Match Play Tournament Rules & Regs
This is not a stroke play tournament. All matches will be played and scored in accordance with the official USGA Match Play Rules. If you're not sure how match play works, ask your questions now! Don't wait until you are on the 2nd hole of your first match!
Play-in round matches will be 9 holes in length. All other matches in this tournament will be 18 holes in length. All 9-hole matches will be played on the back 9 of the Kiawah Ocean Course. All 18-hole matches will consist of playing the back 9 twice.
Each tournament's seeding will based solely upon your performance in the qualifying event.
The higher seeded player (#1, #2 etc) will send the invite to the lower seeded player.
Ties
If the match is tied after the designated match length (9 or 18
holes), then play must resume on Hole #10 with the player who won the
final hole inviting the player who lost. If the final hole was tied,
then the player who teed off first on the final hole will send the
invite to resume play. Play will continue as long as it takes until
one player wins a hole and the match ends immediately. When reporting final scores, be sure to include the total number of holes played for sudden death matches. For example, nivlac beats calvin 1-up / 22 holes.
Disconnections
Players should take screenshots whenever a disconnect occurs during a match. You can take a screen shot at any time (on PC) by pressing the Print Screen key and then immediately pasting the results into MS Paint and saving (or similar program).
If players are disconnected during the match then every effort
should be made to continue at the point of disconnect. If possible,
return to the approximate positions you were in and resume counting
strokes manually once you get there. You may not improve your lie. If
you disconnected in the bunker, you must return to the bunker. Only if
both players agree may play be restarted from the tee of the hole you
were on when disconnected. In that case, you'll need to start again
and resume the match scoring on the appropriate tee. In other words,
if you agree to resume on #14 then just play the first 4 holes again for
fun and pick up the match on the 14th tee.
Disconnecting (without prior consent from your opponent) two times during the same match earn you an automatic disqualification!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!
Playing Matches Early
For the sake of scheduling, you may complete your next match prior
to the start of the round. However, out of respect for other players,
please do not post or discuss your match results until the actual start
date for that round.
Disputes
All disputes will be settled by the tournament director (me) and
those decisions, including any disqualifications are final.
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What are the prizes?
Amateurs:
Tournament winner will receive:
One (1) World Golf Tour Branded 256MB USB Flash Drive!!
First place runner-up will receive:
One (1) World Golf Tour Branded Polo Shirt (Black, L or XL)!!
Second place runner-up will receive:
One (1) sleeve (3-pack) of World Golf Tour Branded, TaylorMade Golf Balls!!
Hacks:
Tournament winner will receive:
One (1) World Golf Tour Branded 256MB USB Flash Drive!!
First place runner-up will receive:
One (1) sleeve (3-pack) of World Golf Tour Branded, TaylorMade Golf Balls!!
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Quick Q&A:
"What happens if I'm in the Hack tier when I qualify but, I'm promoted to the Amateur tier before the tournament starts?"
If this happens to you then you must notify me immediately! You
cannot be invited to the Amateur tournament if you qualified as a
Hack. You will be required to re-qualify from the appropriate tees.
It will either consist of a one-time stroke play round with me or I
will ask you to enter a specific weekly stroke play event and that
score will be used instead.
"What if I'm promoted after the match play portion of the tournament has already started?"
You're stuck. There's nothing I can do. You'll have to play your matches from the Amateur tees and consider yourself unlucky.
"What if I'm tied for 36th place with 18 other people after the qualifier? Who gets invited to the tournament?"
The WGT applies tie-breakers to the tournament immediately after
folks finish their round. If you're behind someone with the same score
as you, that means the tie-breaker worked against you. In the instance
of multiple tied scores, I'll be taking the person or persons listed at
the top.
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