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  • 36 players entered.
  • 9 groups of 4 players
  • All matches over 9 holes (until Semi Finals, 3rd place playoff and Final)

Group Stage:

There are 9 groups of 4 players which are drawn at random in an open draw. Each player plays each other once in each group. The top 2 players from each group & the top 6 3rd placed players will qualify for the knockout stages of the competition. Every player in the competition will be seeded from 1-36 based on the below criteria:

  • Finishing position in group
  • Points
  • Hole Difference
  • Holes Scored
  • Sudden Death Penalty Putts (to decide any complete ties from here)        

Players ranked from 1-8 will automatically qualify for the Round of 16 and receive a bye in the Playoff Round as a reward for excelling in the groups stage. Players ranked 9-24 will go into the Knockout Playoff Round.

The remaining 12 players who do not qualify out from the group stages will then enter the Plate competition.

  • GROUPS A-D: Matches played on holes 1-9
  • GROUPS E-I: Matches played on holes 10-18

Knockout Playoff Round:

From this stage onwards the competition shall be straight knockout and shall be played over 9 holes. If matches are tied after 9 holes, then players must report back to the scoring centre where a penalty putt playoff will be organised. The format of this round will follow the tournament tree (Appendix A below) determined by the group stage seedings.

Ties in the top half of the draw will play their ties from holes 1-9Players knocked out of this stage will advance to the 17-24 stage.

This round will be played on the Saturday.

Round of 16:

This round will also be played over 9 holes. Those in the top half of the tournament tree will play on holes 1-9. Those on the bottom half of the draw will play on holes 10-18. If you are knocked out in this round you will advance to the 9-16 stage.

This round will be played on the Saturday.

Quarter Final:

This round will also be played over 9 holes following on from the format mentioned above following the tournament tree in appendix 1. The winners of this round will advance to the Semi Finals, the losers will finish Tied 5th.

This round will be played on the Sunday.

Semi Final:

This round will be played over 18 holes. If the match finishes as a tie then a 1 hole playoff will be played and then penalty putts after this if required. The winner progresses on to the final, the loser moves on to the 3rd place playoff.

This round will be played on the Sunday.

Final & 3rd Place Playoff:

This round will be played over 18 holes. If the matches finish as a tie then a 1 hole playoff will be played and then on to penalty putts after this required.

This round will be played on the Sunday.

Round 17-24

This round will mirror the exact format of the Knockout Playoff Round with the exception that the losers from the 1st Knockout Round and will be played out to determine the placings for 17th, 18th, T19th, T21st, T23rd

These rounds will be played on the Sunday. All matches will be played over 9 holes.

Round 9-16

This round will mirror the quarter final stage, except each loser from the R16 will follow the tournament tree below. All matches will take place over 9 holes and will determine the placings for 9th, 10th, T11th, T13th.

These rounds will be played on the Sunday. All matched will be played over 9 holes.

Plate Competition:

The 12 players who didn’t make it out of the group stages will progress into this competition. The players will be drawn at random in to 4 groups of 3. Each player will play each other once in the group.

The winner of each group will progress to the semifinal and then final of this competition. The first of the group games will be played on Saturday afternoon, every other game will be played on the Sunday. Group games over 9 holes. Group A & B on holes 1-9, Group C & D on holes 10-18. Semi Final & Final will be played over 18 holes. Once you are out of the competition you won’t play any more matches.

APPENDIX A