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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:-
- Organize (JGA events) or assist with in organizing a satisfactory number of
competitions
(JGA sanctioned events).
- Determine 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).
- Provide a credible yardstick to measure and rank the performance of
competitors in these events.
- Include 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-death playoff.
VENUE: The
venue chosen for the Trials will be selected by the JGA, and, as much as
is
practicable, should represent
the conditions closest to those at the host golf
course for
the CAGC in that year.
DATES: The
Trials will be held at least four (4) weeks prior to the dates of the CAGC.
At
a minimum, three (3) months notice
of the Trials dates will be given.
QUALIFYING FOR TRIALS: To
compete in Trials, players must either qualify
or be exempted from qualifying.
Players
seeking to qualify may do so through
two (2) separate routes:-
A) JGA
ORDER OF MERIT: To
qualify, players must be ranked in the top fifteen (15) for
the category of Men,
top twelve (12)
for the category of Men Senior, and the top ten (10)
in the
categories of Men Super Senior and Women.
Players will be ranked in the Order of Merit on the basis of points awarded for
their
gross score placing, following each JGA,
or JGA approved event.
These
points will
be accumulated by a player for each event played during a twelve
(12) month
period,
starting April 1 of each year, excluding Trials.
A
ranking list for each category will be calculated and posted, following each
event
(Order of Merit).
When a
player moves from one age category to another in a given year, the points
accumulated to that date will be carried
forward to the new category. The
points may
be appropriately adjusted if the player moves from a category which
has
more players
ranked to a category to one which has less players ranked or
visa versa. All
players on
the ranking list that is
in effect on March 31 of each year will
qualify for inclusion in
Trials according to the provisions above. However, if
a player
listed on the Order of
Merit does not meet the CAGC Standards and
Protocol, the player will not be included in
the Trials and
the standings will
be adjusted accordingly.
However, the Executive Committee reserves the right to invite any player to
participate
in Trials.
Any
player who attempts to qualify for selection for a country other than Jamaica in
one year, will not be
eligible to play for Jamaica
in that year.
B)
EXEMPTION FROM QUALIFYING IN TRIALS:
Provisions will be made to
allow participation in the Trials by players resident
abroad and players studying at
Colleges and Universities overseas by way of
exemption from qualifying in Trials.
To be
exempted from Trials, a player must make an application in writing, for
exemption to
the JGA. The player is required
to state the reason for seeking
exemption from qualifying
and supply, where applicable, information to support
the application
for exemption
from qualifying.
He/she
must state the reasons for not qualifying, and supply the performance data to
support inclusion in Trials.
PLAYERS RESIDENT ABROAD:
A
player who resides abroad and who has not
been exempted from Trials will be
allowed
to participate in Trials under the
following conditions:-
- Meet
the CAGC Standards and Protocol.
- A
player who
has
notified the JGA of his/her desire to vie for a place on the National Team
within
ninety (90) days
of the beginning of each years golfing season.
Has
kept the JGA informed by written reports supported by Independent verification
of their golfing
accomplishments
throughout the season.
Pay
an exemption fee set by the JGA for participating in the Trials.
PLAYERS STUDYING OVERSEAS: Had
not been exempted from Trials, but plays
competitively for his/her institution of
study, will be allowed to participate in the Trials
under the
following conditions:-
- Meet
the CAGC Standards and Protocol.
- Has
notified the JGA no later than six (6) months after the start of the JGA
season,
of his/her intention to vie for a
place in the next National Team.
- Has
kept the JGA informed, by way of written reports, supported by independent
verification of their golfing
accomplishments throughout the season.
JGA
QUALIFYING EVENTS: These
events that are:-
- Tournaments run for the benefit of the JGA.
-
to all golfers.
- Conducted according to the rules of the USGA/R&A
- Same
format for each Category.
- Stroke Play Competitions over 18, 36, 54 and 72 holes.
JGA
SANCTIONED QUALIFYING EVENTS: Those
events that are:-
- Promoted by a body other than the JGA, sanctioned and Supervised by the JGA
and conducted according to the rules
of the USGA/R&A.
-
to all golfers.
- Same
format for each category.
- Stroke play competitions over 18, 36, 54 or 72 holes.
The
organizers of events for which JGA sanction is to be sought, must seek approval
from
the JGA three (3) months prior to
the date of the event.
CHANGE
OF CATEGORY: Players who are included in the Trials may request that
they compete in the age
group category that they qualify for under the CAGC criteria.
EXEMPTION FROM TRIALS: Any
player who has qualified for Trials and is unable to
play in the Trials for a
valid reason,
may make a written application to the JGA for
exemption from
competing in the Trials. All relevant information in support of
the request
from exemption should accompany the application.
Condition under which exemption will be granted is:-
- A
player, who by way of verifiable ill health is unable to participate in the
Trials, but
who is of such standing as a player
that he/she would be an asset
to the National Team when fit, would be given an exemption from Trials.
An
exempted player, if fit at the time that the National Team is being selected,
could
be considered to fill one of those places on the National Team.
TEAM
SELECTION: A
Selection Committee including the Coach, Captain, Manager
any other person (s)
as they choose,
will be named by the Executive Committee and will
be solely
responsible for implementing the Selection Policy as follows:-
The
National Teams will be selected as set out below on the basis of performance in
the Trials, as well as taking
into consideration, players exempted from Trials. As a
result
of the outcome of the Trials where too few players achieved
the
Qualifying Scores,
the Selection Committee may choose to name a squad. A team
will then be selected
from this squad, taking into consideration, each players
performance in the Trials,
response to the training sessions and performance
in
competition in the interim.
Ties will be decided by sudden death playoff. Final team selections will be
made at least four (4) weeks prior to
the date of
departure of the National
Team for the CAGC.
HOERMAN CUP TEAM:
CAGC definition: Teams
of four (4) amateur golfers selected by the national golf
organization of the
member country.
The competition is individual stroke play the best
three score
to count each day.
The
three (3) players ranked highest by gross score at the end of Trials and who
meet
a qualifying score will automatically be selected. The fourth player, or as
many players who
do not attain the qualifying score, will be selected as is
necessary
to complete the
team complement.
Where
no player achieved the qualifying score, a team may be selected
at the
discretion
of the Selection Committee.
Selection will be made from those
participating in the Trials, as well as any
players
previously exempted from Trials.
RAMON
BAEZ FIGUEROA TEAM
CAGC definition: Teams
of two (2) amateur golfers selected by the national golf organization
of the
member country and who have attained the age of thirty five (35) years or will
have
their thirty fifth birthday in the calendar year of the championships. The
competition is four
ball stroke play.
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The
player ranked highest by gross score at the end of Trials and who meets the
qualifying
score will automatically be
selected. The second player, or as many
players who do not
meet the qualifying score, will be selected, as is necessary,
to complete the team
complement.
Where
no player achieved the qualifying score, a team may be selected
at the
discretion
of the Selection Committee.
Selection will be made from those
participating in the Trials, as well as any
players
previously exempted from Trials.
FRANCIS & STEELE-PERKINS TEAM:
CAGC
definition: Teams
of two (2) amateur golfers selected by the national golf
organization of the
member country and
who have attained the age of fifty (50) years or will
have
their fiftieth birthday in the calendar year of the championships.
The
competition is
four ball stroke play.
The
player ranked highest by gross score at the end of Trials and who meets the
qualifying
score will automatically be
selected. The second player, or as many
players who do not
meet the qualifying score, will be selected, as is necessary, to complete the team
complement. Where
no player achieved the qualifying score, a team may be selected at the
discretion of the Selection Committee.
Selection will be made from those participating
in the Trials, as well as any
players previously exempted from Trials.
GEORGE
TEALE TEAM
CAGC
definition: Teams
of two (2) amateur golfers, who were female at birth, selected
by the national
golf organization
of the member country. The competition is individual
stroke
play with the better score to count each day.
The
player ranked highest by gross score at the end of Trials and who meets the
qualifying score will automatically be
selected. The second player, or as many
players
who do not meet the qualifying score, will be selected, as is necessary,
to complete the
team complement. Where
no player achieved the qualifying score, a team may be
selected at the
discretion
of the Selection Committee.
Selection will be made from
those participating in the Trials, as well as any
players
previously exempted from Trials.
HIGGS
& HIGGS TEAM
CAGC definition: Teams
of two (2) amateur golfers selected by the national golf organization
of the
member country
and who have attained the age of sixty (60) years or will have
their
sixtieth birthday in the calendar year of the
championships. The
competition is four ball
stroke play.
The
player ranked highest by gross scores at the end of the Trials and who meets the
qualifying score will be
selected automatically. The second player, or as many
players who
do not meet the qualifying score, will be selected
as is necessary,
to complete the team
complement.
Where
no player achieved the qualifying score, a team may be
selected at
the
discretion of the Selection Committee.
Selection will be made from those participating
in the Trials, as
well as any
players previously exempted from Trials.
JGA
DECISION NOT TO SEND A TEAM
The
JGA may elect not to send a team to the CAGC in a particular category.
TRAINING AND
COMPETITION:
All
selected players and teams, that are resident in
Jamaica, will be
required to
participate in a planned programme of training and competition in
preparation
for the Championships.
Selected players who reside overseas will be expected to organize their own
training and
competitive programmes in
preparing for the CAGC. Individual players or teams may
be withdrawn from the National Team if they do
not
participate substantially in the training
programme, or, where the Selection
Committee is satisfied that they have not
made a serious
and conscientious
effort in training and preparation for the Championships.
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