The Faldo Elite Tour

• Men
  • Ages 25 and Under
• Girls
  • In 2024 – Ages 25 and Under

• Strokeplay
• Best aggregated score 18, 36 and 54 holes
• Scratch – no handicap allowance

• Ages 25 and Under - Male
  • Competition tee’s
  • Strokeplay
  • No handicap allowance
  • 18, 36 and 54 hole events

• Age as of 1st January of Year of Schedule
• Handicap limit of 5.0 (Cat 1)
  • Based on highest WAGR position
  • Lowest handicaps first
  • All to be cat 1 golfers 5.0 and under
  • Handicap determined on the date of tournament
• If a player is
• A Faldo Series member and in top 1000 WAGR rankings, you gain first entry, on a first come first served basis
• A top 1000 ranked players, without membership – Will be registered and informed 6 weeks prior to event. (entry based on ranking order)
• WAGR ranked between 1001 – 2000 who are members.  You will be registered and informed of entry status 5 weeks prior to the event date. (entry based on ranking order)
• WAGR ranked between 1001 – 2000.  You will be registered and informed of entry status 3 weeks prior to the event date. (entry based on ranking order)
• WAGR ranked over 2000.  You will be registered and informed of entry status 2 weeks prior to the event date. (entry based on ranking order)

1 Day prior to the event - 1 round

Additional rounds outside of the designated practice day will be at the discretion of the host venue Rules

• Live Scoring
• Faldo Series Rankings
• Back up score card available

• Referees Available
• No caddy allowed
• Spectator policy enforced
• Tied rules and countback
• Normal rules of golf applied
• Faldo Series Hard Card Available
• Local rules applied

Challenge Tour starts are available to winners of sprints 1 and 2 and the overall Rankings. Specific details of which Challenge Tour will be released throughout the 2023 Season.

• Winner
  • 1st Place - Trophy
• Ranking Points
  • Top 20 eligible for Faldo Elite Tour ranking points

(See FAQs on this page for details on rankings and sprints)

• Male Entry from 2023
• Female Entry from 2024

• Open Registration
• Draw will be carried out prior to event
  • See Rules of Entry
• Highest WAGR ranking will gain priority

• Price
  • £200 per player
• Membership
  • Price: £100
  • Receive: 20% discount on event entries
  • Receive: Priority Bookings
  • Ranking: Access to Faldo Elite Rankings (Elite Only)

• Golf Course
  • Competition Tees
  • Pin positions produced in advance
  • Competition 2 days access if 36 holes.  1 Day if 18 holes
  • Tee times from 8am. Practice facilities available the day prior to the event.
  • Practice Day Course access after midday
• Staffing
  • 2/3 Referees

The Faldo Elite Tour rankings are the accumulation of ranking points based on top 20 finishes in any Elite Tour Event. The rankings will take account of the best 4 finishes for the end of season rankings. For 2023 running alongside this will be two Sprints, where the points will be totalised from events 1-3 and 4-6 respectively taking account of the best 2 scores, all points get carried forward to the over all rankings.

• Ranking Points are only available in Faldo Elite Tour Events
• Points Available to the top 20 players per event
• If placed outside of top 20 - no ranking points are awarded
• Points are accumulated from a players best 4 events and are a combined total to give a ranking position.
• Tied positions receive the combined points value of the tied players placings and divided by the number of players
• The points tariff is static and does not get adjusted for: Field Size, Field Strength or Holes Played
• The Faldo Amateur, the end of season final event, is a double point ranked event. Points will be awarded using the same formula as all other Faldo Elite Tour events but are double the normal value.
• The leading players in the rankings on 10th January 2024 will be eligible for exemptions to Challenge Tour events in the 2024 season as per the Exemption table
• Ranked in number of points highest to lowest
• Website to show top 10 only
• Points allocated as per table below

All Faldo Elite Tournaments.

The points are distributed by the below table for the top 20 in every event.

The first 7 events have the same points structure regardless of volume of holes played, size or strength of field. The 8th event The Faldo Amateur carries double points on the same points structure as all Elite Events.

This is associated to the final event of the season the Faldo Amateur.

This season ending finale takes place in Florida at the beginning of January 2024. This is a major amateur event that comes at the conclusion of The Faldo Elite Tour, providing the opportunity for all players to claim a top 20 ranked place as the points are doubled and the champions are crowned.

Challenge Tour starts are available to winners of the Sprints and the overall Rankings. Full details will be released throughout the 2023 Season.

Following the conclusion of all 8 events the winners will be announced on 10th January 2024, following the results at The Faldo Amateur. Winners will gain Challenge Tour exemptions during the 2024 season, based on a players best 4 positions in the 8 Faldo Elite Tour events. .

Following the results of the first 3 events, the winners will be announced on the 22nd May 2023 and will gain Challenge Tour exemptions during the 2023 season. The points will be based on a players best 2 positions in the first 3 Faldo Elite Tour events. All points are carried over into the end of season Faldo Elite Rankings.

Following the results of the Events 4-6, the winners will be announced on the 31st July 2023 and will gain Challenge Tour exemptions during the 2023 season. The points will be based on a players best 2 positions in the first 3 Faldo Elite Tour events. All points are carried over into the end of season Faldo Elite Rankings.

Sprint 1 – Following Event 3 on 22nd May

Sprint 2 – Following Event 6 on 31st July

Faldo Elite Tour Ranking Winner – Following the Faldo Amateur around 10th Jan 2024.