Golf

Rules:

The event will be governed by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) Rules (online rules at https://www.randa.org/en/rog/2019/pages/the-rules-of-golf) except as modified herein.

Events are men’s and women’s singles, and doubles (pairs) teams. Teams may be mixed gender, no age groups.

Format:

In the individual event, golfers will compete in an 18-hole stroke-play individual tournament by age group. Medals will be awarded in both gross and net divisions. The gross competition is by age group; the net competition is by handicap bands: men 0-10, 11-18, and 19 and over, women 0-15, 16-26, and 27 and over. Following the new high score cap rule for 2019, a high score cap of double par will be used. Once a player has scored double par on a hole, s/he must pick up the ball and move on – the player’s score for that hole will be double par plus 1, i.e. a par 4 would be 9.

The individual event will be a shotgun start. Men will use the yellow tees; women will use the red tees. Ties will be resolved by a card countback starting with the back 9, back 6, back 3, and the last hole in that order.

For the team event, two players from the same country may nominate for the team event; there is no limit on the number of teams from a country. This event is a better ball tournament – it is not age specific and will be conducted as an open event with men, mixed or ladies combinations eligible. Players will record the better score for each hole on the competition scorecard. Medals will be awarded for the best team score in gross and net.

Note that new international handicap rules (World Handicap System – https://www.whs.com/) are now in effect. The maximum allowed handicap is 28 for men and 36 for women.

An international handicap must be submitted – there will be no exceptions. To be acceptable, the certification must be during the previous three months and must be from a recognized authority. The WTGF reserves the right to refuse any certification for any reason at its sole discretion.

Equipment:

Players to provide own clubs. The golf course at Dresden Ullerdorf has a slope of 131 and a rating of 72.3 for men and 74.2 for women. Additional information on the course can be found at: https://www.golfanlage-ullersdorf.de/en/