South of Ireland Men's Amateur Open Championship (Lahinch - Old Course)

SOUTH OF IRELAND MEN’S AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Closing date for entries: 25/06/2025 11:59 PM a) General The Championship will be played annually on the links of Lahinch Golf Club in accordance with the General Regulations for Golf Ireland Championships as well as the specific regulations hereunder and will be under the control and management of the Championship Committee, which will consist of officials appointed by the Munster Regional Executive of Golf Ireland and officials appointed by Lahinch Golf Club. b) Age Group General c) Gender Male d) Handicap Max Handicap Index on date of entry of 2.0 e) Eligibility See Regulation 1 of the General Regulations f) Size of Field 150 players g) Ballot In the event of an oversubscription of entries, places in the field will be determined as follows: The leading players based on World Amateur Golf Ranking (with a ranking of up to 4,000) See Section J(2c) for further clarification.  Remaining places will be determined on Handicap Index at the Close of Entries. Exemptions: The following players are exempt, provided they enter and are within 1.0 of the highest-handicapped player who otherwise qualifies: The Top 30 on last season’s Bridgestone Order of Merit Members of the current National Men’s HP Panel The top four finishers in last year’s Championship The current Irish Mid-Amateur Open Champion Past South of Ireland Champion Past Walker Cup Player Six places at the discretion of the Championship Committee Invitation to international players at the discretion of the Committee h) Form of Play Stroke Play (Qualifying) and Match Play (Knockout) i) No. of Rounds Two Qualifying rounds & Six Knock-out rounds, all played over 18 holes j) Cut i) 64 players advance based on Stroke Play qualifying, with ties resolved in accordance with Regulation 8.1 of the General Regulations, provided that any player on Senior International duty during the Official Practice Days or in the Qualifying Rounds may, at Committee’s discretion, be exempted from qualifying and entitled to entry to the Match Play Stage.   ii) The draw for the knockout rounds will be conducted in accordance with the automatic draw, except that the Committee may seed 8 players from those making the cut and the remaining 56 will be in score order.