2026 Couples Early November Golf Tournament
The Pompano Beach Club will be hosting its 22nd Annual Couples Fall Golf Classic from November 4th to 10th, 2026. As of December 23rd, 2025, 74 couples have already signed up to play in this popular tournament. Tournament slots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Please call the resort's room reservations manager, Stacy Haller, at 1-800-343-4155 (toll-free from the U.S. and Canada) if you'd like to participate in this particular couples tournament.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
- Participants maximum handicap: 36 for ladies and 24 for men (team handicap will be half of the two combined handicaps). Each couple must submit their GHIN handicap indexes and GHIN handicap numbers in order to participate in the tournament. Handicaps will be used in all tournament rounds.
- 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.
- All participants will be split into four different flights (the couples with the lowest combined handicaps will be matched up against each other in the "Dark n' Stormy" flight, the couples with the next lowest combined handicaps will be matched up against each other in the "Rum Swizzle" flight, the couples with the next lowest combined handicaps will be in the "Yellowbird" flight and all remaining couples will be in the "Pina Colada" flight. The flights are named after four of Bermuda's most popular 19th hole cocktails!
- Rounds one and two will take place at Belmont Hills and Port Royal golf courses. Rounds three and four will be played at Tucker's Point and Port Royal golf courses.
- Prizes will be awarded to the overall low gross and low net tournament winners (one couple from each flight), as well as to the low net winners of each tournament round (one couple from each flight).
- Longest drive and closest to the pin contests for the ladies and men in each flight will be held on each of the tournament days.
- Port Royal's Assistant Golf Pro, Andrew Trott-Francis, will once again handle the tournament scoring.
- In the event of a tie for first place overall, USGA tie-breaker rules will determine the winner.
- In all four tournament rounds, ladies will tee off from the red tees and men (regardless of age) will tee off from the white tees.
INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT ROUNDS:
The tournament's first round will have the Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights playing a best ball format at Belmont Hills 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 best ball format at Belmont Hills Golf course, while the Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights play a two-person scramble 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 Tucker's Point Golf Course, while the Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights play a 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 Tucker's Point Golf Course, while the Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights play a best ball format at Port Royal Golf Course.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT FORMATS:
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 swill be declared the winner of this particular tournament round. Low handicap: 35% and high handicap: 15% - each team will receive 50% of their combined handicap.
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 must 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 round. The higher handicap golfer receives 90% and the lower handicap golfer receive 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.
Best Ball format: Players will each play their own shots for eighteen 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 round. Men receive 90% and women receive 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.
TOURNAMENT ITINERARY:
Wednesday November 4th
- Opening night Cocktail Party (with hot & cold hors' d'oeuvres) at the Pompano Beach Club (5:00 to 6:30 pm)
Thursday November 5th
- tournament first round play:
Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights at Belmont Hills Golf Course (morning tee times)
Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights at Port Royal Golf Course (morning tee times)
Friday November 6th
- tournament second round play:
Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights at Port Royal Golf Course (morning tee times)
Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights at Belmont Hills Golf Course (morning tee times)
Saturday November 7th
- "Free Day" - no tournament golf scheduled
Sunday November 8th
- tournament third round play:
Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights at Tucker's Point Golf Course (morning tee times)
Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights at Port Royal Golf Course (morning tee times)
Monday November 9th
- tournament final round play:
Dark n' Stormy and Rum Swizzle flights at Port Royal Golf Course (8:30 am shotgun start)
Yellowbird and Pina Colada flights at Tucker's Point Golf Course (8:30 am shotgun start)
- buffet lunch at Pompano following final round play
- final night Cocktail Party (with complimentary hors' d'oeuvres) and Prize Ceremony (5:30 to 7:00 pm)
TOURNAMENT PACKAGES
Choice of accommodation (based upon space availability):
- Partial Oceanview King Suite: $4,340 per couple
- Oceanview Superior King: $4,462 per couple
- Oceanview King Suite: $4,524 per couple
- Oceanfront Deluxe King: $4,772 per couple
DISCOUNTED EXTRA NIGHT RATES (available both before and after the tournament dates - extra night rates include breakfast & dinner daily, the resort's nightly service charge and the Bermuda government's daily occupancy tax)
- Partial Oceanview King Suite: $492/night/couple
- Oceanview Superior King: $510/night/couple
- Oceanview King Suite: $522/night/couple
- Oceanfront Deluxe King: $560/night/couple
TOURNAMENT PACKAGES INCLUDE:
- six night stay in an oceanview room
- five course dinners each evening and full, hot breakfasts each of the following mornings
- the 11 3/4% Bermuda government occupancy tax
- the resort's 10% nightly service charge (covers gratuities for the breakfast & dinner waitstaff, housekeeping staff & bellman)
- one round of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Tucker's Point Golf Course
- one round of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Belmont Hills Golf Course
- two rounds of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Port Royal Golf Course
- transfers to and from all golf courses
- one buffet lunch at Pompano on Monday Nov 9th, following the final golf round
- opening night cocktail party (with complimentary drinks & hors d'oeuvres)
- final night cocktail party (with complimentary drinks & hors d'oeuvres) and prize ceremony
TOURNAMENT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Participants must stay at the Pompano Beach Club in order to play in the tournament. Accommodations are based on space availability. Call the resort's room reservations office at 1-800-343-4155 (toll-free call from the U.S. and Canada) to reserve your accommodations. A $1,060 per couple advance deposit is required in order to reserve accommodations and a place in the tournament. Deposits are payable by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express) and are non-refundable if a cancellation is received within thirty days of the scheduled arrival date.
