1) Rules of Play

 

        GARY PLAYER KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION

    (i)    The competition is an annual event, run during the playing year, each round to     

           be completed by dates determined by the Club Executive and terminating wit
           the Final Round, which shall be played during the course of a club's annual    

           'Gold Cup' meeting. The first game will be played in the March game at East

            London to accommodate " The Old Mutual international pairings"

 (ii)       Any qualifying Member of NOMADS (see Constitution Clause 7) in good  
            standing shall be eligible to enter this competition in partnership[ with any

            other Member of his own choice and by mutual agreement. A combined entry

            fee, as determined by the Club Executive, shall be payable upon entering.

 (iii)      Once a pairing has been arranged and entered, no substitution of partners shall 
            be permitted if the pair have actually played a competitive round.

NOTE:    If one player is unable to compete and no other date is possible the 
remaining player plus combined handicap may play on his own.

(iv)        All matches (other than the final round) shall be played outside the normal
             monthly NOMADS  meeting unless agreed to by the Club Executive.

(v)         Upon closure of entries for the competition, a draw for the first round shall be
             made. A new draw shall be made for each subsequent round, all players going
             into the hat ' (i.e., there shall be no 'seeding' nor shall the ladder-type draw be
             used, for reasons under Rule 15 (vii) below.

(vi)        Any matches, in any round, which have not been played by the date
             determined for the completion of the round, shall be deemed to be in default.
             The defaulting pair shall be eliminated.

(vii)        The pair first drawn in each match shall enjoy the choice of venue for the match
              to be played, with the exception of the final round which game shall be played
              at the Annual Gold Cup Meeting.

(viii)       The first pair drawn in each match shall be responsible for making all
              arrangements for the match and for reporting the result. They shall give their
              opponents  at least 3 dates on recognised golfing days, two of which shall be
              on weekends and the venue shall be one included on the Club roster. Once a date
              has been chosen it can only be changed by mutual consent.

(ix)         Each individual handicap as well as the combined handicap for each pair shall be
              published for each round, and this handicap shall be added in full to the total
              Medal Stableford points scored during the match by each of the individuals in
              the pair. It shall be incumbent upon each player to check his current club
              handicap and if necessary adjust his NOMADS handicap in terms of Rule 10 (i) 
              (a) hereof before each match.

(x)          A match shall be won by the pair which achieves the higher combined score
              over the 18 holes.

(xi)          In the event of scores being tied after 18 holes, the match shall proceed on a
               'sudden death' basis, no further handicap allowance being given to either side.

(xii)         The 'Gary Player Trophy' shall be awarded to the winning finalists and shall
               be held by them for a period of one year but remains the sole and entire property
               of the NOMADS GOLF CLUB.

(xiii)        The winning finalists and the runners-up shall also receive awards which they
               shall retain in perpetuity.

(xiv)        Should entries warrant it, the Club Executive may, at their sole discretion,
               run a Plate event.

(xv)         Partners in the Gary Player Knock-out Competition and the Plate Competition,
               if such a competition be run, shall be at liberty to render assistance to one
               another at all times other than when their matches are played at a Club
               monthly meeting.

(xvi)        Should a partner or a pairing be declared a defaulter for any cause during the
               playing year of the competition, the pairing shall be eliminated from any
               further participation in the competition, and the note under 15 (iii) will not
               apply.