Rules and Formats
The
tournament is played over 72 holes of stroke play, with handicap adjustments
after each round. Every competitor has a fair and equal opportunity to become a
world champion, both in the team championship and individually within
each flight.
The Championship and The Invitational
Two separate tournaments
World Golfers Championship (WGC) and World Golfers Invitational (WGI) are two separate competitions played simultaneously and reach out to all golfers, give them the possibility to participate in a fair and exciting game.
All WGC participants must qualify to enter, whilst WGI
participants do not. Both tournaments are played separately, but at the
same courses.
For yourself and your team
Team and individual
Players in both WGC and WGI compete for both individual titles within each flight, as well as an overall team title.
The Championship Team Competition combines the best four
scores (of five) per day from the national team whereas the Invitational
counts the combined total score of both team members.
- The Championship
5-person team and 5 handicap flights. - The Invitational
2-person team and 6 handicap flights.
Defining skill levels
Handicap Flights
WGC is played in five handicap flights and WGI in six handicap flights, each played separately.
| 0-5 |
6-10 |
11-15 |
| 16-20 |
21-25 |
26-30* |
 *Flight 26-30 only exists in the Invitational. Players with handicap 31 or more are welcome but enter tournament with handicap 30.
Exact flights are:
0-5.4, 5.5-10.4, 10.5-11.4, etc. |
All WGC players compete in the handicap flights they
qualified into and most will play with their exact handicaps, with the
following exceptions:
- Players entering the world final with higher handicaps
than the flights they qualified into will play with the highest
handicap for their flight.
- Players who enters the world final with lower
handicaps than the flights into which they qualified will play with
their current handicaps, even though they are lower then the flight.
