This page sets forth the general program guidelines, rules, and player participant acknowledgements (aka “Program Rules”) related to national tournaments and events made available by X-Golf America to customers who frequent X-Golf franchise locations across North America. Active national tournament activities by which these Program Rules apply, may be found on playxgolf.com/tournaments. By registering or participating in X-Golf America national tournaments and events, or unless otherwise explicitly stated for a specific tournament or event, you accept and acknowledge that you are bound by these Program Rules. Any questions regarding Program Rules should be directed to X-Golf Staff or to tournaments@xgolfamerica.com.
Before Competitive Play Begins
It is the responsibility of Player Participants to have read the specific tournament or event details in addition to these underlying Program Rules in their entirety before participating. Tournament or event details combined with Program Rules constitute the “Official Rules” of a tournament or event. Player Participants should consult with X-Golf Staff for clarification or for any questions prior to participation.
General Systems Setting & Defaults
All simulator setting and tournament conditions (i.e., game dynamics and calibration settings) will be set by the Simulator System, or by X-Golf Staff. Any tampering of these settings by Participant Players is grounds for disqualification.
Official Tournament and Event Results
Official tournament and event results will be tallied by X-Golf America Staff and will be posted in near real-time via the X-Golf Mobile, online via playxgolf.com, or some other means as determined by X-Golf. Unless otherwise explicitly stated for a specific tournament or event, the lowest score completed during the Final Round is the winner. All competitive rounds are officially recorded by the System or by X-Golf Staff, and all scorecard(s) are subject to review, validation, and confirmation by Rules Committee staff before acceptance. In the event of a tie following the Final Round, tied Individuals or Teams will be invited to participate in a Play-Off Round, the timing, format, and conditions for competition to be determined by the Rules Committee and communicated to all appropriate participants prior. The lowest score completed during the Play-Off Round will be the winner. X-Golf America reserves the right to review and to make any decisions as it relates to the application of tournament rules and/or final tournament or event results, All X-Golf America decisions related to tournament outcomes are final.
How Handicaps Are Applied
Only the X-Golf Mobile App Handicap is acceptable to determine NET tournament scoring and NET competition eligibility.
Players must have at least 3 completed 18-hole rounds (combination of 18-hole and 9-hole stroke play rounds) as captured by X-Golf backend systems to be eligible to compete in Net tournaments or Events. However, Players with less than 3 18-hole rounds may still be eligible to compete at the discretion of the Tournament Rules Committee using a handicap determined by the Committee. All Committee decisions are final.
The Player Participant’s X-Golf Mobile App Handicap will be captured at the start of a Tournament or Event and used as the basis for scoring throughout. For Players with Top-5 finishing scores in more than one NET scoring event within the past 2 years, only in-competition tournament scores will be used to determine the player’s handicap for future events. The maximum handicap for any Participating Player at the start of a competition is “36”.
For the Final Round of any competition, a 30% weighting of the starting X-Golf Mobile App Handicap or assigned handicap, and 70% weighting of the 1st round net score, will be used as an adjusted handicap, if better than the accepted or assigned handicap from Round 1. A 20%/80% weight will be applied to individuals whose net scores are equal to or better than -7. All Final Round Handicaps will be published to all qualifying players before the Final Round.
All Net scores will be limited to a -8 Exceptional Net Score max for any competitive round. For Players with less than 20 Completed 18 hole rounds (combination of competed 18-hole & 9-hole stroke play rounds, 360 Holes played) as captured by X-Golf backend systems at the start of any tournament or event who has scored an exceptional net score of -7 or better from the original handicap taken, the average of the exceptional net score and the lowest previous score as captured by the backend systems will be used to determine the handicap for that round.
Players with established handicaps (more than 360 holes played) who demonstrate dramatic swings in their handicap of more than 5 strokes from one tournament to the next, or within a 6-month window, are subject to having their Handicap re-evaluated and adjusted (similar to less than 360 holes played) to protect against potential advantage.
The Tournament Rules Committee reserves the right to reassign/readjust any competitor’s handicap, or suspend a Player from participating overall, should suspicious handicap activity be suspected at any time during competitive play.
The Use of Mulligans During Competitive Play
Mulligans are not allowed other than for system errors that are confirmed by the X-Golf Rules Committee. Any mulligan request should be reported to X-Golf Staff immediately. Excessive use of mulligans, or the use of mulligans without proper supporting evidence of an underlying system error, may lead to the immediate disqualification of the competitive round. Further, any abuse of the mulligan exception, in any way, may lead to the player’s immediate disqualification from the event, and from future events.
Awarding of Prizes
Player Participants acknowledge that the awarding of prizes associated with tournaments or events is entirely and solely at the discretion of X-Golf America. X-Golf America reserves the right to offer the winners of tournaments or events an alternative prize other than the published prize, up to $1000 in equivalent value. Any alternative prize offered by X-Golf America constitutes a final awarding offer to the winning Player Participant. Applicable players or teams must decide to either accept or reject the alternative prize within ten days of when the alternative prize is offered. A non-response will be regarded as a rejection of the alternative prize offer.
Marketing and Communications
By participating in X-Golf America national tournaments and events, you agree to receive from time-to-time communications, marketing messages, and other materials from X-Golf America related tournaments, events, and other engagement programs.
Final Disclaimer
National tournaments and events offered by X-Golf America, including any variation and their execution, is the intellectual property of X-Golf America. X-Golf America reserves the right at its sole discretion to modify, change or cancel any aspect of the program in any way and at any time without notice. By participating in X-Golf America offered tournaments and events, you accept these terms and conditions as outlined in these Program Rules and agree to hold X-Golf America free from any liability, legal jeopardy, or any other harm.
