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SELECTION POLICY FOR TEAMS TO THE CARIBBEAN AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS 

BACKGROUND
The Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) is mandated by its Constitution, to select National Teams to represent Jamaica in amateur golf competitions.     One such event is the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC), an annual competition staged by the Caribbean Golf Association (CGA).  This premier event in the Caribbean region, comprises both gender and multiple age categories of competition. 

The JGA is required to provide its members the opportunity for inclusion in these teams and the JGA is responsible for ensuring the eligible players are selected by a process that is fair and transparent. 

THE NATIONAL TEAM:    The National Team must consist of players who are:-

1.     Foremost in JGA and/or JGA approved competitions.  Jamaicans studying/resident overseas
         and  playing golf at a level that the JGA considers an acceptable standard.
2.      Available to play in the CAGC (no conflict with dates or visa requirements)
3.     Members in good standing with the JGA.
4.      Persons who meet at least one of the following CGA Standards and Protocol
              a)    Jamaican by birth.
              b)    Not born in Jamaica, but who have been residing in Jamaica for at least one (1) year
                      immediately preceding the CAGC.
              c)    Under the age of twenty-one (21) and entitled to claim the residency status of their
                      parents.
              d)    Are Jamaican citizens. 

All players must possess a USGA (United States Golf Association) Index (which produces a handicap) or a UK handicap, the lowest to be used as follows:-

Hoerman Cup                                                      8 or lower
Ramon Baez Figueroa Trophy                          10 or lower
Francis & Steele-Perkins Cup                            12 or lower
Higgs & Higgs Trophy                                         12 or lower
George Teale Cup                                                12 or lower 

For Jamaica to be competitive in Caribbean Golf, it is required that the JGA stimulate, develop and test the competitive golf skills of its membership throughout the year.  To this end, the JGA should:-              

bulletOrganize  (JGA events) or assist with in organizing a satisfactory number of competitions (JGA sanctioned events).
bulletDetermine the standards of existing non-JGA events, and if found to be of acceptable standard, approve them for use in the evaluation of players (in qualifying events).
bulletProvide a credible yardstick to measure and rank the performance of competitors in these events.
bulletInclude the best available players in a competition (Trials) to select the National Teams.

TRIALS:   A competition called Trials will be held each year to select the National Teams to represent Jamaica in the CAGC.  It will be a seventy-two (72)  hole event, played over four (4) days.  The format will be stroke play. In the event of bad weather the Tournament Director can reduce the duration of the event to a minimum of a thirty six (36)  hole event.   

Ties in the Trials will be determined by a “sudden-deathâ€