Interprovincial Selection Criteria Selection Criteria Interprovincial Championships Regulations Men’s Interprovincial Championships Note: These regulations must be read in conjunction with Golf Ireland’s General Regulations here a) Age Group General b) Gender Male c) Handicap All competitors must hold a Handicap Index d) Eligibility In addition to Section A of the General Regulations:- Players are eligible to play in the Interprovincial Championship if they meet all three of the following criteria. 1. A player must be eligible to play in the Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship and 2.They were either: born in the province, or one of their parents was born in the province, or one of their grandparents was born in the province, or they have been residing within the province or are a member of a club within the province for three years on 1st January of the current year. 3. Competitors must hold a Handicap Index. e) Size of Team Eight players, a Team Captain and a Manager f) Submission of Team, Withdrawals, and Draw, Should any player whose name has already been submitted be incapacitated by illness, accident or other unavoidable occurrence, a reserve may be submitted up to the time the player is due to start from the first tee. If no reserve is available the match concerned must be conceded. If a reserve is not available the match concerned must be conceded. If a player retires before completion of a match, the match is conceded The draw for the Championship will be at the discretion of the Committee. The team list for each morning match must be submitted to the Tournament Office no later than 18:00hrs on the day prior to the match and the team list for each afternoon match must be submitted 30 minutes before play is scheduled to commence. g) Form of Play Match Play – Four foursomes and seven single games, with foursomes being played first. The draw for the first match will be between the Provinces placed first and fourth in the previous year’s Series, with the second and third-placed teams then playing each other. In the second series of matches the winning Province from match 1 will play the losing province from match 2. In the event of a tie, the higher-placed team in the previous year’s Series shall have preference. For the third series of matches, the teams who have not met shall play each other. In the event of two starting tees being utilised the winning Province from the previous year will start all of its matches off the first tee, unless it has lost its opening two matches. h) Practice An allowance of one practice round for the selected team at each match venue – Practice outside the official practice round will be at the expense of the competitor and can be arranged with the host venue by the Team Captain/Manager. i) Ties The team with the highest number of individual points (including half points) will take precedence. If still tied the winner of the match between the two teams shall take precedence. Should there still be a tie, on the number of points, the higher placed team in the previous year’s meeting shall have preference. Women’s Interprovincial Championships Note: These regulations must be read in conjunction with Golf Ireland’s General Regulations here a) Age Group General b) Gender Female c) Handicap All competitors must hold a Handicap Index d) Eligibility In addition to Section A of the General Regulations:- Players are eligible to play in the Interprovincial Championship if they meet all three of the following criteria. A player must be eligible to play in the Irish Women’s Amateur Close Championship and They were either: born in the province, or one of their parents was born in the province, or one of their grandparents was born in the province, or they have been residing within the province or are a member of a club within the province for three years on 1st January of the current year. Competitors must hold a Handicap Index. e) Size of Team Seven players, a Team Captain and a Manager f) Submission of Team, Withdrawals, and Draw Should any player whose name has already been submitted be incapacitated by illness, accident or other unavoidable occurrence, a reserve may be submitted up to the time the player is due to start from the first tee. If no reserve is available the match concerned must be conceded. If a reserve is not available the match concerned must be conceded. If a player retires before completion of a match, the match is conceded The draw for the Championship will be at the discretion of the Committee. The team list for each morning match must be submitted to the Tournament Office no later than 18:00hrs on the day prior to the match and the team list for each afternoon match must be submitted 30 minutes before play is scheduled to commence. g) Form of Play Match Play – Three foursomes and six single games, with foursomes being played first. The draw for the first match will be between the Provinces placed first and fourth in the previous year’s Series, with the second and third-placed teams then playing each other. In the second series of matches the winning Province from match 1 will play the losing province from match 2. In the event of a tie, the higher-placed team in the previous year’s Series shall have preference. For the third series of matches, the teams who have not met shall play each other. In the event of two starting tees being utilised the winning Province from the previous year will start all of its matches off the first tee, unless it has lost its opening two matches. h) Practice An allowance of one practice round for the selected team at each match venue – Practice outside the official practice round will be at the expense of the competitor and can be arranged with the host venue by the Team Captain/Manager. i) Ties The team with the highest number of individual points (including half points) will take precedence. If still tied the winner of the match between the two teams shall take precedence. Should there still be a tie, on the number of points, the higher placed team in the previous year’s meeting shall have preference.
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Interprovincial Selection Criteria Selection Criteria Interprovincial Championships Regulations Men’s Interprovincial Championships Note: These regulations must be read in conjunction with...