Late Withdrawal and No Show Policy

Background

With the Tournament Admissions List
published 6 days in advance, it is surprising, and frustrating for the Competition
Secretary, when there are Late Withdrawals
and No-Shows from scheduled tournaments
without a reason given. This leaves the Competition Secretary in a
compromised position with limited availability to call up reserve players or amend
the starting draw. This further impacts those players waiting for the Late-Withdrawal
or No-Show to attend and, in a Pairs format Late-Withdrawals and No-Shows
deprive fellow members of the opportunity to play and are not acceptable.

Policy

A three-stage
sanctions policy for Late-Withdrawals and No-Shows is effective from 1
August 2026.  

Withdrawal
Procedure

Players
withdrawing must contact the Competition Secretary by 12.00
on the day before the tournament to provide a reason for their
withdrawal. Illness and injury would be acceptable. Other reasons will be
considered on a case-by-case basis, however, non-contact with the Competition
Secretary for a Late-Withdrawal or No-Show will place players at the first
stage of sanctions, irrespective of whether they had a good reason or not.

It is important
that the Competition Secretary is the first point of contact as there may be
players on the reserve list waiting to be allocated or Draw starting times
could be amended

The Competition Secretary
email address is [email protected] or, as
a last resort, on the day of the tournament, calling the Pro shop on
+357-26-274 000.

Stage 1

Warning email to those who
did not provide a good reason for non-attendance on the day, or who failed to
contact the Competition Secretary for a Late-Withdrawal or No-Show.

Stage 2

If the player fails to heed
the warning email and is a Late-Withdrawal or No-Show for a subsequent tournament,
and without a valid reason, within 6 months
of the stage 1 warning email, the
sanction would be a suspension from the next two tournaments for which they were eligible.

Stage 3

If the player is a Late-Withdrawal
or No-Show for a third time, and without a valid reason, the sanction would be
a suspension for 3 months from the
date of the stage 2 warning email from all tournaments for which they were
eligible.

We know that sometimes illness and
injury mean you are unable to play golf. But if you do need to withdraw
from a tournament, you must let the Competition
Secretary know in good time. It helps with the smooth running of competitions,
which benefits us all.

Golf Operations Team