Presidents Charity Cup - Monday 2st December 2024

Regulations

Charity: The main charity to benefit from this event will be AFESOL (www.afesol.es), with various amounts donated to other Charities we support.

Course: Los Flamingos Golf Course at Anantara Villa Padierna, Urbanización Los Flamingos, Benahavis.

Participants: Ladies and Gentlemen amateur players holding a valid licence issued by the Real Federación Española de Golf are eligible to enter the tournament, which has a 36 Handicap limit.

Registration:

Participants are to register as a team of two. Solo players will be allocated a partner with as similar a handicap as possible. Registration: saa@marbella-guadalmina-rotary.club

  • Team Registration with full names and exact handicaps. If you want to play with another team in the same flight please declare this team at the time of registration.

  • The registration list will be published on our website: www.marbella-guadalmina-rotary.club

  • The maximum number of participants is 52. 

  • Registration is only valid upon payment.

  • In case the number of participants is exceeded, a waiting list will be created with names in order of registration. In the event that a player withdraws, the first person on the waiting list will replace them, and so on.

  • Registration opens on October 24th and closes on November 25th 2024.

  • The starting list will be published on the RC Marbella-Guadalmina website on November 27th. At this point reimbursement of the registration fee is no longer possible.

 Entry fee: 

95 EUR including a shared buggy.

  • Payment to the Rotary Club Marbella-Guadalmina, Charity Account: ES20 3058 0844 0927 2003 1544

  • Please reference the names of the team players on your bank transfer.

Tee boxes: Yellow for Men and red for Ladies.

Format & Game Rules:

  • Two-ball better ball Stableford is a golf format comprising two players who play their own ball throughout. The highest Stableford score between them on each hole counts as the team score. Score cards will be prepared by the Caddy Master.

  • The Tournament is played in accordance with the Rules of Golf established by the R.F.E.G., the Permanent Club Local Rules, and those dictated by the Competition Committee.

  • The Tournament will have a shotgun start from Holes: 1,1,18,17,16,16,15,14,13,12,12,11,10

  • There will be two flights at Holes 1, 12 and 16.

  • While the ball must be holed, the practice of picking up the ball when no points can be made is strongly encouraged to assist with the pace of play.

  • In case a ball is out of bounds, cannot be found within three minutes of searching, or is virtually certain to be OB, the player may proceed by taking two penalty strokes and dropping the ball on the point where it crossed the boundary.

On the day:

  • The Registration Office opens at 0800 hrs on Tournament Day. Players will collect their score cards and additional info at this point.

  • Shotgun Start 0930 hrs.

  • The Buggies with team names and their starting hole on the windscreen will be ready to go. Players should be at their designated hole 15 minutes before tee off.

 Scoring:

Score cards should be handed to the Caddy Masters within half an hour of finishing the game. They must be signed by the marker and the players.

Prizes:

  • First prize: The Presidents Charity Cup, which is a challenge cup.

  • Second and third prizes will also be awarded. The winner’s names will be published on the RC Marbella-Guadalmina Website.

  • There will also be prizes for “Closest to the pin” and “Nearest to the 150-metre line drive.”

Competition Committee: Willem Falter and Thomas Veit, assisted by the Caddy Master.

Various:

The Awards Ceremony and Raffle will take place approximately 45 minutes after the end of the tournament at the Villa Padierna Racquet Club (Calle Adriano, Estepona) a 10-minute drive away. Directions are available at registration.

  • Car Park tickets will be handed out at the registration office.

  • Players may use the changing rooms and showers.

  • Tokens for the driving range should be purchased from the Caddy Master.