3rdVIETNAMJUNIOROPEN2018VIETNAMFALDOSERIESQUALIFYINGROUND2018
12th-15thJULY2018THEBLUFFSHOTRAMSTRIP-VIETNAM
CONDITIONSOFCOMPETITION
1. TOURNAMENTMANAGEMENT1.1 Management
The3rdVietnamJuniorOpen2018andtheVietnamFaldoSeriesQualifyingRound(hereinafterreferredtoastheChampionship)shallbemanagedbyaTournamentCommittee(hereinafterreferredtoastheCommittee)whosedecisionsinallmattersrelatingtotheChampionshipshallbefinal.
1.2. Hostedby: VIETNAMGOLFASSOCIATION
1.3. Coordinator: THEBLUFFSHOTRAMSTRIP
1.4. ContactDetail:
ChiefofOrganisingCommittee(OC): Mr.PhamThanhTri
DeputyinChiefofOC: Mr.NgoTheHao HP:+8490.249.5558
TournamentDirector: Mr.VuNguyen HP:+8494.692.1618
ChiefReferee: Mr.DưongQuangHuy HP:+84122.269.3969
LogisticandSponsor: Ms.NguyenThaoTrang HP:+8490.920.7181
Media Mr.NguyenNamGiang HP:+8493.686.2362
Registration: Mr.DinhGiangNam HP:+8490.492.3782
Email:[email protected]
2. VENUEANDDATE
TheTournamentshallbeplayedoverTheBluffs,HoTramStrip,PhuocThuan,XuyenMoc,BaRiaVungTau-Vietnamfrom13th-15thJuly20183. SCHEDULEOFPLAY
Thescheduleofplayshallbeasfollows:
Thursday
12/07/2018
10:00–16:00 RegistrationandOfficialPracticeRound
18:00 WelcomeDinner
Friday
13/07/2018
7:00 1stRoundoftheChampionship
Teetimefromtee#1andtee#10
Saturday
14/07/2018
7:00 2ndRoundoftheChampionship
Teetimefromtee#1andtee#10
Sunday
15/07/2018
7:00 FinalRoundoftheChampionship
Teetimefromtee#1andtee#10
14:30 PrizePresentationandClosingCeremony
4. ELIGIBILITY
TheChampionshipisopentoBOYSandGIRLSwhoareAmateurGolfersinaccordancewiththeRulesofAmateurStatusasapprovedbytheR&ARulesLimited.
4.1. THE3rdVIETNAMJUNIOROPEN2018
The3rdVietnamJuniorOpen2018willbeconductedoverthefollowingagegroupcategories:
BOYCATEGORY AGEGROUP DATEOFBIRTH TEE HCPLIMIT
A(Boys&Girls) Under9 After1/1/2009 SPECIAL N/A BoyB 10-12 1/1/2006–31/12/2008 WHITE 25.0 BoyC 13-15 1/1/2003–31/12/2005 BLUE 20.0 BoyD 16-18 1/1/2000–31/12/2002 GOLD 20.0 BoyE 19-21 1/1/1997–31/12/1999 GOLD 15.0
GIRLCATEGORY AGEGROUP DATEOFBIRTH TEE HCPLIMIT
A(Boys&Girls) Under9 After1/1/2009 SPECIAL N/A GirlB 10-12 1/1/2006–31/12/2008 RED 30.0 GirlC 13-15 1/1/2003–31/12/2005 WHITE 25.0 GirlD 16-21 1/1/1997–31/12/2002 WHITE 20.0
4.2. THEVIETNAMFALDOSERIESQUALIFYINGROUND
TheVietnamFaldoSeriesQualifyingRoundisonlyeligibletoBOYandGIRLSwhoareVietnameseCitizenandwillbeconductedoverthefollowingagegroup:
BOYCATEGORY AGEGROUP DATEOFBIRTH TEEINGGROUND FaldoU16 13-15 1/1/2003–31/12/2005 BLUE FaldoU18 16-18 1/1/2000–31/12/2002 GOLD FaldoU21 19-21 1/1/1997–31/12/1999 GOLD
GIRLCATEGORY AGEGROUP DATEOFBIRTH TEEINGGROUND FaldoU16 13-15 1/1/2003–31/12/2005 WHITE FaldoU21 16-21 1/1/1997–31/12/2002 WHITE
5. FORMATOFPLAY
TheChampionshipshallbedecidedbystrokeplayoverthree(3)roundsof18holeseach,subjecttotheCommittee’srightintheeventofcircumstanceswhichmaketheplayingof54holesimpracticable,tocancelanyroundorroundsatitsdiscretion.
Note:
• Intheeventoflessthan6playersregisteredinacategories,theCommitteewillmergethegroupsandannounceofficiallybeforethetournamentbegin.
• ThewinnershallbethecompetitorwhoreturnsthelowestaggregateGROSSscoreattheendoftheChampionship.
6. PRIZES
THE3rdVIETNAMJUNIOROPEN2018
Prizeswillbeawardedasfollows:a) ChampionofVJO2018 -OverallBestGross(ExceptCategoryA)b) WinnerandRunnerUp -EachCategoryc) VietnamJuniorChampion -LeadingoverallbestgrossVietnamesePlayer
THEVIETNAMFALDOSERIESQUALIFYINGROUND
Invitationtothe13thFaldoSeriesAsiaGrandFinalinLagunaLangCoMarch2019willbeawardto:
• TheWinnerofCategoryBoyU21,18,16andGirlU21,16• Thewinningscoremustbe231(15overpar)orbelowafter3rounds.
Inthecasethewinnerdoesnotmeetthescorerequirement,VGAwillselecttheappropriateeligiblejuniorgolfer(s)baseonhisorherachievementfortheFaldoAsiaGrandFinalinvitationslotsatitsowndiscretion.
7. ENTRIESANDCLOSINGDATE
7.1. Entryfeeis4.000.000VND(FourMillionsVietnameseDong)perpersoninclusiveofGreenfeeandcaddiefee(Notincludingtips)foroneofficialpracticeroundandthreetournamentrounds,prizes,02lunchmeals,welcomedinnerandclosingceremony.Norefundswillbeentertainedifwithdrawalfromthecompetitionismadeaftertheclosingdate.
7.2. Allentriesarebaseonfisrtcomefirstservebasis.
7.3. TheCommitteereservestherighttorejectanyentrywithoutgivinganyreason.The
fieldwillbelimitedto100players.
7.4. AllentriesaretobemadeontheOfficialEntryFormandsubmittoVietnamGolfAssociationby4:00pmFriday,6thJuly2018:VIETNAMGOLFASSOCIATION125NguyenSonSt.,GiaThuyWard,Dist.LongBienHanoi-VietnamTel:(+84-4)-3783-3194Fax:(+84-4)-3872-9582Email:[email protected]:http://vga.com.vn
7.5. Cheques/bankdraftsaretobemadepayableto‘VietnamGolfAssociation’.Entryformswithoutpaymentswillnotbeconfirmed.Thoseunabletoregisterwithinthestipulatedtimes,mustinforminadvancetheTournamentDirector/OrganizingCommittee.
7.6. Entrancefeecanbebankedinto:- Benificial: HiephoiGolfVietNam
- AccountNo.: 0451-000-222-408
- Bank: Vietcombank,ThanhCongbranch,Hanoi
- Notes: (FullName)makingpaymentforVJO2018
8. WITHDRAWAL
WithdrawalfromtheChampionshipwillnotbeentertainedafter6thJuly2018andtherewillnotbeanyrefundsoftheentryfeesmade.
9. RULESOFPLAYTheRulesofGolfandRulesofAmateurStatus2016asapprovedbyR&ARulesLtdandTheUSGA,theirinterpretationsascontainedinthe“DecisionsontheRulesofGolf”,thisConditionsofCompetition,VGAChampionshipHardCard2016andanyadditionalConditionsofCompetitiontogetherwiththeadditionalLocalRulesestablishedbytheTournamentCommitteefortheCompetition.
10. DRAWS&STARTINGTIMES10.1. TheTournamentCommitteewillmakethedrawsandthestartingtimesforthe
firstandsecondroundsandwillbepostedattheClubhouseandtheOfficialHotel.Suchpostingwillbeconsideredsufficientnoticeforinformationanddistribution.Thedrawforsubsequentroundswillbearrangedaccordingtothescores;thelowestscoreswillteeofflastfromthefirstteeandthehighestscoreswillteeofflastfromthetenthtee.TheCommitteereservestherighttovarythestartingtimes,atitsabsolutediscretion,beforetee-offtime.
10.2. TheplayershallstartatthetimelaiddownbytheTournamentCommittee.IntheabsenceofcircumstanceswhichwarrantwaivingthepenaltyofdisqualificationasprovidedinRule33-7:
§ Ifaplayerarrivesathisstartingpointreadytoplaywithinfiveminutesafterhisstartingtime,thepenaltyforfailuretostartontimeshallbetwostrokesatthestartingholeinsteadofdisqualification.
§ Penaltyforlatenessbeyond5minutesisDISQUALIFICATION.
11. TRANSPORTATIONPlayersmustnotrideonanyformoftransportationduringastipulatedroundunlessauthorizedbytheCommittee.
PENALTYFORBREACHOFCONDITION:
Twostrokesforeachholeatwhichanybreachedoccurred.Maximumpenaltyperround:Fourstrokes.Useofanyunauthorizedformoftransportationmustbediscontinuedimmediatelyupondiscoverythatabreachhasoccurred.Otherwise,theplayerisDISQUALIFIED.
Note:CategoryAareallowedtousegolfcarts
12. CADDIEExceptforCategoryA,Privatecaddiesareallowedinthistournamentandtheplayermustregistertheirprivatecaddiepriortothebeginningoftheround.Otherwise,eachplayerwillbeassign01caddieforallcompetitiondaysofthetournament.
Privatecaddiecancarrytheplayer’sbag,usingtheclub’spulltrolleyorbringtheirowntrolley(motorisedtrolleyareallowed).
PENALTYFORBREACHOFCONDITION:
Twostrokesforeachholeatwhichanybreachedoccurred.Maximumpenaltyperround:Fourstrokes.Aplayerhavingacaddieinbreachofthisconditionmustimmediatelyupondiscoverythatabreachhasoccurredensurethatheconformswiththisconditionfortheremainderofthestipulatedround.Otherwise,theplayerisDISQUALIFIED.
13. DECISIONSOFTIESIntheeventofatiefortheWinneroftheOverallBestGrossofThe3rdVietnamJuniorOpen2018,theplayerstyingshallassoonaspossiblecontinueinahole-by-holeplay-offuntilthewinnerisdecidedbyelimination.TheTournamentCommitteeshalldeterminethesequenceofholesfortheplay-off.
Intheeventofatieforanyotherplacing,thetieshallbedecidedbyacount-backsystemofmatchingscorecardsinthefollowingorder:
a. Last18holes
b. Last9holes
c. Last6holes
d. Last3holes
e. Andfinallythelasthole(18thhole)
f. Inthecasetheresultstillinatie,theaboveprocedurewillapplytothepreviousround.
Note:Wherethereismorethanone(1)pointstart,itisconsideredthatthelast9holes,last6holes,last3holesandthelastholeisconsideredtobeholesfor10–18,13–18,16–18,andthe18thhole.
14. INDEMNITY/LIABILITIESInsigningtheEntryForm,participantsinthisChampionshipshallindemnifyandnotholdliable,VGA,theSponsors,theOrganizersortheHostClubforanylossordamagestotheirequipmentorpersonalbelongingsorharmoranyformofinjuriesthattheparticipantsmaysufferasaresultoftheparticipationinthisChampionship.
15. DECISIONS
IftheCommitteehasappointedareferee,his/herdecisionisfinal(Rule34-2).Intheabsenceofareferee,anydisputeordoubtfulpointontheRulesshallbereferredtotheTournamentCommittee,whosedecisionshallbefinal(Rule34-3).
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THETOURNAMENTCOMMITTEE