SCALPING WARNING: The resale of passes in certain circumstances is governed by ticket sales legislation and may attract criminal penalties.
A Championship Committee, appointed by Golf Australia (GA), shall have sole management and control of the OQM. The Championship Committee reserves the right to: (a) fix and/or alter starting times, (b) in the event of bad weather, or for any other reason, either shorten the contest or fix another day/venue, (c) vary any condition should they deem it advisable, (d) reject any entry without assigning any reason therefore. The decision of the Championship Committee will be final in all matters and in the absence of a full committee, such members as may be present at the time may give a decision and any decision so given shall be deemed to be a decision of the full Championship Committee.
2.1 The GA HC Player’s event is open to all golfers with a valid GA Handicap or an approved International Handicap (maximum of 54.4 for men and women).
2.2 Once an event reaches its capacity as determined by the Championship Committee, entries for that event will be closed.
2.3 The total entry fee for each event is as advertised on the website. Players will submit the total entry fee with their registration form.
2.4 Entries without a Golflink number must be supported by a printed handicap record endorsed by an official of the player’s home club.
2.5 Nominations are accepted at face value, on the basis that the information contained therein is correct, and up to date. Should this subsequently be proven not to be the case, GA reserves the right to deem any competitor ineligible – at any time prior to or during the Championship.
2.6 Players must comply with the Golf Australia Gender Policy. The policy can be viewed here.
Competitors in the Championship must register 30 minutes prior to their tee time on day 1 of an event.
The Rules of Golf as adopted by the R&A Rules Limited will apply together with the Golf Australia Hard Card and supplementary Local Rules as are approved by the Championship Committee.
During practice or during the Championship a player shall not place on the course or cause to be placed on the course, any artificial marker or other device designed to indicate course measurements. A player in breach of this condition shall be disqualified.
A draw for each day’s play will be made available to players electronically and at the venue. Players shall start at the time and in the order arranged by the Championship Committee. Rule 5-3 provides “The Player shall start at the time laid down by the Committee”. The penalty for breach of Rule 5-3a is a disqualification. However, it is a condition of this Championship that, in the absence of circumstances that warrant waiving the penalty of disqualification as provided in Rule 5-3a, if the player arrives at his starting point, ready to play, within five minutes of his starting time, the penalty for failure to start on time is two strokes at the first hole, instead of disqualification.
It will be obligatory for all competitors in all events to play with a ball that is named in the current list of Conforming Golf Balls issued by the R&A. Penalty for breach of this condition: Disqualification.
Any driver the player carries must have a clubhead, identified by model and loft, that is named on the current List of Conforming Driver Heads issued by the R&A. Exception: A driver with a clubhead that was manufactured prior to 1999 is exempt from this condition.
*PENALTY FOR CARRYING, BUT NOT MAKING STROKE WITH, CLUB OR CLUBS IN BREACH OF CONDITION: Stroke play – Two strokes for each hole at which any breach occurred; maximum penalty per round – Four strokes. *Any club or clubs carried in breach of this condition must be declared out of play by the player to his opponent in match play or his marker or a fellow competitor in stroke play immediately upon discovery that a breach has occurred. If the player fails to do so, he is disqualified.
PENALTY FOR MAKING STROKE WITH CLUB IN BREACH OF CONDITION: Disqualification.
During any round of the tournament, competitors may travel in or on motorised vehicles.
Rule 5-6 will be enforced. A Pace of Play Schedule and a description of applicable penalties for breaching this schedule will be supplied to competitors prior to the first round of each event.
Practice rounds will be subject to availability and at the discretion of the host club.
In the event of a tie for the QOM event and series, positions will be determined by use of the Australian Count-back System.
Golf Australia may arrange for promotion of the Championship, for radio, internet and television broadcasting and other exhibition and publication of the Championship or excerpts thereof in any and all media throughout the world, whether now known or hereafter developed.
By this application, the player and/ or spectator consents to the use by Golf Australia and any third party it provides consent to, or persons authorised by Golf Australia, of their name, likeness, voice and references to them and photographs and other images of them and their play connected with their appearance in the Championship, or any portion(s) thereof, in connection with such media promotion, broadcasting and other exhibition and publication of the Championship. Golf Australia may utilise the rights granted it hereunder in connection with the promotion of this Championship as well as other Golf Australia Championships and Golf Australia.
The cooperation of players and/ or spectators with authorised representatives of the media are required, provided that no pre-Championship activities outside of those activities which are part of the Championship will be required and provided that the player’s Championship play is not unreasonably interfered with.
The personal data contained in this entry is permanently retained by Golf Australia. This data may be utilised by Golf Australia or its sponsors for the distribution of correspondence, in both electronic and hard copy means. From time to time players may be sent entry forms, event literature, the Golf Australia e-newsletter, or marketing material by the sponsor(s) of Golf Australia events, or information about events conducted by Golf Australia-approved bodies. Upon receipt by Golf Australia of a written request, a player may either have access to their details or have their details deleted from the database.
All entrants are bound to comply with all of Golf Australia’s legal policies. These policies relate to the golfer’s behaviour and the behaviour of their associates during the tournament. Any breach of these policies may result in the competitor being withdrawn from the competition and subject to investigation and disciplinary proceedings.
Depending on the nature of the offence, the competitor may also be subject to criminal charges arising from their conduct.
It is the duty of the competitors and their associates to familiarise themselves with the relevant policies and ensure they comply. Copies of Golf Australia’s Legal Policies can be found on the Golf Australia website.
All competitors are subject to drug testing by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency for banned substances as laid down in Golf Australia’s Anti-Doping Policy. Any competitor infringing this policy, or refusing to take a test, will be disqualified and subject to any sanction(s) brought down by ASADA. A list of prohibited substances will be available at registration. Clarification of any medication can be obtained via the ASADA hotline – 13 000 ASADA (13 000 27232), or visit their website.
Players and caddies are prohibited from smoking during a stipulated round. (Note: In addition to the more traditional forms of smoking, this policy is also considered to cover vaping and the like, etc.) Details of sanctions for a breach of this policy are contained in GA’s Code of Conduct.
All entrants are bound by Golf Australia’s Code of Conduct (“the Code”). A copy of the Code is available by clicking here. Any breach of the Code may be recorded on the Central Register of the Code (“the Register”). The Register may be accessed (and published from time to time) by any State Association or Golf Australia for the purposes of administering Competitions or state championships, events, competitions, practice sessions or major activities conducted or sanctioned by a State Association, or any State Association or Golf Australia codes of conduct and/or other related matter.
Competition dates:
a) Open: 9am Eastern Standard Time, 22 July 2022
b) Close: 4pm Eastern Standard Time, 24 July 2022
THE PROMOTER:
The promoter is Outback Queensland Tourism Association (OQTA) and Outback Queensland Masters (OQM).
ELIGIBILITY:
Entry is only available to residents of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory who are aged 18 years or older.
HOW TO ENTER:
THE PRIZE:
2 x Money can’t buy an automatic entry Player Passes to participate in the final location* of the Outback Queensland Masters on 21 – 23 July 2023.
Includes:
i) Two days of 9 holes each day (Friday 21 July and Saturday 22 July) and Sunday 23 July to hit in the million dollar hole-in-one challenge.
ii) 3 x Breakfasts, 3 x Lunches, 2 x Dinner dining under the stars of the Milky Way including Welcome to Country, outback tales, live music and an inspired Australian Outback Dinner.
b) Return economy class airfares from Sydney to Brisbane and Brisbane to final location* for two adults.
c) Three nights motel accommodation in final location the final location will be in Outback Queensland and announced on Sunday 24th July, 2022.
(Check in 21 July 2023 and check out 24 July 2024) (twin share or double).
No transfer, substitution or cash equivalent for the prize allowed. Prize is not refundable or transferable, and does not include transfers to/from Sydney Airport or to and final location accommodation.
THE DRAW:
PRIVACY:
