1TGOLF Scoring Mechanics & Achievements Explained

The 1TGOLF scoring mechanics has been evolving year on year since our first Challenge in 2021. 1TGOLF will introduce scoring achievements from 2025.

 

Scoring Mechanics

Every week we update point allocations based on your golf rounds played as captured on HNA (Handicaps Network Africa).

You earn an ALBATROSS for every Foreign Round, a Foreign Round is a golf course you played outside South African borders this year. You earn an EAGLE for every Unique 18 Hole Round or a BIRDIE for every Unique 9 Hole Round, an Unique Round is a golf course you played for the 1st time this year. Then you also earn points for every Extra Round, an Extra Round is every time you played a golf course you already played this year.

So you play golf and we do the scoring. Quick and easy.

Foreign Round	Unique Round	Unique Round	Extra Round	Extra Round
Abroad	18 Holes	9 Holes	18 Holes	9 Holes
Albatross	Eagle	Birdie	Half Birdie	Quarter Birdie
-3	-2	-1	-0.5	-0.25

 

Scoring Achievements   ^NEW

1TGOLF will introduce scoring achievements from 2025 to award golfers for achieving a specific milestone or goal, in their golf played, based on pre-defined criteria to unlock each achievement, in short, the gamification of golf. 1TGOLF Achievements that score golfers Condors, Albatrosses, Eagles and Birdies. 1TGOLF Award Sponsor Achievements can be either attached to one or a group of 1TGOLF Achievements as the criteria for one or more Sponsor Awards or they can have criteria unique to the sponsor.

 

 

 Scoring Mechanics from 2021

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A golfer scores an EAGLE [-2] for each unique golf course played during the challenge.
A golfer scores a quarter BIRDIE [-0.25] for each extra round of golf played a course during the challenge.

 

An Honorable Sport

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Golf is an honourable sport played between ladies and gentlemen in accordance with the international R&A (The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews) rules. Golfers follow these rules out of respect for the game, their fellow international golfers and most importantly themselves. Cheating is frowned upon on and off the golf course, before, during and after the game.

 

 Scoring Mechanic Changes in 2022

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• A golfer scores an EAGLE [-2] for each unique golf course played during the challenge.
• A golfer scores half a BIRDIE [-0.5] for each extra round of golf played a course during the challenge.

 

Proof of Rounds Played

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From 1 May 2022 golfers are requested to keep evidence (photos or like) of their rounds played in case of a round review request made into their golf rounds captured on HNA from 1 May 2022 onwards by another golfer. Evidence that may be requested during a review may include any of the following but is not limited too; a photo of a completed scorecard with date of play and minimum one other golfer or marker, photo of paid green fee receipt or golfer handicap calculation on date of play, social media photos taken on the day of play.

 

More on Reporting 

 

 Scoring Mechanic Changes in 2023

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• A golfer scores an EAGLE [-2] for 18 holes played on each unique golf course during the challenge.
• A golfer scores a BIRDIE [-1] for 9 holes played on each unique golf course during the challenge.


• A golfer scores half a BIRDIE [-0.5] for 18 holes played on each extra round of golf played on an already played golf course during the challenge.
• A golfer scores quarter BIRDIE [-0.25] for 9 holes played on each extra round of golf played on an already played golf course during the challenge.

 

• A golfer must notify 1TGOLF of a played international round.
• A golfer must provide photographic evidence of international rounds played. The identifying elements of the photos must be of;
  • Course Played
  • Date Played
  • Scorecard of Round Played
  • Golfer actually playing the Course
  • Other Golfers playing with the Golfer
  So charge your phone the day before playing and take a boat load of photos because you get to do something every golfer dreams about.
• 1TGOLF will allocate the round played to the golfer.
• Golfers score an once-off -3 [albatross] only for each unique international golf course played, regardless of how many times they played the same international golf course.