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HBF Tour sets Match Play rules: tees, yardage and 75% handicaps clarified
Kentucky’s Hit Ball Far Tour continues to brand itself as a premier competitive outlet with a full slate of stroke‑play and match‑play stops, a points race, and a central hub for registration and results [2][3][4].For Match Play, teams play 18 holes (an official result requires at least 14). Ties after 18 head to sudden death beginning on Hole 1, with any net strokes from regulation carrying into the playoff [1]. All players receive 75% of their course‑adjusted handicap, and the low player in the match is zeroed out for strokes [1]. Specific handicaps are published the morning of matches on the tour’s Facebook presence [1][4].Tee and yardage guidance sets roughly 6,300+ yards for players 54 and under and about 5,900 yards for players 55 and up. Golfers 55+ have a one‑time option to move up one tee for the duration of the event and cannot change later [1]. To help get matches in, the tour sets two “no‑excuse” tee times on the final Saturday of each window [1].All competitor communications are handled by e‑mail; the Handicapping Committee reviews those threads to resolve unplayed matches—no coin flips. Brackets update weekly on the Match Play Hub, and teams must submit their team name, tee boxes, course, and date/time through that hub [1]. Beyond match play, the tour runs multiple events across ability levels and flights throughout the season [3].