Putting Random Dubs Rules

🎲 Tournament Format
  • 5-Round Swiss Pairing. You will play at least 5 rounds
  • Top teams advance to single-elimination semifinals
  • Rules are subject to change at PKs discretion as we iterate on this format.
🆚 Match Play
  • Matches are 2v2
  • Teammates are assigned randomly
  • Preliminary matches play to 21 points
  • Semifinals & Finals play to 31 points
  • No win-by-2 required
  • Matches are won only at the end of a completed frame
📝 Reporting Scores
  • After every match, winner will report results to the administrator (W/L and score)
  • To help streamline the event, I encourage everybody to set up a free Challonge account (use the same email as when you signup for league)
  • One player on each team will get an invite via email to report scores from their phone
  • Please help out by reporting scores PROMPTLY, this will help keep matches moving and get all matches completed earlier
📊 Scoring (Putting League)
  • Make = 2 points
  • Tap (cage and up) = 1 point
  • Make both putts = 5 points total
  • Disc resting on basket (cage and up) counts as a MAKE
  • Points do NOT cancel — both teams score independently
🏟️ Court Setup
  • Teammates stand directly across from each other
  • At each basket, one player from each team stands next to each other
  • Each player has:
    • One opponent next to them
    • One opponent kitty-corner
    • Their teammate directly across
🔄 Frames & Throw Order
  • Only one pair of players putts at a time (opponents)
  • A frame consists of one player from each team standing at the same basket
  • Those two players alternate throws, each throwing two putts
  • If there is a disc hanging in the chains, you may ask for a clear
  • After the frame is scored:
    • The players at the opposite basket play the next frame
  • After all four players have putted:
    • Retrieve discs
    • Switch sides
🥇 Lead-Off Rules
  • First frame: disc flip
    • Winner chooses to putt first or second
  • Semifinals & Finals: first throw is awarded to the higher seed
  • After each frame:
    • The player on the team that scored more points on the last frame putts first
    • If no team scored on the last frame, the previous lead-off team putts first again
� Lone Wolf
  • If there are an odd number of participants, one player will be "Lone Wolf"
  • The Lone Wolf plays both sides — they are their own teammate
  • If your partner is DNF, you will play as Lone Wolf
⚡ Sudden Death
  • If both teams are tied and have reached the winning score at the end of a frame:
    • Sudden death begins
    • Sudden death follows normal frame rules
    • Normal turn order during sudden death. The team that scored most recently putts first
    • Play continues until one team wins a frame
↕️ Down and Back
  • If teams are tied (same score) for a semi-finals seed after 5 rounds, tiebreaker will be down and back
    • For down and back, line up with your teammate on the same basket
    • Alternate putts with your teammate until you have both taken 2 putts
    • Switch sides and repeat
    • Report your final score (points after you and your teammate have both putted 2 discs from each side)
    • Down and back is only to break ties for semi-finals. Results do not affect seeds or final rankings
    • Tiebreaker sequence for final rank is separate from down and back tiebreaker for semi-finals.
🏅 Final Rank Tiebreaker
  • Final rank is determined for points awarding and "Top Flyer" game
  • Final rank tiebreaker sequence:
    • Finals results (T3 is broken by swiss results). The 2 eliminated teams in semi finals do not play off.
    • Match wins across all 5 matches
    • TB (Wins vs tied participants)
    • Buchholz
💰 Payouts
  • Every match win earns payouts
  • You can win money without making the finals
  • Top teams after finals also earn payouts
  • Match/Finals payouts are merchandise credits, Ace/High Roller payouts are Venmo
🦶 Foot Faults
  • Putts must be thrown from behind the basket
  • Front foot must stay behind the front edge of cage of the basket next to you
  • First foot fault in a match = warning
  • Any additional foot faults in the same match:
    • Putt scores 0 points
  • Foot faults may be called by any of the 4 players in the match or the director and must be seconded
🏆 Top Flyer: High Roller
  • Optional $5 buy-in. Payout is via Venmo.
  • Player with the highest final rank wins
  • If both partners who have the highest rank buy in, winnings are split between the 2 partners
  • Rankings use the same tiebreakers as the tournament
🎯 Ace Throwoff
  • After the finals
  • Everybody gets 2 throws
  • If somebody makes the throw, they win:
    • If >= $100: 80%
    • If < $100: 100%
  • $1/player added. Payout is via Venmo.
  • If nobody makes the throw, the balance will roll into the next event