Organizers:
Hungarian Golf Federation (HGF) and Hungarian MidAm Golf Association
Date:
30 August - 1 September 2024 (3 individual StrokePlay rounds on 54 holes).
The official practice round 29 August, 2024 (Thursday)
Venue:
Rules:
The Hungarian MidAm Open Golf Championship will be held in accordance with the R&A Rules, the Hungarian Golf Federation’s and the Hungarian Mid-Amateur Golf Association’s Rules and Ranking Rules, and the Zala Springs Golf Resort's Local Rules in force during the tournament.
Participants:
Any domestic mid-amateur golfer who meets the requirements of Appendix 2 of the Competition Rules and any mid-amateur golfer registered abroad who meets the requirements of Appendix 2 of the Competition Rules is eligible to enter. The Organisers will accept entries from players who have reached the age of 30 on the 1st of September 2023 at 0:00. Under the age of 30, a player may be awarded a wildcard at the individual discretion of the Tournament Committee, but will not be counted in the Championship.
Competition format:
The competition will take place in three rounds in an individual stroke-play format, where the field will be cut after the second day of the Championship (36 holes).
Application of the cut: up to 72 players, including tied players, taking into account the proportion of players of each sex in the original starting field, with the Championship Committee deciding in case of doubt.
The exact application of the cut (number of players, gender ratio, etc.) may be modified by the Tournament Director at his discretion, but the exact description of the cut must be posted on the information board or entered into the GOLFiGO system by 12:00 on the practice day at the latest.
The Championship Committee decides (if circumstances allow) that in the case of a cut, players who have not made it to the finals can also play (out of competition) on the day of the final, but they can only start 30 minutes after the last flight.
Those who don't make the CUT and do not wish to play after the field on the 3rd round will receive an 18-hole green fee voucher to be used until 31 May 2025.
Handicap modification:
The Championship is a handicap modifier.
Entry for the Championship:
Entry is possible in online mode only at the GOLFiGO system. (mgsz.golfigo.com)
Entry fee:
€250
Entry and other deadlines:
Entry deadline: 26 August 2024 (Monday) at 12:00 (noon)
Deadline for receipt (crediting) of the entry fee: 27 August 2024 (Tuesday) at 12:00 (noon)
The deadline for withdrawing an entry (without a "No Show" entry) is 28 August 2024 (Wednesday) at 12:00 (noon) in GOLFiGO
The entry becomes valid upon payment of the entry fee. Entries will only be accepted if the entry fee is paid by the deadline.
The entry fee must be paid to the following euro bank account:
Owner: MMAGE Magyar Mid-Amatőr Golf SE
IBAN: HU14 1176 3024 4331 2885 0000 0000
SWIFT: OTPVHUHB
for a Hungarian forint bank account please send an inquiry to us.
In the notice of the transfer, please write your name and "12th Hungarian MidAm Open Championship entry fee"
The entry fee includes:
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GreenFee on the practice round and on the Championship (4 GreenFees in total),
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3x Snack pack,
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Swiss Laboratory refreshment points during the three rounds,
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Friday post-tournament dinner with dessert and wine tasting
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on Saturday, a grill party at the terrace and participation in The Box Donuts party
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Sunday lunch
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discounted SPA entry tickets
Entry limit:
A maximum of (144) entries will be accepted, which includes players with wild cards.
Wild card: According to the competition rules.
Handicap limits:
Male: 18.0
Women: 24.0
(In all cases, the deadline for entries will apply.)
Players with an HCP Index higher than this will not be allowed to participate in the tournament (except for up to 6 wild card players invited by the Organizers, with the proviso that the HCP Index of the wild card player(s) must not exceed 36)
WAGR Ranking: The Championship is a counting event for the World Amateur Golf Ranking and is registered by both the EGA and WAGR.
Power in 2023: 24,8866
Start list:
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The start list for the first round of the competition will be available on GOLFiGO from 12:00 on Thursday 29 August 2024 at the latest.
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The starting lists for the following rounds will be available on GOLFiGO within one hour after the official end of the previous rounds.
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In the second round, the field will start in ascending order based on the first day's stroke results, preferably in categories by gender.
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In the third round, the field will start in descending order based on the first and second day's aggregate stroke results. The final groups shall be formed so that the players with the best chance of winning in each category start last.
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The starting list is drawn up in accordance with Annex 1 to the Competition Rules.
Tees:
male: standard tee (yellow)
female: standard tee (red)
Champions in 2023
Open Champion (male): Szeberényi, Máté
Open Champion (female): Galyna, Zagorodnia
Hungarian Champion (male): Szeberényi, Máté
Hungarian Champion (female): Sajner, Zsuzsanna
Ties:
In the event of a tie for first place in either the Men's Gross, Women's Gross, or Nations’ Cup categories after the last round of competition, the players concerned (or in the case of a Team, the player nominated by the Team Captain) will play a Play-off until the winner is determined ("sudden death"). The Play-off will take place at the time and on the holes designated by the Championship Committee.
All other placings, as well as for the Net Men's and Net Women's categories, will be based on the better aggregate results of the last 36, 18, 9, 6, 3, and 1 holes.
Prizes:
At the Hungarian MidAm Open Championship, the Organisers will announce results in the following categories:
Men's Gross
I.-II.-III.
Women's Gross
I.-II.-III.
The prizes of the Hungarian MidAm Open Championship can be awarded to any participant according to the classification of the category.
At the Hungarian MidAm National Championship, the Organizers will announce results in the following categories:
Men's Gross
I.-II.-III.
Women's Gross
I.-II.-III.
Men's Net (based on stroke-hcp results from the first two days of the tournament)
I-III.
Women's Net (based on first two days' stroke-hcp results)
I-III.
In the Nations Cup, the Organisers will announce results in the following categories:
Team Gross
I-III.
The prizes of the Hungarian MidAm Championship can be awarded to any participant of Hungarian nationality, according to the classification of the category.
Double remuneration is allowed for all Gross-Gross prizes.
Double remuneration is not allowed for all Gross-Net prizes.
Nations Cup:
The Nations Cup category is open to players from all countries in groups of at least 3 and up to 4 players. Any number of teams from one country may enter. Evaluation will be based on the gross number of strokes by adding up the three rounds of the Championship. The 3 best scores of up to 4 players in each round will be taken into account. If a team doesn't have at least 3 valid results in a round, it will be disqualified.
Returning scorecard:
From 1 January 2024, online result validation will be mandatory at national federation championships and ranking tournaments and is strongly recommended for clubs at club competitions.
This means that all players will continue to have the RIGHT to decide whether to keep their scorecard online or on paper during the tournament. No official scorecards will be printed for these tournaments (however, anyone can bring any paper score-card to the course if they feel the need).
At the latest at the time of the scoring after the finish, at the latest ONE member of the flight MUST upload the results ONLINE to the GOLFiGO interface. Of course, it is recommended that all players do this themselves during the race, stage by stage. After the scan/matching, the validation is done by everyone entering their email address and GOLFiGO password (this replaces the signature). Once the scorecard has been validated, the player can no longer change the recorded score.
In the event of a discrepancy between the entries of two players at any stage, the system will immediately send a red highlighted message to the players concerned and, in this case, the system will only allow the online scorecard to be validated after the discrepancy has been corrected.
If no one in a flight has a mobile phone after return, the results of that flight will be recorded by the Tournament Office or the club official on the spot, in which case the players must authenticate on the Tournament Office/club computer device.
It is recommended that the results be kept in the GOLFiGO online (scorecard) interface. Validation of results (scorecard signing) must be done through the GOLFiGO online system.
The pace of play:
According to Annex 4 of the Competition Rules.
Caddie:
The use of a caddie is allowed.
Distance meter use:
The use of a distance meter is allowed as long as it is used for distance measurement only, no other additional measurements (slope, wind speed, etc.) are allowed.
Golf car use:
According to Annex 5 of the Competition Rules.
Announcement of results:
Net results:
After the 2nd round, within 30 minutes after the last flight returned their score card and were processed.
Gross results:
After the 3rd round, within 30 minutes after the last flight returned their score card and were processed.
Rules Officials:
Designated by the HGF, the exact list of names will be indicated in the GOLFiGO system.
Championship Committee:
The Championship Director of the HGF, the Hungarian MidAm Association’s secretary, the venue representative, and the Rules Officials. The exact roster will be published in the GOLFiGO system.
The Championship organizers and the Championship Committee reserve the right to make changes.
It is the player's responsibility to be familiar with the rules and conditions of the Championship.
The decision of the Championship Committee is final and cannot be appealed.
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