Tournament Rules

14th Goofy Charity Golf Tournament
23 February 2018
Seletar Country Club

CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION

  1. General

The 14th Goofy Charity Golf Tournament 2018 will be held on 23 February 2018 (Friday) at Seletar Country Club (SCC).  It will be a shotgun start commencing at 13:15 pm in the afternoon.  All participants are requested to register at least 30 minutes before the stipulated tee-time.

Play shall be in accordance with the Rules of Golf currently adopted by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and the Local Rules of Seletar Country Club (SCC).

  1. Tournament Format of Play

The tournament shall be played over a single round of 18 holes based on the System 36 (Stableford) scoring format.

Men shall play off the White tees and Ladies shall play off the Red Tees.

All complaints, protests and disputes shall be referred immediately to the Organizing Committee whose decision shall be final and binding.

  1. Divisions of Play

Division A: Handicap 0 – 18.0
Division B: Handicap 18.1 – 36.4

  1. Tournament Winners & Prizes

Winners shall be determined based on the highest aggregate Stableford points for their respective Divisions

Prizes will be award to the Champion, 1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up of each Division.

  1. Decision of Ties

In event of a tie, the Club Count Back System (OCB) by Seletar Country Club shall apply to determine the ranking of the players. See Annex A for Seletar Country Club OCB.

  1. Hole-in-One (HIO)

To be eligible for the Hole-in-One (HIO) prize, the golfer must meet the following criteria:

  • Amateur golfers aged 21 & above
  • The HIO must be achieved during a complete round of 18 holes
  • All clubs or equipment used to achieve the feat must confirm to USGA specifications.
  • In the event where more than one golfers achieving a hole-in-one, the prize allocated will be shared equally amongst the achievers.
  • Any participant who is currently in breach of the Amateur status shall not be eligible to win the HIO prize.
  1. Distance Measuring Device (DMD)

A player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. Devices designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect play (e.g. gradient, windspeed, temperature, etc.) will not be allowed.

  1. Speed of Play

As this is a Stableford tournament, golfers are requested to play without undue delay. Golfers are also encouraged to agree amongst their flight members to play “Ready Golf”, i.e. to proceed to play their next shot whenever ready, without jeopardizing the safety of their flight mates or the flight in front.

If a golfer is out of contention for a hole (i.e. net double bogey or more, zero Stableford points) please pick up your ball proceed to the next tee box. For all other completed holes, please indicate your gross score on the scorecard.

On the green, a putt within one putter length (minus the grip) is a “Gimme” on the next stroke. Pick up your ball and ADD one stroke to your score for that hole.

  1. Inclement Weather

In the event of Inclement Weather, winners will be determined if the Tournament Field has completed at least 12 holes.

If no winners may be determined, the Tournament Prizes shall be given away during the evening Lucky Draw.

  1. Novelty Prizes

There shall be Novelty Prizes for the following holes

Nearest to Pin
Holes 2, 6, 11 and 13

Nearest to Line
Hole 14

Longest Drive
Hole 5

ANNEX A

THE CLUB COUNTBACK SYSTEM (OCB)

When two or more players/teams have exactly the same total score (gross, nett or points) for a round or all rounds, ranking of these players or teams shall be decided using “The Club Count Back System” (OCB).

Unless specified in the Conditions of Competition (COC), the winner/s shall be determined by OCB.

OCB is performed as follows:

OCB for a Round

  1. The total score (gross, nett or points) of the players or teams for the 9 holes of the back or 2nd nine (i.e. the IN nine) is used to decide the placing. The player or team with lower gross or nett, or higher points, is placed higher in the ranking.
  2. If analysis 1) results in same total score, the total score of the players or teams for the last 6 holes of the back nine is used to decide the placing. The player or team with lower gross or nett, or higher points is placed higher in the ranking.
  3. If analysis 2) results in same total score, the total score of the players or teams for the last 3 holes of the back nine is used to decide the placing. The player or team with lower gross or nett, or higher points is placed higher in the ranking.
  4. If analysis 3) results in same total score, the ranking shall be decided on “hole-by- hole” basis, starting from the 18th to the 1st hole. The moment a hole that can decide the ranking is found, the player or team with lower gross or nett, or higher points, is placed higher in the ranking.
  5. If analysis 4) results in same score, the players or teams will be given same placing. Ranking of next player or team following these players or teams will skip to a number equals to 1 plus the number of players or teams ranked so far.
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