RULES

🏌️‍♂️ Northwest Golf Series – Official Rules & Player Guide
Season: Summer 2026
Format: Stableford • League Series.

📋 1. Overview
The Northwest Golf Series is a three-event amateur golf competition open to players of all skill levels with valid handicaps. Each event will follow a Stableford scoring format, with league points awarded to the top 5 finishers. After the final round, the player with the highest league points total will be crowned Northwest Golf Series Champion and win the grand prize.

🧍‍♂️ 2. Player Eligibility
• Open to all amateur golfers aged 18+ (organisers discretion if parental consent signed prior to event)
• Must hold an active World Handicap System (WHS) index
• Players agree to uphold the Rules of Golf and proper golf etiquette
• Players must register in advance and complete payment before the event.

🎯 3. Format & Structure
• 3 x 18-hole Stableford events
• Individual format (no pairs or teams)
• Points earned at each event go toward an overall League Table
• Top 5 finishers per event earn league points.

🏆 4. League Points System
Finish Position
⬇️
1st 10 League Points
2nd 7 League Points
3rd 5 League Points
4th 3 League Points
5th 1 League Points

🏁 5. Overall Prizes
• 🥇 1st Place (Series Champion): All-expenses-paid golf holiday for 2
(7 nights, 5 rounds, flights, hotel, and golf – at a world-class resort abroad)
• 🥈 2nd Place: 4-ball at a UK golf resort
• 🥉 3rd Place: 2-ball at a UK golf resort
Additional prizes will be awarded on the day (e.g. longest drive, nearest the pin)

🧮 6. Stableford Scoring
• All events follow R&A Rules of Golf and use the Stableford format
• Players receive handicap strokes based on the course rating and slope
• Your Stableford score is calculated as follows:
Stroke Score vs Par
2+ over (double bogey+) 0 Stableford Point
1 over (bogey) 1 Stableford Point
Par 2 Stableford Points
1 under (birdie) 3 Stableford Points
2 under (eagle) 4 Stableford Points
3 under (albatross) 5 Stableford Points

⛳ 7. Course Rules
• All players must adhere to local rules as provided by the course on the day
• All play is from men’s white tees / women’s red tees, unless specified
• In the event of slow play, players may be penalised at the discretion of the event coordinator

📏 8. Tiebreak Rules (Final League Standing)
If two or more players finish the series tied on league points, the following tiebreaks will apply in order:
• Total Stableford Points Across All 3 Events
• Final Round Stableford Score
• Back 9 from Final Round
• Back 6 → Back 3 → Final Hole from Final Round
Sudden-death playoff, chip-off or skill challenge (at tournament director’s discretion.

🚫 9. Disqualifications & Penalties
Players may be disqualified or penalised for the following:
• Submitting incorrect scorecards
• Using an illegal handicap
• Unsportsmanlike behaviour or abuse of officials
• Failing to show up after confirming attendance

🧑‍🤝‍🧑10. Pairings & Tee Times Policy
To ensure a fair and competitive environment:
• Tee times will be allocated by the organiser and run in timed intervals as agreed with the host course.
• Groupings will generally be arranged by handicap category (low with low, mid with mid, high with high) to maintain balance and pace of play.
• Where possible, players may occasionally be paired across handicap levels to mix experience, especially where this avoids players competing only with their regular playing partners.
• Requests to play with friends will be considered but cannot be guaranteed. Where granted, the organiser may balance the group by adding players from different handicap levels, if unavoidable due to tee time logistics.
• This is to maintain a neutral and competitive environment across all groups, especially with significant prizes on offer.
• The organiser reserves the right to adjust pairings at any time in the interest of fairness, pace of play, or competitive balance
• Final Pairings will be assigned based on league position.


We appreciate your understanding in helping us deliver a fair and professional competition for all involved

Updated Rule 11 – Competition Format & Divisions.
• Results will be determined by overall Stableford score from the field.
• Prizes and league points will be awarded on the basis of the single division results only.
• The competition will be played as a single Stableford division using players’ official WHS handicaps at the time of registration.
• Prizes will be awarded for:
🥇 1st Net Stableford
🥈 2nd Net Stableford
🥉 3rd Net Stableford
⭐ Best Gross Score (for recognition of low-handicap performance)
• This structure ensures that all players, regardless of handicap, compete together while still recognising exceptional gross play.
• The organiser reserves the right to introduce a division format or adjust prize structures in future years if entries grow significantly, but for the 2026 series, all events will remain single-division competitions.


📨 12. Contact & Updates
• For all rules, updates, entry info, and registration:

Northwestgolfseries.co.uk
📧 northwestgolfseries@yahoo.com
📲 Instagram TikTok & Facebook: @northwestgolfseries

Rules are subject to review prior to the start of the Series. Finalised rules will be confirmed once entries open