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RULES FOR NORTHERN COUNTIES LEAGUE

  1. Each County will play each other County.   The County team will consist of 12 players, who will play 6 foursomes games and 12 singles games.

  2. A County winning a match will score 2 points in the League, and a halved match will score 1 point for each County.   The County winning the most points in the year will hold the Daily Telegraph Salver for the following year, and the Salver will be presented on a date and occasion to be chosen by the winning County.

  3. If two Counties have equal points at the end of the year, the winning County shall be the one which has won the larger numbers of individual games in all of its League matches (halved games counting as half a point).   If there shall still be a tie, then the winning County shall be decided by the result of the match between the respective Counties.

  4. If three or more Counties have equal points at the end of the year, the winning County shall be the one which has:  

    1. won the greatest number of individual games in all its League matches, or                                          

    2. if there shall still be a tie between three or more of those Counties, the County which has won the  greatest number of individual games in matches between the tied Counties. 

    3. if there shall still be a tie between two of the counties then the winning County shall be decided     by the result of the match between the respective Counties (and if that match was halved, then the League title will be shared between them)

    4. if all the above fail to establish a winner, then the title shall be shared between the three or  more Counties concerned.

  5. To be eligible to play in a County team, a player must be qualified in accordance with the Conditions for the English Men's County Championship (set out in the English Golf Union Year Book)

  6. Exchange of teams, in playing order, shall be made before each match by County Secretaries, or their representative.   After the exchange, a substitution of a reserve will be allowed if a player is ill or unavailable.   Re-instatement of the original player who was ill or unavailable is not permitted.

  7. In the event of a match being rained off or canceled for any reason, or if all the foursomes and all the singles games are unfinished, it shall be considered a halved match (1 point to each County, and counting 9 games each).

  8. In the event of either all or part of the foursomes or singles games being rained off or canceled for any reason, then the match result shall be decided by the foursomes and singles games which have been concluded, so long as either all the foursomes or all the singles have been finished.   In such a case all unfinished games, or games not played, shall be deemed to be halved.

  9. In the event of play being suspended for any reason, it shall only be restarted if:   
    1. during the foursomes, there is sufficient time for all games to be concluded by 14:30 hours, on the basis of a game taking 12 minutes per hole, or part of a hole.

    2. during the singles, there is sufficient time for all games to be concluded by 19:30 hours, on the basis of a game taking 12 minutes per hole, or part of a hole. 

  10. All games shall be played over 18 holes but in the event of adverse weather conditions or state of the course, and if no play has commenced in either the foursomes or singles, a stipulated round of not less than 12 holes may be agreed by Captains of the County teams for either the foursomes or the singles games, and shall count for a match result.

  11. The Captains of County teams decide:
    1. any point that may arise regarding a match
    2. any point which may arise during any game where the players fail to reach agreement
    3. Note: any faulty decision concerning the Rules of Golf only, arrived at under this clause, may be rescinded or rectified if absolute proof becomes available that an incorrect decision has been reached, and then only if such comes to light prior to the result of the game being declared, and its correction is permitted by the Rules of Golf (e.g. providing a claim has been made by a player prior to playing from the next tee, or at the last hole before all player in the match have left the putting green - Decision 2-5/2)
    4. when and if play should be suspended, abandoned or restarted (except when a player in a game has invoked the provisions of Rules of Golf 6-8(a) (ii-iv)

    5. Note: The Captains shall not overrule any decision by officials of the host club who may suspend or abandon play in the event of weather affecting the condition of their course.   If the Captains of County teams fail to agree on any point, or are not available for any reason to decide any matter, the County President (or acting President for the day) of the host County shall decide the issue and his decision shall be final.

  12. Advice in matches is permitted in accordance with the Note to Rule 8.

  13. Conforming Driver Heads:   any driver the player carries must have a clubhead, identified by model and loft, that is named on the current List of Conforming Driver Heads issued by the R & A.   Exception: A driver with a clubhead that was manufactured prior to 1999 is exempt from this condition.   Penalty for carrying, but not making stroke with, club or clubs in breach of condition:  Match Play: At the conclusion of the hole at which the breach is discovered, the state of the match is adjusted by deducting one hole for each hole at which a breach occurred;  maximum deduction per round - Two holes.   In the event of a breach between the play of two holes, the penalty applies to the next hole.     *Any club or clubs carried in breach of this condition must be declared out of play by the player to his opponent in match play immediately upon discovery that a breach has occurred.   If the player fails to do so, he is disqualified.    Penalty for making stroke with club in breach of condition:   Disqualification.

  14. Distance-Measuring Devices:   In all Northern Counties' Tournaments a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only.   If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g. gradient, windspeed. temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional function is actually used.
 
             
 
 
 
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