ESG&EC World Series Of Golf

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ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

HISTORY

First held in 1989, the World Series of Golf is the ESG&EC's premier tournament played over 4 rounds, Monday to Friday, early to mid May, on the NSW Central Coast.

The courses on the World Series rota are Gosford, Shelly Beach, Kooindah Waters, Everglades, Toukley, The Springs and the now traditional home of Friday's Championship Day, Wyong.

The week away is a demanding test of stamina and guile, both on and off the course.  Four days of play, a minimum five afternoons and nights of socialising, gambling and drinking, and on the golf rest day we either watch the Sydney races from the comfort of the local hotel or head to the track at Gosford or Wyong.

To assist players with their preparation, the club offers voluntary but extremely popular pre-tournament 1, 2 or 3 day sea-level acclimatisation and intensive hydration programs run by the Shearman Institute, the self-accredited industry leader in hydration theory - but certainly not practice.  Program graduates are invited to apply for their Hydration PhD at Wednesday's 1. 10 to 10 session at The Lakes Hotel under the watchful gaze of institute supremo, Dr. Dick.

1. The 10 to 10 may start at 9.00am if the hotel's morning Happy Hour is operating

EVENT FORMAT

Points are awarded according to your finishing position each day - 1 point for first, 2 points for second etc.  At the end of the week, the player with the lowest tally of points is the 2. winner.  If there is a tie, the player with the best placing in the last round wins on a countback.

2. A minimum of 3 rounds must be played before a winner can be declared and players must have played at least three rounds to be a contender.

Starting with the 2017 tournament, the club's Tournament Competition Committee (TCC) has made changes to the competitions played on the teams days with the new formats listed below.

No. of Players: 15, 21, 27

Day 1: 3-man Stableford Aggregate,
Day 2: 3-man Stroke Aggregate (option for best 2 scores per hole),
Points Spread (the difference between finishing first and last both days): 8, 12, 16pts

No. of Players: 16, 20, 24, 28

Day 1: 4BBB Match Play (1pt for win, 2pts for half, 3pts for loss),
Day 2: Stableford Aggregate,
Points Spread: 9, 11, 13, 15pts

No. of Players: 17, 19, 23, 25

Day 1: 4-man Stableford Aggregate (option for best 3 scores per hole),
Day 2: Stableford Aggregate,
Points Spread: 13, 13, 16, 19pts

No. of Players: 18

Day 1: 3-man Stableford Aggregate,
Day 2: Foursomes,
Points Spread: 13pts

No. of Players: 22, 26

Day 1: 4-man Stableford Aggregate (option for best 3 scores per hole),
Day 2: Foursomes,
Points Spread: 15, 18pts

These considered changes have been introduced to emphasise team scoring (aggregates instead of best ball), provide greater diversity in the events played and where possible, condense the spread of placings.

THE RULES OF GOLF

All ESG&EC events are subject to the rules of golf.  If something unusual occurs during your round, the best advice the TCC can give is to consult with your playing partners, both as a matter of courtesy and to check on the legality of your proposed course of action, before moving, dropping or playing your ball.

The low marker in each group will be the nominated rules official for his playing partners.  If the low marker himself is to be the subject of a contentious decision, the group may check with his counterpart in another group for a ruling.

HANDICAPS

The ESG&EC uses the world renowned Dickworth-Lewis Handicapping System for all tournaments.  The system imposes the following constraints on the World Series:

• first-time players are provided with a floating handicap which can be adjusted if, and as, they progress through the tournament,
• the maximum individual handicap is 40, and
• players must play a minimum three rounds to receive a handicap benefit for their next World Series event.

View World Series handicaps

COURSE & TOURNAMENT RECORDS

Foursomes

• Gosford - 72 Sir Dick Faldo (10) & Notah Kelly III (36) 1997
• Everglades - 75½ Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson (8) & Big Jack Daley (27) 1995
• Morisset - 80½ Sir Dick Faldo (10) & Soldier Montgomerie (19) 1998
• Wyong - 83½ Jose-Mumma Olazabal (Scr) & Tack Nicklaus (21) 2000

4BBB

• Morisset - 46pts Edwardo Romero (12) & Notah Kelly III (35) 2010
• Wyong - 45pts Java Haas (15) & Big Jack Daley (27) 1995
• Gosford - 41pts Java Haas (14) & Notah Kelly III (36) 1998
• Toukley - 35pts Java Haas (12) & Trent Strange (18) 2010
• Kooindah Waters - 34pts Kipper Parnevik (+1) & Trent Strange (30) 2016

Stableford 2-man Aggregate

• Wyong - 55pts Edwardo Romero (16) & Soldier Montgomerie (23) 2017
• Everglades - 52pts Seve Hemosteros (+1) & Cavey Pavin (24) 2020, Kipper Parnevik (1) & Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson (37) 2020
• Kooindah Waters - 43pts Seve Hemosteros (+1) & Soldier Montgomerie (25) 2020
• Gosford - 43pts Peard Fulke (9) & Cavey Pavin (23) 2022

Stableford 3-man Aggregate

• Gosford - 81pts Kipper Parnevik (0), Bourkie Baird (22) & Cavey Pavin (23) 2018

Ambrose

• Wyong - net 61⅔ Kipper Parnevik (1), Davidson Love III (16) & Notah Kelly III (38) 2004

Stableford

• Shelly Beach - 39pts Costantino Blocker (31) 1998
• Toukley - 35pts Soldier Montgomerie (24) 2018
• Gosford - 32pts Notah Kelly (35) 2010, Hunter Meehan (18) 2015
• Morisset - 32pts Peard Fulke (9) 2013
• Kooindah Waters - 26pts Cavey Pavin (24) 2007
• The Springs - 26pts Peard Fulke (7) 2020

Stroke

• Wyong (Par 69) - net 71 Soldier Montgomerie (26) 2016
• Wyong (Par 71) - net 74 Trent Strange (32) 2020
• Shelly Beach (Par 67) - net 74 Danny White Shark (18) 2000
• Shelly Beach (Par 71) - net 75 Soldier Montgomerie (22) 2011

Lowest 4 Round Score

• 5 pts Tubby Waldorf (40) 2002 (12 starters)
• 6 pts Davidson Love III (18) 2019 (16 starters)
• 7 pts Davidson Love III (23) 2013 (22 starters)
• 7 pts Grantief Goosen (23) 2024 (18 starters)