The Glendale Trophy (Knockout Cup) Rules

4.1 The Competition will include all Teams in The North Northumberland Scratch League.

4.2 The entry fee will be fixed by the Committee.

4.3 Each Team will consist of five players.

4.4 The competition will be match play knockout, played off scratch, but players do not need to play in handicap order.

4.5 A result in all individual matches must be obtained, sudden death extra holes to be played if necessary.

4.6 A draw for the preliminary and first round will be made by the Match Secretary at the Spring Meeting of the League. The dates for completion and result reporting of each round will be notified with each draw.

The final will normally be held on the course of one of the losing semi-finalists. This to be determined by the Match Secretary.

4.7 Once each match is completed the winning captain must immediately inform the match secretary of the result to enable him to make a draw for the next round. Results must be in the Match Secretary’s hand by no later than the completion date for each round, otherwise both teams will be eliminated.

4.8 Arranging a match: The team at the top of the draw are the home team.  They will have the responsibility to contact their opponents and offer dates by no later than the date specified in the contact email. After that time, unless it can be shown that they have made reasonable efforts without success to contact their opponents, the choice of venue will pass to the away team. The club drawn at home should offer the away club several dates (A minimum of 3 including both weekdays and weekends) in order to provide the best opportunity of finding a mutually acceptable date. No match extensions will be allowed. If a match is not played by the date specified the Tournament Committee will decide, on the basis of availability which team will go through to the next round. 

4.9 Players are not allowed to use ride on buggies without prior consent from the NNGL committee via the league secretary or in his absence the chairman. This does not apply to a player being ferried back to replay a shot.

4.10 Players must follow the dress code of the host club.

Any disputes regarding the listed Rules and Conditions can be discussed with the Tournament Committee, whose decision will be final. The Tournament Committee consists of Simon Watson (Burgham Park)  David Jackson (Dunstanburgh Castle) & Robert Jamieson (Dunstanburgh Castle).