Pin-Golf at Netherworld

Yes mates

The Netherworld Links are opening up once again.

18 holes of pin-golf to test your aim, your control, and your patience. 

Arguably one of the best qualifying formats in pinball, hands down, the best finals format on planet earth.
 

Quick Overview

• Qualifying:
  • Saturday 9am to 5pm
  • 18 holes to be played
  • Players can start anytime up until 3:30pm
  • Top 16 to advance to finals
• Finals
  • Sunday 9am to 2pm
  • 4 player matchplay
  • 5 game rounds
  • pin-golf scoring
  • top 2 advance from each group
  • 16-8-4

PIN-GOLF TOURNAMENT

Open to players of all ages and skill levels.

Qualifying can be completed anytime Saturday between 9am and 5pm. Please start no later than 3:30pm

Scores must be verified by approved scorer

Finals will commence at 9am on Sunday

$30 Entry Fee

1. Qualifying Rounds

• Players will complete 18 pin-golf holes across 9 machines
• All machine will be set to 5 balls
• The number of balls it takes for the player to reach the target/achievement score will represent the number of Pin-Strokes earned for that hole
  • 1st ball = Hole in 1
  •  2nd ball = 2
  • 3rd ball = 3
• Should a player not reach the target score within the allotted balls (par), then the par +1 pin stroke will be awarded for that hole
  • 5 balls = 6 strokes
• Players can play the machines in any order, but must play the Pin-holes on a particular machine in order
• Pin-golf games must be completed by no later than 5pm Saturday
   

2. Finals Round

• Top 16 players to be split into 4 groups as follows:
  • 1, 8, 9, 16
  • 2, 7, 10, 15
  • 3, 6, 11, 14
  • 4, 5,12, 13
• Each group to play 5 randomly chosen pin-golf holes using pin-golf scoring
• Highest seed chooses playing position first, second seed second etc
• On subsequent games the person with the highest stroke score from the previous game chooses playing position first, then second highest stroke score etc
• Two players with the lowest pin-golf scores in each group advance, 3 rounds in total.
• 16-8-4
• Points do not carry over
• Ties for placings will be determined by a single pin-golf hole playoff

3. Extra Balls

All attempts will be made for extra balls to be disabled for all machines. Should a player earn an extra ball, they will play it as part of the same Pin-Stroke on that particular Pin-Hole

 4. Rulings and Malfunctions

All rulings and malfunctions will be based on the rules for the IFPA World Pinball Championship