Road to Rookwood Golf Competition Process and Finals Day
Road to Rookwood Golf Competition | |
Catchment | · Any primary school in the Horsham District |
Lead Organisers | · Horsham Sports Services supported by Rookwood Golf Centre and Horsham District Council |
Venue | · Finals Venue to be Rookwood Golf Course using the 9-hole short course |
Age/Gender/Eligibility | · Year 5+6 boys and girls |
Team Size/Entry for Finals Day | · Team size to be four with a minimum of one girl and one boy · Schools can enter a maximum of two teams each · Each team entered should be accompanied by an adult (eg teacher, designated parent) to go around the course |
Player Selection Support Options | · Schools may choose to select their team completely independently (eg by gaining knowledge of pupils who already play golf). Contact Ian Ford (below) if you would like to hire golf equipment to do this. · Schools may hire in a Horsham Sports Services multisport coach in at £36/hr at a mutually convenient time to undertake a selection process on their behalf on an agreed basis* with groups of maximum 16 children for 50-60 minute (minimum) per session
*Agreed basis could be linked to performance, effort or other criteria that the school prefers |
Dates/Times | · Friday 5th June, 10am-12.30pm |
Cost | · £50 per team for Finals Day |
Weather Considerations | · If cancellation is necessary on Finals Day schools will be informed as soon as possible |
Golf Equipment | · On Finals Day all equipment will be provided |
Format Guidance | · Finals Day – all children in a team will obtain a 9-hole score on the course. Each score will be recorded on a scorecard. Once a team has finished on a hole they will move on to the next hole but may have to wait for the team on that hole to finish first.
· Selection Support (if provided) – visiting coaches will deploy games and challenges in line with organisational variables such as weather (indoor or outdoor), space available, time available and group numbers. |
Rules for Finals Day | · Play the fun way with beginner friendly rules for everyone to enjoy. · Stableford scoring – everyone gets the same handicap, but you do not have to score. · Preferred lies everywhere (within a foot). ‘Preferred lie’ allows you to move the ball out of a difficult position (eg behind a tree) into a more favourable position (eg fairway) without a shot penalty but you should not move it closer to the hole · Air shots don’t count. · Maximum of 10 shots per hole, then pick up. · 1 attempted shot in bunker then throw it out of the bunker to the side. Throw counts as a shot. · Lost ball – drop another one where you think the lost one roughly was, add a shot and carry on from there. · If unsure of what to do, do what you think is fair. |
Contact Person / Feedback | · Ian Ford – Ian@horshamsportsservices.co.uk / 07764 146338 |
Booking Link/Deadline | · Booking link – deadline 22/5/26 |
Conditions | · Invoicing will be undertaken at booking deadline · No refunds will be issued for schools/teams that drop out after booking deadline · Additional teams can be accepted after the booking deadline at the discretion of the organisers · In the event of a bad weather cancellation and where a re-arrangement process is undertaken no refunds will be issued |