2017 Tournament Regulations and Player Handbook
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2017 TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS AND PLAYER HANDBOOK Web.com Tour 112 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 904/285-3700 1 Dear Web.com Tour Members: The 2017 Web.com Tour Player Handbook and Tournament Regulations serves as an informational guide for members. I encourage every player to use this publication on a day-to-day basis and become familiar with the policies and procedures of the Web.com Tour. Since many of you are newcomers to the Web.com Tour, it is important to understand that this publication is the final authority on Web.com Tour operations and policies. Further, we expect each player to conduct himself to the highest professional standards, and to learn his responsibilities to fellow members, spon- sors, volunteers, spectators and staff. The Web.com Tour is a highly competitive and growing TOUR which is gaining stature within professional golf. We will continue to elevate this TOUR’s status whenever possible going forward. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact our staff. Best wishes for a successful season. Jay Monahan Commissioner PGA TOUR 2 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE 2017 WEB.COM TOUR TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS 1. Simplification of round 1 and 2 groupings categories shall be as listed below: A. All members of PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour and those players with combined PGA TOUR and Web.com Tour official career earnings of more than $750,000. B. All other players. 2. Modifications for Major Medical Regulations The category will be moved within the eligibility list to be located between the PGA TOUR Members 48-49 and the Top 50 Web.com Tour Finishers from the Previous Year. Additional language will be added to the regulation: Once a player resumes a normal playing schedule on the Web.com Tour, the number of his Available Tournaments shall be reduced by one for each PGA TOUR Champions, PGA TOUR Canada, PGA TOUR Latinoamerica, PGA TOUR China, or other Federation Tours tournament he plays when eligible for the ~eb.com Tour event the same week. 3. Additional Language for Next 25 Money Leaders from Web.com Tour Finals Category NOTE: Beginning with the 2018 season, players eligible for this category from the FedExCup #151-200 category will be limited to a maximum of five players for the season based on order of ranking on the final Web.com Tour Priority Rankings List. 4. Inclusion of PGA TOUR 126-150 Category in Web.com Tour Player Advisory Council The category will be added to the group that includes Major Medical, Past Champions Years 3-4 and the 151-200 category. 5. Top-25 Rollover Category-Additional language added to be the same as the PGA TOUR Any player finishing Top 25 and those tied for 25th place not able to gain entry into the next open tournament awarding official victory status due to a full field shall be exempt into the next succeeding open tournament awarding official victory status in which there is sufficient space in the field, unless otherwise exempt into such open tournament. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 WEB.COM TOUR TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ........................................................................8-14 WEB.COM TOUR PLAYER HANDBOOK Web.com Tour Dues and Fees ............................................................................................................ 16 Player Eligibility for Special Events ...............................................................................................16-20 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ................................................................................................................ 21 Nationality Policy ............................................................................................................................22-24 Purse Distribution Charts ................................................................................................................25-26 Performance Benefits .....................................................................................................................27-28 Player Identification ............................................................................................................................. 28 Tickets For Members Family................................................................................................................ 28 Check-Cashing Policy ........................................................................................................................... 28 Bad Weather Guidelines ................................................................................................................28-29 Suspension of Play Due to Dangerous Situation ............................................................................... 29 Locker Room ....................................................................................................................................29-30 Courtesy Car Policies ........................................................................................................................... 30 Player Equipment ................................................................................................................................. 30 Practicing .......................................................................................................................................30-31 Golf Course Preparation and Set-Up Philosophy...........................................................................31-33 Anti-Doping Program ........................................................................................................................... 33 Pace of Play Policy ..........................................................................................................................33-35 Reshuffle Procedure............................................................................................................................. 36 Procedures for Dually-Committed Players .......................................................................................... 36 Policy for Use of Golf Carts by Disabled Instructors ....................................................................36-37 Caddie Regulations .........................................................................................................................38-39 Payment of Prize Money to Players Making the Cut ......................................................................... 39 Mobile Device Policy ......................................................................................................................39-40 Player Endorsement Policy .............................................................................................................40-41 Measuring Condition of Putting Green ............................................................................................... 41 Web.com Tour Finals Card System ................................................................................................42-44 Annual Meetings ................................................................................................................................. 44 Special Meetings ................................................................................................................................. 44 Special Award ...................................................................................................................................... 45 4 WEB.COM TOUR TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 47 I. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................48-49 II. TOURNAMENT AGREEMENT ........................................................................................................ 49 III. ELIGIBILITY FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY ..................................................................................49-63 A. Introduction 1. Eligible Players .............................................................................................................49-61 2. Qualifying ......................................................................................................................61-63 B. Other Eligibility Requirements 1. Entry Form and Fee ............................................................................................................ 63 2. Web.com Tour Dues .......................................................................................................... 63 3. Insurance ............................................................................................................................ 63 IV. CONDUCT OF TOURNAMENTS ................................................................................................63-72 A. Matters Relating to Play 1. Starting Fields .................................................................................................................... 63 2. Commitments and Personal Registration ......................................................................... 64 3. Groupings ......................................................................................................................64-65 4. Starting Times .................................................................................................................... 65 5. Reduction of Field (Cuts) ................................................................................................... 65 6. Substitutions and Alternates .......................................................................................65-67