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TEAM FORMAT

Four person teams. Three amateurs and one PGA professional per team.
Four rounds of tournament golf - Wednesday through Saturday
Each Team will play the first 3 rounds at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, & Spanish Bay
The field will be split based on event standing after round 3 to determine the final round course each team will play.

SCORING FORMAT

Team Event

Gross Division – 72 Holes, 2 Best Balls
Net Division – 72 Holes, 3 Best Balls - Modified Stableford Scoring with Quota adjustments daily.

Individual Event

PGA Professionals – 54 Holes, first 3 days, gross stroke play scoring.
Low Amateur - 54 Holes, first 3 days, gross stroke play scoring.

Tournament Cut:

The field will be split after round 3 (Friday). The top ⅓ of the field from the GROSS and NET divisions will play their 4th round at Pebble Beach on Saturday. The next 1/3 of the field will play at Spyglass Hill and the final 1/3 will play at Spanish Bay on Saturday. There are separate One-Day Consolation Tournaments at SpyGlass and Spanish Bay on Saturday for those teams playing each course.

Team Prizes:

A team can only place in one division. If a team places in both divisions, they will be awarded the higher place. If a team finishes in the same place in both divisions, gross supersedes net. All tournament awards will be presented at Saturday Night’s Awards Banquet.

Pace of Play:

The expected pace of play for the first group of the day is 4 hours and 15 minutes. The expectation for groups following is that they remain within half a hole of the group in front of them the entire round. Please be prepared to maintain a positive pace throughout the round. Amateurs will follow a double-bogey maximum rule—if you reach double bogey on a hole, please pick up your ball and get ready to contribute on the next hole to help maintain the pace of play. Thank you!

Ties:

Tiebreaker to determine Final Round course: Modified USGA Recommendation - Pebble Beach 18-9-6-3-1 hole score.
Final Round tiebreaker USGA Recommended 9-6-3-1 hole score.

Handicaps:

Each player’s course handicap will be used to establish their first day quota and strokes in the net skins game, if they opt in. Each player’s (quota) will be adjusted each day up or down based on their Quota Score the day prior. We will be using each amateurs February 10, 2026 index. Amateurs receive 80% of their course handicap.

Adjusted Handicap (Quota) details:

Each Amateur’s GHIN Index will be placed into the standard course slope & handicap rating system to determine initial course handicap. Amateurs and Professionals will receive an adjusted quota daily based on the grid below.

Tee Assignments:

Male Professionals under the age of 55 will play from the Gold tees, Male professionals 55 and over will play from the White tees (age effective February 12, 2026)
Female Professionals will play from the Green tees
All male amateur players with a handicap index less than 10 will play the Gold tees and receive 80% of course handicap
All male amateur players with a handicap index greater than 10 will play the White tees and receive 80% of course handicap
Male amateurs age 55 and over have the option to play from the white tees and will receive 80% of course handicap
Male amateurs age 65 and over has the option to play from the Green Tees and receive 80% of course handicap
Female amateur players will play from the Red tees and receive 80% of handicap
The tees used by players in the first round of competition will remain the same for all four rounds. The maximum submitted handicap index for all players is 22. The tournament committee has the option to adjust a player’s handicap at any time during the tournament. Quota is adjusted daily.

Yardage can be found here!

The rules for the Am-Am will include one divisions: Net.

For the Net division, the number of strokes received will be based off of 85% of your course handicap. The team’s score will be the best net score between the two players on each hole. If the difference in handicap indexes among teammates is greater than 10, the handicap of the higher handicap index will be adjusted to exactly 10 strokes greater than the lower handicap index.

Each team will be provided with a scorecard, which will denote all of the holes on which each member of the group receives strokes. Each team must mark the individual Gross scores for all four participants in the group. The TaylorMade Troon Invitational at Pebble Beach tournament committee will collect all cards at the conclusion of play to compute Net scores and verify cards match.

Additionally, we will provide instructions to each team on how to access a real-time digital scorecard and leaderboard. Participants will be required to participate in “Live Scoring,” in addition to keeping the official (paper) scorecard.

Each event will be contested according to the USGA rules of golf. Local rules will apply and be communicated to participants prior to the event.

No outside caddies or spectators will be permitted at the TaylorMade Troon Invitational at Pebble Beach. Pebble Beach Resorts does have a caddie program. Caddie services can be requested by participants in advance of the TaylorMade Troon Invitational at Pebble Beach. Participants will be responsible for caddie compensation.

In the event an on-course playoff is not possible, the winning team will be determined by the USGA Method of Breaking Ties.

The tie is decided based upon the score of the last nine holes, then by the last six holes, last three holes, and finally the 18th hole. If there is still a tie, then it will be broken by chance. Note: the last nine holes are always considered holes 10-18.

Ties for all places other than first-place will be determined by the USGA Method of Breaking Ties.

The TaylorMade Troon Invitational will be a 72-hole event contested over four days. Starting times and pairings will be based on previous-round scores. There will be prizing for daily winners.

Pace of play: The expected pace of play for the first group of the day is 4 hours and 15 minutes. The expectation for groups following is that they remain within half a hole of the group in front of them the entire round. Please be prepared to maintain a positive pace throughout the round. Amateurs will follow a double-bogey maximum rule—if you reach double bogey on a hole, please pick up your ball and get ready to contribute on the next hole to help maintain the pace of play. Thank you!