18-21 July 2019 Closing Date for All Entries - 30 May 2019
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ENTRY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 18-21 July 2019 Closing date for all entries - 30 May 2019 A. TERMS clothing or equipment. The winner will be entitled to use (1) The 148th Open will be decided by stroke play over four The Claret Jug for promotional purposes with commercial rounds of 18 holes in accordance with the Rules of Golf as partners, provided always that the winner notifies R&A approved by R&A Rules Limited and in accordance with the Championships Limited in advance and such use will not Local Rules approved by R&A Championships Limited. be excessive, and will be in good taste and respectful of the tradition and prestige of The Open. In addition, the winner (2) In the event of a tie after four rounds, the winner will be agrees to keep R&A Championships Limited informed of any decided by a play-off by stroke play over four holes. The other proposed public use of The Claret Jug. As the owner play-off will start as soon as practicable after the last of all intellectual property rights in and to The Claret Jug, competitors have finished their round. The R&A may, at its sole discretion, deem any commercial The competitor with the lowest aggregate over the four use of The Claret Jug to be unsuitable, and in such event the extra holes will be declared the winner. If the competitors winner will ensure that such use is discontinued. The winner are still tied having played these four holes, a hole by hole th will return The Claret Jug in person to the Chief Executive play-off will be played immediately over the 18 hole only of The R&A at a date, time and place required by the Chief until a winner emerges. If the play-off involves more than 2 Executive. competitors, those other than the winner will be deemed to (6) Competitors will at all times be liable for the actions of their have tied for 2nd place regardless of their scores in the play- caddies and will ensure that the caddies comply with the off. Terms as they apply to the competitors. Competitors will (3) The starting field will be 156 competitors. The 70 lowest ensure that their caddies wear clothing of a type appropriate scores over the first 36 holes and any tying for 70th place to The Open and, in particular, caddies will be required to will qualify for the 3rd round on Saturday 20 July and the wear The Open over-garment or bib of a type 4th round on Sunday 21 July. If a competitor who has posted and design as will be supplied by the Championship a two round total score that will qualify for the 3rd round, Committee - Professional Events. Caddies will be required withdraws before or after the 3rd round draw is made, the to wear such an over-garment or bib during official practice competitor’s score will still be used to calculate the leading rounds and during The Open. Competitors’ caddies may not 70 places and ties that will determine the cut mark. wear headgear, visors or any other items of clothing which (4) In the event of play being either delayed or declared null and displays a logo other than The Open’s official logo unless void for any round of The Open, additional play will be at the such logo represents a contract to which the competitor was discretion of the Championship Committee - Professional bound at the commencing date of The Open or an existing Events. Additional play will take place on Monday 22 July contract to which the caddie was bound as at 31 January 2019. and exceptionally Tuesday 23 July. (7) All competitors gaining entry to The Open itself are subject (5) R&A Championships Limited arranges publicity before and to the provisions of the PGA European Tour’s Anti-Doping during The Open in the Press and by live and recorded radio Policy in force at the date of The Open. Details of the Policy, and television broadcasting and filming and on the Internet. and the Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods, are Each competitor by entering The Open and by agreeing to available from R&A Championships Limited. Competitors these Terms assigns to R&A Championships Limited and its who are taking medication and in doubt as to their clinical assignees and licensees the right in perpetuity throughout status should seek advice from R&A Championships the world to make, use, exhibit and reproduce in any way Limited not later than 21 days before the start of The Open. now known or hereafter devised (and to authorise others (8) All competitors gaining entry into The Open are subject to to do so) for commercial and other purposes from time to the provisions of The Open Championship’s Anti-Gaming time and at their discretion, motion pictures, still pictures, Policy in force at the date of The Open. Details of the policy live taped or filmed television, sound recordings and any are available from R&A Championships Limited. other reproductions of any description of the competitor (9) All competitors gaining entry into The Open are responsible made during or in connection with The Open (including, for the conformity of the equipment they use and may be without limitation, during practice and play) without required to demonstrate this conformity via participation in compensation for the competitor or the heirs, successors, testing (detailed below). executors, administrators or assignees of the competitor. They should confirm, in advance, of the conformity to the The competitor also assigns the right to use and reproduce Rules and the additional Terms in effect. Testing will be the competitor’s name, voice, likeness and biographical performed on clubs used by randomly selected competitors, material in any way now known or hereafter devised by during the practice days for the Championship. This testing R&A Championships Limited for the purpose of promoting may include analysis of the spring-like effect and groove The Open and any subsequent Open Championships, rules. In addition, an information service for competitors without compensation for the competitor or the heirs, will be available throughout the Championship to answer successors, executors, administrators or assignees of any outstanding questions on the conformity of their the competitor including in circumstances where it may equipment. Those competitors randomly selected will include the logo of a third party or of a sponsor or patron be notified via the official information board at Royal of The Open or any subsequent Open Championship or Portrush. any other activities undertaken by R&A Championships Limited. Competitors will be responsible for ensuring that (10) A copy of the full pace of play policy will be posted at each their caddies will assign to R&A Championships Limited Championship venue and will be available on request. and its successors and licensees equivalent rights in relation (11) The Model Local Rules in the Official Guide to the Rules of to the caddie. Notwithstanding the foregoing grant of Golf are in effect for Conforming Driver Heads, Conforming rights, R&A Championships Limited and its assignees and Golf Balls, One Ball Condition and Groove and Punch Mark licensees agree that, other than as permitted above, they Specifications. will not authorise any company contractually associated (12) Competitors must not ride on any form of transportation with R&A Championships Limited to use the competitor’s during a round unless authorised by the Championship name, voice, likeness and biographical material in a way Committee - Professional Events. which constitutes the endorsement of a product or service, (13) The wearing of jeans of any colour or shorts is not permitted without first requiring such associated company to obtain whilst practising or competing during any stage of The the competitor’s authorisation. Also, to comply with Open. certain contractual limitations relating to advertising on television, competitors assent that they or their caddies may (14) The Championship Committee - Professional Events not, without the prior approval of R&A Championships reserves the right to amend these Terms and the decision of Limited, display any commercial identification on clothing the Committee will, in all matters, be final. or equipment other than that customarily affixed to and (15) These Terms will be governed by and interpreted in of the normal size and in the normal position on any such accordance with the law of Scotland. 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 SPAIN, • 3 SINGAPORE IRELAND SMBC Singapore Open USA & 4 JAPAN 7 SCOTLAND 4 JAPAN • • 5 Mizuno Open •• KOREA 5 KOREA KOLON Korea Open 3 6 SPAIN, IRELAND & SCOTLAND SINGAPORE Andalucia Valderrama Masters Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open SOUTH AFRICA 2 7 USA AUSTRALIA 1 Arnold Palmer Invitational hosted by Mastercard The Rocket Mortgage Classic John Deere Classic 8 CANADA The RBC Canadian Open B. THE OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES (7) USA For those entrants not exempt into The Open under The leading 3 competitors, not exempt, in the top 10 and ties section E, the qualifying procedure will be as follows: in each of the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and 2019 The Rocket Mortgage Classic. The THE OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES (OQS) leading competitor, not exempt, in the top 5 and ties in the With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined 2019 The John Deere Classic. Blank entries will be made on in accordance with the Terms for the tournament concerned, ties behalf of competitors qualifying in this category.