Junior Boys Supplemental Qualifying

The British Columbia Regional Junior Qualifying is open to amateurs who have not reached 19 years of age prior to midnight July 6, 2007 AND who are not otherwise exempt into the BC Junior Championship. Exempt players include:

1) Members of zone teams (40)

2) Top 10 and ties from previous BC Junior who meet eligibility criteria

3) Top 5 players and ties from previous BC Juvenile that meet the eligibility criteria

4) The BC Boys Bantam Champion from 2006

5) the 2007 AAA and AA High School Champions

Up to 5 Chairman's exemptions (Whitehorse eligible to apply for 1 of these)

Players must be currently eligible to participate in Club, Zone and BCGA events.

A player may only play in one regional qualifying event.

The following players are exempt into the 2007 BC Junior.

CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION
All BCGA tournaments are conducted using the Conditions of Competition and Local Rules adopted by the BCGA. Copies of these documents are available on the BCGA web site, the BCGA office and copies will be distributed to all players at the tournament.

ELIGIBILITY
All competitors must be a member of a recognized provincial, state or national golf association and submit with their entry form a photocopy of their official BCGA/RCGA, Zone Junior or Foreign membership card certified as to current handicap factor within 15 days of entry. The membership card must also be available for inspection at the registration table
Note: Entrants must be eligible to play in club and zone tournaments.

ENTRY PROCEDURES
All entries must be received by mail, FAX OR ON-LINE BY the entry deadline. Phone and email entries will not be accepted. Payment must accompany all entries.
It is the player's responsibility to ensure entries arrive at the BCGA offices on time. Please check the BCGA web site to ensure your entry has been received. The BCGA does not assume responsibility for entries lost in the mail or by courier or by fax.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
All information for specific tournaments, such as information regarding practice rounds, pairings and starting times will be available on the BCGA web site approximately 7 days before the tournament commences. Email notification of pairings and starting times will be sent to players who have supplied valid email addresses at that time.

AMATEUR STATUS
Competitors who have breached their amateur status as defined under the Rules laid down by the Royal Canadian Golf Association are ineligible to compete in any BCGA sponsored or sanctioned event.

WITHDRAWALS
A competitor withdrawing during the course of the event must immediately notify a tournament official of the reason for such action and fill out a Withdrawal Form. The reason must be on medical or compassionate grounds acceptable to the tournament official. Failure to do so may result in suspension from all of next year's events sanctioned or conducted by the BCGA. A no-show will be deemed an unauthorized withdrawal.

REFUND POLICY
Tournament entry fees, less a $25.00 service charge, will be refunded when the BCGA is notified by phone, email or through on-line cancellation at least 7 days prior to the tournament. Refunds, less the service charge, will be given only for medical or compassionate reasons for a cancellation received less than 7 days before the tournament. Such cancellations require written confirmation. No refund for will be given for any reason once the tournament begins.

POWER CARTS
Power carts are not permitted in the Junior Regional Qualifying event.

BCGA DRESS CODE
Only full-length golf slacks, plus fours, tailored rugby pants, tailored golf shorts and golf shirts are acceptable. Prohibited are cut-offs, jeans, sweat pants, warm up pants and shirts with slogans, numbers and offensive illustrations. The Host Club Dress Code, if more restrictive, will apply. All hats must be worn properly and all shirts must be tucked in. No commercial logos, such as those of alcoholic beverages or of other similar products or with slogans, numbers or offensive illustrations will be accepted on hats or any other piece of clothing or equipment, except logos of golf equipment companies or golf clubs and commercial logos as being part of the team uniform.

SPIKELESS SHOES
It is a condition of competition that contestants will not be permitted to wear traditional steel, ceramic, tipped or metal spikes of any kind on their golf shoes during BC championship play (to include practice rounds). Contestants may wear golf shoes with any of the alternative spikeless products, e.g. Soft Spikes®, Treadlites or grippers or any golf teaching shoes, tennis shoes, sneakers or any other hard or soft soled shoe that will not penetrate or damage a soft putting green. Contestants in non-compliance with the spikeless policy will not be permitted to start. Players must arrive on the tee ready