The playing groups will be done via email in days preceding the day of the tournament. All entries need to be done via email to David Jenkins (djgreathall@gmail.com). Failure to inform the Tournament Director by the required deadline may mean that no playing slots are available.
The final starting order will be in the possession of the Marshall and is not to be changed without the approval of the Marshall. If, due to inclement weather or illness, golfers who are unable to participate in the tournament, should inform the golf club before 8am on the Thursday of their intended no-show. This will help the marshals to re-arrange the starting order and will prevent other golfers being stranded without playing partners, particularly husband and wife/partner groups. The telephone number for the Golf Club is 261960899. Golfers who ignore this request could find themselves suspended from the tournament for a number of weeks.
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If golfers are playing with an immediate family relative e.g. father/son, son/mother, husband/wife etc, then they must play in a group of three or four golfers of whom one/two are not a family member. Failure to do so will result in their results being declared void.
There has to be a minimum of 8 golfers who complete all 18 holes in order for the scores to count towards the overall Garrafeira S. Pedro Tournament Championship. If there is less than eight, the tournament will go ahead with the prizes allocated as normal, but the scores will not count towards the overall rankings. If a player tees off in the tournament, there will be no refund of the entrance fee, no matter the reason for not completing the round of golf.Local rules (on back of scorecard and on clubhouse noticeboard) will apply and golfers will be informed, by email, when and if winter rules apply. The Tournament results will be posted to this website and the Tournament Director will be responsible for distributing the prizes.
Every player should be aware that they are guided by the rules of the Portuguese Golf Federation. As such, every player who participates is required to complete the round of golf and submit a full scorecard. A No Return (NR) denotes a round that is not completed and/or for which no score card is returned, for reasons at the discretion of the player. Please note that as NR affects the PGF/handicapping system, then if the player was able to physically complete the round but chose not to do so, then the Tournament Committees can consider disciplinary measures.
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Visitors - Each visitor is expected to submit their scores back to their home club so that their WHS hcp is adjusted. In the event that this does not occur for whatever reason, then the Thursday Tournament Committee will adjust all handicaps of visitors that score greater than 36 points using the pre-WHS hcp adjustment system.
Code of Conduct
The SdS Golf Society has a code to conduct which prohibits ill-mannered behaviour, any behaviour which brings the Society into disrepute, physical abuse, threat of physical abuse, verbal abuse, slander or libel towards other players, SdS tournament organisers, the Silver Coast Golf Club staff or Silver Coast Golf Club members in any medium. This code of conduct is fully supported by the Silver Coast Golf Club Director. Any action contrary to the spirit of the game as outlined above will result in the player being immediately suspended from SdS Tournaments, including those handled by Silver Coast Golf Club for handicapping purposes, at the sole discretion of the SdS Tournament organiser who will notify the offending player and the Silver Coast Golf Director within ten days of the incident. Complaints may be made by any person including a competitor, member, visiting guest or other associated golf society members and members of the public.
Tournament Pace of Play Policy -
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Clarification of Rules concerning Mown Rough vs Natural/Native Rough -