Regional Qualifying Regulations

• Eligibility – Regional qualifying is open to male amateurs, (no age restrictions) who are members of a Greater Toronto Area Golf Association member club and with an official/authorized handicap factor of 8.5 or less. The final field will be comprised of the first 340 entries received. A complete list of GTAGA member clubs can be found at www.gtaga.com.

•Entry Closing Date – 5:00 pm Wednesday, May 13, 2009. For online entries, the fee of $150.00 (includes GST) , is payable by Visa or Mastercard. If you prefer to pay by cheque or money order, you must download and complete the entry form, and mail or courier it to be received at the GTAGA tournament office by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Please note that your selected site (alternate site) will not be confirmed until completed entry form and fee is received by the Tournament office.

•Entry Confirmation –The complete field and starting times for each qualifying site, will be posted on the GTAGA website www.gtaga.com and published in the Toronto Star Sports Section on Saturday May 30, 2008.If the qualifying field is oversubscribed and your entry cannot be accepted, your cheque will be destroyed and will not be returned to you.

•Qualifying Sites:
•Monday, June 1 – Silver Lakes Golf Club, Newmarket
•Wednesday, June 10 – Victoria Park East Golf Club, Guelph
•Monday, June 15 – Royal Ashburn Golf Club, Whitby
•Monday, July 6 – Brampton Golf Club, Brampton

Practice Rounds – Practice rounds are available at Silver Lakes, Royal Ashburn, and Victoria Park East on payment of applicable green fees.

Qualifying Format –18-hole stroke play competition with approximately 90 to qualify for the championship. The number that qualify from a particular site will be pro-rated, based on thenumber of entrants at each site, and will be stated in the on-site ‘Notice to Competitors’.

NOTE: – Competitors are permitted only one opportunity to qualify. A competitor must select a primary site and two alternate sites. However, if some of the sites are oversubscribed, it will be at the discretion of the GTAGA Championship Committee to assign a competitor a site.

Championship Regulations

•Exempt from Regional Qualifying –The following exempt players must be members of a club belonging to the Greater
Toronto Area Golf Association:
1.All Toronto Star Amateur past champions.
2.Top 32 players and ties from the 2008 Toronto Star Amateur championship.
3.The 2008 Canadian Amateur champion.
4.The 2008 Ontario Amateur champion.

•Entry Closing Date is 5:00 pm Wednesday, May 13, 2009.Completed entry form and fee of 150.00 (includes GST),payable by cheque or money order, must be received at the GTAGA tournament office by 5:00 pm, Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Only mail and courier entries will be accepted.

.•Championship Sites:
•Tuesday, July 21 – Mississaugua Golf & Country Club
•Wednesday July 22 – Mississaugua Golf & Country Club
•Thursday July 23 – St. George's Golf & Country Club
•Friday, July 24 – St. George's Golf & Country Club

•Championship Format– 72-hole stroke play competition, with the field cut to the low 64 and ties for the second round, and to the low 32 and ties for the final two rounds (weather permitting).

Qualifying/Championship Terms and Conditions

•Withdrawal –Withdrawals prior to the entry closing date of Wednesday May 13, 2009 will receive a refund, (minus $50.00 administration fee). No refunds will be given after the entry closing date. To contact the GTAGA, phone (416) 239-0708 or e-mail to gvandervalk@gtaga.com

•No Shows –Players who fail to appear for their assigned starting times without notifying the GTAGA may be ineligible to participate in a regional qualifying event the following year. No shows include any player who fails to turn in a scorecard or who withdraws during play without notifying a tournament official.

•Practice Rounds – Confirmed entrants at St. George's G&CC and Mississaugua G&CC may be permitted to make a familiarization tour of the golf course during certain hours. In all instances the Golf Professional at each course must first be contacted in advance.

•Dress Code – All players and caddies must be properly attired both on and off the golf course. Golf shorts of a conservative style are permitted. Rugger pants, jeans, short shorts, cut-offs, T-shirts and tank tops are prohibited.
It is the playerís responsibility to be aware of and conform to any dress code.

•Transportation –Players shall walk at all times during a stipulated round. In exceptional circumstances and at the sole discretion of the Rules Committee, a player with a serious permanent medical disability, may request an open cart. A current letter from a medical practitioner describing the permanent disability and explaining the players requested needs, must be submittedwith the entry form.

•Code of Conduct –Conduct considered detrimental to the best interests of the game, or unbecoming of a competitor, either on or off the course, and coming to the attention of the Committee, will be strictly dealt with and may result in disqualification of the offending person(s).

•Communication Equipment – Use of a cellular phone, pager or any other electronic communication device by a competitor and/or his caddie while on the golf course is strictly prohibited.

•Caddies –Caddies are encouraged for all GTAGA events and must wear soft-soled shoes.

•Rules of Golf –Play will be governed by the RCGA Rules of Golf, as supplemented by the GTAGA Rules Committee. Conditions of the Competition and Local Rules are on the GTAGA website and it is strongly recommended that they be reviewed. Copies will also be available in the starting tent.

•Liability – The applicant is aware of and assumes all risks of bodily injury including specifically (but not exclusively) the risk of injury by thrown or struck golf clubs or golf balls, actions by spectators, competitors, caddies or others in attendance and all weather related incidents. The competitor agrees that the Greater Toronto Area Golf Association, including its directors, officers and employees as well as the competitors in the competition, are not liable for any injuries or property damage resulting from such cause or any other negligence.

GTAGA Championship Committee