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FULL RULES AND POINTS SCORING
GENERAL
1. Except as specifically provided below, the Rules
of Golf as laid down by R&A Rules Limited prevail in PowerPlay Golf®
Strokeplay at all times. 2. The stipulated round in PowerPlay Golf® Strokeplay is 9 holes.
DEFINITIONS
3. Two holes are cut on each putting green, one with
a White Flag and one with a Black Flag. The ‘White Flag’ hole location
is considered easy to play, and the ‘Black Flag’ hole location is
considered more difficult to play. 4. Going for a ‘PowerPlay’ means playing to the Black Flag.
GOING FOR A ‘POWERPLAY’
5. A player must go for exactly three PowerPlays in
the first eight holes, and their marker must mark their scorecard by
circling the three holes on which they go for a PowerPlay. A scorecard
on which a player has not marked exactly three PowerPlays in the first
eight holes is deemed to be invalid, and the player will be disqualified
from the event. 6. A player must play to the White Flag when not going for a PowerPlay. 7. Players must nominate their PowerPlays before their
tee shot. A PowerPlay nominated after the tee shot is invalid. Once
nominated, and the tee shot taken, a PowerPlay cannot be withdrawn. 8. On the ninth hole, players can go for a bonus ‘PowerPlay’, at greater risk (see Rule 12).
SCORING POINTS
9. Scoring in PowerPlay Golf® Strokeplay is by the Stableford points system. 10. When not going for a PowerPlay (ie: when playing to the White Flag), players score normal Stableford points.
Namely:
Net Double Bogey or worse 0 points
Net Bogey 1 point
Net Par 2 points
Net Birdie 3 points
Net Eagle 4 points
Net Albatross 5 points
11. When going for PowerPlay (ie: when playing to
the Black Flag), players score double points for a Net Birdie or better.
Scoring is therefore as follows:
Net Double Bogey or worse 0 points
Net Bogey 1 point
Net Par 2 points
Net Birdie 6 points (PowerPlay)
Net Eagle 8 points (PowerPlay)
Net Albatross 10 points (PowerPlay)
Note that players do not score double points for Pars or Bogeys when on a PowerPlay.
12. Players face decision time on the ninth (last)
tee. Either play it safe to the White Flag (protect your score), or go
for a final bonus PowerPlay to the Black Flag, for a potential last-hole
points boost – but at the risk of a last-hole points penalty. If going
for bonus PowerPlay on the ninth (last) hole, players score as per a
normal PowerPlay (Rule 11), except they score minus three points on that
hole if they score a Net Bogey or worse.
Example: If a player scores a Net Bogey, Net Double Bogey
or worse on a ninth hole PowerPlay, that player scores -3 points on
that hole, meaning that his total score for the round is reduced by 3
points.
Count Backs
In PowerPlay Golf the winner is the player with the highest points total after 9 holes. If scores are tied, the winner is:
1. Whichever golfer went for a PowerPlay on the final hole
If both golfers either did, or did not go for a PowerPlay on the final hole, the winner is:
2. The golfer who scored the most points on the final hole; 3. Then, the golfer with the highest PowerPlay points
total over the full 9 holes (IE: points scores when on a PowerPlay to
the Black Flag); 4. Then, the golfer with the highest overall points total over the final 3 holes; 5. Then, the golfer with the highest overall points total over the final 6; 6. Then, a coin toss.
Etiquette and General Rules
Handicaps
PowerPlay Golf is recommended to be played off a full handicap allowance.
Courtesy Rule
Golfers playing to the White Flag should putt out before golfers playing to the Black Flag
Stymie Rule
On the green, if one flag obstructs the golfer’s ball to the other
(target) hole, the golfer may Lift & Replace that ball to the
nearest point of relief, no nearer to the target hole, that gives a
clear path to the target hole. A player off the green can remove the
non-target pin if it obstructs the route to the target hole.
Hitting A Flagstick
If a ball is played from off the green and hits any flagstick, it is
deemed a rub of the green and the ball must be played as it lies when it
comes to rest. If a ball is played from on the green and hits any
flagstick, then the normal Rules of Golf apply.
Holing in the Wrong Hole
If a ball finished in the wrong (non target) hole, a player may Lift
& Replace that ball to the nearest point of relief, no nearer to the
target hole, that gives a clear path to the target hole.
