Exchange - Golf Rules

General Rules

  • Tournament bets will only be settled if the minimum number of holes stipulated in the Market Information has been completed.
  • Where there is a presentation ceremony, markets will be settled on the official result of the relevant governing body at the time of the ceremony, regardless of any subsequent disqualification or amendment to the result.
  • If there is no presentation ceremony, outcomes will be determined in accordance with the official result of the relevant governing body, regardless of any subsequent disqualification or amendment to the result (except if an amendment is announced within 24 hours of the initial settlement of the relevant market in order to correct an error in reporting the result).
  • If a player does not start a tournament then all bets on that player will be void.
  • Any player starting a tournament but withdrawing or being disqualified before the end of the tournament will be settled as a loser.
  • If a tournament is shortened and Betfair settles the tournament markets then all bets matched after the last completed round will be void.
  • In any 'to qualify' market for any tournament the winners are the number of golfers that qualify for the tournament under the terms set out in the Market Information, whether they compete in the tournament or not. Markets will be settled after the qualifying stage and any subsequent disqualification or amendment to results will not count.
  • If a Tournament/Round is restarted from the beginning, all bets placed after the official off time will be void, except on markets which have been unconditionally determined, which will stand. Bets on 2 or 3 balls will only be void if matched after the tee time of the relevant 2 or 3 ball.
  • If Betfair does not suspend a tournament market and cancel unmatched bets at the time stated in the market rules but the market is turned in-play at a later time, all bets matched between the start of a day's play and the time the market is turned in-play will be void.

Tournament match betting (i.e. 72 hole match bets)

  • If a player withdraws without playing a stroke all bets on the relevant market will be void.
  • If all players fail to complete a particular round for any reason the winner is the player with the lowest total score after the previous round.
  • If a player is disqualified or withdraws during any round they will be settled as a loser providing at least one other player completes that round.
  • Should all players fail to complete the first round then all bets will be void.

Round betting markets (e.g. 2 balls, 3 balls etc)

  • If a player withdraws without playing a stroke in that round all bets on the relevant market will be void.
  • If one player fails to complete a round for any reason other than a withdrawal or disqualification then all bets will be void except for those on markets which have been unconditionally determined.
  • Any player withdrawing or being disqualified having played a stroke in that round will be settled as a loser providing at least one other player completes that round.
  • Should all players fail to complete the round then all bets will be void.

Strokeplay hole-by-hole markets (i.e. performance of a named player on a given hole)

  • Should a hole not be completed for any reason all bets on that hole will be void unless the market has been unconditionally determined.
  • Markets are settled on completion of the hole and any subsequent penalties or disqualification will not be taken into account.

Matchplay hole-by-hole markets (i.e. performance of players against each other on a given hole)

  • With the exception of a player or team conceding a hole (where they are deemed a loser), if a hole is not completed by any player or team (other than for withdrawal or disqualification) all bets on that hole will be void unless the market has been unconditionally determined.
  • Any player or team withdrawing or being disqualified having played a stroke on that hole will be settled as a loser providing at least one other player completes that hole.
  • If any player or team does not play a stroke on a hole all bets will be void.
  • Markets are settled on completion of the hole and any subsequent penalties or disqualification will not be taken into account.

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