18+
18 Years or Older
All participants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of registration.
Eligibility
Who can play?
HNA
Valid HNA Handicap
You must hold an active HNA handicap and be in good standing at your club.
2
Any Two Golfers
Teams consist of any two golfers. Mixed, all-male and all-female teams all welcome.
SA
Any Location
Players from anywhere in South Africa can enter. Teams are grouped by postal code.
Getting started
How to enter
1
Captain Registers
Enter your name, golf club, HNA handicap number, current handicap, and postal code.
Accurate postal code = correct division placement2
Invite Your Partner
Enter your partner name, mobile, and email. They will get an invite to complete their registration.
Any two golfers — no restrictions3
Confirm Eligibility
Confirm you both hold valid HNA handicaps and are at least 18 years old.
Eligibility verified by admin4
Entry Fee
R1,500 per player if paying separately, or R2,800 for both players together — saving R200.
Team payment saves you R2005
You are In
Once payment is verified, you are placed in a geographic division. The active team count determines whether your division uses double elimination or Round-Robin.
Manage every fixture via the web appTournament format
Your division format is based on its active team count.
8
Eight Teams
Five-round double elimination, including the Divisional Final.
Existing bracket format5–7
Five to Seven Teams
Single Round-Robin. Every team plays every other team once.
Round number and playing window always match4
Four Teams
Double Round-Robin. Every pairing is played twice with home and away reversed.
Six rounds, with division dates where required<4
Fewer Than Four
Admin first tries to merge or restructure the division. If that is not reasonably possible, each affected team may be offered a full refund.
Action required before fixturesEight-team pathway
The double-elimination route.
Round-Robin divisions play Round 1 in Round 1, Round 2 in Round 2 and so on. Standard dates apply unless Matchplay sets exceptional dates for that division only. Their champion then joins the SA Final Qualifier pathway.
R1
Round 1
All 8 teams play. 4 winners go to Winners Bracket. 4 losers go to 2nd Chance Bracket.
6 Sep – 4 Oct 2026R2
Round 2
Winners play Winners. 2nd Chance plays 2nd Chance. Losers in 2nd Chance are eliminated.
11 Oct – 8 Nov 2026R3
Round 3
2nd Chance winners face Winners Bracket losers. 2 undefeated teams get a bye.
15 Nov – 13 Dec 2026R4
Semi-Finals
Round 3 winners face the two bye teams. Only 2 advance to the Division Final.
20 Dec 2026 – 31 Jan 2027R5
Division Final
One match determines your Division Champion. Winner advances to SA Final Qualifier.
7 Feb – 7 Mar 2027R6
SA Final Qualifier
Divisional winners paired geographically. Each match winner qualifies for the SA Final.
14 Mar – 25 Apr 2027SA
SA Final
The national championship. Multi-day event with accommodation, meals and social evenings.
Week of 16 May 2027 — provisional