15-18 July 2021 Closing Date for All Entries - Thursday 20 May 2021
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ENTRY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 15-18 July 2021 Closing date for all entries - Thursday 20 May 2021 A. TERMS comply with certain contractual limitations relating to (1) The 149th Open will be decided by stroke play over four advertising on television, players assent that they or their rounds of 18 holes in accordance with the Rules of Golf as caddies may not, without the prior approval of The R&A, approved by R&A Rules Limited and in accordance with the display any commercial identification on clothing or Local Rules approved by R&A Championships Limited (The equipment other than that customarily affixed to and of the R&A). normal size and in the normal position on any such clothing or equipment. (2) In the event of a tie after four rounds, the winner will be decided by a play-off by stroke play over an amount of holes (6) Players will at all times be liable for the actions of their to be determined by the Open Championships Committee. caddies and will ensure that their caddie complies with the The player with the lowest aggregate score over the extra Terms as they apply to the players. Players will ensure that holes will be declared the winner. If the players are still tied their caddies wear clothing of a type appropriate to The having played these extra holes, a hole-by-hole play-off will Open and, in particular, caddies will be required to wear be played immediately over the 18th hole only until a winner The Open over-garment or bib of a type and design as will be emerges. If the play-off involves more than 2 players, those supplied by the Open Championships Committee. Caddies other than the winner will be deemed to have tied for 2nd will be required to wear such an over-garment or bib during place regardless of their scores in the play-off. official practice rounds and during The Open. Players’ caddies may not wear headgear, visors or any other items of (3) The starting field will be 156 players. The 70 lowest scores clothing which displays a logo other than The Open’s official over the first 36 holes and any tying for 70th place will qualify logo unless such logo represents a contract to which the for the 3rd round on Saturday 17 July and the 4th round on player or the caddie was bound as at 31 January 2021. Sunday 18 July. If a player who has posted a two round total score that will qualify for the 3rd round withdraws before or (7) All players gaining entry to The Open itself are subject to the after the 3rd round draw is made, the player’s score will still provisions of the PGA European Tour’s Anti-Doping Policy be used to calculate the leading 70 places and ties that will in force at the date of The Open. Details of the Policy, and determine the cut mark. the Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods, are available from The R&A. Players who are taking medication (4) In the event of play being either delayed or declared null and in doubt as to their clinical status should seek advice and void for any round of The Open, additional play will be from The R&A not later than 21 days before the start of The at the discretion of the Open Championships Committee. Open. Additional play will take place on Monday 19 July and, exceptionally, Tuesday 20 July. (8) All players gaining entry to The Open are subject to the provisions of The Open’s Anti-Corruption and Betting (5) The R&A arranges publicity before, during and after The Policy in force at the date of The Open. Open in the Press, by live and recorded radio and television broadcasting and filming and on digital channels. Each player (9) All players gaining entry to The Open are subject to The agrees to make reasonable efforts during the Championship R&A’s Code of Conduct and any additional safety protocols to attend press conferences and to co-operate with the relating to COVID-19 as issued to players and updated by media in support of The Open including, appearances for The R&A and/or its safety advisers from time to time. The R&A’s broadcast partners. Each player, by entering The (10) All players gaining entry to The Open are responsible for the Open and thereby agreeing to these Terms, assigns to The conformity of the equipment they use and may be required R&A and its assignees and licensees the right in perpetuity to demonstrate this conformity via participation in testing throughout the world to make, use, exhibit and reproduce in (detailed below). any way now known or hereafter devised (and to authorise In addition, an information service for players will be others to do so) for commercial and other purposes from available throughout The Open to answer any outstanding time to time and at their discretion, motion pictures, still questions on the conformity of their equipment. Those pictures, live taped or filmed television, sound recordings players randomly selected will be notified via the official and any other reproductions of any description of the player information board at The Open. and/or their caddie made during or in connection with The (11) A copy of the full pace of play policy will be posted at The Open (including, without limitation, during practice and Open and will be available on request. play) without compensation for the player or caddie or the heirs, successors, executors, administrators or assignees of (12) The Model Local Rules in the Official Guide to the Rules the player or caddie. The player also assigns to The R&A of Golf are in effect for G-1 Conforming Driver Heads, G-3 the right to use and reproduce the player’s and/or caddie’s Conforming Golf Balls, G-4 One Ball Condition and G-2 name, voice, likeness and biographical material in any way Groove and Punch Mark Specifications. now known or hereafter devised without compensation (13) Model Local Rule G-6 is in effect. A player or caddie must for the player or caddie or the heirs, successors, executors, not ride on any form of motorised transportation except as administrators or assignees of the player or caddie including authorised or later approved by the Open Championships in circumstances where it may include the logo of a Committee. The R&A will only consider requests for use of third party or of a sponsor or patron of The Open or any motorised transportation where (i) the player making the subsequent Open Championship or any other activities request has a disability and (ii) the need for transportation undertaken by The R&A. Players will be responsible for results from that disability. Any requests by a player to use ensuring that they hold all the necessary rights to grant any form of transportation must be made not less than 60 the above assignations, including appropriate agreements days in advance of the relevant qualifying competition or with their caddies. Notwithstanding the foregoing grant of The Open. All requests must be made in accordance with rights, The R&A and its assignees and licensees agree that, the procedures outlined in The R&A’s Transportation other than as permitted above, they will not authorise any Policy, available on request from The R&A. company contractually associated with The R&A to use the (14) The wearing of jeans of any colour is not permitted whilst player’s or caddie’s name, voice, likeness and biographical practising or competing during any stage of The Open. material in a way which constitutes the endorsement of a Shorts may be worn at Regional Qualifying and Final product or service, without first requiring such associated Qualifying and whilst practising at The Open. The Open company to obtain the player’s authorisation. Also, to 1 ENTRY TERMS AND CONDITIONS THE OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES - VENUES 1 AUSTRALIA Emirates Australian Open 2 SOUTH AFRICA South African Open hosted by the City of Johannesburg 3 SINGAPORE USA SMBC Singapore Open 4 4 USA • Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard 3 SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA 2 AUSTRALIA 1 Championships Committee will consider any variations to FINAL QUALIFYING (FQ) the policy in the light of extreme weather conditions. (5) Separate FQ competitions of 36 holes each will be played by (15) The Open Championships Committee reserves the right to stroke play on Tuesday 29 June 2021 at Hollinwell (home of amend these Terms and the decision of the Committee will, Notts), Prince’s (Shore & Dunes), St Annes Old Links and in all matters, be final. West Lancashire. (16) These Terms will be governed by and interpreted in (6) Entrants must intimate on the online entry form their accordance with the law of Scotland. preferred (1-4) FQ courses they wish to play. Allocation of FQ courses will be at the sole discretion of The R&A. B. THE OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES For those entrants not exempt into The Open under (7) For FQ, the field will be divided evenly between the section E, the qualifying procedure will be as follows: designated courses. A minimum of 8 places will be reserved from FQ. Any player who has qualified through FQ is THE OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES (OQS) deemed an Exempt Player. With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined (8) Ties for last qualifying places in each competition will be in accordance with the Terms for the tournament concerned, ties decided by hole by hole play-off as soon as practicable after will be decided in favour of the highest ranked player in OWGR the last players have finished play.