Playoff Policy

Local Tours

Ties for 1st place will be broken with a sudden death playoff. If weather or darkness prevents completion of a sudden-death playoff, the winner will be decided by a scorecard playoff:

• All ties for 18-hole players will be determined on the basis of the best score on the last nine holes. If the tying players have the same score for the last nine, determine the winner on the basis of the last six holes, last three holes and finally the 18th hole.
• All ties for 9-hole players will be determined on the basis of the best score on the last six holes, last three holes and finally the 9th hole.
• If the players are still tied using the above method, continue backwards from the last hole until a winner is determined
• If the competition has a multiple tee start for 18-hole players, it is recommended that the “last nine holes, last six holes, etc.” is considered to be holes 10-18, 13-18, etc

Note: If two or more players tie for 2nd or below, all points for the spots in question will be added together and then distributed by average to the players equally.

If an event is shortened due to inclement weather, scorecard playoffs will be determined by:

• 5 holes completed – last three, last hole
• 9 holes completed – last 9, last six, last three, last hole

If the players are still tied using the above methods, continue backwards from the last hole until a winner is determined.

Ties for Local Tour Champion will be determined based on the best finish in the Tour Championship. If the tied players also tie in the Tour Championship for any place other than 1st, the winner will be determined by scoring average. If none of the tied players attend the Tour Championship, the winner will be determined based on scoring average.

State Invitationals, Regional, World, Teen World, and European Championships

Ties for 1st place will be broken with a sudden-death playoff. If weather or darkness prevents a sudden-death playoff, the winner will be decided by a scorecard playoff using the score on the final round of competition.

If the tie is not broken, the winner will be determined on the basis of the last nine holes, last six holes, last three holes and finally the last hole. If the players are still tied, continue backwards from the last hole until a winner is determined. If the competition has a multiple tee start for 18-hole players, it is recommended that the "last nine holes, last six holes, etc." is considered to be holes 10-18, 13-18, etc. If the players are still tied using the above methods, continue backwards from the last hole until a winner is determined.

Ties for all other awards will not be broken.