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World Tour 2019 - Rules and Guidelines
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GENERAL GUIDELINES - TOURNAMENT RULES

The FIFG FootGolf World Tour will be played entirely under the rules of the Federation for International FootGolf.​
Each tournament will follow the official rules of the sport, although local rules may apply.

All local rules must be available for players before the initiation of the tournament.

The day before the tournament starts, local rules must be sent to the FIFG RULES DIRECTOR and must be published via email or threw the official tournaments app, or hand them in written with the scorecard before the practice round.

Important change: In every tournament point category → maximum kicks / hole → PAR + 10 kicks
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  • ABSOLUTE: Men must be 18 years old by 1st January 2019 and over, including Seniors
  • SENIOR: Men, who are 46 years old by 1st of January 2019 and over
  • WOMEN: Women, who are 18 years old by 1st of January 2019 and over
  • JUNIOR: If less than 18 years old, players can participate on the WT tournaments and rankings if they have the FIFG board and  WT committee approval → a special and official request must be submitted as soon as possible
Important: Rewarding JUNIOR players with alcohol and cash prizes are strictly prohibited.
  • COUNTRIES: Any player affiliated to an FIFG Member Country can represent a country, even if he/she is alone.
    A maximum of 6 results (4 players/country in ABSOLUTE category + 25% points of the best SENIOR + 25% points of the best WOMEN) are counted to make the team ranking.
    • The WT points determine the ranking:
Best 4 players (ABSOLUTE category)
+ the best ranked SENIOR with the 25% of the WT points (for example on a Major – 1000 points – 250 points added to the team ranking)
+ the best ranked WOMEN with the 25% of the WT points. (For example on a Major – 1000 points – 250 points added to the team ranking.)
Important: Seniors and Men must play on the same course or at least the same amount of rounds on every course offered by the organisers if they decide to provide two or three courses. This is mandatory in order to build the ABSOLUTE category ranking without exceptions.
In the case of a cut set by the tournament organiser on a tournament with more than two rounds and if the tournament is played on several courses:
  • All the players in the cut have to play the final(s) round(s) on the same course (SENIOR AND MEN).
  • All the players out of the cut will keep their position at the end of the qualifying rounds. That is, their position cannot change anymore even if an extra round is offered to them.
PLAYERS ELIGIBILITY
In order to be part of the World Tour ranking, players need to:
  • Become a member of the FIFG World Tour under their country organization.
  • To play FIFG 250 / FIFG 500 / FIFG MAJOR World Tour competitions, players must be affiliated to the FIFG Member in their Country of birth or permanent residency and hold a World Tour licence.
  • For FIFG 50 and FIFG 100
    • Players not affiliated to their official FIFG national organization playing outside their country must get consent from their national FIFG organization and if they get it, they would play as Guest Player
    • Players from non-FIFG countries must contact the FIFG directly and register as a Guest Player.
  • The World Tour and ranking component of the fee paid by players to the country organisation is USD 20 / year / player.
  • Player can not register under two different national organisations.
  • Registration for the World Tour will be open all year round.

POINTS AWARDED
In each competition and in every category, the winner will be awarded the maximum number of points for the event type. The Top 5 will be rewarded according to the following point scale. All other positions will be awarded 95% of the points received by the preceding position.

Tournaments

​​Each country may organise up to:
  • 1 FIFG 1000 tournament (approval is needed from the FIFG board)
  • 1 FIFG 500 tournament (approval is needed from the FIFG board)
  • 3 FIFG 250 tournaments
  • 8 FIFG 100 tournaments
  • 8 FIFG 50 tournaments


​FIFG-50

These tournaments can also be part of other tours (national tours, etc) and players from any FIFG Member Country may participate in these competitions but, only FIFG affiliated players will receive the offered World Tour's Cash Purse and Ranking Points.
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​Each FIFG-50 tournament should:
  • Be played on a Golf or FootGolf course
  • Follow FIFG Rules
  • Be played on a 9 Hole or 18 Hole course
  • Be played over a minimum of 1 round of 18 Holes (9-​Hole courses should play 2 rounds)
  • Have a minimum of 24 players
  • Have at least one Head Marshal
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* Based on Ranking 2017 until June 30th and on the first semester of Ranking 2018 starting on July 1st.

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​IMPORTANT: The use of alcohol and illegal drugs are strictly prohibited at FIFG official competitions. Players must be respectful and organisers reserve the right to remove a player from the competition at any time for any reason.

FIFG-100

These tournaments can also be part of other tours (national tours, etc) and players from any FIFG Member Country may participate in these competitions but, only FIFG affiliated players will receive the offered World Tour's Cash Purse and Ranking Points.
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​Each FIFG-100 tournament should:
  • Be played in a Golf or FootGolf course
  • Follow FIFG Rules
  • Be played on a 9 Hole or 18 Hole course
  • Be played over a minimum of 1 round of 18 Holes (9-​Hole courses should play 2 rounds)
  • Have a minimum of 36 players
  • Have at least one Head Marshal
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* Based on Ranking 2017 until June 30th and on the first semester of Ranking 2018 starting on July 1st.

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​IMPORTANT: The use of alcohol and illegal drugs are strictly prohibited at FIFG official competitions. Players must be respectful and organisers reserve the right to remove a player from the competition at any time for any reason.

FIFG-250

These tournaments can also be part of other tours (national tours, continental tours, etc) and players from any FIFG Member Country may participate in these competitions but, only FIFG affiliated players will receive the offered World Tour's Cash Purse and Ranking Points.
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Each FIFG-250 tournament should:
  • Be played in a Golf or FootGolf course
  • Be played on a 18 Hole course
  • Be played over a minimum of 2 rounds of 18 holes of competition
  • Practice round is optional
  • Have a minimum of 60 players
  • Have at least one Head Marshall
  • Total prize money should be no less than USD 1,500
  • Winner in the Men Category should receive at least USD 500
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* Based on Ranking 2017 until June 30th and on the first semester of Ranking 2018 starting on July 1st.

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​IMPORTANT: The use of alcohol and illegal drugs are strictly prohibited at FIFG official competitions. Players must be respectful and organisers reserve the right to remove a player from the competition at any time for any reason.

FIFG-500

These tournaments can also be part of other tours (national tours, continental tours, etc) and players from any FIFG Member Country may participate in these competitions but, only FIFG affiliated players will receive the offered World Tour's Cash Purse and Ranking Points.
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Each FIFG-500 tournament should:
  • Be played in a Golf course
  • Be played on a 18 Hole course
  • Be played over a minimum of 2 competition days of 18 holes each (36 holes in total)
  • Mandatory practice must be played the day before the first round of competition
  • Have a minimum of 72 players
  • Have at least one Head Marshall
  • Total prize money for Individual Competition should be no less than USD 3,000 and winner in the Men Category should receive at least USD 1,000
  • USD 2,000 for Team Competition in case there are at least 4 countries with a minimum of 4 players each​​

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* Based on Ranking 2017 until June 30th and on the first semester of Ranking 2018 starting on July 1st.

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​IMPORTANT: The use of alcohol and illegal drugs are strictly prohibited at FIFG official competitions. Players must be respectful and organisers reserve the right to remove a player from the competition at any time for any reason.

Major - FIFG-1000

For players affiliated to FIFG Member Countries who are also registered for the World Tour 2018. It will be a limit of 6 Majors at year. 

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Majors should:
  • Be played on a 18 Hole Golf course
  • Be played over a minimum of 3 competition days of 18 holes each (54 holes in total), plus a practice round the day before (4 days total)
  • Have at least one Head Marshall
  • Have a minimum of 104 players
  • Total prize money should be no less than USD 7,500
  • Winner of the Men Category should receive at least USD 3,000
  • Runner-up should not receive more than 60% of the prize money awarded to the Winner
  • Prize money should be awarded to at least the top 5 players
  • USD 2,500 for Team Competition in case there are at least 4 countries with a minimum of 4 players each
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​*The top 104 players in the World Ranking will have the priority to register for the Majors in the following year.

For events that are over booked, the following rule may apply
The rest of the spots for the Majors will be available to players based on the relative participation of each country in the World Ranking. This is, if an FIFG Member Country contributes with 10% of the World Ranking, then that FIFG Member Country will have up to 10% of the leftover spots in each Major. These leftover spots (10%) will be made available on top of the number of players from that FIFG Member Country who already qualified to the Major based on their position in the World Ranking.


​Registration Fee
Registration fee will vary depending on whether meals, accommodation, transportation or other services are included in the registration fee. 

​Prize Money
  • Total Individual prize money should be no less than USD 7,500
  • Winner should receive at least USD 3,000
  • Runner-up should not receive more than 60% of the prize money awarded to the Winner
  • Prize money should be awarded to at least the top 5 players
  • USD 2,000 for Team Competition in case there are at least 4 countries with a minimum of 4 players each
  • Organiser may decide to award tournament prizes to Women, Senior, Country and other categories as well​
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​* Based on Ranking 2017 until June 30th and on the first semester of Ranking 2018 starting on July 1st.

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​IMPORTANT: The use of alcohol and illegal drugs are strictly prohibited at FIFG official competitions. Players must be respectful and organisers reserve the right to remove a player from the competition at any time for any reason.

Golden Masters


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​In 2018, the Golden Masters Series will be won by the player having the higher number of points out of the 6 Majors plus the World Cup.




General Guidelines


Tournament Rules
The World Tour will be played entirely under the Rules of the Federation for International FootGolf.
​​Each tournament will follow the official rules of our sport, although local rules may apply. All local rules must be available for players before the initiation of the tournament.  



Prize for Top 3 FIFG World Ranking players in 2018
At the end of the tour this year, the top 3 ranked players in all categories, will receive a TROPHY AWARDS.

Categories
  • Men: Men 18 years old and over
  • Women: women 18 years old and over
  • Senior: men who become 46 years old in 2018 and older*
  • Countries: top 4 ranked players per country in the Men category

* The system will automatically include male players in the Senior or Men categories based on their date of birth. If any Senior player wants to change to Men category, he can do it at anytime during the season and any points awarded to him in the Senior category will be removed. 


Tournament Registration
Players should make sure they clearly understand the terms and conditions of each competition before they register for the event

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Cash Prizes
For tournaments that give away cash prizes, the organiser must pay players either at the end of the event or within 30 days from the close of the event. 


Not reaching the minimum amount of players

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​Top 20, Top 10, or Top 5 players for not downgrading a tournament is based on 2017 for tournaments taking place in the 1st semester of 2018, and based on 1st semester of 2018 for tournaments taking place in the 2nd semester of 2018.


Verification
Tournament Points will be granted based on the number of players who finalised all the rounds.  Golf-Tab Representatives and members of the FIFG World Tour Committee can request a pictures, photos taken with a mobile device or photocopies of all the the scorecards, to verify the number of players at anytime. It is the organiser's responsibility to keep them on record until the end of the season to prove who finalised all the rounds on the tournament.

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Tie Breaker
In the case of a tie in the 1st place, there must be a playoff between all tied players to determine the tournament champion. The election of the hole(s) to be played is subject to the organiser’s criteria. 
For Majors and FIFG-500’s tournaments the playoff competition will be on 3 holes. If the tie continues after 3 Holes, there will be a “blind approach” and the player who gets the ball closest to the hole is the winner.  
For FIFG-250, FIFG-100 and FIFG-50 tournaments the playoff will be decided after 1 hole (although each organiser may decide to extend it up to 3 holes). If the tie continues after the playoff, there will be a “blind approach” and the one that put the ball closest to the hole is the winner.
This system will apply to define the Champion of each tournament only.
For the 3rd place and following positions, tied players will get the same points, based on the 95% rule. If for any reason (climate conditions, lack of sunlight, safety, etc.) the organiser and marshals understand the playoff system could not take place, the 1st position will be decided by the last 18 holes for a 36-54 hole or more tournaments, or by the back 9 for 18-hole tournaments. If continues tied the front 9 holes will count and then selected holes may be taken into account.
Organisers should send a report 48 hours after the event explaining the reasons for not making the playoffs.




Bad Weather
If weather conditions force the organiser to suspend the tournament, full points will still be allocated and the result based on the number of completed rounds if the total number of holes played is at least 50% of the total number of holes.



Retrospective Penalty
If any player is penalised after the tournament is over, the leaderboard will be updated and any prize money or award must be returned to the organiser, to be re-allocated to the corresponding players.



Player Conduct
Players are expected to play in the spirit of the game by acting with integrity, showing consideration to others and taking good care of the course. The organisers and head marshal have authority to disqualify a player for any serious misconduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game and in accordance with FIFG or local tournament rules.



Organiser Conduct
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Organisers must report the name of the Tournament Director and the name of the Head Marshalls before the beginning of the Competition. Each organiser has the authority to adopt its own Code of Conduct for its tournaments, including Drug and Alcohol Policies. 


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FIFG World Tour Logo usage
Player must request the FIFG World Tour 2018 logo to their FIFG Member country.
The FIFG World Tour 2018 logo must be used in conjunction with the logo of the national organisation (FIFG Member Country).
If authorisation is not given, player is not obligated to use the national organisation logo on their uniform. Uniforms with FIFG Member/World Tour Logos Combination can be used to compete in FIFG World Tour / FIFG Member Countries events, only. Reported players will lose their points on that specific tournament. Each FIFG member country is responsible for providing authorisation and the correct file to players.
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​Under no circumstances a player can use any FIFG event to promote a competitor of our organisation or a competitor of any of our member countries in any way, shape or form. ​ FOOTGOLF LOGOS NOT ASSOCIATED TO THE FIFG ARE PROHIBITED. PLAYER CAN BE DISQUALIFIED. 


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