Entry Dates & Costs
Entry Cost: £107
Entries Open: Tuesday 12 March 2024
Student/Competitor Deadline: Tuesday 9 April 2024 at 23:59. (Students must apply by this deadline)
Institution Administrator Approval Deadline: Thursday 11 April 2024 at 23:59 (Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student deadline to approve entries)
Stage 2 Entries
Entries Open - Friday 12 April 2024
Stage 2 Student/Competitor Deadline: Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 23:59. (Students must apply by this deadline)
Stage 2 Institution Administrator Approval Deadline: Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 23:59
Competition Format
Part of the BUCS Golf Tour 2023-24 and Order of Merit.
This is a 72-hole individual stroke play competition played over three days. Cut after round 3.
Specific start times for all competitors will be published once entries close with the event guide.
This event has been approved by the WAGR™ Committee as a Counting Event for men and women (subject to meeting eligibility criteria). WAGR™ is managed externally to BUCS.
Entry Process
Competitors must enter through BUCS play for this event.
Tour Finals is open to the top 50 men & top 15 women in the BUCS Order of Merit, who have played a minimum of 2 qualifying events, following the conclusion of the last qualifying event at the English & Welsh Championships / Scottish Student Sport Championships.
All competitors are welcome to enter the event, however entry will be accepted on the above requirements first before others will be considered.
Competitors who do not automatically qualify or if we reach capacity will form a reserve list.
GOL 2.6.6 At the conclusion of the qualifying events, the BUCS Order of Merit will include up to a player’s best four finishes. At this point the top 50 ranked men and top 15 ranked women will be invited to the Individual Stroke Play Championships (Golf Tour Finals). The Individual Stroke Play Championships will be included as a player's fifth/additional counting event for the overall Order of Merit.
GOL 2.6.7 To be eligible to win the Order of Merit a player must play in the Individual Stroke Play Championships. Exceptions to this are injury, illness and other unforeseeable circumstances as determined by the BUCS Golf Sport Advisory Group.
GOL 2.7.5 Entry to the Golf Tour Finals is available to competitors through the Golf Tour qualifying events (note GOL 2.6.6). Exemptions will be granted to the following at the discretion of the BUCS Golf Sport Advisory Group:
- Players finishing in the top five of the BUCS Order of Merit in the previous year.
- Players in receipt of at least one full international cap in the year prior to the Championship.
- Players reaching the top 10 of their NGB Order of Merit in the previous year.
- Players reaching the top 150 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings in the year prior to the Championship.
- Players winning a BUCS Golf Tour event during the current Tour season.
GOL 2.7.6 All qualifiers must have played in the minimum number of BUCS Tour qualifying events identified on an annual basis by the BUCS Golf Sport Advisory Group as per GOL 2.5.1.
Withdrawals
Withdrawals must be made in writing by the athletic union or students’ union and e-mailed to Luke Gallen, the BUCS Event Manager.
Withdrawals after the entry closing date (Thursday 11 April 2024) will still be charged the entry fee (Reg 3.2.4).
Withdrawal of a competitor does not guarantee a replacement into the competition. Reserves will only be charged an entry fee if they are accepted into the competition. Competitors who do not withdraw, and do not register at the venue, will be classified as a ‘no-show’ and charged the entry fee and an additional £50 fine payable by the competitor’s athletic union or students’ union (Reg 4.4).
Please see our Withdrawal Policy for more details.
BUCS Points
The following BUCS points and medals are available for the Order of Merit Men's & Women's Champion:
1st 12 points Gold medal
2nd 8 points Silver medal
3rd 6 points Bronze medal
4th 4 points
