The Fine Print

RULES

How we keep things fair and competitive for everyone.

Schedule

THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Each event typically runs Sunday to Sunday, with some overlap between weeks. You don't have to play every event, but consistency is encouraged. If you know you won't be able to make a week, give the admin team a heads-up as early as possible — ideally by end of day Tuesday. The earlier you let us know, the smoother the logistics for everyone.

Team Formats

PARTNERS & TEAMS

For partner events, you'll select your partner one week in advance. If you haven't paired up 24 hours before the event window opens, you'll be randomly matched with another unpaired player.

For larger team formats — three-player scrambles and group events — teams are either pre-assigned or randomly drawn. The format details are posted before each event so you'll always know what to expect.

Life Happens

SUBSTITUTIONS

The admin team maintains a substitution bench of trusted players for situations when someone can't make it. Substitution requests should come in by Tuesday. Here's how no-shows are handled depending on the format:

Random-draw team events

A no-show gets a blind-draw replacement from the substitution bench. The sub's scorecard counts for that team.

Pick-your-partner events

A no-show results in the team forfeiting that week. Choose your partner wisely.

Integrity

SCORING & DISQUALIFICATIONS

We hold everyone to the same standard. Here are the situations that result in disqualification from that week's competition:

01

Incomplete rounds are disqualified unless a genuine emergency occurred.

02

SimDrop (virtual ball drop) requires at least one real escape attempt first. Skipping that attempt or misusing SimDrop is not allowed.

03

Rounds played without a valid live stream are disqualified from the competition pot. If you forget to stream, you may replay the round — but your worst score will count.

04

Missing or incorrect data tiles on stream result in disqualification.

05

Cheating of any kind results in immediate disqualification.

06

Practice shots taken during a teammate's or opponent's turn: first offense is a warning, second offense is a 2-stroke penalty.

Scoring concerns — phantom reads, system glitches, anything that looks off — should be reported publicly in the Discord with the admin team tagged. Admins review all issues and make the final call.

The Venue

COURSE SETUP

All players use identical tee boxes each week — no exceptions. Courses are selected to play between 6,200 and 6,700 yards. Handicaps are calibrated to account for skill variation across the entire field, keeping the competition level for everyone from scratch to high handicap.

Dead Heats

TIEBREAKERS

The default tiebreaker is a split — tied players share the pot equally. When a format calls for a specific tiebreaker (such as a scorecard countback or aggregate net total), it will be announced before the event begins so everyone knows the rules going in.