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Match-Play Rules by team of 2

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

  • Members of the Grand Baie Golf Club (who have completed their online form).
  • Have paid their 2025 membership fee to the Grand Baie Golf Club.
  • Up to date with the 2025 MGF license.

GAME FORMAT

Format: Match Play in teams of 2 players over 18 holes in Four-ball Best Ball Net.

Handicap Strokes: 3/4 handicap back marker: 3/4 of the difference between the playing handicaps of the players, with the player having the lowest handicap receiving no strokes.

Index considered: The one on the day of the match.

  • For men, indexes above 24 are automatically reduced to 24.
  • For women, indexes above 28 are automatically reduced to 28.

Match location: Can be played on any golf course, as long as both teams agree.

In case of disagreement, the default golf course is Mont Choisy Le Golf.

Match-play bracket: Established by random draw.

Match deadlines: Each round must be played before the deadline indicated on the bracket.

Specific Rules 

  • If the match has not been played, the winning team will be determined by a random draw in the presence of at least 3 Committee members.
  • We count on the courtesy and fair play of participants to find a suitable date for all players.
  • A team can be represented by only one of its players.

Tee Markers

  • Single series for Ladies and Gentlemen.
  • Senior men (aged over 65 on match day) are allowed, if they wish, to play from the designated senior tees.

Scoring System and Tie-breaker

  • The team winning a hole scores 1 point.
  • In case of a tie, no points are awarded.

Tie-breaker:

  • A match that ends in a tie after 18 holes will be decided hole by hole, starting from hole No. 1, until one team wins a hole.
  • During this playoff, strokes received are allocated as in the first 18 holes.