Post by Doyley on Aug 13, 2015 10:41:24 GMT -5
End of Season - Updates for all Tours
Just a brief note before getting into the details - when we started TGC Tours we had only planned on 500 people playing. We now have 1,000 playing weekly and it's amazing! It's also caused us to have to rethink many of our initial rules and tours. We had to make some changes on the fly to accommodate the growing user base (anyone remember 300+ player Web.com events?). With that in mind, we've had to rethink our end of season across all tours - some are affected more than others (sorry Euro tour!). In the end, it boiled down to technical limitations and the only way to solve our problems was to have all four tours wrap up at the same time, which will in turn allow us to start Season 2 promptly.I apologize for the last minute changes and notifications but what we have worked out below will work and will allow a smooth transition to Season 2.
Note: You're going to see Active Member a lot below - an active member is anyone who's registered for an event in the past 4 weeks. More details in the Inactive Members section below.
Euro Tour
Summary of changes- Race to Dubai (4 events) moved to same dates as FedEx Cup playoffs (W34, W35, W37, W38)
- WGC - HSBC Champions pulled out of Race to Dubai (will stay on same date as real event) - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship slotted into Race to Dubai in its spot
- No event during W36 - crossover to the PGA to play that week (event has no FedEx points and money earned won't count against Race to Dubai - basically a filler event for both tours during an off week)
- All original events from W34-W38 were moved to W45-W49
- Season 1 ends W38
- Season 2 starts W41
Race to Dubai
- To play you must have a European Tour card or have won a European Tour event, Major or WGC event in Season 1
- Money earned will carry over into the Race to Dubai
- Top 15 after DP World Championship will share $5,000,000 bonus money and will be included in Race to Dubai money totals (payout details here)
Turkish Open
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: The field will consist of the first 78 active European Tour card holders from the Season 1 money list as of August 16th, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: The field will consist of the first 78 active European Tour card holders from the Season 1 money list as of August 23rd, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
BMW Masters
Field: top 78 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play event – no cut.
Eligibility: The field will be completed in order from the Season 1 money list as of August 30th, 2015 - must have European Tour card to qualify or have won a European Tour event, major or WGC event
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Field: top 60 active European Tour members from money list
Format: 72 holes stroke play - no cut
Eligibility: Players in positions 1 - 60 in The Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the BMW Masters. To Participate in the 2015 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, a Member must have already registered in twelve 2015 Race to Dubai Tournaments (majors and WGC events count)
PGA Tour
Summary of changes- No changes to schedule
- Season 1 ends W38
- Season 2 starts W41
FedEx Cup Playoffs
- The PGA TOUR FedEx Cup points standings will carry over to the Playoffs
The Barclays
- top 125 active PGA members on FedEx Cup points list eligible (including major and WGC winners)
- cut line is top 70+ties
Duetsche Bank Championship
- top 100 active PGA members on FedEx Cup points list eligible (including major and WGC winners)
- cut line is top 70+ties
BMW Championship
- top 70 active PGA members on FedEx Cup points list eligible (including major and WGC winners)
- no cut
TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola
- top 30 active PGA members on FedEx Cup points list eligible (including major and WGC winners)
- no cut
- FedEx Cup points reset prior to 1st round
- Seed points distributed to top 30 as per this chart
- Bonus money handed out as per this chart
Web.com Tour
Summary of changes- No changes to schedule
- Season 1 ends W39
- Season 2 starts W41
Web.com Tour Finals
Dates: W36-W39 on Web.com Tour (invite only)
Cut: Top 60+ties
Field (all 4 events)
- PGA Tour - active card holders outside top 100 on FedEx Cup points standings after W35 finalized
- European Tour - active card holders outside top 100 on Money List after W35 finalized
- Web.com - All active Web.com Tour card holders (minus Top 10 that already earned pro cards)
Details
- cards available TBD - will be announced at the start of the Web.com Tour Finals
- at the end of Web.com Tour finals tour cards will be assigned via priority list (money winnings from the 4 Web.com Tour Finals events) based on preferred Tour Card in players profile
*** To change/check your preferred tour card go to Edit Profile (hover over your name in the top right of and select your Preferred Tour card from the drop box
Challenge Circuit
Summary of changes- Challenge Circuit Championship added to W40
- Season 1 ends W40
- Season 2 starts W41
Challenge Circuit Championship
- All CC members are eligible to participate in the Challenge Circuit Championship
- limited number of Web.com Tour cards as well as CC points available
- Tour Cards will be given based off the master leaderboard (all flights eligible to earn a Web.com Tour card)
- Number of cards available will be announced following the Web.com Tour Finals (W39)
Q-School (in December)
- will be for all current/active CC members
- Play 6 courses / 1 round each
- # of available Web.com Tour cards TBD
- If you don't earn a Web.com Tour Card you return to your previous flight
- Will be different courses than original Q-School (see note on that version below)
*** Current Q-School will be renamed to TGCT Qualifier and still be used to sort new members onto tours
Inactive Members
- Effective now
- Members placed on the Inactive List during the season will retain their Tour Card if they return that same season
- Members on the inactive list at the end of a season will be dropped 1 tour/flight (PGA/Euro to Web, Web to CC-A, etc.)
- Cards no longer stripped and a replay of Q-School not required for inactive members
President's Cup 2015
- Will run during W40
- Captains to be picked shortly
- Top 10 active members in WGC from USA and from the World (excluding Europe) will make up teams
- Captains will each have 2 captains picks to fill out roster
Format
- The scoring system of the event is match play
- The captains are responsible for assigning the pairings/matches
- Round 1-4: Only best ball matches can be played since alternate shot is not available
- Round 5: singles matches
- Two players from each team will sit out each of Round 3 and Round 4 - all players must play a one-on-one, singles match on Sunday.
- Each match, whether it be a doubles or singles match, is worth one point. In the doubles matches a half-point is awarded to each team in the event of a tie. With 22 best ball and 12 singles matches that represents a total of 34 points. To win the Presidents Cup a team must accrue a total of 17.5 points.
Schedule (to be played out the entire week)
Round 1: 6 best ball matches
Round 2: 6 best ball matches
Round 3: 5 best ball matches (2 must sit out per team)
Round 4: 5 best ball matches (2 must sit out per team)
Round 5: 12 singles matches
