The South East of England Links Championship

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON BEHALF OF ROYAL ST GEORGE'S GOLF CLUB AND ROYAL CINQUE PORTS GOLF CLUB.
The Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, Deal, and The Royal St. George's Golf Club, Sandwich, have agreed to hold an annual 72-hole scratch event, the South East Of England Links Championship.
The Championship will be decided by strokes over four rounds of 18 holes each, and will be played in accordance with the Rules of Golf, as approved by R&A Rules Limited with Local Rules as approved by the Committee.
Entry will be limited to 144 amateur golfers with a handicap of 2 or better.
The inaugural event will be played on Thursday to Saturday, May 13 to 15 May 2010.
One round will be played at Royal St. George's on the Thursday followed by another round at Royal Cinque Ports on Friday 14 May.
The 40 lowest scores over these 36 holes and any tying for 40th place will qualify for the final 36 holes to be played at Royal St. George's on Saturday 15 May 2010.
In 2011, the first round will be played at Royal Cinque Ports, the second round at Royal St. George's and the final 36 holes at Royal Cinque Ports. Subsequently, the final 36 holes will alternate between Royal St. George's and Royal Cinque Ports, with each club hosting one of the first two rounds.
The 'HRH The Prince of Wales Challenge Cup' and 'The St. George's Champion Grand Challenge Cup' - previously played as individual 36 hole scratch events, the one at Deal, the other at Sandwich - will be awarded annually to the competitor or competitors having the lowest score over the links of Royal Cinque Ports and Royal St. George's respectively on each of the first two rounds of the South East of England Links Championship.
Enquiries:
Royal St George's Golf Club: office@royalstgeorges.com
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club: secretary@royalcinqueports.com