small cash prizes

[Three]

No. But the guy who wrote to the RandA was a private letter regarding this specific competition, and the club response was we are ok with what we do, we have had a communication from the powers that be.

If it was wrong, it would be wrong.

It's happening again this year. Last year the winners won proper money, way more than the £1000 won by the pro who won our pro am.

That doesn't sound correct.
A club cannot run a comp and pay our thousands of £££ cash to an amateur.
I'm not questioning you, but I'm questioning the info the club are giving out.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

That doesn't sound correct.
A club cannot run a comp and pay our thousands of £££ cash to an amateur.
I'm not questioning you, but I'm questioning the info the club are giving out.

It's an auction where players are bought and then the owner gets a share of the money. We do one but most goes to charity and it has been cleared by the county.

 

[Three]

It's an auction where players are bought and then the owner gets a share of the money. We do one but most goes to charity and it has been cleared by the county.

Yeah it's a Calcutta,I know it exactly.

 

[Fish]

We have one also, we have a dinner and auction on the Friday and all players in the comp on Saturday are auctioned, I couldn't be involved last year you have to be a member for 12 months, I'm told there are some serious consortium's and serious money involved but its all above board by all accounts.

I wonder if they've heard about the #YOTF

 

[Leereed]

Ok, thanks for clarifying that, never realised that was how resorts worked.

No worrys mate

 

[USER1999]

That doesn't sound correct.
A club cannot run a comp and pay our thousands of £££ cash to an amateur.
I'm not questioning you, but I'm questioning the info the club are giving out.

All I can say is I agree with you, but it was questioned, and against all beliefs the authorities ratified it, despite it breaking two clear rules.

It's bizarre.

 

[rulefan]

[h=3]Unacceptable Forms of Gambling[/h]Organized events designed or promoted to create cash prizes are not permitted. Golfers participating in such events without first irrevocably waiving their right to prize money are deemed to be playing for prize money, in breach of Rule 3-1.

Other forms of gambling or wagering where there is a requirement for players to participate (e.g., compulsory sweepstakes) or that have the potential to involve considerable sums of money (e.g., calcuttas and auction sweepstakes - where players or teams are sold by auction) may be considered by a Governing Body to be contrary to the purpose of the Rules (Rule 7-2).

It is not practical to define unacceptable forms of gambling or wagering precisely, but features that would be consistent with unacceptable gambling or wagering include:

• non-players being able to participate in the gambling or wagering;
• amounts of money that could be considered excessive; and
• reason to believe that the gambling or wagering has given or may give rise to abuses of the Rules of play or manipulation of handicaps to the detriment of the integrity of the game.

An amateur golfer's participation in unacceptable gambling or wagering may be considered contrary to the purpose of the Rules (Rule 7-2) and may endanger his Amateur Status.