COMPETITOR INFORMATION

Club Address:  Swinley Forest GC, Coronation Road, Ascot,  SL5 9LE    Tel:  01344 295282 

Package Includes:  Tea/Coffee & bacon roll on arrival, one round am, 4 course carvery lunch between rounds (jacket required), one round pm, afternoon tea after pm round, prizes for AM, PM and Overall.

Tee Times:  Play starts at 8.00am (two tee start from tee 1 & 10) and again at 14.00pm (two tee start from tee 1 & 10). 

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are starting on the 10^th tee in the morning round please allow an extra five minutes to get to the tee as this involves a short drive across the course.

Registration:  The registration desk will be set up in the Clubhouse from 7.00am.

Scoring Format:  Individual Stableford with 95% of Course Handicap allowance.  The maximum playing handicap limits will be 24 for men and 30 for ladies. Play will be mostly in threeballs.

WHS qualifying: Swinley Forest is a very private and traditional club and they only have about three members competitions each year. For this reason they have no interest in adopting the WHS or obtaining a Slope Rating and Course Rating for the course. It is therefore not possible for us to run the two rounds as WHS qualifiers which is why you will not received an adjustment to your handicap.

In the past we have been able to use Fernhill Artisans course details for running the events as a WHS qualifier but Swinley closed down the artisan section at the beginning of this year so the Fernhill Artisan course details are no longer applicable.

Tees:  Gents - White Tees         Ladies - Red Tees

Practice facilities:  There is a short practice area at Swinley Forest which is only suitable for hitting up to a 7 iron.  You need to provide your own practice balls.  There is a practice net and a putting green.

On course refreshments:  There is no halfway house at Swinley Forest and you are advised to buy drinks from the pro shop before going out.

Prizes:  Each round will be a separate competition and both will count towards the Order of Merit. There will be prizes for at least the first, second and third place each round plus an overall 36 hole prize.  There will also be two Nearest the Pin Competitions for both rounds. 

Nearest the Pin:  There will be two Nearest the Pin Competitions, morning and afternoon.

Catering:  A carvery will be served in between rounds and a snack will be available following the second round.  Gentlemen are required to wear a jacket & tie in the Dining Room at lunchtime.

Sweep:  There will be an optional sweep of £10 per round to include a 2s sweep and a competition sweep.

GAGT Order of Merit:  Merit points will be awarded on the basis of 100pts to the winner, 99pts for runner up, 98pts for third and so on.  To be eligible for merit points you need to be a current member of the GAG Tour for an annual subscription of £40.  You can join online at  golftour.golf  or call Kelly/Debbie on 0345 466 2222.

Dress:  Gentlemen MUST wear a jacket in the Dining Room at lunchtime.

Trolleys / Buggies:  Experienced caddies, buggies (subject to conditions) and electric trolleys are available (subject to availability) with advance booking. To speak to one of the team at Swinley Forest please call 01344 295282 or email professional@swinleyfgc.co.uk .

GPS range finding equipment:  The use of GPS range finding devices is permitted on the Tour.

Payment:  Full payment is due one month prior to the date of the event.

Late Cancellation:  Please note that once we have submitted numbers to the golf club they will make a charge for late cancellation.