liga dobles bonalba

Doubles League

Show your skills playing golf as a couple with this fun championship divided into 5 independent competitions that will be held during the month of August at the Bonalba Golf Club in which all players with a valid license and handicap can participate.

Couples Composition

Each competition is independent from one another, with classification and Prizes for each Day. For the General Classification of the League, the players will score individually based on the position obtained each day, being able to change partners in each competition.

Every category will need, at least, 10 couples in order to be able to take the start.

The game handicap of each player will depend on the game mode of each day.

Categories

The categories will be determined according to the number of registered players 50% in each category.

1stCATEGORY: 50% of the players according to the sum of the handicap of the game.

2ndCATEGORY: 50% of the players according to the sum of the handicap of the game.

COMPETITIONS SCHEDULE

August 3

Texas Scramble

All Players go out at each hole with their own ball. For the next stroke, the most convenient ball is chosen from those that have been played. From that point, all the Players play again and so on until the hole is finished. The number of strokes, for each hole, will be that of the first ball that enters the hole. Handicap 2 players 30%. The turn of play is established as follows:

  • Starting Tee : To be chosen by the players
  • Fairway/Fairway & Green: Previous marking of the original ball, players’ choice
  • Rough: The owner of the chosen ball will play first. The 2nd Player will drop at the spot of the original ball.
  • Water Obstacles / Hazards: The owner of the chosen ball will play first. The 2nd Player will drop at the spot of the original ball.

Important note: the member of the pair with the higher handicap may not play with a higher handicap than his partner.

Registration
August 10

Four balls better ball

Each player who forms a pair plays with his own ball, scoring the best result of the two players on each hole. Each player receives 85% of their game handicap.

Registration
August 17

Canada Cup

Each player who forms a pair plays with their ball, the result of the pair in each hole being the sum of the results of each of the players that form it. Stableford. The pair will play with the same game handicap as in stroke play BONUS SCORE 20%

Registration
August 24

Texas Scramble

All Players go out at each hole with their own ball. For the next stroke, the most convenient ball is chosen from those that have been played. From that point, all the Players play again and so on until the hole is finished. The number of strokes, for each hole, will be that of the first ball that enters the hole. Handicap 2 players 30%. The turn of play is established as follows:

  • Starting Tee : To be chosen by the players
  • Fairway/Fairway & Green: Previous marking of the original ball, players’ choice
  • Rough: The owner of the chosen ball will play first. The 2nd Player will drop at the spot of the original ball.
  • Water Obstacles / Hazards: The owner of the chosen ball will play first. The 2nd Player will drop at the spot of the original ball.

Important note: the member of the pair with the higher handicap may not play with a higher handicap than his partner.

Registration
August 31

Four Balls best ball

Each player who forms a pair plays with his own ball, scoring the best result of the two players on each hole. Each player receives a rounded 85% of their playing handicap. BONUS SCORE 20%

Registration
AWARDS

In each day, the 1st and 2nd classified couple in each Category* will receive a prize. For the Final Classification, the three best scores of the 5 possible will be computed, and the first 2 individual classifieds of the accumulated classification will receive a prize. Special non-cumulative prizes are also established for the Best Senior and the Best Lady of the Cumulative Ranking.

SCORING SYSTEM:
A score will be assigned to each member of the pair, according to the following distribution:

1st Winning Couple: 48 points

2nd Classified: 44 points

3rd Place: 40 points

4th place: 38 points

5th place: 36 points

6th place: 34 points

7th Place: 32 points

8th place: 30 points

9th place: 28 points

10th place: 26 points

11th place: 24 points

12th place: 22 points

13th place: 20 points

14th place: 18 points

15th place: 16 points

16th place: 14 points

17th place: 12 points

18th Place: 10 points

19th place: 8 points

20th place: 6 points

The 1st, 3rd and 5th TEST WILL HAVE A 20% SCORE BONUS (ROUNDED UP).

In the event of a tie in each test, the points corresponding to the tied positions will be added and distributed equally and rounded up between the pairs tied for said positions.

The Players who take part in the 5 tests will receive an additional BONUS to their Final classification of 10 POINTS.

The General Classification will come from a general classification per Day (NEW2019) and will be individual, counting the 3 best scores of the 5 possible, NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPUTE MORE THAN 2 BONUS EVENTS, in case of a tie this will be resolved by adding the 4th score , 5th score, if the tie persists, it will be resolved by best score, 2nd best score and 3rd best score, if the tie persists, it will be resolved in favor of the lowest exact handicap.

OUTPUT BARS: Determined by the committee for each test.

DEPARTURE TIMES: Each session is independent and will be published at 11:00 on the day before each session.

AWARDS: Prizes will be awarded at the end of the last day of the Bonalba 2025 Doubles League on Sunday, August 31.

TIEBREAKERS: They will be resolved according to the provisions of the RFEG Green Book

REGISTRATION/CLOSING DEADLINE:
Each day is independent of the others, and couples must register for each day independently.

The registration fee will be 30 € Bonalba subscribers, 40 € Friends Card and 50 € Visitors. The registration list for each of the events will be available on the Bonalba Golf website www.golfbonalba.com and will be closed the Friday before each of them. Tee times will be available on Saturdays from 11.30 am.