📍 TOUR OVERVIEW
The 2026 Mayor Tour is officially locked in.
Following extensive debate, negotiation, and the occasional rewriting of history, all key elements of the trip have now been agreed:
- –Handicaps
- –Opening round groups
- –Side competitions
- –Tour logistics (including the now-infamous Pink Ball)
This document is the official record and will form the basis for future tours.
🧮 FINAL HANDICAPS (CONFIRMED)
- –Hanley (Mayor) 15
- –Del 15
- –Gibbs 23
- –Borgie 23
- –Pierce 17
- –Moli (Mully) 11
- –Mead (Snead) 9
🧠 KEY DECISIONS:
- –Hanley & Del settle at 15 after extended negotiations
- –Mead cut to 9 → only single-figure player (pressure firmly applied)
- –Muhle at 11 considered lenient by committee
- –Higher handicaps retained to keep full field competitive
🏆 OPENING ROUND GROUPS
🔴 GROUP 1 – FEATURE GROUP
- –Hanley (Mayor)
- –Mead
- –Moli
The headline group. Three of the strongest contenders placed together from the start.
Expect
- –Early leaderboard shaping
- –Momentum swings
- –At least one psychological unraveling
🔵 GROUP 2
- –Del
- –Pierce
- –Gibbs
- –JP (Rookie)
Unpredictable and volatile:
- –Big handicaps
- –High variance scoring
- –Strong potential for a surprise leader emerging
🎯 TOURNAMENT FORMAT
- –Main Format: Stableford
- –Handicaps: Fully applied
- –Structure: Individual competition across all rounds
- –Adjustments: None during the tour
You play off what you’ve been given. No revisions, no appeals.
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee is £20, untouched by inflation, tariffs, or currency fluctuations.
TEES
We will play from
- –Yellow tees at The Berkshire
- –62 tees at Hankley Common
- –Yellow tees at Temple Golf Club
GIMMIES
There will be no gimmies.
🟣 THE PINK BALL (2026 SPECIAL RULE)
Approved for 2026 only.
Rules & Intent:
- –Each player will have a designated pink ball in play
- –Each player can use their pink ball to play one hole on tour
- –Stableford points are doubled on the pink ball hole
- –Pink ball must be declared on the tee
- –Scorecard should indicate 'P'
⚠️ Limited supply – once it’s gone, it’s gone.
🎯 SIDE COMPETITIONS
✔️ LONGEST DRIVE
Hole to be confirmed based on course layout
✔️ NEAREST THE PIN
Selected par 3s
✔️ “WOODPECKER / SNAKE / CAMEL”
Ongoing side games (rules flexible, consequences not)
Typically:
- –Worst outcome holds the “penalty”
- –Holder at end = pays
Expect confusion, disagreement, and eventual acceptance.
DAILY WINNER PRIZES
There is an optional daily prize for the winner of each day. £5 entry per day, entry intention declared in advance.
2S SWEEP
There will be an optional 2s sweep for the tour. £5 entry, entry intention declared in advance. Winnings divided equally between 2s. 2s on par 4s count. 2s on par 5s count.
🏨 ACCOMMODATION & ROOMS
- –Gibbs → Allocated solo room (strategic decision)
- –Remaining players paired (final pairings flexible but agreed in principle)
🧠 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
🔥 KEY CONTENDERS
- –Del (15) → Highest upside if driver behaves
- –Mully (11) → Consistent performer, strong recent form
- –Hanley (15) → Defending Mayor, potential back-to-back
⚠️ PRESSURE POINTS
- –Mead (9) → Only single-figure player, no margin for error
🎲 WILDCARDS
- –High handicappers capable of big Stableford swings
- –Momentum over consistency likely to decide outcome
📊 WHAT WILL ACTUALLY DECIDE THIS TOUR
Not handicaps.
It will come down to:
- –Who has played the most recent golf
- –Who keeps the driver in play
- –Who avoids the inevitable mid-round collapse
CONTINGENCY
The minimum number of holes played for a Mayor to be crowned is 54 holes. If we can't play 54 holes on tour then we will play the remaining holes at home to decide the winner.
🗓️ OPTIONAL: MATCH PLAY LEAGUE (POST-TOUR)
Proposed side competition running alongside the season:
- –£10 entry
- –Round robin format
- –May → October
- –1 match per month
- –Knockout stages for top performers
Purpose:
- –Maintain engagement
- –Create ongoing competition
- –Encourage more regular golf
⚖️ GOVERNANCE
Handicaps are final
No mid-tour adjustments
Disputes resolved by:
- –The Mayor
- –Majority vote
- –Volume of argument
🏁 FINAL WORD
This is one of the most balanced and competitive Mayor Tours to date.
- –Strong field.
- –Tight handicaps.
- –Unpredictable format variables.
And one clear truth:
Everyone thinks they can win. Not everyone will handle it.
Good luck, gentlemen.
Play well. Or at least play quickly.