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THE TOUR IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF WIRE LS. IF NOT ALREADY A MEMBER REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE HERE
TOUR OVERVIEW
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* THE TOUR HAS NOW MOVED TO THE LATEST v1.07 FINAL MOD RELEASE WITH EFFECT FROM 30JUN08 *
* CLASSIC, RTS OR POWERSTROKE SWINGS ALONG WITH PRO, CHAMP OR ELITE SKILL LEVELS ALLOWED
* BOTH 'OFFICIAL' HANDICAP AND SCRATCH TOURS AVAILABLE
* EVENTS PLAYED USING LTS FILES
* 24 EVENT SEASON INCLUDING 4 MAJORS AND 3 WGC EVENTS
* ADDITIONAL TEAM TROPHY, CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS, CHALLENGE TROPHY AND GRAND SLAM OF GOLF EVENTS
* ALSO INCLUDED ARE FEDEX CUP, WEST COAST SWING, EAST COAST SWING AND FALL FINISH TABLES
* BONUS SHOT AWARDS ON HANDICAP AND SCRATCH TOURS
* NEW MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SERVE A 2 EVENT 'Q SCHOOL' BEFORE ELIGIBLE TO WIN ON HANDICAP TOUR WITH ANY EARNINGS/SUB EVENT POINTS CAPPED TO 50% FOR FIRST
EVENT AND 75% FOR SECOND EVENTEVENT (CAPPING NOT APPLIED TO BONUS SHOT AWARDS)
* ANY PLAYERS SWITCHING SKILL LEVELS ARE REQUIRED TO SERVE A 1 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' BEFORE ELIGIBLE TO WIN ON HANDICAP TOUR WITH ANY EARNINGS/SUB EVENT POINTS
CAPPED AT 75% FOR FIRST EVENT AT NEW SKILL (CAPPING NOT APPLIED TO BONUS SHOT AWARDS)
* MEMBERS BECOME INACTIVE AFTER NON-COMPLETION OF 3 CONSECUTIVE EVENTS
EARNINGS/SUB EVENT POINTS CAPPED TO 75% FOR THEIR RETURNING EVENT AND INELEGIBLE TO WIN EVENT (CAPPING NOT APPLIED TO BONUS SHOT AWARDS)
* NO CHIPPING ON GREENS UNLESS DIRECT LINE TO PIN OBSTRUCTED BY HAZARD, ROUGH ETC.
* CASH/PLAY.COM PRIZES FOR 'OFFICIAL' HANDICAP TOUR ONLY FOR 1ST (£30), 2ND (£20) AND 3RD (£10) PLACES IN MONEY LIST
AND 1ST (£15) PLACE IN CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS EVENT
* PUTTING ASSISTANT NOT ALLOWED
* P2P DESIGNED COURSES ARE NOT USED ON TOUR
TOURNAMENTS
* PLAYERS USE WLS OFFLINE TOUR CREATED PLAYER ONLY
* PLAYED OVER 4 ROUNDS EVERY 2 WEEKS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
* EVENTS RUN FOR 14 DAYS FROM MONDAY TO SECOND SUNDAY
* NO HALFWAY CUT APPLIED, PLAYERS ELIGIBLE TO PLAY ALL 4 ROUNDS
* BONUS EARNINGS FOR LONG DRIVE, NEAREST THE PIN AND HOLE-IN-ONE SHOTS ON BOTH HANDICAP AND SCRATCH TOURS
* LTS FILES USED WITH CUSTOM TEE AND PIN SETTINGS
* 1 GUSTY, 1 NO WIND AND 2 BREEZY WIND SETTINGS USED FOR EACH EVENT WITH VARIABLE' FIRMNESS/SPEED SETTINGS
* 2FT GIMMES AND NO MULLIGANS
* LEADERBOARDS UPDATED WITH RD2 SCORES ADDED FROM 1ST THURSDAY, RD3 SCORES FROM 2ND MONDAY AND RD4 SCORES FROM 2ND FRIDAY
* PLAY-OFF USED TO DETERMINE WINNERS IN THE EVENT OF A TIE
* HANDICAPS ADJUSTED AFTER EACH TOURNAMENT (AS LONG AS ALL 4 ROUNDS COMPLETED)
* EARNINGS APPLIED USING PGA TOUR PERCENTAGE INCREMENT SCALE AS A GUIDE CLICK FOR DETAILS
* WHERE PLAYERS TIED OTHER THAN FOR FIRST PLACE, USUAL SHARED EARNINGS RULE APPLIES
* PLAYERS FORFEIT EARNINGS FOR NON-COMPLETION OF EVENT AND ARE CLASSIFIED AS 'NR' (BUT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BONUS SHOT AWARDS)
* ALL EARNINGS GO TOWARDS OFFLINE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT
* SUBMITTED FILES RECEIVED AFTER THE TOURNAMENT CLOSING DATE WILL BE DISREGARDED
* HANDICAP TOURNAMENT VICTORIES AND HANDICAP COURSE RECORDS CAN ONLY BE AWARDED WHERE MEMBERS HAVE 100% ACTIVE TOUR STATUS
PLAY-OFF RULES
* IN THE EVENT OF A TIE THE WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY A 4 HOLE PLAYOFF (PLAYED OFFLINE) STARTING AT THE 10TH HOLE USING CONDITIONS/TEES/PINS AS THEY
WERE DURING RD4 OF THE RELEVANT EVENT. HANDICAPS ARE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY FOR THE 4 HOLES. IF PLAYERS STILL TIED AFTER 4 HOLE MINI ROUND PLAY-OFF WILL
CONTINUE AS SUDDEN DEATH OFF SCRATCH. A 9 HOLE LTS FILE IS USED AND PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE FULL 9 HOLES AND SUBMIT .VER AND SCORE.TXT
HANDICAPPING
* NEW MEMBERS COMMENCE WITH A HANDICAP OF +3 AND SERVE 2 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* CHANGING TO MORE DIFFICULT SKILL MEMBERS START WITH HANDICAP OF +3 (WHERE HANDICAP > +3) AND SERVE 1 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* CHANGING TO MORE DIFFICULT SKILL MEMBERS HAVE NO HANDICAP CHANGE (WHERE HANDICAP < +3) AND SERVE 1 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* CHANGING TO LESS DIFFICULT SKILL MEMBERS HAVE NO HANDICAP CHANGE (WHERE HANDICAP > THAN +3) AND SERVE 1 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* CHANGING TO LESS DIFFICULT SKILL START WITH HANDICAP OF +3 (WHERE HANDICAP < THAN +3) AND SERVE 1 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* HANDICAPS ADJUSTED USING WLS OFFLINE TOUR HANDICAPPING SYSTEM (SEE TOUR MEMBERS & HANDICAPS) * NEW SYSTEM IN PLACE FROM 30JUN08 *
* ANY PLAYER REVERTING BACK TO A PREVIOUSLY USED SKILL ON TOUR RESUMES AT HANDICAP AS IT WAS AT TIME OF LAST CHANGE
GENERAL RULES
* WHERE A .VER FILE CANNOT BE PROVIDED, A SCORE.TXT FILE WILL BE ACCEPTED IN ITS PLACE
* ANY PLAYERS ABSENT THROUGH HOLIDAYS CAN REQUEST EARLY FILES FOR AN UPCOMING EVENT SO AS NOT TO MISS ANY TOURNAMENTS
* FOR BONUS SHOTS TO BE CONSIDERED, SAVED SHOT NEEDS TO BE MAILED ALONG WITH ROUND SCORE DETAILS
* EARNINGS ARE INCREASED BY 25% FOR WGC EVENTS AND BY 50% FOR MAJOR EVENTS
WEST COAST SWING, EAST COAST SWING, FALL FINISH AND MAJORS TABLES
* IN THESE SUB EVENTS POINTS WILL BE ALLOCATED TO PLAYERS FINISHING IN THE TOP 10 (AND TIES) OF CONTRIBUTING EVENTS (SEE TOUR SCHEDULE)
* POINTS AWARDED START AT 5OPTS FOR FIRST DOWN TO 5PTS FOR TENTH WITH PLAYERS TIED OTHER THAN FOR TENTH PLACE SHARING POINTS EQUALLY
* MAJORS TABLE USED TO COMPLETE FIELD FOR WLS GRAND SLAM OF GOLF EVENT IF REQUIRED
WLS OFFLINE TOUR TEAM TROPHY
* THIS EVENT IS PLAYED DURING THE WLS CHRYSLER CHAMPIONSHIP (WITH SCORES SUBMITTED FOR REGULAR EVENT USED TOWARDS TEAM TROPHY SCORES)
* EVENT IS BETWEEN TEAMS MADE OF PLAYERS FROM ENGLAND AND THE REST OF THE WORLD (DUE TO BALANCE OF MEMBER NATIONALTIES)
* TEAMS CONSIST OF 4 PLAYERS PER SQUAD DECIDED BY QUALIFYING THROUGH EVENTS 1-20
* THE TOP 10 PLAYERS IN EACH EVENT FROM EACH TEAM RECEIVE POINTS RANGING FROM 100PTS FOR FIRST DOWN TO 10PTS FOR TENTH (POINTS SHARED WHERE TIES)
* SCORES TOWARDS THE TEAM TROPHY WILL BE DISREGARDED SHOULD A QUALIFIED TEAM MEMBER NOT COMPLETE ALL 4 ROUNDS
* SHOULD THIS RESULT IN LESS THAN 3 PLAYERS AVAILABLE TO CONTRIBUTE SCORES FOR THE TEAM, SCORES FROM RESERVES WILL BE USED
* WINNERS WILL BE THE TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST AGGREGATE TOTAL FROM THE 4 ROUNDS. IF A TIE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS RETAIN TROPHY
FEDEX CUP
* FEDEX CUP POINTS GAINED DURING EVENTS 1-20 CLICK FOR DETAILS
* POINTS RESET AFTER EVENT 20 TO DETERMINE SEEDING (SEE FEDEX CUP POINTS TABLE)
* SEASON ENDING 4 ROUND PLAY-OFF USING EVENTS 21-24 TO DECIDE CHAMPION
* TOP 15 PLAYERS IN FEDEX CUP POINTS LIST AFTER WLS NEDBANK CHALLENGE ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN FEDEX CUP
* IN THE EVENT OF A TIE FOR FEDEX CUP, PLAYER WITH HIGHEST FINSISHING POSITION IN WLS TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE DECLARED WINNER
* IF STILL TIED COUNTBACK USING RD4, THEN RD3, THEN RD2 AND FINALLY RD1. IF STILL TIED THEN DECLARED JOINT WINNERS
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
* 72 HOLE EVENT FOR ALL TOURNAMENT WINNERS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON WHO HAVE 'ACTIVE' STATUS UPON COMPLETION OF WLS TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
* PLAYERS WHO HAVE QUALIFIED ARE NOT OBLIGED TO PARTICIPATE
* REGULAR WLS OFFLINE TOURNAMENT RULES APPLY TO THE EVENT
* EVENT DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE ORDER OF MERIT
* HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS ARE APPLIED TO PLAYERS COMPLETING ALL 4 ROUNDS
CHALLENGE TROPHY
* 72 HOLE EVENT FOR ALL NON-TOURNAMENT WINNERS WHO HAVE 'ACTIVE' STATUS UPON COMPLETION OF WLS TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
* PLAYERS ARE NOT OBLIGED TO PARTICIPATE
* REGULAR WLS OFFLINE TOURNAMENT RULES APPLY TO THE EVENT
* EVENT DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE ORDER OF MERIT
* EVENT RUNS ALONGSIDE THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS EVENT
* HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS ARE APPLIED TO PLAYERS COMPLETING ALL 4 ROUNDS
GRAND SLAM OF GOLF
* 36 HOLE EVENT FOR WINNERS OF EACH OF THE MAJORS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
* PLAYERS ARE NOT OBLIGED TO PARTICIPATE
* IN THE EVENT OF MULTIPLE MAJOR WINNER OR NON-PARTICIPATION THE 4 MAN FIELD WILL BE COMPLETED USING NON-MAJOR WINNING PLAYERS TAKEN FROM THE MAJORS POINTS TABLE
* EVENT DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE ORDER OF MERIT
* REGULAR WLS OFFLINE TOURNAMENT RULES APPLY
* NO HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS APPLIED FROM SCORES SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT
ADDITIONAL BONUS SHOT AWARDS
* THE 24 REGULAR SEASON EVENTS ALL INCLUDE BONUS SHOT AWARDS FOR LONG DRIVE, NEAREST THE PIN AND HOLE-IN-ONE
* LONG DRIVE BONUS IS FOR LONGEST TEE SHOT SITTING IN NOMINATED FAIRWAY
* NEAREST THE PIN BONUS IS FOR TEE SHOT SITTING CLOSEST TO PIN ON NOMINATED GREEN (HOLE-IN-ONE TAKES PRECEDENCE)
* HOLE-IN-ONE BONUS IS FOR ANY HOLE-IN-ONE ACHIEVED DURING A TOURNAMENT
* TO BE CONSIDERED SAVED SHOT MUST BE MAILED ALONG WITH ROUND SCORE DETAILS
* LONG DRIVE AND NEAREST THE PIN REGULAR EVENT BONUS IS £5000
* LONG DRIVE AND NEAREST THE PIN WGC EVENT BONUS IS £5625
* LONG DRIVE AND NEAREST THE PIN MAJOR EVENT BONUS IS £6250
* HOLE-IN-ONE BONUS £10000
* WHERE MORE THAN ONE PLAYER TIED FOR LONG DRIVE OR NEAREST THE PIN, EACH RECEIVE THE RELEVANT BONUS AWARD
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