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The fifth edition of the Octagonal Match 2023 begins in Spain in which Italy takes part in a context that includes the selections, made up of six players, of England, Germany, Ireland, Holland, Portugal, France and Spain, which is defending the title .
The tournament takes place from 25 to 28 January on the course of the Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club, in Rota near Cadiz, where the blue colors Giovanni Binaghi, Biagio Gagliardi, Michele Ferrero, Luca Memeo, Luca Cavalli and Bruno Frontero will defend.
The team is accompanied by captain Giovanni Bartoli and coaches Alessandro Bandini and Giorgio Grillo.
Octagonal Match 2023, schedule
The eight participating teams, divided by draw into two groups (blue and red) of four, compete in an Italian group in the first three days, i.e.
each one faces the other three. In the fourth, the first two of the groups will compete for the title and the others, descending, for the third, fifth and seventh place. The matches will take place with three doubles in the morning and six singles in the afternoon and each team will be awarded one point for success, half for a draw and zero for a defeat for each of the nine matches.
For the classification, teams will receive two points for a win, one for a draw and none if beaten. These are the matches of the first day: Italy-England; Holland-Portugal; Ireland-Germany: France-Spain. The tournament was born in 2001 as a "Quadrangular", a formula it maintained until 2017, when Italy prevailed for the only time.
Since 2018 there have been eight teams on the field and in the four previous editions Spain has won three titles (2018, 2019, 2022) and one went to England (2020), while in 2021 there was a stoppage due to the pandemic . In the 16 events with four teams Spain climbed to the top step of the podium eight times, followed by England, who inaugurated the roll of honor in 2001, with five laurels, Germany with two and Italy with one.
The Rules of Golf are a set of standard rules and procedures by which the sport of golf should be played. They are jointly written and maintained by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the governing body for golf worldwide, outside of the United States and Mexico, which are governed by the United States Golf Association.
An expert commission made up of members of the R&A and USGA, oversees and refines the rules every four years. The latest revision has been in force since January 1, 2016. Changes to the rules of golf generally fall into two main categories: those that improve understanding and those that in certain cases reduce penalties to ensure balance.
The rule book, entitled "Rules of Golf", is published on a regular basis and also includes rules governing amateur status. In Italy it is up to Federgolf to supervise the competitions by enforcing the rules issued by the R & A, checking that these rules are observed by the Clubs, Associations and their members and manages the resulting sporting justice, protecting their interests abroad.