in which we
participate throughout the year. To quote our Founder, Mike Florance,
the Nomads format gives the Members ".... a closely planned and
integrated game of golf, with all games inter-related and offering a
continuing thread of interest...." The Rules currently prescribed have
been compiled and formatted over the years from the contributions and
attention to detail of the many dedicated Nomads whose love of the game
has honed the competitive side of the above-mentioned
"...inter-related, continuing thread of interest.." to a degree of
enjoyment which borders, in several cases, on the fiendish.
The format can test the strongest nerve, as your overall individual
performance on the day not only reflects directly upon yourself but
also contributes to the relative success, or otherwise, of many others
competing for honours in the same field. Additionally, your personal
performance does not just affect the current day but contributes to
your standing in the many annual competitions to be resolved at the end
of the playing year. Such competitions relate not only to the best but
also to the other end of the scale of prowess. The applicability of the
following Rules to our Club is based on detailed study and the
experience gained over many years of the results produced from
literally hundreds of thousands of rounds played by Nomads Members of
decidedly differing degrees of golfing competence. The following List
of Contents headlines the areas covered by our Rules of Play.
RULES OF PLAY
Rule 1 MEDAL STABLEFORD
Rule 2 STANDARD SCORE
Rule 3 COMBINED SCORES
Rule 4 ASSISTANCE
Rule 5 PICK-UP
Rule 6
Rule 6 (i) CONTINUOUS PUTTING
Rule 6 (ii) SHORT HOLES
Rule 6 (iii) SLOW PLAY
Rule 6 (iv) SPEED OF PLAY
Rule 6 (v) PLAYING UNIFORM
Rule 6 (vi) DRESS AT
PRIZE-GIVING
Rule 7 LOCAL RULES
Rule 8 RULES OF GOLF
Rule 9 PLAYING YEAR
Rule 10 HANDICAPPING
(i) Club Monthly Meetings
(ii) Gold Cup Qualifiers
(iii)Non-Nomad Players
(iv) National Tournament
(v) Annual and Other
Competitions
Rule 11 COUNT-OUT PROCEDURE
(i) Normal Meetings
(ii) National Tournament
Meetings
Championships
Eclectic
(iii) Annual and Other
Competitions
Rule 12 INTERRUPTED OR
CURTAILED PLAY
Rule 13 RECORDS
(i) Permanent Record Cards
(ii) Annual Record Book
(iii) Score Cards
(iv) After six months
Rule 14 QUALIFICATION
Rule 15 GARY PLAYER KNOCK-OUT
Rule 17 ANNUAL ECLECTIC
COMPETITION
Rule 18 ANNUAL 'GOLD CUP'
COMPETITION
Rule 19 SPECIAL AWARDS
(i) Silver Tray
(ii) Holes-in-One and
Albatross Club
Rule 20 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
TROPHIES
(i) Bert Hunt Trophy
(ii) Individual Champion of
Champions Trophy
(iii) National Individual
Championship
(iv) National Eclectic
Competition
(v) Over 55's Salver
(vi) Other Trophies
Rule 21 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
FLOATING TROPHIES
HANDICAP
ADJUSTMENT CHART
RULES OF PLAY
'A Club is an Association of Good Fellows meeting together
for a certain purpose.'
Samuel Johnson
1.
Every round of golf shall be based on Medal-Stableford play (i.e. the
round is played 'flat against the course' and the player's handicap is
added in full afterwards to make up the player's SCORE - Definition).
2.
The Standard NOMADS score for an individual round shall
be taken as 30 points (see handicapping - Rule 10).
3.
The score of all partnerships, combinations, etc.,
shall be calculated by summing the individual scores of the
participating players.
4.
No assistance shall be given to a partner at any time
including during the play off of the Gary Player Competition, except as
provided for in Rule 15 (xv).
5.
All players shall discontinue play and pick up their ball on any hole
when they have played one stroke more than par for that hole.
6.
The Six Rules of Play in NOMADS shall apply at all times. Violation of
any of the Rules 6(i), 6(ii) and 6(iii) shall convey a penalty of two
points at the discretion of the Committee.
(i) CONTINUOUS PUTTING
On the green, a player whose turn it is to putt shall
putt out. A player may mark his ball between putts if required.
(ii)
SHORT HOLES
If none of the players whose balls are all on the green
have commenced putting by the time the players following are on the
tee, the former shall allow the latter to play their tee shots before
commencing to putt, provided that the Executive Committee of a Club may
waive compliance with this rule if it deems fit.
(iii)
SLOW PLAY
If a fourball is still on the tee of a par 4 or 5 hole
at a time when the hole is clear of preceding players, all members of
the fourball may be penalised individually except where a player has to
return to the tee to play another ball.
(iv)
SPEED OF PLAY
All games shall be played at the optimum speed and with due
consideration for other players. An extensive search for a ball shall
be made only by the player losing the ball and his caddy.
(v)
PLAYING UNIFORM
At all official meetings. Nomads participating shall
wear their official Provincial Nomads Club uniforms when playing. Each
Club shall be entitled to determine whether to permit the wearing of
short socks at its monthly outing or not. This Decision is taken at the
Club's Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting. All
Club's deciding to permit short socks will wear white socks bearing the
Nomads Bell in navy blue, or a colour determined by a particular Club
to suit their Club uniform, with a length of not less than 13
centimetres.
(vi) DRESS AT PRIZE-GIVING
At all Nomads Prizegivings, Nomads shall wear Nomads
Blazer, Navy or Black Slacks, White Shirt, Nomads Tie, Black Shoes, and
Name and designation Badges. At National Tournaments, Nomads shall in
addition wear Tournament Badges.
7. It
shall be the duty of all players to apprise themselves of such local
rules as may be in force at the Club at which the game is played.
8.
In all other respects, the 'Rules of Golf' as approved by the Royal and
Ancient Golf Club shall be observed.
9.
The PLAYING YEAR shall terminate on Gold Cup Day except for Gold Cup
qualification which shall commence on Gold Cup Day and terminate with
the meeting prior to the next Gold Cup Day.
10. HANDICAPPING
(i)
CLUB MONTHLY MEETINGS
A player shall not play off a NOMAD handicap higher than his
current club handicap or 25.
(b) There shall be three handicap
divisions, namely:
'A' Division - up to 8
'B' Division - 9 to 14
'C' Division - 15 to 25
The Executive of each Member Club shall be at liberty, at their
discretion, to adjust the aforementioned handicapping divisions; the
par for the course on which monthly meetings are held (when it differs
from the S.A.G.U. rating); and handicaps as in (c) below.
(c) Handicaps shall be based on a par of 30 and shall be adjusted after
each monthly meeting. In the event of a player scoring 2 above or below
30, no adjustment to his handicap shall be made, but for every two
points or part thereof thereafter, his handicap shall be adjusted by 1
point with the proviso that at no time shall his handicap be adjusted
upwards by more than two points or downwards by more than 4 points.
(d) The handicap in respect of any Member who has missed the last 4 or
more consecutive meetings shall be his last allocated Nomads
handicap or that as adjusted in accordance with Rule 10(iii) NON-NOMAD
PLAYERS as hereunder, whichever is the lower.
(ii)
GOLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Handicaps for Gold Cup qualifiers shall be arrived at
by averaging the allocated handicaps from the previous six meetings and
such handicap shall apply to the Gold Cup Competition only.
(iii)
NON-NOMAD PLAYERS
A NON-NOMAD player's current club handicap shall be
adjusted in accordance with the following scale:
Up to 6 handicap
- minus 2
7 to 12 handicap
- minus 3
13 to 18 handicap - minus 4
19 to 24 handicap - minus 5
25 or more handicap - minus 6
NON-NOMAD players may not win a NOMADS trophy but shall receive a
suitable prize in lieu thereof.
(iv)
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
(a) A player's starting handicap shall be determined approximately
three weeks prior to the commencement of the National Tournament by
averaging his last six allocated handicaps to the nearest whole number
(0.5 goes up to 1) subject to a maximum handicap of two below his last
published club handicap. It shall be the Club Handicap
Executive's responsibility to produce the starting handicap of his
Club's Members entered for the National Tournament and to submit these
together with the Member's corresponding club handicap, to the National
Coordinator not less than two weeks prior to the commencement of the
Tournament.
(b) A player shall not play off a handicap greater than 25 or his
current club handicap, whichever is the lower, subject to the maximum
starting handicap as in (a) above. Should a player's club handicap be
adjusted prior to the commencement of the National Tournament, he shall
notify the National Tournament Handicapping Executive in writing duly
certified by a competent official from his club. Any alterations to
club handicaps after the commencement of the National Tournament shall
be ignored.
(c) There shall be three handicap divisions, namely
'A' Division - up to 8
'B' Division - 9 to 14
'C' Division - 15 to 25
The National Tournament Handicapping Executive shall be empowered, at
his discretion, to adjust the aforementioned divisions and the par
rating for the course on which the National Tournament is being held.
(d) Handicaps shall be based on a par of 30 points with a cumulative
neutral zone of one point either way per round. Handicaps shall be
adjusted daily in accordance with the attached chart. Such adjustments
being based on the starting handicap. A player's handicap shall not be
adjusted upwards by more than 5 points, but there shall be no limit as
to the number of points a player's handicap may be adjusted downwards.
(e) A player's Eclectic handicap shall be obtained by taking his
average handicap over the period less 4, less 20% of the balance.
(v)
ANNUAL AND OTHER COMPETITIONS
Refer to rules of play governing such competitions. In the absence of
any specific procedure being laid down, the procedure as set out in
Rule 10(i) above shall apply.
11.
COUNT-OUT PROCEDURE
(i) In all NOMAD
meetings, other than National Tournament Meetings and Annual
Competitions, regardless of whether it affects ties between individuals
or partnerships, the count out procedure shall always follow the same
course.
(a) First count out preference shall be given to the player or
partnership playing off the lower handicap except in the case of the
prize for the worst golfer where preference shall be given to the
player or partnership playing off the higher handicap.
(b) If scores and handicaps are identical, the second count out shall
be taken on the total Medal Stableford Points scored at odd holes
throughout the card, preference being given to the player or
partnership scoring the most points except in the case of the prize for
the worst golfer where preference shall be given to the player or
partnership scoring the least number of points.
(c) If this procedure still results in a tie, the third count out shall
be taken on the total Medal Stableford Points scored at all par 3
holes, preference being given as in Rule 11(b) above.
(d) If this procedure still results in a tie, the players shall be
invited to toss a coin for advantage.
(ii)
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT MEETINGS
In National Tournament Daily Competitions, the count out procedures
shall follow the procedures as set out in Rule 11(i) above. In National
Tournament Overall Competitions, the count-out procedure shall follow
the following procedures:
CHAMPIONSHIPS
[See Rule 21 Sub. para. (ii), (iii), (v), (vi) and (vii).]
(a) First count out preference shall be given to the player
having the lowest total handicap for the qualifying rounds
except in the case of the prize for the worst golfer where preference
shall be given to the player playing off the higher total handicap.
(b) If scores and handicaps are identical, the second count-out shall
give preference to the player playing off the lower handicap in the
final qualifying round except in the case of the prize for the worst
golfer where preference shall be given to the player playing off the
higher handicap.
(c) If this procedure still results in a tie then preference shall be
given to the player with the highest score in the final qualifying
round except in the case of the prize for the worst golfer where
preference shall be given to the player scoring the lower score in the
final qualifying round.
(d) If this procedure still results in a tie, then preference shall be
given to the player scoring the most number of points on all the par 3
holes in the final qualifying round except in the case of the prize for
the worst golfer where preference shall be given to the player with the
lower number of points.
(e) If this procedure still results in a tie, the players shall be
invited to toss a coin for advantage.
ECLECTIC
[Rule 21 Sub para. (iv)]
(a) First count out preference shall be given to the player having the
lowest total handicap for the qualifying rounds.
(b) If scores and handicaps are identical, the second count out shall
give preference to the player playing off the lower handicap in the
final qualifying round.
(c) If this procedure still results in a tie, preference shall be given
to the player showing the biggest improvement in his score during the
final qualifying round.
(d) If this procedure still results in a tie, preference shall be given
to the player scoring the best total score on the odd holes.
(e) If this procedure still results in a tie, the players shall be
invited to toss a coin for advantage.
Jules Harris Trophy [Rule 21 Sub. para.
(i).]
(a) First count-out, preference shall be given to the team away from
home conditions (e.g. when played at the coast preference shall be
given to the inland team).
(b) If this procedure still results in a tie, preference shall be given
to the team with the best overall individual high scores (i.e. scores
are paired off until one team gains an advantage)
(iii)
ANNUAL AND OTHER COMPETITIONS
Count out procedures shall follow the format as detailed in the rules
of play governing such competitions. In the absence of any specific
procedure being laid down, the format detailed in Rule 11(i) above
shall apply.
12.
INTERRUPTED OR CURTAILED PLAY
If, in the opinion of the person or persons responsible (Match
Secretary, Club Manager, National Tournament Coordinator, Deputy, etc.)
the course is rendered unplayable during a Nomads round, play will be
suspended and the position of all balls on the course will be marked by
the players.
The signal to suspend play will be agreed beforehand as a siren or
other audible device or by word of mouth from one fourball to the next.
Should the course subsequently (on the same day) become playable again,
play will be resumed by the same signal.
If this results in some players not completing their round, the
procedure will be:
(a) (i) At a monthly meeting, if all
players have completed at least three holes, the following formula
shall apply:
Players 18 hole score = ((30 - a) *
b/18) + a + c
where a = NOMAD handicap
b = Uncompleted Holes
c = Points scored on completed holes.
The 18 hole score as calculated shall be rounded to the nearest whole
number (0.5 and greater going up to the next whole
number).
(ii) At a National Tournament, if all
players have completed at least three
holes, the following formula shall apply:
Players 18 hole score = ((28 - a) * b/18)
+ a + c
where items a, b and c shall have the same meaning as in (a) (i) above.
The 18 hole score as calculated shall be rounded to the nearest whole
number (0.5 or greater going up to the next whole number).
(b)If some players have not completed three holes:-
(i) At a Club meeting, the Club Executive
will decide whether or not to count
the curtailed meeting, postpone it or cancel it.
ii) At a National Tournament for the -
(a) Jules Harris, National Individual Champion of Champions and
Prometheus Trophies:
(i) For the purpose of calculating the 18 hole score of those players
who have completed at least 3 holes the formula as in 12 (a) (ii) shall
be applied.
(ii) Those players who were unable to complete three holes shall be
awarded 28 points as their score for that round and this score shall be
recorded against the appropriate Tournament Round in respect of that
individual.
(b) National Eclectic Trophy:
(i) Only scores actually achieved will apply - excluding any
disregarded rounds above.
(c) Gold Salver
(i) The last two rounds counted in (a) will apply.
(c) Without in any way derogating from the aforegoing, the National
Chairman, National Coordinator and National Senior Vice-Chairman,
shall, acting as a body, be entitled in their entire and unfettered
discretion, to cancel a complete round of the tournament at a National
Tournament, irrespective of how many players have failed to start,
started or completed that round, and irrespective of whether players
have completed that round on a day other than the day upon which the
decision to cancel the round is taken.
(d) If at any meeting a Member or Members fails to complete a Nomads round for any reason not detailed in (a) and (b) above, only his handicap and the points scored up to the time he discontinued play will apply. The player will not be eligible for the prize for worst golfer.
13.
RECORDS
Every NOMAD Club Executive Committee shall maintain a record of its
Member's play. These shall comprise:
(i) PERMANENT
RECORD CARDS
A card for every Member on which shall be recorded his
handicap and score for each monthly NOMADS game he has played, his
overall performance in major annual competitions and every prize or
distinction he has achieved in NOMADS.
(ii) ANNUAL
RECORD BOOK
This book records a Member's handicap and score at
every NOMADS monthly club meeting during the playing year, his John
Handley, Andrew Mentis and any other Annual Club competition scores
together with his Eclectic points at each hole , total and handicap.
This shall be available on request.
(iii) All
score cards for the playing year shall be retained for checking
purposes during the currency of the annual competitions and are
disposed of at the close of the year.
(iv) After six
monthly games have been concluded:
(a) A schedule setting out the standings of the Members in the various
Annual Club competitions shall be forwarded to each Member and
thereafter the top ten monthly until the close of the playing year.
(b) Each Member shall be provided with an eclectic record card
reflecting his eclectic points hole by hole after which it shall be the
responsibility of each Member to keep this up to date.
14. QUALIFICATION
The primary qualification for all NOMAD competitions shall be that a
Member must be in good standing as to payment of subscriptions and
playing obligations. Any Member not in good standing on Gold Cup Day
shall not be eligible to participate in any Annual Competition as
detailed in Rules 15, 16, 17 18 and 19 hereof even though he might
otherwise have qualified for such competition.
15.
GARY PLAYER KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION
(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.
17.&
ANNUAL ECLECTIC COMPETITION
(i) The competition shall be conducted annually within the three
handicap divisions and shall be for the sum of the highest eclectic
points scored on 18 sequential holes., irrespective of the course on
which the rounds were played, plus handicap. A player's eclectic
handicap shall be obtained by taking his average handicap over the
period less 4, less 20% of the balance.
(ii) Entry for the competition shall be automatic upon any Member
playing in any of the monthly meetings of his Member Club, and every
round so played shall be counted towards this competition. There shall
be no minimum qualification.
(iii) A Member's division shall be determined by the average handicap
he has received for the rounds played.
'A' Division
- Up to 8.0
'B' Division
- Over 8.0 to 14.0
'C' Division
- Over 14.0
These divisions may be varied at the discretion of the Club Executive.
(iv) Any Member who misses his own NOMADS Club monthly meeting but
plays during that month in another NOMADS Club monthly meeting, shall
not count his card towards his eclectic score at his own club.
(v) In the event of a tie, the count-out shall be awarded to the player
with the lower (averaged) handicap for the rounds counted followed by
the player with the greater number of rounds played. A further tie
shall be decided by lot.
(vi) First, second and third prizes shall be awarded in each handicap
division. Fourth prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Club
Executive.
(vii) The Annual Eclectic Trophy shall be awarded to the overall
winner, irrespective of his division, and shall be held by that Member
for a period of one year, but shall at all times remain the sole and
entire property of the NOMADS Golf Club.
18.
ANNUAL 'GOLD CUP' COMPETITION
(i) The winner of a division during the playing year at a monthly
meeting shall automatically qualify for the annual 'Gold Cup'
competition, as also shall any Member who tied the winner's 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 which he has won, 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 won (or
been counted out) the 'B' Division trophy 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 the playing year a Member shall have won (or been
counted out) the division trophy 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) In any 'Gold Cup' competition, qualifiers shall play off their
average handicap in only the 'Gold Cup' competition itself [see Rule 10
(ii)]. In all other competitions competed for on 'Gold Cup' Day the
Member's current Nomad handicap shall apply.
(vii) The 'Gold Cup' shall be awarded to the winners only in each
division and shall be held by them for a period of one year but shall
at all times remain the sole property of the NOMADS Golf Club. There
shall be no runners-up prize.
19.
SPECIAL AWARDS
(i) SILVER TRAY
Should any Member score 40 points or more at any NOMAD Club monthly
meeting, or National Tournament he shall receive an award of a suitably
inscribed silver tray and automatically qualify in perpetuity for the
Arthur Ferneyhough Gold Salver to be competed for at the Annual
National Tournament provided that if a Member has previously
been awarded a silver tray he may be awarded an alternative prize.
(ii)
HOLES-IN-ONE AND ALBATROSS CLUB
The feat of a hole-in-one or an Albatross by any Member of NOMADS shall
be recognised in the following manner.
(a) When achieved at a monthly meeting a sum of R600 shall be set aside
from host club funds to cover the cost of a single round of
refreshments for members present.
(b) When achieved at a National Tournament the sum of R600 shall be set
aside by the member's home club to cover the cost of a single round of
refreshments for those present at the next meeting of his home club
attended by the achiever.
(c) When achieved at a Special Meeting such as a Langham-Edward,
Bordfree or Seaboard etc. the cost of a round of refreshments for those
present will be met by the club organising the event.
(d) When achieved outside (a), (b) or (c) above, the feat will be
marked by the award of R100 to the achiever by his home club..
The monies specified above are subject to review from time to time.
20.
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TROPHIES
(i) Julian
Harris Trophy
Presented for Botswana vs Visitors Competition at the
Annual National Tournament. The cumulative scores of all completed
rounds of players from each country’s NOMADS Clubs shall be added and
averaged each day, the Trophy being awarded to the country’s Club whose
Members achieve the highest average score over the rounds played.
(ii) INDIVIDUAL
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Presented to the player achieving the highest aggregate
score, regardless of division, over the rounds played.
(iii) NATIONAL
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Played in three handicap divisions - 'A', 'B' and 'C'.
This shall be won by the Member in each division aggregating the
highest score over the rounds played.
(iv) NATIONAL
ECLECTIC COMPETITION
Played in 'A', 'B' and 'C' handicap divisions, with an
allowance of 80% of 4 less than the average handicap, i.e. (average
handicap - 4)* 80%. This shall be won by the Member in each division
achieving the highest eclectic score over the rounds played. A Trophy
shall be awarded to the overall winner.
(v) OVER
55's SALVER
All Members over the age of 55 at the commencement of
the Tournament shall compete and the winner shall be the qualifier
achieving the highest aggregate score for any two rounds he may have
completed.
(vi) OTHER
TROPHIES
The rules governing the qualification and competitions
played by Members for all other trophies shall be laid down by the
National Council and/or National Management Committee as and when such
trophies are presented.
21.
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT FLOATING TROPHIES
The various National Tournament Trophies shall be
awarded to the respective winners at the Final Night's prizegiving at
the conclusion of the tournament. All winners shall, however, return
such trophies to the responsible Executive at the end of the ceremony
and shall not be permitted to remove them from the venue at which the
prizegiving is held.
All Floating Trophies shall at all time remain the sole property of the
NOMADS Golf Club.
BY ORDER OF THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NOMADS
DATE OF COMING INTO FORCE
MARCH 2003
Clause 20 amended 07/09/02
Since the adoption of our Rules of Play many years ago there have been
several re-prints to accommodate the various amendments which have
occurred to cater for the proliferation of Clubs and changing
circumstances over the years.
The last re-print was in 2003.
Listed below are the current range of proposed amendments which have
been received via the National Executive, the Clubs or even Members
(via their respective Clubs), to refine the Rules of Play to make them
more applicable to our current needs or to cater for previously
unforeseen occurrences. The proposals currently under consideration can
be found by visiting the pages listed in the left hand column.
CURRENTLY NO PROPOSALS REMAIN OUTSTANDING