Course Yardage/Tees to be a Qualifier?

I contacted England Golf Handicapping and their response is pretty clear:

Hi Amanda,

You are correct in thinking that for a competition to be a qualifier the course must be within 100 yards of the measured course.

In the definitions on page 10 of the CONGU UHS it give the definition of a competition tee, which mentions that the teeing ground should normally be placed within 10 yards of the distance point. If tees are outside of this as a temporary measure, qualifiers can still be played as long as you are within the 100 yards.

So time to admit I was wrong to the men's handicap secretary!!