16-19 July 2020 Closing Date for All Entries - 28 May 2020
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ENTRY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 16-19 July 2020 Closing date for all entries - 28 May 2020 A. TERMS equipment other than that customarily affixed to and of the (1) The 149th Open will be decided by stroke play over four normal size and in the normal position on any such clothing rounds of 18 holes in accordance with the Rules of Golf as or equipment. approved by R&A Rules Limited and in accordance with the (6) Players will at all times be liable for the actions of their Local Rules approved by R&A Championships Limited (The caddies and will ensure that the caddies comply with the R&A). Terms as they apply to the players. Players will ensure that (2) In the event of a tie after four rounds, the winner will be their caddies wear clothing of a type appropriate to The decided by a play-off by stroke play over an amount of holes Open and, in particular, caddies will be required to wear to be determined by the Open Championships Committee. The Open over-garment or bib of a type and design as will be The player with the lowest aggregate over the extra holes supplied by the Open Championships Committee. Caddies will be declared the winner. If the players are still tied having will be required to wear such an over-garment or bib during played these extra holes, a hole-by-hole play-off will be official practice rounds and during The Open. Players’ played immediately over the 18th hole only until a winner caddies may not wear headgear, visors or any other items of emerges. If the play-off involves more than 2 players, those clothing which displays a logo other than The Open’s official other than the winner will be deemed to have tied for 2nd logo unless such logo represents a contract to which the place regardless of their scores in the play-off. player or the caddie was bound as at 31 January 2020. (3) The starting field will be 156 players. The 70 lowest scores (7) All players gaining entry to The Open itself are subject to the over the first 36 holes and any tying for 70th place will qualify provisions of the PGA European Tour’s Anti-Doping Policy for the 3rd round on Saturday 18 July and the 4th round on in force at the date of The Open. Details of the Policy, and Sunday 19 July. If a player who has posted a two round total the Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods, are score that will qualify for the 3rd round, withdraws before or available from The R&A. Players who are taking medication after the 3rd round draw is made, the player’s score will still and in doubt as to their clinical status should seek advice be used to calculate the leading 70 places and ties that will from The R&A not later than 21 days before the start of The determine the cut mark. Open. (4) In the event of play being either delayed or declared null (8) All players gaining entry into The Open are subject to the and void for any round of The Open, additional play will be provisions of The Open’s Anti-Corruption and Betting at the discretion of the Open Championships Committee. Policy in force at the date of The Open. Additional play will take place on Monday 20 July and (9) All players gaining entry into The Open are responsible exceptionally Tuesday 21 July. for the conformity of the equipment they use and may be (5) The R&A arranges publicity before and during The Open required to demonstrate this conformity via participation in in the Press and by live and recorded radio and television testing (detailed below). broadcasting and filming and on the Internet. Each player In addition, an information service for players will be agrees to make reasonable efforts during the Championship available throughout The Open to answer any outstanding to attend press conferences and to co-operate with the questions on the conformity of their equipment. Those media in support of The Open including, appearances for players randomly selected will be notified via the official The R&A’s broadcast partners. Each player by entering The information board at The Open. Open and thereby agreeing to these Terms assigns to The (10) A copy of the full pace of play policy will be posted at The R&A and its assignees and licensees the right in perpetuity Open and will be available on request. throughout the world to make, use, exhibit and reproduce in any way now known or hereafter devised (and to authorise (11) The Model Local Rules in the Official Guide to the Rules others to do so) for commercial and other purposes from of Golf are in effect for G-1 Conforming Driver Heads, G-3 time to time and at their discretion, motion pictures, still Conforming Golf Balls, G-4 One Ball Condition and G-2 pictures, live taped or filmed television, sound recordings Groove and Punch Mark Specifications. and any other reproductions of any description of the player (12) Model Local Rule G-6 is in effect. A player or caddie must and/or their caddie made during or in connection with The not ride on any form of motorized transportation except as Open (including, without limitation, during practice and authorised or later approved by the Open Championships play) without compensation for the player or caddie or the Committee. The R&A will only consider requests for use of heirs, successors, executors, administrators or assignees of motorized transportation where (i) the player making the the player or caddie. The player also assigns to The R&A request has a disability and (ii) the player can demonstrate the right to use and reproduce the player’s and/or caddie’s that there is a medical need for transportation that results name, voice, likeness and biographical material in any way from that disability. Any requests by a player to use any now known or hereafter devised without compensation form of transportation must be made not less than 60 days for the player or caddie or the heirs, successors, executors, in advance of the relevant qualifying competition or The administrators or assignees of the player or caddie including Open. All requests must be made in accordance with the in circumstances where it may include the logo of a procedures outlined in The R&A’s Transportation Policy, third party or of a sponsor or patron of The Open or any available on request from The R&A. subsequent Open Championship or any other activities (13) The wearing of jeans of any colour is not permitted whilst undertaken by The R&A. Players will be responsible for practising or competing during any stage of The Open. ensuring that they hold all the necessary rights to grant Shorts may be worn at Regional Qualifying and Final the above assignations, including appropriate agreements Qualifying and whilst practising at The Open. The Open with their caddies. Notwithstanding the foregoing grant of Championships Committee will consider any variations to rights, The R&A and its assignees and licensees agree that, the policy in the light of extreme weather conditions. other than as permitted above, they will not authorise any (14) The Open Championships Committee reserves the right to company contractually associated with The R&A to use the amend these Terms and the decision of the Committee will, player’s or caddie’s name, voice, likeness and biographical in all matters, be final. material in a way which constitutes the endorsement of a product or service, without first requiring such associated (15) These Terms will be governed by and interpreted in company to obtain the player’s authorisation. Also, to accordance with the law of Scotland. comply with certain contractual limitations relating to B. THE OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES advertising on television, players assent that they or their For those entrants not exempt into The Open under caddies may not, without the prior approval of The R&A, section E, the qualifying procedure will be as follows: display any commercial identification on clothing or 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 CANADA 8 6 3 SINGAPORE IRELAND • SMBC Singapore Open USA SCOTLAND 4 JAPAN 7 MOROCCO 4 JAPAN • 5 Mizuno Open •• • KOREA 5 KOREA KOLON Korea Open 3 6 MOROCCO, IRELAND & SCOTLAND SINGAPORE Trophee Hassan II Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open SOUTH AFRICA 2 7 USA AUSTRALIA 1 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Travelers Championship John Deere Classic 8 CANADA RBC Canadian Open THE OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES (OQS) The leading 2 players, not exempt, in the top 8 and ties in With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined the 2020 Travelers Championship. The leading player, not in accordance with the Terms for the tournament concerned, ties exempt, in the top 5 and ties in the 2020 John Deere Classic. will be decided in favour of the highest ranked player in OWGR Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in at the commencement of the tournament. If two or more players the last two tournaments of this category. have the same OWGR, or two or more players have no OWGR, (8) CANADA then ties will be decided by a card countback. The card countback The leading 3 players, not exempt, in the top 10 and ties of will use the back 9 holes of the course or 6 or 3 or 2 or 1 hole and the 2020 RBC Canadian Open.