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Eligibility
All players must be members of the golf club. Each team
can contain no more than one player of Regional Master or higher rank. Players
do not have to be members of Berks & Bucks CBA or the EBU. Players cannot
play in more than one team.
The Qualifying Rounds will take
the form of a knock-out, structured to produce the appropriate number of
qualifiers for the Regional final, as specified by the EBU, i.e.
1 – 6 teams =
1 qualifier
7 – 12 teams =
2 qualifiers
13 – 18 teams
= 3 qualifiers
19 – 24 teams
= 4 qualifiers
Note: If
the original entry is 25 or more teams the Event Secretary will apply to the EBU
for permission for a fifth qualifier.
Entries close on 9th
September 2007. Once the number of entries is known the Event Secretary will
draw teams by lot into knock-out sections equal to the number of permitted
qualifiers, i.e. each section will produce a single qualifier. Where possible
teams from the same club will be allocated to different sections.
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Prizes
4
Matches
The
Organiser will publish a schedule giving the dates by which each match must be
played: the higher listed team is the ‘home’ team.
Match
dates are normally fixed by informal discussion between the 2 captains but the
minimum requirement is for the home captain, within 10 days of the draw, to
offer 4 dates, not more than 2 of which shall be in the same 7 day period, and
to include at least 1 weekend (Saturday or Sunday) date and at least 1 weekday
date.
Captains
are to confirm a starting time when agreeing a date. In the absence of any
mutually agreed alternative, this will be 2pm for a weekend match and 7.30pm for
a weekday. The offer of a date with a different starting time is in effect an
invalid offer unless it is acceptable to the opposing captain.
If
a team is delayed they should inform the other captain: after 45 minutes of
unnotified late arrival or 90 minutes of notified late arrival the match is
awarded to the non-offending side unless the two captains agree to play, either
that day or on a rearranged date.
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Matches Not Played in Time
An
unplayed match will be awarded against a team which broke an agreed date. If no
date is agreed the match is awarded to the home team, provided they have offered
at least 4 valid dates as in 4 above. Failing this the match is awarded
to the away team.
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Results
The winning captain is
responsible for emailing or posting the agreed result to the Event Secretary
within 24 hours of the match date, listing all members of the winning team.
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Rulings
It is hoped that captains will
be able to resolve any difficulties. If a ruling is required then captains
should:-
i)
telephone a BBCBA County Director*, or another person agreeable to
both captains, at the time to try to resolve the matter
ii)
If this is not possible, forward full details of the question with
the match result, signed by both captains, for arbitration.
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Licensed systems
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