Members General Regulations Handbook of the 2020/21 Big Easy IGT Challenge Tour March 2020 – February 2021 IGT Contact Details Tel: 078 3300 440 [email protected] www. igtgolf.org Big Easy IGT Players Regulation Table of Contents MISSION STATEMENT AND DEFINITIONS .............................................................................. 1 Mission Statement ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Definitions and Interpretation................................................................................................................................... 1 A. COMMISSIONER ................................................................................................................. 4 1. Commissioner ................................................................................................................................................... 4 B. MEMBERSHIP REGULATIONS .......................................................................................... 5 2. Members ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 2.1 Eligibility ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.1 Big Easy Member ....................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1.2 Big Easy Amateur Member ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.1.3 IGT Member ............................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.4 Affiliate Member ......................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.5 Temporary Member .................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.6 Sunshine Tour Member .............................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Period of Membership ................................................................................................................................ 6 2.3 Termination of Membership ........................................................................................................................ 7 C. ADMINISTRATION AND CONDUCT OF TOURNAMENTS ................................................ 8 3. Tournament Administration ............................................................................................................................. 8 4. Tournament Rules of Golf ................................................................................................................................ 8 5. Conditions of Entry ........................................................................................................................................... 8 5.1 Entry Procedures ........................................................................................................................................ 8 5.2 Confirmation of Entry .................................................................................................................................. 8 5.3 Closing Date for Entries ............................................................................................................................. 9 5.4 Entry Fee .................................................................................................................................................... 9 5.5 Player and Member responsibilities ......................................................................................................... 10 6. Best Effort ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 7. Big Easy Road To Exemptions ...................................................................................................................... 10 8. Tournament Format, Field Size & Cut ........................................................................................................... 11 9. Qualifying ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 10. Withdrawal Procedure ................................................................................................................................ 12 11. Tournament Registration ........................................................................................................................... 12 12. Ties ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 13. Sunshine Tour Cards, Order of Merits & Incentives ............................................................................... 14 14. Play Foreshortened or Cancelled – Guidelines ....................................................................................... 15 15. Caddies ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 16. Pro-Am Field ............................................................................................................................................... 16 17. Prize Giving ................................................................................................................................................. 16 i Big Easy IGT Players Regulation 18. Dress Code .................................................................................................................................................. 16 19. Accommodation .......................................................................................................................................... 17 20. Etiquette ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 21. Prize Money ................................................................................................................................................. 17 22. Pace of Play ................................................................................................................................................. 18 23. Official Score Recorders ............................................................................................................................ 18 24. Conflicting Tournaments ........................................................................................................................... 18 25. Payment of Subscriptions ......................................................................................................................... 19 26. Media and Public Relations ....................................................................................................................... 19 D. MARKETING AND MEDIA RIGHTS .................................................................................. 21 27. Film, Media and other Property Rights ..................................................................................................... 21 28. Marketing Rights ......................................................................................................................................... 21 E. CODE OF CONDUCT ........................................................................................................ 22 29. Code of Conduct for Tournament Play ..................................................................................................... 22 F. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES ........................................................................................ 23 30. Minor Breach ............................................................................................................................................... 24 31. Serious Breach ........................................................................................................................................... 25 32. Enforcement of Payment ........................................................................................................................... 27 33. Variation ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 34. Waiver of Minor Procedural Irregularities ................................................................................................ 27 G. ANNUAL AWARDS ........................................................................................................... 28 35. Malcolm Dreyer Trophy (Leading stroke average) .................................................................................. 28 36. Player of the Year ....................................................................................................................................... 28 37. Race to Sunshine Tour Q-School ............................................................................................................