2025 Couples Spring Golf Tournament Package

Golf

The Pompano Beach Club will be hosting its 26th Annual Couples Golf Tournament from March 23rd - 29th, 2025.  

 

TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
 

The Pompano Beach Club will be hosting its 26th Annual Couples Golf Tournament from March 23rd - 29th, 2025.  Tournament slots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.  As of April 23rd, 47 couples have signed up to play in next spring's event (up from 31 couples in March of 2024 and 18 couples in March of 2023). 

- participants maximum handicap: ladies 36, gentlemen 24 (team handicap will  be half of the two combined handicaps).  Proof of handicap index is required upon registration.  Handicaps will be used in all four tournament rounds.  Couples will be separated into four flights - named after four of Bermuda's most popular 19th hole cocktails.  The "Dark n' Stormy" flight will consist of the couples with the lowest team handicaps. The "Rum Swizzle" flight will be made up of the couples with the next lowest team handicaps.  The couples with the third lowest combined net handicaps will be in the "Yellowbird" flight and all remaining couples will be in the "Pina Colada" flight. 

- each team will consist of one lady and one gentleman.

 

- rules of the Royal and Ancient Club of St. Andrews and the United States Golf

Association will apply.

 

- the event consists of four individual tournament rounds, with golf to take place at three of Bermuda’s top courses – Port Royal,  Tucker's Point and Belmont Hills.

 

- tournament rounds one and two will take place at Tucker's Point and Port Royal golf courses, with rounds three and four taking place at Belmont Hills and Port Royal golf courses.

 

- prizes will be awarded to the overall tournament winners in the low gross and low net divisions (one couple from each flight) and to the low net winners of each individual tournament round (one couple from each flight).

 

- longest drive and closest to the pin contests for both men and women will be held on each of the tournament days (one winner from each flight).

 

- in the event of a tie for first place overall, USGA tie-breaker rules will determine the winner.

 

              INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT ROUND FORMATS:
 

The tournament’s first round will have the Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights playing a modified best ball format at Tucker's Point golf course, while the Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights play a two-person scramble format at Port Royal golf course.

The tournament's second round will have the Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights playing a modified best ball format at Tucker's Point golf course, while the Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights play a two-person scramble format at Port Royal golf course.

The tournament's third round will have the Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights playing a modified best ball format at Belmont Hills golf course, while the Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights play a modified best ball format at Port Royal golf course.

The tournament's final round will have the Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights playing a modified best ball format at Belmont Hills, while the Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights play a modified best ball format at Port Royal golf course.

                      DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT FORMATS:

 

                               MODIFIED BEST BALL FORMAT:

Both players will hit drives from their respective tees and will choose the better of their two drives to hit their next shots from.  They will then play their own shots all the way through.  Each couple must use each other's drive on at least two holes on each nine.  Also, each player will play their own ball from drive to finish on each of the par threes.  Their team score for each hole will be the lower of their two scores on that particular hole.   The team with the lowest net total score after eighteen holes will be declared the winner of this particular tournament round.  The higher handicap golfer of the two receives 90% and the lower handicap golfer receives 95% of their adjusted handicaps.  If a difference of more than eight shots occurs between the two players after the adjustment, an additional 10% will be deducted.

 

                            TWO-PERSON SCRAMBLE FORMATBoth players will hit drives from their respective tees.  They will choose the better of their two drives and hit their next shots from that particular lie (continuing the same procedure until their balls are holed).  Only one score per hole is recorded.  The team with the lowest net total score after eighteen holes will be declared the winner of this particular round.  Low handicap: 35% and high handicap: 15% - each team will receive 50% of their combined handicap.  

 

 

                           TOURNAMENT ITINERARY

Sunday March 23rdopening night Cocktail Party at the Pompano Beach Club (6:30 – 7:30pm)

Monday March 24th

tournament first round play (morning tee times at both courses): 

Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights at Tucker's Point golf course

Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights at Port Royal golf course


Tuesday March 25th

tournament second round play (morning tee times at both courses):Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights at Port Royal golf course- Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights at Tucker's Point golf course

 

Wednesday March 26th

“free day”  


Thursday March 27th

tournament third round play (morning tee times at both courses):   

Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights at Belmont Hills golf courseYellowbird and Pina Colada flights at Port Royal golf course

 
Friday March 28th

- tournament final round play (morning tee times at both courses):

Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights at Port Royal golf course

Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights at Belmont Hills golf course

- Final night Cocktail Party and Prize Ceremony at the Pompano Beach Club              (6:00 – 7:30pm)

 

Highlights

TOURNAMENT PACKAGES:
 
Choice of accommodations (based upon space availability):

 

$1,755 for a partial oceanview king suite

$1,786 for an oceanview superior king room$1,817 for an oceanview king suite

$1,910 for an oceanfront deluxe king room

 

The above rates are per person, based upon double occupancy
                        
Extra night rates (which are available both before and after the tournament dates), inclusive of breakfast & dinner daily, the resort’s nightly service charge and the Bermuda government’s daily occupancy tax, are as follows:

- partial oceanview king suite:  $402/night/couple

- oceanview superior king:        $414/night/couple

- oceanview king suite:              $426/night/couple

- oceanfront deluxe king:          $462/night/couple

 

Tournament Packages Include:

six night stay at the Pompano Beach Club in an oceanview room

full breakfast & five-course dinner daily at the Pompano Beach Club

11 3/4% Bermuda government occupancy tax

10% nightly resort service charge

one round of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Tucker's Point Golf Club

one round of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Belmont Hills Golf Club

two rounds of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Port Royal Golf Course

opening night Cocktail Party at the Pompano Beach Club, with complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres

final night Cocktail Party and Prize Ceremony at the Pompano Beach Club, with complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres

transfers to/from all golf courses for all tournament rounds

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
 
Accommodations are subject to space availability.  Participants must stay at the Pompano Beach Club in order to play in the tournament.  Call the resort’s room reservations office toll-free (from the U.S. and Canada) at 1-800-343-4155 to reserve accommodations.  A $780 per couple advance deposit is required to reserve accommodations and a place in the tournament.  The resort accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit cards for payment of your advance deposit.

Advance deposits are non-refundable if a cancellation is received within fourteen days of the scheduled arrival date.