Amateur Entry Sheet <strong>2016</strong> <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong> Club Qualifying Round (entrants continued) Maximum handicap 24, minimum age 18. (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE) Name Name Name 76 101 126 77 102 127 78 103 128 79 104 129 80 105 130 81 106 131 82 107 132 83 108 133 84 109 134 85 110 135 86 111 136 87 112 137 88 113 138 89 114 139 90 115 140 91 116 141 92 117 142 93 118 143 94 119 144 95 120 145 96 121 146 97 122 147 98 123 148 99 124 149 100 125 150 Please return to The PGA in Envelope ‘B’ along with the results of your Club Qualifying Round.
Conditions of Entry 1. Conditions of Play (i) (ii) (iii) The <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong> is a four-ball stroke play team competition open to all Golf Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland that are affiliated to their relevant National or County Golf Union and currently engage an eligible PGA Professional. Each eligible club is invited to enter a team into The <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong>. Each team is a side and comprises an eligible PGA Professional and qualifying amateur as defined in 2. The <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong> is a four-ball stroke play competition. It is a condition of entry that both members of the side must be present and able to contribute to the team score during the stipulated round. This supersedes the provision of Rule 31-2. (iv) The maximum handicap for competitors in The <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong> is 24. Amateurs with higher handicaps may enter and are required to play off a maximum of 24 at the Club Qualifying Round, Regional Final and Grand Final. At the Regional Final and Grand Final a 90% handicap allowance will be granted. (v) (vi) An eligible PGA Professional and amateur may only represent one club in The <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong>. A PGA Professional representing his or her club is liable for disciplinary action, in accordance with the Association’s Tournament Regulations, if for example the club fails to return their TEAM CONFIRMATION FORM to the Association by the due date, withdraws following the closing date or fails to be represented as required at the presentation of prizes. 2. Club Qualifying Round (i) Any full handicap 18 hole stroke play competition played on the Club’s own course can be designated as The <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong> Club Qualifying Round. (ii) (iii) Medal or Stableford events may be used for the Club Qualifying Round. Bogey or Par competitions are not permitted. Once the date of the Club Qualifying Round has been arranged, the Club must complete and return the CLUB ENTRY FORM to The PGA or enter this information online via the participating Members PGA Players Club Account. This must be completed by close of entry for each Regional Final. (See Schedule for dates) (iv) Each amateur competitor is required to pay an entry fee of £2 or in the case of the Republic of Ireland €2.70 based on an exchange rate of 1.35. (v) (vi) The amateur who returns the best nett score or points total in the Club Qualifying Round qualifies to represent the Club at the respective Regional Final. In the event of a qualifying amateur from the Club Qualifying Round being unable to compete in the Regional Final for any reason, the runner-up in the Club Qualifying Round may be substituted. Should the runner-up be unable to play, the club must work down the results sheet in order from third position onwards, until a substitute amateur partner is determined. (vii) The total of the amateur entry fees, which must be a minimum of £50 or in the case of the Republic of Ireland €67.50 based on an exchange rate of 1.35 if paying by cheque, should be forwarded to The PGA along with the TEAM CONFIRMATION FORM, PRESS PUBLICITY FORM, AMATEUR ENTRY SHEET and FULL RESULTS SHEET prior to the closing date for the Club’s nominated Regional Final (as detailed in The <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong> Schedule). Payment online, via credit/debit card (excluding Amex) and by cheque is also available. (viii) If the Club Qualifying Round is abandoned or cancelled The PGA Tournament Department should be contacted on +44 (0) 1675 468 380 to discuss rearrangement. 3. Regional Finals (i) Clubs may nominate the Regional Final in which they wish to participate. (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Entry is limited to 74 teams per Regional Final and will be accepted, on a first come, first served basis. Adjustments to field sizes and entries are at the discretion of The PGA and can be amended at any time. The Regional Finals are decided over 18 holes unless conditions require the number of holes to be reduced as per PGA Tournament Regulations. In the event of a tie, winners will be decided by a card play-off as follows: the lowest last 9, 6, 3, 1 holes. If a tie still remains the result will be determined by a match play, hole-by-hole play-off from the better ball scores recorded on the card starting at the first hole of the round. Information for competitors and the draw for starting times will be sent via e-mail to The PGA Professional approximately two weeks prior to the Regional Finals. They will also be available from www.pga.info The winning team from each Regional Final will qualify for the Grand Final. Amateurs in the leading three teams receive prizes and these teams are therefore required to be represented at the presentation. 4. Grand Final (i) The <strong>2016</strong> <strong>Lombard</strong> <strong>Trophy</strong> Grand Final will be a 36 hole four-ball stroke play event with 18 holes to be played on 22nd and 23rd September unless playing conditions require this to be altered as per PGA Tournament Regulations. (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) The field will total 14 teams, comprising the winning pair from each of the 14 Regional Finals. In the event of a tie for first place in the Grand Final, a hole-by-hole play-off will be held, the winning team of which will be champions. The play-off will commence when possible from hole 1 and continue, playing the holes in order until a winner is determined. If applicable, handicap strokes will apply. Teams losing in such a play-off will be placed according to card play-off results unless performance in the hole-by-hole play-off determines these positions prior to the champions being determined. Card play-off, if applicable, will operate as follows: lowest last 18, 9, 6, 3 and 1 holes. If a tie still remains the result will be determined by a match play hole-by-hole play-off from the better ball scores recorded on the card starting at the first hole of the final round. If still tied, the same procedure will apply to the round 1 card. In the event of either the amateur or The PGA Professional of a winning team at a Regional Final leaving the Club before the Grand Final, or if the team is unable to participate in the Grand Final, the team finishing second in the relevant Regional Final will take the team’s place. The PGA will provide flights, accommodation and transfers for all competitors competing in the Grand Final.
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