PINGS TOURNAMENT RULES

Any member who wants to play in a Tournament must sign up during the registration period via PINGS website http://www.pings.pt 

 

After the deadline, a draw will be published on the website. Any Member  not included in the draw may contact us via email pingsgolf88@gmail.com to request being placed on a waiting list, which in the case of a cancellation could bring the Member into the tournament. After the deadline the Club is under no obligation to include a player in the draw. 

 

In the event that a player cannot play after he/she has enrolled in a tournament, the player must inform the Committee via e-mail pingsgolf88@gmail.com immediately and well in advance of the Tournament, stating the reason for not playing. In not doing so, the Committee has the right to pronounce sanctions against the player, which may be, but is not limited to, exclusion from forthcoming tournament(s).

 

The maximum allowed Handicap for players is 28 for men and 36 for women. If a players actual handicap is above these numbers, they can only play in Tournaments at the maximum handicap level. 

 

All players must be on the tee at least 10 minutes before their allotted start time.

 

Guests / Non-Pings Members are permitted to play in one Pings Tournament only.  This is a lifetime and not an Annual limit. If a Guest wants to play further Pings tournaments, he/she would need to become a member.Guests cannot win any prizes exept nearest to the pin.

 

We also offer a Visitor Tournament Pass whichg allows Visitors (not living in the Lisbon area) to play in PINGS Tournaments over a maximum 3 month period. However, as above as they are not PINGS Members they cannot win any prizes exept nearest to the pin.

 

Immediately after finishing the round of golf, the player must reconcile his/her scorecard with the marker and go to the handicap secretary.

After Tournaments complete (when the last group has finished and all results have been input by the Committee), the Prizegiving typically takes place at the Clubhouse or a nearby venue. If this is not the case we will advise in advance. If a Member, Guest or Visitor is not present for the Prize giving ceremony, they cannot receive skill prizes (nearest the pins, 2's, longest drive etc). We will retain the Main Prizes (Net and Gross) and present later if someone has left. If a player knows they will not be staying for the prize giving we ask them not to put their names on nearest to the hole competition.

 

Please avoid slow play. Players need to keep up with the flight in front and not simply keep ahead of the flight behind! The Committee can decide to give a two-shot penalty for slow play according to the R&A Rules.

 

All putts must be holed out so 'Gimmes' of any length are not permitted. In Stableford Competitions (the majority of PINGS competitions) once a player cannot score any Stableford points,  then they must pick up their ball to speed up the pace of play and cannot continue taking further shots / putts. 

 

It is expected that all players respect the rules and etiquette of golf. Please familiarise yourself with those regulations. More details can be found on our website, under "The Spirit of the Game".

 

PRIZES 

 

The number of players in the Tournament is of course taken into consideration but the following are typically the prizes we offer in Tournaments:

 

If there are 24+ players (as is normally the case), we split the field into low and high handicap with approximately 50% in each group. 

 

There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Net (Stableford) for both Low and High Groups. 

 

There will be a Prize for lowest Gross Score. 

 

Prizes for 2's 

 

The above main prizes are for PINGS members only. 

 

Other Skills Prizes: Nearest the Pin(s)

 

Guests and those with Visitor Pass along with Members are eligible for Nearest the Pin prizes only. 

 

TIES

 

All ties will be separated as suggested by the R&A policy of ‘Countback.' i.e. Back 18 (36 hole tournaments), Back 9 then 6 then 3, 2 & 1 holes.

If there is still a tie, the player with the lowest handicap wins.

 

ANNUAL ORDER OF MERIT

 

You can find the tournaments included in the Order of Merit in the calendar. The Club Championship is played at Beloura

Points for ranking is given in winning order:

 

Net: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Gross: 6, 4, 3, 2,1 

 

PRIZES -

 

1st & 2nd Gross,

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Net

 

In case a Gross prize winner is also winning a Net prize, the Committee can decide to extend the number and size of prizes accordingly.