CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION
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May 18 (Wed), 19 (Thu), 20 (Fri), 2005
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VENUE
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Nikko Country Club
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1. RULES OF GOLF
The competition shall be played in accordance with the Rules of Golf approved by R&A Rules Limited and in accordance with the Local Rules approved by the Championship Committee.
2.TEAM MEMBERS
Each team shall consist of six (6) amateur players and a captain.
3.PROGRAMME
Monday
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16
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Official practice round
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Tuesday
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17
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Official practice round
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Wednesday
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18
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in the morning
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Foursomes Match Play (6 matches)
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in the afternoon
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Singles Match Play (12 matches)
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Thursday
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19
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in the morning
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Foursomes Match Play (6 matches)
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in the afternoon
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Singles Match Play (12 matches)
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Friday
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20
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in the morning
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Foursomes Match Play (6 matches)
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in the afternoon
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Singles Match Play (12 matches)
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In the event of a delay in play, the Championship Committee
reserves the right to alter this program as it sees fit.
4.SPECIFICATION OF THE BALL (Note to Rule 5-1)
a. List of Conforming Golf Balls - The specimen condition
in the Rules of Golf is in effect - see page 134.
b. One Ball Condition - The specimen condition in the Rules of Golf is in effect
- see page 135.
5.SCORING
Winning side of a match : 1 point
Halved match : 0.5 point to each side
Disqualification of both sides : 0 (Zero) point to each side
The Match is won by the Team which gains 3 days total-point greater than the other.
If the total-point is the same, the team which gains 3 days total-point of Singles
Match greater than the other.
6.CLOSE OF COMPETITION
The competition is deemed to be closed when the Rules and
Referees Chairman announces the result at the prize giving ceremony.
7.TRANSPORTATION
Players shall walk at all times during a stipulated round
unless permitted to ride by the Championship Committee - see page 138.
8.ADVICE (Note to Rule 8)
In accordance with the Note to Rule 8 of the Rules of Golf,
each team may appoint one person (in addition to the persons from whom advice
may be asked under that Rule) who may give advice (excluding pointing out a line
for putting) to members of that team.Such person shall be an amateurgolfer and
be identified to the Championship Committee before giving advice.
9.TEAM LINE-UP
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No alteration shall be made to either
team once the opening
ceremony has commenced - except as permitted by clause 8- (iii).No alteration
shall
be made to a team line-up once the order has been submitted to the Headquarter
- except as permitted by clause 8- (iii).(NB., a sheet of paper bearing the team
order must be physically submitted). |
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The team line-up for a session of
play must be submitted
prior to the following deadlines:
The sessions of Wednesday 18 : At the Captains Meeting of May 17.
The sessions of Thursday 19 : Deadline is 4:00pm of May 18.
The session of Friday 20 : Deadline is 4:00pm of May 19. |
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Should a nominated player be rendered incapable of playing
by reason of accident, illness, or other reasonable cause, substitution may be
made for such player subject to the approval of the Championship Committee. |
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If a team member is unable to compete in the Singles,
subject to the approval of the Championship Committee, the player shall be listed
as the number 6 player and shall have his match considered halved with his corresponding
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10. TIME OF STARTING (Note to Rule 6-3a)
If a player arrives at his starting point, ready to play
within five minutes after his starting time in the absence of circumstances which
warrant waiving the penalty of disqualification as provided in Rule 33-7, the
penalty for failure to start on time is loss of the first hole to be played. Penalty
for lateness beyond five minutes is disqualification.
Note :In Foursomes Match
Play, the side shall be penalized for a breach of this condition by both partners
(Rule 30-3e(ii)).
11.SUSPENSION OF PLAY DUE TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION (Note to Rule 6-8b)
When play is suspended by the Championship Committee for
a dangerous situation, if the players in a match are between the play of two holes,
they shall not resume play until the Championship Committee has ordered a resumption
of play.If they are in the process of playing a hole, they shall discontinue play
immediately and shall not thereafter resume play until the Championship Committee
has ordered a resumption of play.If a player fails to discontinue play immediately,
he shall be disqualified unless circumstances warrant waiving such penalty as
provided in Rule 33-7.
Note: The suspension and resumption of play will be informed
by the referee under the direction of the Championship Committee.
12.Final Decision in All Matters Relating to the Match
All decisions relating to the Match shall be made by the
Championship Committee.In the absence of the full Committee members, such members
as may be present at any time may give a decision and any decision so given shall
be deemed to be a decision of the Championship Committee.
Where a breach of any of the Conditions of the Competition
occurs, such penalty as it sees fit may be imposed if no specific penalty is stipulated.
Note:Referee's decision on the Rules of Golf shall be final
(Rule 34-2).
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First Played in 1987 in New Zealand, the Four Nations Team Championship (FNTC) started off as a goodwill amateur golf tournament. The executive director of golf association in Canada, New Zealand and Australia decided their country°s best amateur golfers needed some friendly competition and the Pacific Amateur Teams Championship was born. Japan then joined the competition in 1989. In 1997 the event was renamed the Four Nations Team Championship.
The Three-day round robin match play tournament rotates between the four countries every two years. It consists of foursomes playing alternate shot matches in the mornings and singles matches in the afternoons, similar to the format of the Walker Cup. Originally, teams were made up of only four players, and compete by 72 holes stroke play but changed to match play format with six players in 1993.
Australia has dominated the event with seven wins in the nine championships. Japan won in 1997 and Canada won in 2001.
Many of the players who have competed in the FNTC are now professionals. Aaron Baddeley, members of the 1999 Australian Team and Hideto Tanihara, member of the 1999 Japanese Team, currently play on US PGA tour.
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The team of Richard Moir, Robin Hodgetts, Kurt Barnes, James Nitties, Luke Hickott, Michael Sim led Australia to its 9th Four Nations Team Championship in 2001 at the Christchurch Golf Club in New Zealand.
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