PORSCHE

1. Regulations for Participating in the Tournament

1-1. Amateur golfers who own Porsche aged 21 or older are qualified for the Porsche Golf Cup Korea 2021.

 1-2. Winners of Porsche Golf Cup World Final 2017, 2018, 2019 are eligible to participate in the tournament but excluded in the Porsche Golf Cup Korea 2021 “Main Award”. (Limited to participate in the Korea Final)

1-3. Participants are required to participate in the Porsche Golf Cup Korea Qualifying Tournament once a year.

1-4. Porsche Korea and Porsche Center may take actions on disqualifying the player if a complaint is filed against a participant who has violated the rules of amateur status during the Porsche Golf Cup World Final tournament.

1-5. Professional golfers or professional coaches are also eligible to participate in the tournament but will be excluded from the main awards and special awards.

2. Tournament Regulation

2-1. Porsche Golf Cup Korea 2021 is based on the rules of the Royal Golf Association (R&A) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) and is governed by integrated rules approved in 2021.

2-2 The qualifying tournaments for PCs will be held in one round over 18 holes, starting from the hole using a shotgun method or a sequential tee-off method depending on the site situation.

2-3. The score of the qualifying tournaments for each PC will be calculated by new Perio method.

2-4. The qualifying tournament for each PC will use regular tees for men’s group and ladies tees for women’s group.

2-5. Participants must hole out in all greens (conceding is not allowed) and participants who violate will be disqualified. This rule does not apply in conjunction with the rule of “Maximum strokes per hole (specified maximum strokes for appropriate game pace)”.

2-6. Participants’ grouping and caddies are administered by the Tournament Organizing Committee.

2-7. Changing the grouping or caddie on the day of the tournament is impossible, and participants who change personally will be disqualified.

2-8. If the winner of the Porsche Golf Cup Korea 2021 Qualifying Tournament for each PC is unable to participate in the Korea Final due to personal reasons, the next runner-up will be invited to the Korea Final.

2-9. All participants of Porsche Golf Cup Korea 2021 cannot claim compensation to Porsche Korea, Porsche Center, and the agency for any personal losses that may occur during participating in the qualifying tournament, Korea Final, and World Final.

3. Scoring

3-1. The handicap category for the tournament will be calculated through the new Perio handicap system.

New Perio = [12 holes Gross Score (after randomly limiting the score in 6 holes) x 1.5 – 72 (18 holes PAR score)] X 80%

The maximum number of strokes per hole specified by the Tournament Organizing Committee, when calculating handicaps using the new Perio method, is as follows:

Par 3: Maximum 6 strokes

Par 4: Maximum 8 strokes

Par 5: Maximum 10 strokes

3-2. Participants must sign their own completed scorecard and submit to the Tournament Organizing Committee when returning to the clubhouse. All scores are considered as final upon the submission. Participants with unsigned scorecard will be disqualified.

3-3. Participants must make sure to have a clear signature when signing their scorecard. Participants whose signature is not verified on the scorecard will be disqualified.

3-4.  In case of a tie, the participants with lower number of gross strokes will be the winner by back counting the last three holes of the second half (10-18 holes) specified on the scorecard based on the gross score of the individual holes. However, if the tie continues, the winner will be selected in the order of 6 holes and 9 holes from the back. If all 9 holes are the same, the winner will be determined by lucky draw with the participation of the Tournament Organizing Committee and its Porsche Center representative.

3-5. For the smooth flow of the tournament, the Tournament Organizing Committee designated the maximum stroke for each hole as follows:

Par 3: Maximum - 6 strokes

If player achieves 6 strokes, the player must move to the next hole with the ball.

Par 4: Maximum - 8 strokes

If the player achieves 8 strokes, the player must move to the next hole with the ball.

Par 5: Maximum - 10 strokes

If player achieves 10 strokes, the player must move to the next hole with the ball.

Note: The participants should stop the play and immediately move to the next hole with the ball, if the players do not hole out, even he/she reached the specified maximum strokes in the corresponding hole. The score for that hole will be calculated with the maximum number of strokes in the hole.

4. Awards

4-1. Main Awards

Gross Winner (All Participants)

Net Handicap Category A (Handicap 0 – 12.0) Winner

Net Handicap Category B (Handicap 12.1 – 24.0) Winner

Net Handicap Category C (Handicap 24.1 – 36.0) Winner

4-2. Gross winner and category A, B, and C winners will be given the invitation to participate in the Korea Final.

4-3. The main awards of the tournament will only be awarded to Porsche owners, and in principle, participating customers will be registered Porsche owners in Korea. If a substitute participant gets caught, the Porsche owner will be disqualified participating in the tournament.

4-4. Special Awards

Special awards may be different in each qualifying tournament and may vary without the notice depending on the site situation.  

5. Dispute Resolution

5-1. When there is a dispute over the ruling, the participants must inform to the on-site Tournament Organizing Committee immediately, during submitting the scorecard, or within 10 minutes after the end of the tournament (from the last player’s hole out time). Complaints which are raised after the result are published will be dismissed.

5-2. Participants may immediately raise questions and objections about the ruling to the Tournament Organizing Committee, and the decision of the Tournament Organizing Committee will be the final.

6. The Flow of the Tournament

6-1. Participants must be punctual and arrive at the golf course earlier to participate in the tournament. If one member among the same team does not proceed the tee shot, others can participate in the tournament under the approval of the Tournament Organizing Committee. Even if one member from the same group proceeds the tee shot, he or she can participate under the approval of the Tournament Organizing Committee, however, it will be excluded from the main awards.

6-2. The Tournament Organizing Committee will manage the course for the smooth flow of the tournament. Participants who play too slowly comparing to the flow of the tournament can be warned by the Tournament Organizing Committee. Participants who have been warned by the Tournament Organizing Committee must speed up the game accordingly. If participants fail to comply with the warning, the Tournament Organizing Committee can measure the time of each participant. If the participant takes more than 40 seconds to stroke, it will be considered as slow play.

Penalty for the slow play:

1 time of slow play – Warning to participant

2 times of slow play – 1 penalty stroke

3 times of slow play – 2 penalty strokes

4 times of slow play – Disqualification

Timing will take place when the participant’s turn is back.

7. Suspension of Play due to the Bad Weather

7-1. In case of bad weather (rain, thunder, and thunderstorms), if the Tournament Organizing Committee determines that it is difficult to proceed the play, all participants must stop playing as follows:

On the way to the next hole: Participants must immediately stop playing and can continue once the Tournament Organizing Committee decides to resume the play.

Playing in the hole: Participants have the choice either to stop immediately or complete the hole.

7-2. The suspension of the play due to dangerous condition will be signed by 1 long blasts of the horn.

The suspension due to other reasons will be signed as follows:

Stop playing: 3 long blasts of the horn

Continue with the play: 2 short blasts of the horn

7-3. If all participants have completed 9 holes (par 3: 2 holes, par 4: 5 holes, par 5: 2 holes), the winner of each category will be selected through the total of the gross score for the 9 holes. If the 9 holes are not completed, the main award will be determined through the lucky draw.