RULES OFFICIALS CONNACHT 2014

1. RULES OFFICIALS CONNACHT 2014 MAGGIE ROBINSON – CHAIRMAN OF RULES VONNIE NOONAN MARY KENNEDY BARBARA O’KEEFFE AINE BINCHEY

2. RULES EDUCATION 2014 • RULES SCHOOL – ROLE OF A RULES OFFICIAL • VENUE – TBC • DATE – APRIL • DISTRICT EXAM • VENUE – TBC • DATE - SEPTEMBER • NATIONAL EXAM • VENUE TBC • DATE - OCTOBER • R&A EXAM • VENUE – ST ANDREWS SCOTLAND • DATE – FEBRUARY 2015

3. CONDITIONS OF COMPETITIONDUTY OF ALL COMMITTEES • FOUNDATIONS ON WHICH A COMPETITION IS BUILT • ESTABLISHED IN ADVANCE • CLEAR & DISPLAYED IN A PROMINENT POSITION • PRECISE GUIDELINES AS TO WHAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE • SAMPLE SET ON WEBSITE – WWW.ILGU.IE. - CONNACHT SECTION - CONNACHT DOCUMENTS • HANDBOOK – PAGE 16 “RESPONSIBILITIES OF CLUB HONORARY SECRETARIES” NO 10, CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION

4. PLAYER’S RESPONSIBILITIESRULE 6 • KNOW THE RULES – CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION, LOCAL RULES • START ON TIME • IDENTIFY HER BALL • PLAY OFF CORRECT HANDICAP • HANDICAP ON CARD • CORRECT SCORE FOR EACH HOLE • SIGN CARD • MARKER SIGN CARD • RETURN CARD ASAP

5. RULES NIGHTS • DISTRICT RULES OFFICIALS AVAILABLE TO GIVE RULES PRESENTATIONS IN CLUBS • EVERY TWO YEARS • SEND REQUEST TO DISTRICT SECRETARY • OFFER THREE POSSIBLE DATES

6. PRIVATE HOME CARE INTER-CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS • REGULATIONS & CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION 2014 • Pages 42 – 44 IN HANDBOOK PLUS Page 78 Connacht • BREACH OF CONDITIONS INCURS PENALTY • PENALTY – DISQUALIFICATION, ADJUSTMENT OF SCORE

7. PRIVATE HOMECARE CONNACHT • ALL FOURSOMES NEUTRAL VENUE • SINGLES MATCHES THREE AT HOME, TWO AWAY - SAME TIME - NEUTRAL VENUE FOR SEMI FINALS AND FINALS • CLUB ON TOP OF DRAW IS AT HOME • MAY CHOOSE WHO PLAYS AT HOME OR AWAY BUT THEN MUST GO OUT IN HANDICAP ORDER • MATCHES MAY BE PLAYED ON PREVIOUS SATURDAY OR SUNDAY IF BOTH CLUBS AGREE

8. CHANGES IN 2014 CONDITIONS • PLAYING HANDICAP ON MARCH 1ST OF CURRENT YEAR DETERMINES ELIGIBILITY TO PLAY IN A COMPETITION (SINGLES & FOURSOMES) • HANDICAP CATEGORY CHANGES FOR 2014: • JUNIOR CUP - 8-15 • INTERMEDIATE CUP – 16-22 • MINOR CUP – 23-28 • CHALLENGE CUP – 29-36

9. HANDICAP DECREASESnot affecting eligibility SINGLES ONLY • JUNIOR – DECREASE H/CAP BY 1 i.e. H/CAP 7 • INTERMEDIATE – DECREASE H/CAP BY 2 i.e. H/CAP 14 • MINOR – DECREASE H/CAP BY 2 i.e. H/CAP 21 • CHALLENGE – DECREASE H/CAP BY 2 i.e. H/CAP 27

10. SCENARIO 1 • 1ST MARCH 2014 ANN H/CAP 31– CHALLENGE CUP TEAM • REDUCES H/CAP TO 27 – STILL ELIGIBLE (2 BELOW RANGE) • REDUCES H/CAP TO 26 – ELIGIBLE FOR MINOR CUP, NOT CHALLENGE CUP • RETURNS TO 27 – ELIGIBLE FOR CHALLENGE CUP

11. SCENARIOS 2 & 3 • 1ST MARCH 2014 MARY H/CAP OF 14 – JUNIOR CUP • INCREASES H/CAP TO 16 – NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INTERMEDIATE CUP ALSO NOT ELIGIBLE FOR JUNIOR FOURSOMES • 1ST MARCH 2014 BARBARA H/CAP 9 • REDUCES H/CAP TO 7 (1 SHOT BELOW RANGE) STILL ELIGIBLE FOR JUNIOR CUP

12. SCENARIO 4 • 1ST MARCH JULIE H/CAP OF 28 – MINOR CUP • H/CAP INCREASES TO 29 – NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CHALLENGE CUP • CAN PLAY ON MINOR CUP BUT MUST PLAY OFF THE HIGHEST HANDICAP - 28

13. STEPDOWN PLAYER • A CLUB MAY ELECT TO PLAY ONE OR MORE PLAYERS FROM ABOVE THE HANDICAP RANGE. • 1ST MARCH 2014 CAROL H/CAP 23 – ELIGIBLE TO PLAY MINOR CUP • CAROL MAY ALSO PLAY FOR THE INTERMEDIATE CUP TEAM AS A STEP DOWN PLAYER • A PLAYER MAY PLAY FOR HER CORRECT DIVISION AND A STEP DOWN DIVISION

14. TEAM MANAGERSREAD AND PRINT OUT • REGULATIONS – PAGE 42/43 HANDBOOK • CONDITIONS – PAGE 43/44 HANDBOOK • PENALTIES - PAGE 44 HANDBOOK • TRANSPORTATION POLICY-PAGE 32 HANDBOOK • WWW.ILGU.IE – CHAMPIONSHIPS (ILGU) LHS DOCUMENTS (RHS)