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TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

• 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.
• 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 – Riddell’s Bay, Belmont Hills and Port Royal.
• tournament round formats:
  • the tournament’s first round will be a two-person scramble format.
  • the tournament’s second round will be a modified best ball format.
  • the tournament’s third round will be a Pinehurst mixed foursomes format.
  • the tournament’s final round will be a best ball format.
• prizes will be awarded to the overall winners in the low gross and low net divisions and to the winners of each individual tournament round.
• longest drive and closest to the pin contests will be held on each of the tournament days.
• the golf tournament will be run by Alex Madeiros, who currently oversees the Bermuda Goodwill Golf Tournament (Bermuda’s most prestigious annual golf event).  Alex has run Pompano’s Couples Tournaments for many years.
• in the event of a tie for first place, a sudden death playoff will determine the winner.

1. The tournament’s first round (to be played at Port Royal Golf Course) will be a two-person scramble format. Both 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 tournament round. Low handicap: 35% and high handicap: 15% - team will receive 50% of combined handicap.
2. The tournament’s second round (to be played at Belmont Hills Golf Course) will be a 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 the lady’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.  Men receive 90% and women receive 95% of their adjusted handicaps. If a difference of more than 8 shots occurs between the two players after the adjustment, an additional 10% will be deducted.
3. The tournament’s third round (to be played at Riddell’s Bay Golf Course) will be a Pinehurst mixed foursomes format.  Both players will hit drives from their respective tees. Both players then play a second shot, however, the lady hits the ball which her partner teed off with, and vice versa. The team then selects either ball (and picks up the other ball).  Partners play every other shot until the ball is holed. The team with the lowest net total score after eighteen holes will be declared the winner of this particular round.   Each team will receive 40% of their combined handicap.
4. The tournament’s final round (to be played at Port Royal Golf Course) will be a best ball format. Both players will each play their own shots for 18 holes. 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. Men receive 90% and women receive 95% of their adjusted handicaps. If a difference of more than 8 shots occurs between the two players after the adjustment, an additional 10% will be deducted.
   

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