Students from the universities in Ingolstadt will be hosting the Students Matchplay for the fifth time on June 18-19, 2010 on the Wittelsbacher GC Rohrenfeld-Neuburg Championship Course of HRH Duke Max of Bavaria north of Munich/Germany. Universities will be invited to enter one team of four matriculated students (m/f/mixed) in spring 2010.

The 54-hole competition will be decided by stroke play qualification on the first day and match play finals on the second day. Participation is limited to 20 university teams. Last years’ competitions saw teams compete from Europe, South Africa and USA. Due to the general high interest in the event, regional quotas might be applied.

Tournament

One team of 4 matriculated students (male/female/mixed) per university can enter this competition. The qualification round on June 18, 2010 will be played in stroke play singles. The best three of four gross scores will be aggregated, with teams then being ranked according to their aggregate team scores. The team with the lowest team score will place first, the team with the second lowest team score second ect.

On June 19, 2010 the top 4 teams after the qualification will play individual match play semi-finals, 1st vs. 4th and 2nd vs. 3rd. The winners of each semi-final then play match play foursomes for victory, the other two teams will play for the third place. Teams placed 5th to 20th after the qualification will play match play singles for 5th, 7th, ..., 19th place.

The tournament addresses competitive teams from around the world. Various national university golf champions, national and international champions, national players and many competitive amateurs came to Bavaria in the past four years.

The tournament takes place on the championship course of HRH Duke Max of Bavaria, which has been rated one of the top courses of Germany. The course has been remodelled the past three years and now offers a reduced par of 71 with an increase in overall length to more than 7.300 yards.

The 2009 Students Matchplay Info-Brochure and the 2009 official rules and regulationscan be downloaded at www.university-golf.de.  The 2010 documents will be uploaded in spring.

Registration

Entry is limited to 20 universities teams. Priority is giving to competitive teams in general. Due to the different levels of golf development across countries national quotas may apply to allow teams from less developed countries to register too. The past tournaments had teams with average handicaps of +1.5 to -9, with an overall average handicap of -3. Early registration is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.

The registration process is divided in two phases. International teams can register exclusively from January 2010 on, teams from England and Wales qualify via the The Arden Qualifier., Austrian teams via The Alps Qualifier. Then German universities can register their teams. Exemptions are given to the top-4 teams of the past year. Wild cards may be issued beforehand, entries may be reserved to allow for team trials. Notification of acceptance will be sent out usually within one day