Matchplay Draw

Matchplay

- The matchplay competition is decided through a series of matches featuring the top 16 players after a series of qualifying rounds.

- If players are not available for a Matchplay event, then in the:-

- First KO Round- If a seeded player 1- 16 is unavailable to play the next available player from the reserve list will be used to fill the draw (in the order they appear in the qualifiers list).

- Quarter, Semi-Finals & Final - If a First Round KO winner is unavailable for the quarter-final, or a quarter-final winner is unavailable for the semi-final or the semi-final winner is unavailable for the final, then highest losing qualifier from the previous rounds will be used to fill the draw.

- If in the event of players being tied, the player with the most qualifying rounds played will proceed, and if games played are equal then a countback will ensue with the best result in the last qualifying round used to determine player to proceed.

HANDICAPS IN FOUR BALL

As always, the four golfers involved in the match start by determining their course handicaps.

In four ball match play, the USGA says: “The course handicap of all four players is reduced by the course handicap of the player with the lower handicap, who then plays from scratch.  Each of the three other players is allowed 100 percent of the difference”.  See section 9-4a(iii) of the USGA Handicap Manual for more.