The team prize is worked out on a handicap system
Team Prize Rules
A team is 4 players, but they do not need to be from the same club. You should choose a name.
For every 5 grading points the team's average grade drops below 145 then they will receive a half point bonus to the score the players achieve. For every 5 grading points above 145 (starting at 145) then the team will have a half point penalty. Martin Simons comments “this has in the past made the team event very exciting as the handicap system is a great leveller!”
A few examples:
What this could this mean is that a team with an average grade of 102 which scores 8 points (from its 24 games) will receive a bonus of 4 points = 12 points and will come ahead of a team with an average grade of 165 which scores 14 points (from its 24 games) as it will receive a penalty of -2.5 points = 11.5 points!
The table below should hopefully make things clearer:
A team is 4 players, but they do not need to be from the same club. You should choose a name.
For every 5 grading points the team's average grade drops below 145 then they will receive a half point bonus to the score the players achieve. For every 5 grading points above 145 (starting at 145) then the team will have a half point penalty. Martin Simons comments “this has in the past made the team event very exciting as the handicap system is a great leveller!”
A few examples:
- If the team's average grade is 145.5 then this is rounded up to 146 which means it is over 145, and the team will receive a have a half point penalty from its combined score.
- If the team's average grade is 109.25, then this is rounded down to 109 which means it is 36 points below 145 so it will receive a 3.5 point bonus to its combined score!
What this could this mean is that a team with an average grade of 102 which scores 8 points (from its 24 games) will receive a bonus of 4 points = 12 points and will come ahead of a team with an average grade of 165 which scores 14 points (from its 24 games) as it will receive a penalty of -2.5 points = 11.5 points!
The table below should hopefully make things clearer:
Team's Average Grade |
Bonus / Penalty |
100 - 104 |
4 |
105 - 109 |
3.5 |
110 - 114 |
3 |
115 - 119 |
2.5 |
120 - 124 |
2 |
125 - 129 |
1.5 |
130 - 134 |
1 |
135 - 139 |
0.5 |
140 - 144 |
0 |
145 - 149 |
-0.5 |
150 - 154 |
-1 |
155 - 159 |
-1.5 |
160 - 164 |
-2 |
165 - 169 |
-2.5 |