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THE TOUR IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE LINKS COMMUNITY. IF NOT ALREADY SIGNED UP REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE HERE
TOUR OVERVIEW
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* ONLY REGISTERED PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE
(ANY MEMBERS FROM THE OLD 'WLS' TOUR WILL NEED TO RE-REGISTER IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, BEFORE THEIR SCORES CAN BE ACCEPTED)
* CLASSIC, RTS OR POWERSTROKE SWINGS ALONG WITH PRO, CHAMP OR ELITE SKILL LEVELS ALLOWED
* BOTH 'OFFICIAL' HANDICAP AND SCRATCH TOURS AVAILABLE
* TOUR 'WORLD' RANKINGS TABLES FOR HANDICAP AND SCRATCH TOURS USING POINTS GAINED FROM REGULAR TOUR EVENTS
* EVENTS PLAYED USING LTS FILES AND STANDARD STROKE MOP
* ROUNDS SUBMITTED COUNT TOWARDS BOTH THE HANDICAP TOUR AND RELEVANT SCR TOUR ACCORDING TO PLAYER SKILL LEVEL USED
* 24 EVENT SEASON INCLUDING 4 MAJORS AND 3 WGC EVENTS
* OPTIONAL 18 HOLE PRO-AM EVENTS AVAILABLE AT ALL 24 SEASON EVENTS, COMPLETE WITH SEPARATE MONEY LIST
* 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 IN 72 HOLE EVENTS ONLY (NOT INCLUDING PRO-AM EVENTS)
* 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 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 EVENT AT NEW SKILL
(CAPPING NOT APPLIED TO BONUS SHOT AWARDS)
* MEMBERS BECOME INACTIVE ON THE HANDICAP TOUR AFTER NON-COMPLETION OF 3 CONSECUTIVE EVENTS
EARNINGS/SUB EVENT POINTS CAPPED ON HANDICAP TOUR TO 75% FOR THEIR RETURNING EVENT AND INELEGIBLE TO WIN EVENT
(CAPPING NOT APPLIED TO BONUS SHOT AWARDS)
* MEMBERS ARE PLACED IN THE 'RETURNING MEMBERS' LIST AFTER NON-COMPLETION OF 10 CONSECUTIVE EVENTS
EARNINGS/SUB EVENT POINTS CAPPED ON HANDICAP TOUR TO 50% FOR THEIR RETURNING EVENT AND 75% FOR THEIR SECOND EVENT AND INELEGIBLE TO WIN EITHER EVENT
(CAPPING NOT APPLIED TO BONUS SHOT AWARDS)
* NO CHIPPING ON GREENS UNLESS DIRECT LINE TO PIN OBSTRUCTED BY HAZARD, ROUGH ETC.
* PUTTING ASSISTANT NOT ALLOWED
* P2P DESIGNED COURSES ARE NOT USED ON TOUR
TOURNAMENTS
* PLAYERS USE 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, LONGEST PUTT AND HOLE-IN-ONE SHOTS ON BOTH HANDICAP AND SCRATCH TOURS
* LTS FILES USED WITH CUSTOM TEE AND PIN SETTINGS
* .VER FILE REQUIRED UPON COMPLETION OF ROUND ALONG WITH ANY .SHT FILES FOR CONSIDERATION FOR SHOT BONUS CATEGORIES
IF .VER FILE UNAVAILABLE, THE SCORE.TXT WILL BE ACCEPTED (PLUS MOPTOTAL.TXT WHEN PLAYING PRO-AM ROUND)
* VARIABLE WIND SETTINGS USED FOR EACH EVENT WITH VARIABLE' FIRMNESS/SPEED SETTINGS MIXING CHALLENGING AND NON-CHALLENGING
* 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, EXCEPT IN PRO-AM WHERE PLACE MONEY IS SHARED
* 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 2 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* CHANGING TO MORE DIFFICULT SKILL MEMBERS HAVE NO HANDICAP CHANGE (WHERE HANDICAP < +3) AND SERVE 2 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* CHANGING TO LESS DIFFICULT SKILL MEMBERS HAVE NO HANDICAP CHANGE (WHERE HANDICAP > THAN +3) AND SERVE 2 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* CHANGING TO LESS DIFFICULT SKILL START WITH HANDICAP OF +3 (WHERE HANDICAP < THAN +3) AND SERVE 2 EVENT 'Q-SCHOOL' (SEE TOUR OVERVIEW)
* HANDICAPS ADJUSTED USING OFFLINE TOUR HANDICAPPING SYSTEM (SEE TOUR MEMBERS & HANDICAPS)
* 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 SHARING POINTS EQUALLY BETWEEN THEIR RELATIVE POSITIONS
* MAJORS TABLE USED TO COMPLETE FIELD FOR GRAND SLAM OF GOLF EVENT IF REQUIRED
OFFLINE TOUR TEAM TROPHY
* THIS EVENT IS PLAYED DURING THE MEMBERS TROPHY (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 REGULAR 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 ANY PLAYER WHO HAS QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT A TEAM NOT PLAY OR FAIL TO COMPLETE ALL 4 ROUNDS, PLACE WILL BE TAKEN BY A RESERVE
* FORMAT OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN CHANGED FOR 2009
* TEAM STILL CONSIST OF TOP 4 FROM QUALIFYING TABLE PLUS RESERVE PLAYERS
* TEAM TROPHY WILL NOW BE PLAYED AS HEAD-TO-HEAD STROKEPLAY WITH 4 -vs- 4 FOR EACH ROUND OF THE EVENT
* EACH TEAM PLAYER WILL PLAY ALL 4 OF THE OPPOSING SIDE OVER THE 4 ROUNDS
* 1 PT AWARDED FOR A WIN AND ½ PT AWARDED FOR A HALVED MATCH
* TOTAL OF 16 PTS AVAILABLE, WITH 8½ PTS REQUIRED FOR VICTORY. IF OVERALL MATCH ENDS 8 PTS ALL, RESULT IS DECLARED A TIE
* PLAYING ORDER DENOTED BY ORDER PLAYERS QUALIFIED DURING SEASON
* MATCHES PLAYED AS FOLLOWS
RD1 = 1 -vs- 1, 2 -vs- 2, 3 -vs- 3, 4 -vs- 4
RD2 = 3 -vs- 1, 1 -vs- 2, 4 -vs- 3, 2 -vs- 4
RD3 = 1 -vs- 3, 2 -vs- 1, 3 -vs- 4, 4 -vs- 2
RD4 = 4 -vs- 1, 3 -vs- 2, 2 -vs- 3, 1 -vs- 4
FEDEX CUP
* FEDEX CUP POINTS GAINED DURING EVENTS 1-23 CLICK FOR DETAILS
* POINTS RESET AFTER EVENT 'TRIBUTE CLASSIC' TO DETERMINE SEEDING (SEE FEDEX CUP POINTS TABLE)
* SEASON ENDING TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP TO DECIDE CHAMPION
* TOP 20 PLAYERS IN FEDEX CUP POINTS LIST AFTER 'TRIBUTE CLASSIC' ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN FEDEX CUP
* IN THE EVENT OF TWO OR MORE PLAYERS ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE FEDEX CUP TYING, FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN 1ST PLACE IN THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
(WHERE NORMAL TOUR PLAY-OFF RULES WOULD TAKE EFFECT) A COUNTBACK USING RD4, THEN RD3, THEN RD2 AND FINALLY RD1 WILL BE USED AS REQUIRED
TO ASCERTAIN APPROPRIATE FEDEX CUP POINTS ALLOCATION FOR THE FINAL EVENT
* IN THE EVENT OF A TIE FOR FEDEX CUP, PLAYER WITH HIGHEST FINISHING POSITION IN 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
* ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE 'ACTIVE' STATUS UPON COMPLETION OF TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE EVENT
* PLAYERS WHO HAVE QUALIFIED ARE NOT OBLIGED TO PARTICIPATE
* REGULAR OFFLINE TOURNAMENT RULES APPLY TO THE EVENT
* EVENT DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE ORDER OF MERIT
* EVENT RUNS ALONGSIDE THE CHALLENGE TROPHY EVENT
* HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS ARE APPLIED TO PLAYERS COMPLETING ALL 4 ROUNDS
CHALLENGE TROPHY
* 72 HOLE EVENT FOR ALL NON-TOURNAMENT WINNERS
*ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE 'ACTIVE' STATUS UPON COMPLETION OF TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE EVENT
* PLAYERS ARE NOT OBLIGED TO PARTICIPATE
* REGULAR 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 WHO HAVE QUALIFIED 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 OFFLINE TOURNAMENT RULES APPLY
* NO HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS APPLIED FROM SCORES SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT
PRO-AM EVENTS
* 18 HOLE EVENT PLAYED WITH A CPU PLAYING PARTNER
* PLAYERS CREATE AND NAME THEIR OWN CPU PLAYING PARTNER WHO MUST NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF 80 SKILL POINTS
(CPU PLAYERS SKILL SETTINGS MAY BE TWEAKED FROM PRO-AM TO PRO-AM BUT MUST NOT EXCEED THE 80 PTS LIMIT)
* PLAYERS ARE NOT OBLIGED TO PARTICIPATE
* PLAYED USING ALT-SHOT STABLEFORD FORMAT MOP (REQUIRED FOR USE WITH PRO-AM LTS)
* FOR HANDICAP EVENT, PLAYER HANDICAP WILL BE HALVED AND THEN ADDED/DEDUCTED FROM TOTAL 18 HOLE POINTS SCORE TO GIVE NET TOTAL
* THERE ARE NO HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS BASED UPON SCORES SUBMITTED FOR THIS EVENT
* EVENTS WILL HAVE OWN SEPARATE MONEY LIST AND DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS REGULAR TOUR MONEY LISTS, FEDEX CUP OR TOUR RANKINGS
* IN THE EVENT OF A TIE THERE WILL BE NO PLAY-OFF AND EARNINGS WILL BE SHARED EQUALLY
* USUAL HANDICAP TOUR RULES APPLY TO HANDICAP EVENT WHERE ONLY 100% ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE 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 FAIRWAY OR ON THE GREEN OF THE NOMINATED HOLE
* NEAREST THE PIN BONUS IS FOR TEE SHOT SITTING CLOSEST TO PIN ON NOMINATED GREEN (HOLE-IN-ONE TAKES PRECEDENCE)
* LONGEST PUTT IS FOR ANY PUTT HOLED DURING A TOURNAMENT
* 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 PUTT REGULAR EVENT BONUS IS £2000
* LONG DRIVE AND NEAREST THE PIN WGC EVENT BONUS IS £5625
* LONG PUTT WGC EVENT BONUS IS £2250
* LONG DRIVE AND NEAREST THE PIN MAJOR EVENT BONUS IS £6250
* LONG PUTT MAJOR EVENT BONUS IS £2500
* HOLE-IN-ONE BONUS £10000
* WHERE MORE THAN ONE PLAYER TIED FOR LONGEST DRIVE, NEAREST THE PIN OR LONGEST PUTT, EACH RECEIVE THE RELEVANT BONUS AWARD
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