East Lancashire Golf Association

The " E.L.G.A. JUNIOR CHALLENGE TOUR "

CLICK HERE FOR GENERAL RULES / POINTS SYSTEM

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The Challenge Tour is open to all Junior Players under the age of 18 years on the 1st January of the current year who are members of a bonified golf club with a CONGU Handicap. (Max Handicap ALL PLAYERS is 36)

Players will gain Positional and Bonus Entry points for all the Junior Opens they enter that are part of the scheme.
E.L.G.A Juniors will compete in this RACE to the final at the E.L.G.A. Junior Open Championship 2013.
Non E.L.G.A. players will compete for the Challenge Tour "VISITOR" awards.

All participating clubs must register before the End of February if they wish to participate in the scheme.

CLUB REQUIREMENT:- ( Clubs must register their willingness to participate)
All scores - Gross & Nett plus the players own Club reference must be issued to the E.L.G.A Junior Organisers no later than 7 Days after the event itself in the unlikely event that E.L.G.A. is not in attendance.
- Subscriptions set at £1.0 per player entry)
The number of entries will also set the Bonus Entry points awarded to each player who enters the competion.
Bonus Entry points will be Triple the standard allocation for our 9 Hole Clubs.
All receipts will be used for Prizes etc.for the CHALLENGE TOUR and presented to winning players at the year end E.L.G.A. Junior prize presentation night.
Please note that once a club has registered on the Tour , the host club is requested not to cancel the event for whatever reason before 7 days prior to the scheduled date.- E.L.G.A will then notify all member clubs respectfully.
Entry must be open to all juniors with an active CONGU handicap - Max H/Cap being 36 for the Tour however clubs may wish to modify the handicap limit for their own prizes/ trophies.

NOTE - E.L.G.A. normally will provide a presence throughout your day to assist in the competition administration and provide photographic coverage that will be used on the E.L.G.A. web Site.

E.L.G.A organisers will calculate and append the respective merit tables and publish all updates a.s.a.p after each event.

THE PROMOTION ITSELF
The scheme is to provide increased enthusiasm for our junior players and at the same time help to promote increased entry levels at all participating clubs.
The initiative is a combined effort between E.L.G.A. and member clubs own Junior Organisers
Both our 9 Hole and 18 Hole clubs are welcome to participate, with all registered clubs being promoted through our WEB SITE.
Our recent Challenge Tours ( 2012-2013) proved to be very successfull and especially for the junior players themselves who took on the challenge with great enthusiasm and enjoyed the banter between the different club players.
2013's introduction of "Non E.L.G.A." players, repeatably entering our junior opens, again proved to be a success and we look forward to increased participation throughout 2014.

SECRETARIES - JUNIOR ORGANISERS - COMPETITION CHAIRMEN, PLEASE SUPPORT THESE EVENTS.

THE FINAL ROUND
The FINAL ROUND for the  CHALLENGE TOUR will be at E.L.G.A's own Junior Open Championship,
            
Junior Organisers       Please Note:-

            NO SAME DATES CAN BE ACCEPTED - Register soon to avoid dissapointment.
    CHECK THE ASSOCIATION CLUB FIXTURE LISTS IF YOU HAVE NOT PROVIDED YOUR
    JUNIOR OPEN DATES .

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SPONSORS / DONATIONS ETC.   
Any sponsorship, donation, etc would be appreciated with all proceeds going towards the TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES & PRIZES.
Please contact either Mike Taylor or Rob Harrison ( E.L.G.A. Junior Organisers)
E Mail :- elgamail@elga-golf.com
For more information on the Points System etc:-  

Go to RULES HEADER, Rules for Juniors, Junior Challenge Tour for more information.