Event Guide

Start Sheets

Entry into this competition is limited, entries are determined based upon competitors' handicaps. Competitors who have been entered and accepted into the competition will be given a tee time.

Entries that are confirmed at the end of Stage 1 will be posted here. Allocation of Round 1 tee times is random and will be available Friday 18 October via GolfBox.

Registration and Withdrawals

Competitors must register at least 30 minutes before starting Round 1. Competitiors are encouraged to register as soon as they arrive at the venue. Registration will be located in the clubhouse.

As per the rules of golf, competitors who do not show for their tee time will be disqualified. Additional, any competitor who does not show up to register for their opening round will be considered a no show and their institution will be fined £50 in additional to the entry fee for the event.

Rules and Regulations

All BUCS Golf competitions are governed in accordance with the BUCS Golf rules and regulations, the BUCS general regulations, the R&A Rules of Golf, 2019/20 BUCS Tour Hard Card and the local rules of the golf club.

England Golf referee(s) will be available to offer rule clarification and support the competition. Competitors are encouraged to use the referees where necessary, and resolve all decisions before completing their round and submitting their scores. 

The Tournament Director has the final decision in all sport competition matters.

Order of Merit

This event forms part of the BUCS Golf Tour and Macpherson Order of Merit as well as the first event in the R&A Student Tour Series.

BUCS Macpherson Order of Merit points for qualification to the BUCS Golf Tour Finals will be awarded to the top 20 men and top 20 women as detailed within the BUCS Golf rules and regulations.

Scoring and Results

BUCS Golf Tour competitions use GolfBox for scoring and results. Results will be made available on the BUCS website during and after the competition.

Mixed Team Event

As part of all of our Tour Events this year we will also be running a team competition as part of the regular stroke play event. Depending upon entries this will either be done as a separate men’s and women’s team events or a combined mixed event.

Due to the number of entries at the Midlands the team component will be a mixed event with 3 scores counting from a maximum of 4 members, there is no restriction on the gender composition within a team. Team scores will be calculated based upon the performance against the SSS of the tee that an individual plays from.

Timetable

The following tee times are to be used as a guide and are subject to change.

Round 1: Hotchkin course women from 9:30, men from 10:20. 10 minute intervals. Random draw

Round 2: Bracken women from 08:00, men from 8:50. 10 minute intervals. Reverse score order.

Round 3: Hotchkin course men from 09:20, women from 11:00. 10 minute intervals. Reverse score order.

Cut

There will be a cut after Round 2. Exact numbers going through to the final round will be confirmed before the beginning of Round 2.

Practice Rounds

Practice rounds will be available on both the Hotchkin and Bracken courses. Tee times are limited and can be booked by contacting the Booking office (01526 352511). Please indicate you are part of the BUCS Northern Tournament. 

Times are available as follows on each course on Sunday October 20, 2019:

Hotchkin course from 2:00 pm

Bracken course from 11:40 am

Range Balls

Range balls will be available for free on each competition day. Range tokens can be collected from the Registration Desk.

Caddies

The use of caddies is permitted.

Food and Drink

A selection of food will be available to purchase from the clubhouse between 07:30 – 17:00. 

Competitors are responsible for providing their own food and drink throughout the competition. All competitors and spectators have a responsibility to keep the venue and competition areas clean and tidy.