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Australia
2024 Tournament Guidelines & Regulations
The Australian Tournament of the 2024 BMW Golf Cup is sponsored by BMW Australia and BMW Financial Services. The BMW Golf Cup will be held as follows:
1. BMW Dealer pre-qualifying and qualifying tournaments will take place in Australia between 1st of February and 31st of July 2024. These will be sponsored by BMW Australia and individual Australian BMW Dealers.
2. Individual BMW Dealers may conduct a number of pre-qualifying tournaments prior to conducting their qualifying tournament. At the Dealer’s discretion the number of players from a Dealer pre-qualifying tournament that will be invited to participate in that Dealer’s qualifying tournament will be advised prior to the commencement of play.
3. Participants are only eligible to play in one BMW Golf Cup Dealer’s pre-qualifying and qualifying tournament in 2024. Those who participate in multiple tournaments will be ineligible to participate in the National Final.
4. Only amateur golfers over 21 years of age, with an official GA Handicap (via Golflink) are eligible to play in any section of this tournament. Players with social handicaps not registered via Golflink are ineligible for any section of this tournament. At Dealer pre-qualifying and qualifying tournaments, all players must be able to verify their current GA Handicap (via Golflink) prior to play commencing.
5. In the fortnight prior to the National Final, all players must present a letter from their current home golf Club which:
a) Details their category of membership of the Club and confirms that they are a financial member of their nominated golf Club;
b) Confirms their individual Golflink number, and
c) Certifies their current GA Handicap at the date of the letter, which must be within 14 days of registration at the National Final.
This letter must be sent to BMW_Events@bmw.com.au.
6. If a player is not a member of a specific golf Club then a signed & witnessed Statutory Declaration addressing points b) & c) in clause 5 must be provided. Failure to do so will result in disqualification from the tournament.
7. Any player who competes in the National Final is not eligible to compete in a National Final for the following five (5) years. Naturally, all previous National finalists are welcome to play in a Dealer’s pre-qualifying or qualifying tournament, however their scores will not count in the declared results of that competition until the five-year period has expired.
Previous National finalists who have not participated in a National Final for five years are then eligible to attend the National Final again. Players who have represented Nationally previously in a World Final are ineligible to play in all future National and World Final competitions.
Example: A player that competed in the 2023 BMW Golf Cup National Final is exempt from all National Finals from 2024 – 2028, they will be next eligible to attend in 2029.
8. To be eligible to play in the National Final, players in dealer qualifying tournaments must have at least four (4) competition rounds registered on Golflink during the previous 12 months prior to the date of the National Final. Please note that the Dealer Qualifying tournament that a player competes in is included in the four competition rounds.
9. Handicaps in the National Final shall be the lower of
a) The player’s current certified GA Handicap at the time of registration at the National Final, or
b) The certified GA Handicap used in the qualifying tournament.
In each qualifying tournament the Dealer, in collaboration with the Club at which the tournament is played, must either ensure that the competition is processed through Golflink or return the original score cards to all players’ home clubs for re-handicapping immediately following the tournament.
10. In Australia, effective 30 January 2020, handicaps are calculated using the World Handicap System (WHS) - refer http://www.golf.org.au/whs for full details. This includes a player’s Daily Handicap which takes into consideration, amongst other aspects, a player’s GA Handicap as well as the Slope Rating of the course being played that day. For the avoidance of doubt, it is the Daily Handicap which is applied to correctly determine a player's points scored during a pre-qualifying, qualifying or National Final competition.
11. There will be a separate GA Handicap category for Ladies (28.4 and lower), and two GA Handicap categories for Men – GA Handicap Category A (12.4 and lower) and GA Handicap Category B (12.5-28.4). Players with GA Handicaps outside of these categories (Ladies and Men’s B) may participate in a pre-qualifying or qualifying tournament on the proviso they accept a temporary GA Handicap of 28.4. (However, note that this may see the players on the stipulated maximum GA Handicap playing off a Daily Handicap greater than 28 at a given course.)
12. Male finalists who have reduced their GA Handicaps to 12.4 or better since qualifying in GA Handicap Category B, will compete in GA Handicap Category A at the National Final.
13. In each qualifying tournament the highest placed female BMW owner(1) and the highest placed male BMW owner(1) from each of the two GA Handicap categories (Men’s A & B) will be declared provisional winners on the day and subject to later verification of the result, their registered GA handicap (via Golflink) and their participation in only one pre-qualifying and/or qualifying tournament in 2024 will qualify to compete in the National Final. Following confirmation of such verification, each of the three winning participants will then be issued with an official invitation by BMW Australia to participate in the 2024 BMW Golf Cup National Final.
14. Participants who have not been directly invited by an Authorised BMW Dealership are not eligible to win a Qualifying Tournament and attend the BMW National Final.
15. The 2024 BMW Golf Cup National Final will be held at the completion of all dealership qualifying tournaments. At the time of publishing, the location of the 2024 National Final is yet to be confirmed. All details will be communicated as soon as confirmed.
16. The three 2024 BMW Golf Cup National Final winners based on the previously outlined handicap and qualifying criteria will then be invited to play against winners of the other countries in the BMW Golf Cup World Final, or equivalent event. Details of the 2024 World Final yet to be announced and will be advised as soon as confirmed.
17. No employee or family member (spouse/partner, immediate family) of either BMW Group Australia or a BMW Dealership / Dealer Group, can win a BMW Golf Cup pre-qualifying or qualifying tournament, or accept any prizes.
18. Co-sponsors and co-sponsors’ guests are welcome to play in pre-qualifying and qualifying tournaments however are not eligible to win a place to the National Final.
19. In Australia, the Rules of Golf, as adopted by R&A Rules Limited, shall apply, together with such Local Rules as in force at the clubs at which the pre-qualifying and qualifying tournaments are being played. For the National Final, Player Information details and Local Rules as approved by the Tournament Committee (in conjunction with the host golf club) will apply.
20. Play will be a STABLEFORD competition (full handicap) over 18 holes(2)
21. In this competition, a player may obtain distance information by use of a distance measuring device (DMD). If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a DMD or other device to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect their play (eg. elevation changes, wind speed, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 4.3.
22. If a tied result occurs, a count-back will be conducted, comparing the scorecards of the tied competitors. Initially, a comparison of holes 10-18 on the scorecard will be used to determine a winner, with the highest aggregate total of points scored on those holes declared the winner on count-back. If a tie remains, the same process will be applied to holes 13-18 only. If a tie remains, then the same process will be applied to holes 16-18 only. If a tie still remains, then the player who scored the most points on the ‘hardest’ hole (index “1”) shall be declared the winner.
23. A seeded draw will be conducted (in GA Handicap order) and players must start at the time established by the Tournament Committee, in accordance with Rule 5-3a. Following completion of player registration, starting times will be made by the Tournament Committee and announced later that day.
24. On the day of the practice round at the National Final, an official tournament briefing will take place for all qualifiers. This briefing will be hosted by the Tournament Committee with the contents to include:
a) Tournament Rules,
b) Local Rules for National Final Golf Course,
c) Provision of individual tournament handicaps,
d) Provision of playing groups.
On the day of the tournament, any concerns or queries regarding play during the National Final must be raised with the Tournament Committee prior to the scorecard being signed and submitted at the completion of round.
The results, as announced at the BMW Golf Cup National Final Awards Presentation Dinner, are final.
25. BMW Australia, in conjunction with its co-sponsors, shall cover selected travel and accommodation costs for the winning players to the National Final and also to the World Final of the BMW Golf Cup. This is in accordance with the scope of the applicable regulations for amateurs.
26. The BMW Golf Cup Tournament Committee shall have the sole management and control of the tournament, with the full power at any time to alter or vary any condition. The Tournament Committee’s decision on any matters affecting the tournament shall be final and the Committee shall not be responsible for any disadvantages that may occur as a result of a competitor’s ignorance of the Tournament Guidelines and Regulations. It is the responsibility of each participant to ensure that they understand the Tournament Guidelines and Regulations.
27. Any player found to be violating the terms of the competition will be disqualified from taking part.
28. Acceptance of invitations to attend the National and World Finals is taken as consent to use winners' names and photographic references for publicity purposes.
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(1) A ‘BMW Owner’ is defined as a current BMW Owner (or partner thereof) at the time of the Qualifying Tournament, this includes BMW service customers (vehicle may be any year of manufacture; Dealers must supply vehicle chassis details). This excludes children, extended family members, business partners, MINI and BMW Motorcycle owners.
(2) Pace of Play – Note for National Final: To assist in keeping the field moving players are requested that once they have exceeded the number of strokes allocated and thus are unable to score points on any particular hole, that they pick up their ball and move to the next hole.
New Zealand
2024 Tournament Guidelines & Regulations
The 2024 BMW Golf Cup is sponsored by BMW New Zealand. The BMW Golf Cup will be held as follows:
1. BMW Dealer pre-qualifying and qualifying tournaments will take place between 1st of February and 31st of July 2024. These will be sponsored by BMW New Zealand and individual BMW Dealers.
2. Individual BMW Dealers may conduct a number of pre-qualifying tournaments prior to conducting their qualifying tournament. At the Dealer’s discretion the number of players from a Dealer pre-qualifying tournament that will be invited to participate in that Dealer’s qualifying tournament will be advised prior to the commencement of play.
3. Participants are only eligible to play in one BMW Golf Cup Dealer’s pre-qualifying and qualifying tournament in 2024. Those who participate in multiple tournaments will be ineligible to participate in the National Final.
4. Only amateur golfers 21 years of age and over, with an official Golf NZ NZG Handicap are eligible to play in any section of this tournament. Players with social handicaps not registered are ineligible for any section of this tournament. At Dealer pre-qualifying and qualifying tournaments, all players must be able to verify their current Golf NZ Handicap prior to play commencing.
5. In the fortnight prior to the National Final, all players must present a letter from their current home golf Club which:
a) Details their category of membership of the Club and confirms that they are a financial member of their nominated golf Club;
b) Certifies their current Golf NZ Handicap at the date of the letter, which must be within 14 days of registration at the National Final.
This letter must be sent to BMW_Events@bmw.com.au two weeks prior to the National Final.
6. If a player is not a member of a specific golf Club then a signed & witnessed Statutory Declaration addressing point b) in clause 5 must be provided. Failure to do so will result in disqualification from the tournament.
7. Any player who competes in the National Final is not eligible to compete in a National Final for the following three (3) years. Naturally, all previous National finalists are welcome to play in a Dealer’s pre-qualifying or qualifying tournament, however their scores will not count in the declared results of that competition until the three-year period has expired.
Previous National finalists who have not participated in a National Final for three years are then eligible to attend the National Final again. Players who have represented Nationally previously in a World Final are ineligible to play in all future National and World Final competitions.
Example: A player that competed in the 2023 BMW Golf Cup National Final is exempt from all National Finals from 2024 – 2026, they will be next eligible to attend in 2027.
8. To be eligible to play in the National Final, players in dealer qualifying tournaments must have at least four (4) competition rounds registered on Golf NZ during the previous 12 months prior to the date of the National Final. Please note that the Dealer Qualifying tournament that a player competes in is included in the four competition rounds.
9. Handicaps in the National Final shall be the lower of
a) The player’s current certified Golf NZ Handicap at the time of registration at the National Final, or
b) The certified Golf NZ Handicap used in the qualifying tournament.
In each qualifying tournament the Dealer, in collaboration with the Club at which the tournament is played, must either ensure that the competition is processed through Golf NZ or return the original score cards to all players’ home clubs for re-handicapping immediately following the tournament.
10. Players without an official NZG Handicap Index are not eligible to win the Qualifying Tournament, however they may play in the non-handicap category off an Index up to a maximum of 28.4. This is the maximum handicap index allowed at each Qualifying Tournament and National Final. Based on the slope number on the course, this will be converted to a course handicap on the day.
11. There will be a separate Handicap Index category for Ladies (£0-28.4) and two categories for Men – Handicap Index Category A (£0-12.4) and Handicap Index Category B (12.5-28.4). Players with Golf NZ Handicaps outside of these categories (Ladies and Men’s B) may participate in a pre-qualifying or qualifying tournament on the proviso they accept a temporary Handicap of 28.4 (however, note that this may see the players on the stipulated maximum NZG Handicap playing off a Daily Handicap greater than 28 at a given course).
12. Male Finalists who have reduced their Handicap Index to 12.4 or better since qualifying in Category B will compete in Category A in the BMW Golf Cup National Final.
13. In each qualifying tournament the highest placed female BMW owner(1) and the highest placed male BMW owner(1) from each of the two NZG Handicap categories (Men’s A & B) will be declared provisional winners on the day and subject to later verification of the result, their registered NZG handicap (via Golf NZ) and their participation in only one pre-qualifying and/or qualifying tournament in 2024 will qualify to compete in the National Final. Following confirmation of such verification, each of the three winning participants will then be issued with an official invitation by BMW New Zealand to participate in the 2024 BMW Golf Cup National Final.
14. Participants who have not been directly invited by an Authorised BMW Dealership are not eligible to win a Qualifying Tournament and attend the BMW National Final.
15. The 2024 BMW Golf Cup National Final will be held at the completion of all dealership qualifying tournaments. At the time of publishing, the location of the 2024 National Final is yet to be confirmed. All details will be communicated as soon as confirmed.
16. The three 2024 BMW Golf Cup National Final winners based on the previously outlined handicap and qualifying criteria will then be invited to play against winners of the other countries in the BMW Golf Cup World Final, or equivalent event. Details of the 2024 World Final yet to be announced and will be advised as soon as confirmed.
17. No employee or family member (spouse/partner, immediate family) of either BMW Group New Zealand or a BMW Dealership / Dealer Group, can win a BMW Golf Cup pre-qualifying or qualifying tournament, or accept any prizes.
18. Co-sponsors and co-sponsors’ guests are welcome to play in pre-qualifying and qualifying tournaments however are not eligible to win a place to the National Final.
19. In New Zealand, the Rules of Golf, as adopted by R&A Rules Limited, shall apply, together with Local Rules in force at the clubs at which the competition is to be played. For the BMW Golf Cup New Zealand Final, player information details and local rules as approved by the tournament director (in conjunction with the host golf club) will apply.
20. Play will be a STABLEFORD competition (full handicap) over 18 holes(2)
21. In this competition, a player may obtain distance information by use of a distance measuring device (DMD). If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a DMD or other device to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect their play (eg. elevation changes, wind speed, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 4.3.
22. If a tied result occurs, a count-back will be conducted, comparing the scorecards of the tied competitors. Initially, a comparison of holes 10-18 on the scorecard will be used to determine a winner, with the highest aggregate total of points scored on those holes declared the winner on count-back. If a tie remains, the same process will be applied to holes 13-18 only. If a tie remains, then the same process will be applied to holes 16-18 only. If a tie still remains, then the player who scored the most points on the ‘hardest’ hole (index “1”) shall be declared the winner.
23. A seeded draw will be conducted (in NZG Handicap order) and players must start at the time established by the Tournament Committee, in accordance with Rule 5-3a. Following completion of player registration, starting times will be made by the Tournament Committee and announced later that day.
24. On the day of the practice round at the National Final, an official tournament briefing will take place for all qualifiers. This briefing will be hosted by the Tournament Committee with the contents to include:
a) Tournament Rules,
b) Local Rules for National Final Golf Course,
c) Provision of individual tournament handicaps,
d) Provision of playing groups.
On the day of the tournament, any concerns or queries regarding play during the National Final must be raised with the Tournament Committee prior to the scorecard being signed and submitted at the completion of round.
The results, as announced at the BMW Golf Cup National Final Awards Presentation Dinner, are final.
25. BMW New Zealand, in conjunction with its co-sponsors, shall cover selected travel and accommodation costs for the winning players to the National Final and also to the World Final of the BMW Golf Cup. This is in accordance with the scope of the applicable regulations for amateurs.
26. The BMW Golf Cup Tournament Committee shall have the sole management and control of the tournament, with the full power at any time to alter or vary any condition. The Tournament Committee’s decision on any matters affecting the tournament shall be final and the Committee shall not be responsible for any disadvantages that may occur as a result of a competitor’s ignorance of the Tournament Guidelines and Regulations. It is the responsibility of each participant to ensure that they understand the Tournament Guidelines and Regulations.
27. Any player found to be violating the terms of the competition will be disqualified from taking part.
28. Acceptance of invitations to attend the National and World Finals is taken as consent to use winners' names and photographic references for publicity purposes.
29. The playing handicap for the BMW Golf Cup World Final will be set by the German Golf Federation and is based on the current handicap and/or the result in the BMW Golf Cup National Final.
30. The BMW Golf Cup is approved by the New Zealand Golf Inc. so that participants will not lose their amateur status.
31. The match official shall decide questions regarding the rules and their decision is final. The match official shall not be responsible for any disadvantages the competitors incur because of ignorance of these conditions or the notices.
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(1) A ‘BMW Owner’ is defined as a current BMW Owner (or partner thereof) at the time of the Qualifying Tournament, this includes BMW service customers (vehicle may be any year of manufacture; Dealers must supply vehicle chassis details). This excludes children, extended family members, business partners, MINI and BMW Motorcycle owners.
(2) Pace of Play – Note for National Final: To assist in keeping the field moving players are requested that once they have exceeded the number of strokes allocated and thus are unable to score points on any particular hole, that they pick up their ball and move to the next hole.
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