Irish Intervarsity Championship (Kirkistown Castle)

Closing Date for Entries - Monday 13th October @ 23:59hrs.    a) Eligibility See Regulation 1 of the General Regulations. In addition: A male or female player of any age is eligible to compete, provided that the entrant is a fully registered student and the holder of a student card for the third-level institution with which they are internally registered OR is pursuing a course of study that is equivalent to 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits per annum in Ireland or 120 UK Academic credits per annum in Northern Ireland or that leads to an award ranked at a minimum of Level 6 on the NQAI Framework (National Qualification Authority of Ireland). Any student who has been accepted and is due to enrol in an applicable course as set out above in the forthcoming academic semester and commencing study not later than 1 October in the year of the event shall be eligible to compete on the proviso that such eligibility is confirmed by his/her college administrator. Students eligible to compete in the BUCS Student Tour or enrolled in overseas third-level institutions with the equivalent of a) above are eligible to compete. b) Gender Male and Female c) Handicap A maximum Handicap Index of 12.0 applies to all competitors d) Eligibility See Regulation 1 of the General Regulations e) Size of Field 72, on the proviso that at least 18 entrants of each gender are included provided they enter f) Ballot Lowest Handicap Index at the close of entries g) Form of Play Stroke Play h) No. of Rounds Three – one on each of the three days of the Championship i) Cut There will be a cut after two rounds with numbers advancing in proportion to entries of each gender j) Ties Ties for the Championship will be resolved by a sudden-death playoff immediately after the final card is returned, in accordance with Regulation 8.1 of the General Regulations.