Format
The tournament is an individual stableford competition.

Handicap

• Maximum handicaps are 24 for Men and 28 for Ladies.
• Full handicap allowance.
• Players must be minimum 18 years old to participate in the World Final.
• Handicap certificates from a recognized golf club must be provided to the Volvo Event Management prior to the event. If not, the tournament committee has the right to refuse a player to start.
• Please send a copy of the official handicap certificate of each participating World Finalist to Julia Ryding of Volvo Event Management.
• Competitors must also bring their original certificate with them to the World Final.
• The tournament committee reserves the right to ask players to provide a detailed history of their playing record.

Rules of golf
The event will be played under the rules laid down by The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. Additional local rules will be posted on the notice board.

Rules for Volvo Golf Champions Amateur-Pro Competition
One of the main ingredients this year will be the opportunity for our amateurs to play in a professional tournament. It will be incredibly exciting and prestigious and far beyond what a normal PRO-AM can offer. The format will be a Team Competition in which one amateur and two pros will form a team. This will take place on the Links Course, Fancourt on Friday 20th January.

Approximately 20 World Finalists will qualify for this once in a lifetime experience. Exactly how many will be determined by the cut in our professional tournament, Volvo Golf Champions.

The World Final takes place on Wednesday and Thursday 18th & 19th January on the Montagu Course, Fancourt Resort. The qualification forPlaying with the Pros is based on the result of the World Final

The format is an individual Stableford.

Maximum handicaps are 24 for men and 28 for ladies. Players can qualify for Playing with the Pros(and the Volvo World Golf Challenge World Final)with higher handicaps but they can only play off the maximum as above. However in the Playing with the Pros qualification and Team Competition we will reduce all handicaps with an additional 2/3. This method is used in similar activities in Europe and the U.S.

This means that a 24 handicapper receives 16 shots over 18 holes. A 12 handicapper will receive 8 shots. A 6 handicapper receives 4 shots.