The Veterans Cup is contested by only the true titans of Amateurs lore.

Upon hitting his one thousand five hundred & first shot in his Amateurs career Veteran status is achieved and entry into the Veterans Cup is gained.

The Spiritual Home of the Amateurs, Turangi Golf Club, boasts 18 of the finest holes a golfer could wish for. Amateur Veterans stake become custodian of one hole of their choosing & burnish their Amateur Legacy by collecting the scalps of fellow Amateurs on this hole.

The Veterans Cup is awarded to the Veteran who collects the most scalps on their hole on Championship Saturday.

  • Veterans will earn a point for every Amateur they scalp on their Custodial Hole.

    • Scalps are collected from all Amateurs they beat NET (rumble tiebreaks are in play so their is no sharing)

    • The Veteran who collects the most scalps from their hole will hoist the Cup

    • the honour of hosting the Champions at the Champions' Table at the Champions' Banquet

    • The Veterans Cup

    • the honour of hosting the snake bitten in the Snake Pit for the Champions' Banquet

    • the snakeprint jeans

    • official photographer for the Champions Banquet

  • Once an Amateur gains veteran status he will be asked to claim his Custodial Hole.

    For the inaugural event at TA12 : The Amateur Dozen a draft will take place to allocate Veterans' holes.

    The draft will be held over 8-14 days beginning 26th July 2024 with Veterans selecting their holes in order of Experience(shots played).

    • Veterans will be invited to the AV WhatsApp group & selections will be made every 24 hours from the beginning of the draft.

      • If a player does not make his pick within the allocated 24 hours, he will go to the bottom of the draft & select last.

      • Veterans may select a hole that has already been drafted (see Veteran Coup d'État)

    • LTM’s will receive Tenure on their holes and are immune from a coup. However Veterans can play an LTM's hole under them if they so choose.

    • If a player covets another player’s hole he may attempt a coup d'état

      • To successfully pull of the coup the player must win more scalps than the holder

        • However, the challenger cannot claim scalps already claimed by the holder & so only receives scalps of those he beats that the holder did not. This will reduce their chances to win the current years cup but may give them a foot hold for future years.

    • All time scalps will be the decider, else;

    • In the event of a tie at the conclusion of the Tournament a chip off will be held on the 18th. Closest to the Pin will prevail

Amateur Veterans