RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Each event will be decided over 18 holes
- There will be no PLAYOFFS
- Male and female professionals will play for separate prize money in individual OOM stroke play events
- Male and female professionals will play for separate prize money in individual pro-am events – a minimum 5 female players must be in the field – if not it returns to the 15% rule where possible and the female players will play to the mens scorecard from a shorter course.
- Male and female professionals will compete for the separate 2020protour Order of Merit titles and incentives
- Elite amateurs may enter ALL professional events with a max handicap of 0
- Amateurs with a playing handicap of 1- 28 will be eligible to enter all #TourExperience events.
- All WHS counting events
- Elite Amateurs can now play for a max first prize of £700.00 (prize funds in relation to field size and course fees)
- #TourExperience: the breakdown of prizes for players with a 1-28 hcp will be in relation to field size (stableford prizes) with a minimum top 3 prizes
- Elite Am and #TourExperience Amateurs will play for 2 separate Order of Merit prizes
- Elite Amateurs with a hcp of 0 or less can be drawn to play with professionals, amateurs with 1 hcp and above (#TourExperience) will be in groups around hcp ability playing behind the professionals.
- Professional OOM to be decided by points (Members only)
- Elite Amateur OOM to be decided via points system (Members only)
- #TourExperience OOM to be decided via points system (no membership required)
POINTS
1st – 150, 2nd – 120, 3rd – 100, 4th – 90, 5th – 80,
6th – 70, 7th – 60, 8th – 50, 9th – 40, 10th – 35,
11th – 30, 12th – 25, 13th – 20, 14th – 15
PRACTICE ROUNDS
- To be arranged by the player at their own cost, please contact the club office/professional
MEMBERSHIP / ENTRIES
- Pro Membership in 2024 – £150.00
- Elite Am Membership in 2024 – £80.00
ENTRY FEE
- PRO AM – between £200.00/£250.00 per team of two players*
- Standard event / member – £200.00
- Standard event / non member – £230.00
- Elite Am events – £100.00
- Elite Am events – £130.00 non member
- Tour Experience events – All £55.00 – non membership required
- Withdrawals within 7 days of the tournament / or after the draw is published will be subject to an admin fee (£25.00) – withdrawals. within 48 hours will be loss of FULL entry fee – no show on the day, loss of FULL entry fee and subject to £25.00 fine
- For any player who does not turn up or who misses their tee time, their entry fee will be forfeited
- By entering a 2020protour tournament you allow the right to be filmed / live streamed or used for imagery (all content accessible for players own use)
- Membership fees and OOM stand when 6 2020protour events hosted (non refundable membership)
PROFESSIONAL PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
- approx 20% of the field paid out
- approx 25% of the prize fund to 1st place
- This can change depending on course fee/sponsors request or added prize funds
- What is taken from the prize fund…?
- Course Fee per player (varies week to week)
- Stripe Credit Card fee – £2 per player
- £100 from Male/Female and Elite Am prize fund towards Q-School OOM Incentives
BONUS INCENTIVES – PRO/ ELITE AM ORDER OF MERIT
- Members only
- Winter Pro/Ams do not count to the OOM
RULES
- To play by the R&A rules of Golf; for any on course queries
– Play two balls
- measuring devices without slope permitted
SUSPENSION OF PLAY
- When play is suspended, a player must mark their ball and play will not be resumed until an official has deemed it safe
- Practice is not allowed during a suspension
SUSPENSION – One prolonged klaxon horn
RESUMPTION – Two short klaxon horns
PLAYERS’ ATTIRE
- Please abide by and respect the rules at each golf club the 2020protour visits
CODE OF CONDUCT
- If a player or caddie is seen to be displaying inappropriate behaviour on or off the course, then the Tour has the right to suspend the player from the 2020protour