Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
2016.1 For Golf Wagers, the following provisions are valid:
(a) A golfer awarded the winner's trophy will be deemed an official result.(b) A golfer is deemed to have played, once they have teed off.(c) In the event of a golfer withdrawing after having teed off, Wagers will not be refunded.(d) In tournaments where the number of rounds scheduled to be played are reduced for any reason, winners of specific Wager types will be settled on the official result published by the competition's Governing Body (regardless of the number of rounds played), unless there is no further play in the tournament after a Wager has been placed in which case the Wager will be refunded.(e) In Golf team events where no price is offered for the tie, in the event of a tie, Wagers will be refunded.2016.2 The Office may offer the following golf Wager types:(a) Money Line-A "Money Line" or straight up wager is a bet on the outright winner of the game or event without any Point Spread odds.(1) In "18-Hole Wagers," the Player predicts the golfer with the lowest score after 18 holes are played. (A) In the event of a 2 or 3 Ball matchup being re-arranged, Wagers will be settled on the original pairings/groups. In the event there are any non-participant(s), then the 2 or 3 Ball Wager will be given odds of one (1.00).(B) For "2 Ball" Wagers, a price will be offered for the tie.(C) For "3 Ball" Wagers, the Dead Heat rules will apply. A Dead Heat is calculated by dividing the stake proportionally between the number of winners in the event.(D) If a golfer is disqualified, their opponent will be deemed the winner, unless play in the next round has started in which case Wagers will be decided on the original scores.(E) Where both/all golfers are disqualified, Wagers will be given odds of one (1.00), unless play in the next round has started in which case Wagers will be settled on the original scores.(2) In "Next Hole Wagers," the Player predicts the score that an individual golfer will achieve on a specific hole.(b) Head to Head-"Head to Head" Wagers are available for games or events in which a direct comparison can be made between two teams or two individual participants in a game or event. (1) In "2/3 Ball Wagers", the Player predicts the winner of the 2-or 3-Ball Head to Head matchup.(c) Proposition "Prop" Wagers-Proposition Wagers are wagers on a specific outcome during an event that does not relate to the final score. They may be offered as "Team Props," "Player Props" and "Special Props." (1) In "Leader Through X Holes" Wagers, the Player is asked to predict the leader after any other specified number of holes.D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, r. 30-2016
Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6681, 6693 (September 22, 1989); reserved by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 011618 (8/30/2019); Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 2802 (3/13/2020)