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The world of golf was rocked today by the decision of the US based PGA TOUR to implement several changes to their tournament rules.
Any players who have career earnings of $10 million or more will, effective July 18th, be subject to a “Premium Score Adjustment”.
The full announcement released earlier today to a ‘small number’ of players reads:
From 18th July 2011 PGA TOUR will be making some changes to the scoring system which may affect you directly.
Full details of the changes can now be found on the PGA TOUR page under the About Us section of the website but the changes can be summarised as follows:
Players will be subject to Premium Scoring Charges if they satisfy all of the following conditions:
Career Gross Earnings exceed $10,000,000
Lifetime Major Tournament Earnings generated less than 99% of Career Earnings
Played in more than 2 tournaments lifetime
As of 30th June 2011 your golfing activity satisfies the criteria set out above. In order to view the Premium Scoring Charge rate that will apply to your future scores as well as the calculation that determines your rate and the date from which the rate becomes effective, we have developed a secure online portal. The portal can be accessed at unfairterms.pgatour.com by logging in with your PGA TOUR username and password.
For the purposes of introducing a change to the scoring that applies to your golf, we will assume that you were under the misguided apprehension that you would always be treated on a ‘par’ with other golfers. For example, if the Premium Scoring Charge rate applicable to your golf is now set at 40%, we will assume that you have always scored at the Premium Scoring Charge rate at 40%. This will ensure that you are considered to have always played under unfair rules at the point that the new scoring rate becomes effective.
For more information, please visit an FAQ section on our forum. We hope the information provided will outline why we are making these changes and how they will be implemented in practice.
Alternatively, if you have any additional questions about the changes we are making that are not covered in the FAQs then please contact your account manager or email premiumscore@pgatour.com.
Players who meet the criteria detailed above will now have their score adjusted as follows.
A round at over par – no adjustment.
A round at par – player’s score will be subject to a 20% adjustment.
Under par rounds will be subject to adjustments according to the following scale:
1 or 2 under – score subject to a 40% adjustment
3 to 5 under – score subject to a 50% adjustment
6 or more under – score subject to a 60% adjustment
Q and A:
Q: The scoring in golf has been unchanged since God invented the game while on vacation at St. Andrews in 1457. Why has the PGA decided to break with tradition now?
ThA:
Any players who have career earnings of $10 million or more will, effective July 18th, be subject to a “Premium Score Adjustment”.
The full announcement released earlier today to a ‘small number’ of players reads:
From 18th July 2011 PGA TOUR will be making some changes to the scoring system which may affect you directly.
Full details of the changes can now be found on the PGA TOUR page under the About Us section of the website but the changes can be summarised as follows:
Players will be subject to Premium Scoring Charges if they satisfy all of the following conditions:
Career Gross Earnings exceed $10,000,000
Lifetime Major Tournament Earnings generated less than 99% of Career Earnings
Played in more than 2 tournaments lifetime
As of 30th June 2011 your golfing activity satisfies the criteria set out above. In order to view the Premium Scoring Charge rate that will apply to your future scores as well as the calculation that determines your rate and the date from which the rate becomes effective, we have developed a secure online portal. The portal can be accessed at unfairterms.pgatour.com by logging in with your PGA TOUR username and password.
For the purposes of introducing a change to the scoring that applies to your golf, we will assume that you were under the misguided apprehension that you would always be treated on a ‘par’ with other golfers. For example, if the Premium Scoring Charge rate applicable to your golf is now set at 40%, we will assume that you have always scored at the Premium Scoring Charge rate at 40%. This will ensure that you are considered to have always played under unfair rules at the point that the new scoring rate becomes effective.
For more information, please visit an FAQ section on our forum. We hope the information provided will outline why we are making these changes and how they will be implemented in practice.
Alternatively, if you have any additional questions about the changes we are making that are not covered in the FAQs then please contact your account manager or email premiumscore@pgatour.com.
Players who meet the criteria detailed above will now have their score adjusted as follows.
A round at over par – no adjustment.
A round at par – player’s score will be subject to a 20% adjustment.
Under par rounds will be subject to adjustments according to the following scale:
1 or 2 under – score subject to a 40% adjustment
3 to 5 under – score subject to a 50% adjustment
6 or more under – score subject to a 60% adjustment
Q and A:
Q: The scoring in golf has been unchanged since God invented the game while on vacation at St. Andrews in 1457. Why has the PGA decided to break with tradition now?
ThA:
Have 465 of the last 480 tournaments been won by people who don't play golf?
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