MALTA GOLF ASSOCIATION THE NESCAFÉ DOLCE GUSTO MGA SHIELD 10 TH EDITION ~ 2016 COMPETITION DATES Thursday, 20 th Octber 2016: DAY 1 LADIES STROKE PLAY MEDAL (Alternative Saturday 22 nd Octber) Saturday, 22 nd Octber 2016: DAY 1 MEN STROKE PLAY MEDAL (Alternative Friday 21 st Octber) Sunday, 23 rd Octber 2016: DAY 2 MIXED STROKE PLAY STABLEFORD MAIN PRIZES Overall Best Net Aggregate Scre by a Lady: Nescafé Dlce Gust DROP Machine + Baci Perugina + mement Trphy and presented with the MGA Shield jintly with Overall Best Net Aggregate Scre by a Gentleman: Nescafé Dlce Gust DROP Machine + Baci Perugina + mement Trphy
1. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY a) Status f Players: Entries will be accepted frm players wh: Cnfrm in all respects t the current Amateur Status f the R&A; Are fully paid up r verseas members f the Ryal Malta Glf Club [RMGC]; and Hld a current valid RMGC handicap as prvided in the RMGC s General Cmpetitin Rules (RMGC lapsed handicap players, members' guests and visitrs will be unable t win any prizes). b) Handicap Limits & Allwances: The Handicap Limit fr the Ladies will be 36 (max. exact CONGU Handicap 36.4). The Handicap Limit fr the Men will be 28 (maximum exact CONGU Handicap 28.4). The cmpetitin will be played n full handicap allwance*. The Handicap f a player at the beginning f day 1 f the cmpetitin shall apply als n day 2. Similar t ther RMGC Qualifying Cmpetitins, the cmpetitin s scres will g twards the RMGC s Eclectic table and fr the allcatin f Order f Merit pints. c) Entry Frm: Players must enter accrding t the n-line pssibilities prvided by the RMGC. All entries shall be subject t apprval by the Malta Glf Assciatin [MGA] Champinship Cmmittee which reserves the right t accept r refuse, r having accepted, t subsequently reject any entry withut giving reasn fr its decisin which shall be final. d) Clsing Date f Entry: Applicatins fr entry in the MGA Shield will be received accrding t the dates as published n the sign-up sheets. Late applicatins will nly be cnsidered by decisin f the Champinship Cmmittee. e) Entry Fee: The entry fee will be 15. This has t be paid prir t the first rund. Fr a fee f 10 it will be pssible t play nly the first day f the turnament with the cnditin that, nce a player has played the first rund, it will nt be pssible fr the player t change his/her mind shuld a gd scre be returned n the first day. Please remember that this is primarily a tw-day turnament and therefre n Order f Merit pints will be allcated fr just the first day f play. Lunch will be available at the end f the cmpetitin and will be charged at the caterer s cst. A bking list will be displayed at the Club. 2. GENERAL CONDITIONS a) The cmpetitin shall be played in accrdance with the Rules f Glf as apprved by R&A Rules Limited and with the apprved Lcal Rules fr the RMGC curse. b) The Champinship Cmmittee will reserve the right t fix and/r alter the Cmpetitin's Cnditins and/r Starting Times. c) Players shuld cnfirm their participatin at the Clubhuse prir t cmmencing play.
d) The Champinship Cmmittee will be the final arbiter f all n and ff curse disputes. A player, in dubt f a prcedure, will be advised t play a secnd ball accrding t Rule 3-3 f the Rules f Glf. Players will be requested t refrain frm appraching a member f the Champinship Cmmittee fr a decisin during play, as they will nt be given an answer during the rund. e) Dress cde: Sft spikes will be bligatry fr players. If nt respected, access t the glf curse will be denied. Nrmal glf attire will be required n the curse. Denim jeans will nt allwed under any circumstances and gentlemen shuld wear cllared shirts, tailred shrts r slacks, scks and prper glf shes. The same will apply t ladies, but sleeveless shirts will be allwed. f) Smking: Smking is nt encuraged anywhere n the glf curse (hwever there is n penalty if a player decides t smke). g) Electrnic equipment: The use f mbile phnes fr cmmunicatin and similar electrnic devices (radis, MP3 players, pagers, etc) by a player r caddie while n the glf curse during a stipulated rund is cnsidered distracting and incnsiderate. If any player r caddie is in pssessin f such a device it shuld be turned ff r silenced befre cmmencement f play. Any use f such device will result in the Champinship Cmmittee taking disciplinary actin against the ffending persn(s) in accrdance with the cncluding paragraph f Sectin 1 f the Rules f Glf (Etiquette). Primarily this wuld mean the player being prhibited frm playing in the next tw RMGC cmpetitins and, if the ffence is persistent r very disturbing t thers, in a penalty f disqualificatin f the player being impsed under Rule 33-7. A mbile phne may exceptinally be used in case f emergency (fr medical reasns) r danger (e.g. lightning). h) Disclaimer: On entering the cmpetitin, players agree that there are certain risks inherent in the game f glf and accept persnal liability fr all such risks. 3. FORM OF PLAY a) The cmpetitin will be played by individual strke play in a tw-day event ver 36 hles at the RMGC. The first day will be medal whilst the secnd day will have a Stablefrd frmat. b) Ladies will play frm the MGA red tees; men will play frm the MGA white tees. c) A cut will be applied after the first rund. T ensure prper cmpetitin fr the prizes, the cut will be based n the best scres in apprximate prprtin t the number f entries accrding t gender. d) Play will be in flights f 3 players all ff the first tee fr the first day and in flights f 4 players with multi-tee start fr the secnd day f the cmpetitin. e) The male and female players with the lwest scre ver 36 hles (Stablefrd pints are deducted frm the net medal scres t arrive t a result) will be the verall jint winners f the cmpetitin and will be presented with the MGA Shield*. In the event f a tie after the last rund, the winner will be the player wh has btained the best result n the secnd day. If this des nt decide then the prcess as recmmended by the R&A in Appendix 1 f the Rules f Glf will be applied.
4. CONDITIONS OF PLAY a) Time f Starting: If a player arrives at his starting pint, ready t play, within five minutes after his starting time, in the absence f circumstances which warrant waving the penalty f disqualificatin as prvided in Rule 33-7, the penalty fr failure t start n time is tw strkes at the first hle. b) Caddies: A player is prhibited frm having a prfessinal glfer serve as his caddie during a stipulated rund. Penalty fr breach f this cnditin is tw strkes fr each hle at which any breach ccurred; maximum penalty per rund fur strkes. A player having a caddie in breach f this cnditin must immediately upn discvery that a breach has ccurred ensure that he cnfrms t this cnditin fr the remainder f the stipulated rund. Otherwise the player is disqualified. c) Practice: Rule 7-1b f the Rules f Glf applies and therefre practice, n the cmpetitin curse r testing the surface f any putting green, befre a rund n the days f the cmpetitin is prhibited. Penalty fr breach f this cnditin: disqualificatin. Under Rule 33-2c the Champinship Cmmittee permits practice between runds f the cmpetitin. d) Trlleys & Buggies: Electric r manual trlleys may be used but shuld nt be taken nt tees r greens. The use f glf buggies wuld be accrding t RMGC Rules. e) Artificial Devices & Unusual Equipment: Players are allwed t use devices that nly measure r gauge distance. f) Driving Clubs: The driver the cmpetitr carries must have a club-head, identified by mdel and lft, which is named n the current List f Cnfrming Driver Heads issued by R&A Rules Limited. Nte: Any individual driver n the List, if tested n pendulum testing apparatus apprved by R&A Rules Limited, must nt have a characteristic time greater than 257 micrsecnds Penalty fr breach f this cnditin: disqualificatin. g) Suspensin f Play Due t a Dangerus Situatin: When the Champinship Cmmittee suspends play due t a dangerus situatin, if the players are between the play f tw hles, they must nt resume play until the Cmmittee has rdered a resumptin f play. If they are in the prcess f playing a hle, they must discntinue play and nt resume play until the Cmmittee has rdered a resumptin f play. The signal fr suspending play immediately due t a dangerus situatin will be a prlnged nte f a siren. If a player fails t discntinue play immediately, he is disqualified unless circumstances warrant waiving the penalty as prvided in Rule 33-7. The signals used will be as fllws: Discntinue Play Immediately: One prlnged nte f siren. Discntinue Play: Three cnsecutive ntes f siren, repeated. Resume Play: Tw shrt ntes f siren, repeated. h) Returning a Screcard: Fllwing each f the strke play runds, players must return their screcards t an area designated by the Champinship Cmmittee. A player s screcard is deemed fficially returned when it has been recrded in the designated area/turnament ffice. i) Clse f a Cmpetitin: Any dispute r dubtful pint n the Rules must be referred t the Champinship Cmmittee as sn as pssible and befre the cnclusin f play n the final day. The Cmpetitin will be deemed clsed nce the result is fficially annunced at the end f Day 2.
5. PRIZES AND PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY A ttal f 2 main and 11 cnslatin prizes will be presented as fllws: Overall best net aggregate scre frm a lady player Overall best net aggregate scre frm a gentleman player 2 nd best net aggregate scre frm a lady player 3 rd best net aggregate scre frm a lady player 2 nd best net aggregate scre frm a gentleman player 3 rd best net aggregate scre frm a gentleman player 4 th best net aggregate scre frm a gentleman player Best net aggregate scre frm a senir player [65 years and ver] Best net aggregate scre frm a yuth glfer [21 years and under] Best net scre n Day 1 frm a lady player Best net scre n Day 1 frm a gentleman player Best net scre n Day 2 frm a lady player Best net scre n Day 2 frm a gentleman player The actual list f prizes is available at the end f this dcument. There will be a limitatin f nly ne prize per individual. All prizewinners are expected t attend the prize presentatin, which will take place during lunch fllwing the last rund f the cmpetitin. N prize will be awarded t any cmpetitr wh is absent frm the prize presentatin unless there are very exceptinal circumstances and the Cmmittee is s advised. A junir (nt having reached the age f 18 at the start f the cmpetitin) member can be declared as the Overall Winner f the cmpetitin but cannt win the prize fr the Overall Best Net Aggregate Scre. A suitable alternative prize will be ffered and the next adult will win the prize fr the Overall Best Net Aggregate Scre. The Shield, althugh presented t the Overall Winners, will be retained by the MGA. 6. CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEE The authrised fficials fr disputes and dubtful pints are Lesley Mifsud, Richard Waterhuse and William Beck. N ther club member r fficial will give a decisin n a rule matter unless he has been authrised by this Cmmittee t give final decisins in its name. The decisin f this Cmmittee n any matter relating t the Rules f Glf r these Cnditins shall be final, and there shall be n right f appeal. With the kind auspices & cllabratin f: * As there are tw sets f prizes and the Shield will be presented t the best male and female players, the ladies are nt required t apply the tw additinal strkes per 18 hles due t curse rating prevalent at the RMGC curse.
LIST OF PRIZES Best net aggregate scre frm a yuth glfer [«21] Best net aggregate scre frm a senir player [»65] Best net scre n Day 1 frm a lady player Best net scre n Day 2 frm a lady player 3rd Best net aggregate scre frm a lady player 2nd Best net aggregate scre frm a lady player BILLY THE ARTIST + BACI PERUGINA OBLO + BACI PERUGINA PINK TRAVEL MUG + BACI PERUGINA PINK TRAVEL MUG + BACI PERUGINA MINI ME + BACI PERUGINA GENIO + BACI PERUGINA Best net scre n Day 1 frm a gentleman player Best net scre n Day 2 frm a gentleman player 4th Best net aggregate scre frm a gentleman player 3rd Best net aggregate scre frm a gentleman player 2nd Best net aggregate scre frm a gentleman player TRAVEL MUG + BACI PERUGINA TRAVEL MUG + BACI PERUGINA OBLO + BACI PERUGINA MINI ME + BACI PERUGINA GENIO + BACI PERUGINA Overall Best net aggregate scre frm a lady player Overall Best net aggregate scre frm a man player DROP + BACI PERUGINA + TROPHY DROP + BACI PERUGINA + TROPHY