the tournament

conditions of play

1 . Eligibility

All entrants must be a financial member of the NSW Veteran Golfers Association and hold a current Golflink handicap. Intending players who are unfinancial, may pay their $5 membership via their home club veteran golfers’ group.  Interstate visitors or NSW entrants for whom home club membership is not an option, will be able to join the NSW Veteran Golfers Association via the organisation’s representative, at registration on Sunday 1st March 2026.

2. Acceptances

All entries will be subject to acceptance by the organising committee, which reserves the right to decline any entry, not meeting the conditions of play criteria.

3. Closing Date

Entries close Friday, 23rd January 2026, or when the limit on numbers is reached.  A waiting list will be available if required.

4. Competitions 

All competitions will be run in accordance with the R and A Rules of Golf and local rules of the day of each individual club. The main competitions for all players will be 54-hole individual nett stableford rounds, played at Wentworth, Bathurst and Duntryleague Golf Courses.   There will be 3 Grades – A, B and C.  Divisional handicap grading will be determined by the committee. All tied events will be decided by the Australian countback system.

Friday will be the Mixed 4BBB Stableford event.  Venue this year is to be at Wentworth Golf Club. The Match Committee reserves the right to alter the program, if deemed necessary.

5. Handicaps

GA handicaps (Will become Golf Australia Connect handicaps) applicable on Sunday afternoon, 1st March 2026, and applied to the Wentworth Golf Club slope rating, will determine a player’s grade for the 54-hole competition. The slope rating of each course will determine a player’s
grade for that day’s play. Maximum playing handicaps as follows: WOMEN – 45; MEN – 45.

6. Trophies

Winners will be entitled to win one trophy only, as allocated by the Match Committee, with the exception of the NSWVGA Week of Golf Trophies, ball competitions, any novelty events and the
4BBB event

7. Starting Times

All players must report to the Starter 20 minutes prior to their tee-off time.  Starters have the right to re-schedule players’ times as necessary.

8. Score Cards

Scorecards when used, to be returned to the Match Committee for scanning immediately at the end of each round, unless otherwise directed by the Match Committee. All competing clubs now use the MiScore electronic scoring application which can also be used.

9. Disputes and decisions

Any disputes must be reported to the Match Committee as set down in the R & A Rules of Golf, Rule number 34-3. Match Committee decisions are therefore final.

10. Match Committee

The Match Committee will conduct the competitions, and reserve the right to alter the program as deemed to be necessary.

11.  Presentation Dinner

Will be held on the Thursday night at Orange Ex-services Club in Anson Street. Please choose your own seat allocation on the diagram provided on Registration Day.

12. Motorised Carts

Entrants requiring to hire/share a motorised cart from the Pro Shop, must indicate this on the tournament entry form, at the time of applying.

13. Cancellations and Refunds

A cancellation fee of $5 will be applied up to and including Friday, 20^th February 2026, and thereafter, at the discretion of the committee. Cancellation refunds due to inclement
weather will be at the discretion of the Golf Committee.

14. Player Risk

The Committee and individual golf clubs accept no liability for any death, injury, property loss or damage arising out of the conduct of the event, including participants’ travel.