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The JGA Calendar of events is
published each year and covers the period January 1st to December 31st.
Events listed in the JGA Calendar include
JGA qualifying tournaments,
Member club tournaments
and
Approved
Charity Tournaments.
The JGA Calendar is circulated to all Golf Clubs in Jamaica, all current JGA
members in our email databank and to all member Associations comprising the
Caribbean Golf Association. It is also updated on a regular basis on the JGAs
website each time the Association is notified of a change and a three month
calendar is featured in the JGAs newsletter SWINGS which is published every two
months.
JGA Qualifying Tournaments
presented by the JGA or by Member Clubs are used for determining Order of Merit
point allocation and for qualifying players to compete in National Trials.
National Trials are a part of the process of selecting players to represent
Jamaica in regional and international tournaments.
Club Tournaments
are organised and presented by the member clubs as part of the clubs ongoing
activities for their members. As a service to its Member Clubs, the JGA
will provide complimentary listing of all
Club
Tournaments
on its Tournament Calendar.
Charity Tournaments
are events organised and promoted by various community organisations expressly
for the purpose of raising funds for specific charities and community welfare
projects.
In order to ensure that charity
events are conducted to the highest standards and in compliance with the Rules
of Golf, the JGA offers the following sanctioning packages.
BASIC:
For a Fee of
JA$10,000 plus GCT, the following services are provided.
1.
Stamp of Approval signalling the event is
sanctioned by the JGA, thus
providing assurance that the event must conform to a specified
maximum standard.
2.
Listing of the Charity event by name on the
JGAs Calendar.
PREMIUM:
For a Fee of
JA$60,000 plus GCT, all the above listed services will be
provided in addition
to the
following:
1. Provision
of updated Handicap lists from all member clubs as well as a list of golfers who
are members of the JGA but not members of a club.
2. Issue
of a post-tournament Press Release to all media houses providing information on
the event, including a Photo from the event for publication in the Gleaner or
Observer of Tournament Winner/Sponsor etc.
3. Information
on the event will be sent out via email to a JGA-Member email Databank.
4. Provision
of Support staff and Referee for the day of the event.
5. Provision
of Tournament Pairings and starting times for the event.
6. Calculation
and Posting of Tournament Results.
7. Provision
of a Prizelist based on a Prize Schedule supplied by tournament organisers for
the Awards Function.
We suggest that discussions regarding the golf course set up, marking and
marshalling be discussed with the Golf course representative.
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