Rules
Format
Missing Players
General
Handicapping
Handicap Changes:
Handicaps of 9.4 or less
Matchplay
3pts = -1
2.5pts = -0.5
2pts = -0.5
1pt = +1
0.5pts = +1.5
0pts = +2
Stableford
-0.1 per point & per round more than the buffer
+0.2 per point & per round less than the buffer
Handicaps from 9.5 to 18.4
Matchplay
3pts = -2
2.5pts = -1.5
2pts = -1
1pt = +0.5
0.5pts = +1
0pts = +1.5
Stableford
-0.2 per point & per round more than the buffer
+0.2 per point & per round less than the buffer
Handicaps 18.5 or more
Matchplay
3pts = -3
2.5pts = -2.5
2pts = -2
1pt = +0.5
0.5pts = +1
0pts = +1.5
Stableford
-0.3 per point & per round more than the buffer
+0.2 per point & per round less than the buffer
- The Maximum Tour Handicap will be 28
- Handicaps adjusted at the end of each tour
- Order of adjustment will be Matchplay followed by Stableford
- If a player's handicap changes bracket after Matchplay adjustment, their stableford adjustment will be taken from new bracket for each round
- Max stableford adjustment is +/- 3 pts per round
- The buffer will be 2 pts either side of average Stableford score
eg.Player off 19.5 gets 3 pts in matchplay
Handicap gets adjusted to 16.5
Average stableford score for R1 is 31, buffer is 29 / 33
Player scores 33 in R1 - Handicap stays at 16.5
Average stableford score for R2 is 30, buffer is 28 / 32
Player scores 36 in R2 - Handicap goes down to 15.9 (-0.2 x 3)
Average stableford score for R3 is 25, buffer is 23 / 27
Player scores 22 in R3 - Handicap goes up to 16.1 (+0.2 x 1)
- Day 1: Four Ball Better Ball
- Day 2: Four Ball Better Ball
- Day 3: Singles (played amongst four balls)
- 1 point is awarded for a win, half a point for a halved match
- In the event of the Wiggles Trophy being tied, the team that won the previous year will retain the Trophy
Missing Players
- In the event of a player not being able to make it for a round of 4 Ball Better Ball; either - one player will face the two opposing players and will be allowed to take 2 shots off every tee (par 4's & 5's, but not par 3's) or - one player will face the two opposing players in 2 singles matches both for ½ a point
- In the event of a player not being able to make it for a round of Singles, their partner will play against the 2 opposition and will end up with 2 separate results, each match worth 1 pt
General
- Team members cannot play with each other for more than 1 round per year
- If opponents have played against each other on both the first 2 days of 4 Ball Better Ball, they CAN play in the same 4 ball in Singles but CANNOT play against each other
- When the Singles draw is being made, if opponents are drawn having played both the first 2 days against each other, the first choice would be to switch order within that 4 ball.
- If all 4 players in a 4 ball break this rule, the captains will issue a full re-draw, wise to the fact that some players need to avoid each other, therefore for example they could agree to put them as an odd or even number in the draw.
Handicapping
- ¾ of the difference off the lowest player in Four Ball Better Ball
- Full difference in Singles
Handicap Changes:
Handicaps of 9.4 or less
Matchplay
3pts = -1
2.5pts = -0.5
2pts = -0.5
1pt = +1
0.5pts = +1.5
0pts = +2
Stableford
-0.1 per point & per round more than the buffer
+0.2 per point & per round less than the buffer
Handicaps from 9.5 to 18.4
Matchplay
3pts = -2
2.5pts = -1.5
2pts = -1
1pt = +0.5
0.5pts = +1
0pts = +1.5
Stableford
-0.2 per point & per round more than the buffer
+0.2 per point & per round less than the buffer
Handicaps 18.5 or more
Matchplay
3pts = -3
2.5pts = -2.5
2pts = -2
1pt = +0.5
0.5pts = +1
0pts = +1.5
Stableford
-0.3 per point & per round more than the buffer
+0.2 per point & per round less than the buffer
- The Maximum Tour Handicap will be 28
- Handicaps adjusted at the end of each tour
- Order of adjustment will be Matchplay followed by Stableford
- If a player's handicap changes bracket after Matchplay adjustment, their stableford adjustment will be taken from new bracket for each round
- Max stableford adjustment is +/- 3 pts per round
- The buffer will be 2 pts either side of average Stableford score
eg.Player off 19.5 gets 3 pts in matchplay
Handicap gets adjusted to 16.5
Average stableford score for R1 is 31, buffer is 29 / 33
Player scores 33 in R1 - Handicap stays at 16.5
Average stableford score for R2 is 30, buffer is 28 / 32
Player scores 36 in R2 - Handicap goes down to 15.9 (-0.2 x 3)
Average stableford score for R3 is 25, buffer is 23 / 27
Player scores 22 in R3 - Handicap goes up to 16.1 (+0.2 x 1)