GOLF UNION OF WALES
LIST OF QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS 2008
Golf Union of Wales has authority to restrict the competitions that may be recognised for handicap purposes. The GUW has decided that only the following events shall be recognised as Qualifying Competitions by Handicapping Authorities in Wales.
A. Any competition organised and administered by:
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
The Golf Union of Wales
Ladies’ Golf Union
The English Ladies’ Golf Association
The English Golf Union
The Irish Ladies’ Golf Union
The Golfing Union of Ireland
The Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association
The Scottish Golf Union
Welsh Ladies' CountyAssociations (and their equivalent in England, Ireland and Scotland)
Welsh County Unions (
and their equivalent in England, Ireland and Scotland)
Welsh Ladies’ Regional Associations (and their equivalent in England, Ireland and Scotland)
Member Clubs of the GUW and clubs affiliated to the National Unions/Associations of England, Ireland and Scotland.
The National Unions of Countries affiliated to the Ladies’ Golf Union and using the CONGU Unified Handicapping System (this does not include Associate Members of the LGU)
Welsh Girls’ Regional Associations
Welsh Schools’ Golf Association
Three Counties Ladies' Golf League
B. Other Events and Championships as follows:
National Championships of the Armed Services, Police and Civil Service
The Boy’s Championships of Mid Wales, South Wales and North Wales
Links Trust Management Committees
The regional rounds and finals of the Golf Foundation / Weetabix Age Group Championships
Daily Telegraph Inter Club Regional and Grand Finals
Daily Mail Junior Golf Championship Area and Grand Final
The Faldo Series
Golf Foundation (provided Competition Play conditions apply)
Seniors’ Golfing Society Championship
The Tillman Trophy, Lagonda Trophy, Golf Illustrated VASE
Any event on a National Organisation’s/Union’s/Association's Order of Merit
Laird Shield Association Autumn Meeting
Brecon & Radnor Union Ladies’ Championship
Brecon & Radnor Past & Present Captains’ & Secretaries’ Meeting
St Mellons GC Past Ladies’Captains’ Competition.
United Kingdom
Seniors Golf Association
Boyd Quaich
European Under 21 Championships – National Qualifiers (Only if staged by Home Unions/Associations))
Golf World Champion of Champions
The Daily Telegraph Inter Club Championship Regional & Grand Finals
Celtic Manor Junior Wales Open Championship
Society of One Armed Golfers’ Championships
Note 1
To be recognised as a Qualifying Competition the event must be covered by one of the categories above and satisfy the requirements of Qualifying Competition and Competition Play Conditions (see Definitions CONGU UHS Manual) of the System. Scores returned in overseas tournaments,other than those indicated above, may only be considered, if appropriate, under the terms of clause 19.
Note 2
Organisers of events covered by A & B must display a notice advising competitors:
a)
if, for any reason, the event is not a Qualifying Competition (e.g. it is not being played over a measured course)
b)
of the CSS as determined by clause 18 of the System as soon as possible
Note 3
The organisers of events within Category B must ensure that:
1.
The event is played over a measured course as defined by the System
2.
The CSS is correctly calculated in accordance with clause 18 of the System
3.
The event complies with all the criteria for a round to be qualifying in accordance with the CONGU Unified Handicapping System
Note 4
All Clubs at which a player is a member together with organisers of events in Category B and those Clubs staging an Open Qualifying Competition are requested
to send score and CSS details to the Home Club of all competitors as soon as possible after an event. This does not absolve the player from the responsibility of returning all his/her away Qualifying Scores.
Note 5
Organisers of events wishing to be considered for inclusion in this list should apply to the GUW no later than 30th November for inclusion the following year.
There will be no necessity for any Society/Organisation already authorised under Category B to re-apply annually. However, the GUW does require notification if the Society/Organisation no longer wishes to stage Qualifying Competitions.
The GUW reserves the right to remove from the list any Society/ Organisation which has not fulfilled its responsibilities under the above clauses.
January 2008