Stern Army IFPA PinGolf Tournament- 5/30/26

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 When: 

• Saturday May 30, 2026
• 4:00pm- Qualifying Round Begins
• 8:00pm- Finals Round Begins (Estimated Time- may be earlier dependent on number of players and timing of qualifying round)
• Anticipated End Time- 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours after Finals Round Begins

Where: Two Cousins Pinball- 9360 River Road, Marcy, NY 13403

Registration:

• OPEN Now
• CLOSES on Saturday May 30th at 3:30pm (or when max capacity is reached)
• Register below OR during Open Play at the Pinhall

Max Number of Players: 36

Tournament Fee: $35 (non-refundable)- Includes Unlimited Play Admission & IFPA Fee

PinGolf Format and Scoring

• The PinHall opens at 3:00pm for open play and the tournament will begin promptly at 4:00pm
• All designated pinball machines will be clearly marked with a Par Score and will only be available for tournament players

• Rounds
• Qualifying Round- up to 9 Pins (holes) with pairings of at least 2, 3, or 4 players
• A  maximum of the Top 8 players (as ranked by Matchplay) from the Qualifying Round will move to the Finals Round
• Finals Round- 5 Pins (holes) in pairings of at least 2
• Note: number of Pins played in qualifying round and number of players moving on to the finals round is dependent on the total number of registered players
• Ties will be broken by comparing holes played, followed by holes-in-one followed by holes-in-two (Matchplay Rules). Any unresolved Matchplay tiebreakers will be determined by a single Pin, single ball, best score format at the direction of the Tournament Director.
• Top 4 Players from Finals Round win prizes. 1st place wins a brand-new Stern Translite and 2nd through 4th place each win cash. 

•  Round Assignments
• At 4:00pm all players will receive their group and starting hole assignments for the Qualifying Round
• All players scores start at zero at the beginning of the Qualifying Round. The Top Players scores that qualify for the Finals, will reset to zero going into the Final Round
• For each round, after each group's 1st assigned pin (hole) game play is completed, they will then move to the next “hole” (For example, each group will logically progress to the next hole. If group 3 started on hole #5, they would then proceed to hole #6, #7, #8, #9, and then to hole #1, until they end on hole # 4) 

• Scoring
• A Par score (as determined by the Tournament Director) is posted on each machine (hole) in the tournament. 
• Each player’s score on each PinGolf machine (hole) is based on the number of balls it takes to achieve the posted Par score. 
• Reaching the Par score on 1st ball is a stroke of 1 (Eagle), 2nd ball is a stroke of 2 (Birdie), 3rd ball is a stroke of 3 (Par), and if Par is not achieved on the 3rd ball, is a stroke of 4 (Bogey)

Scoring

• A Par score (as determined by the Tournament Director) is posted on each machine (hole) in the tournament. 
• Each player’s score on each PinGolf machine (hole) is based on the number of balls it takes to achieve the posted Par score. 
• Reaching the Par score on 1st ball is a stroke of 1 (Eagle), 2nd ball is a stroke of 2 (Birdie), 3rd ball is a stroke of 3 (Par), and if Par is not achieved on the 3rd ball, is a stroke of 4 (Bogey)
• When a group finishes the Front 9-hole course for the Qualifying Round, each player will initial next to their total on the provided Score Cards. One player will turn in the scorecard to a tournament official. Once all players have completed the 9 holes of the Qualifying Round, and all score cards have been tallied, the 8 players with the lowest “golf’ scores will continue to the Finals Round (max of 8 players dependent on total number of registered players- players moving to Finals Round will be announced and listed on the score board). 
• When a group finishes the Back 5-hole course for Finals round, each player will initial next to their total on the provided Score Cards. One player will turn in the scorecard to a tournament official. Once all players have completed the 5 holes of the Finals Round, and all score cards have been tallied, the four (4) players with the lowest “golf’ scores Win Prizes. Ties will be broken by comparing holes played, followed by holes-in-one followed by holes-in-two (Matchplay Rules). Any unresolved Matchplay tiebreakers will be determined by a single Pin, single ball, best score format at the direction of the Tournament Director.

Penalty Strokes

• Triggering a game slam tilt that affects other players will result in the maximum number of strokes for the hole/game being assigned to offending player. A second offense could result in disqualification from the tournament.
• Playing another player’s ball will result in the maximum number of strokes for the hole/game being assigned to the offending player.
• Excessive abuse of a game (kicking, hitting, punching, lifting, dropping, etc) may result in disqualification of the tournament.
• Death saves / bang backs will not be allowed, and a ball saved using those techniques must be immediately drained. If a player does this a second time, it will result in the maximum number of strokes for the hole/game being assigned to the offending player. Additional offenses may result in disqualification from the tournament.

Rules of Play

• Please be patient as groups wait for their next hole to be available.
• All Pin machines (holes) will have extra balls disabled. If an Extra Ball is accidentally awarded, that ball will be counted as their 2nd “shot” for that hole. Groups MUST inform the Tournament Director before playing such extra ball.
• Some machine’s Par Score may be more difficult, while others may be more easily attainable. 
• Once the player reaches the Par score, such player will stop playing, the ball in play is to be left to drained, and all subsequent players proceed to their next ‘shot’.
• Once any player obtains the Par score, that player's subsequent ball(s) are plunged and verified drained by such player, to make ready for the next player to proceed. 
• After all players have obtained their score, that group will then proceed to the next pinhole in chronological order. 

Player Delays

• Since this is a one-day tournament, things need to keep moving without significant delays in order for there to be enough time to complete the tournament. Please stay close to other tournament players in your group and keep an eye on the score board.
• If a player notifies the other players in advance of a brief absence or bathroom break before the start of a game/hole, they will have 10 minutes to return to the game before it starts without them. This is to help keep the tournament on schedule. Repeated absences/delays must be reported to tournament officials and may result in disqualification from the tournament.
• If a player is missing without advance notice and does not appear for their turn, they have 3 minutes starting from when the ball enters the shooter lane for their turn before the ball on their turn will be plunged and drained. This is to help keep the tournament on schedule. If the missing player re-appears, they can play the remaining balls in their turn, but the balls previously plunged on their turn will count as strokes as if they were played. Repeated delays/absences must be reported to tournament officials and may result in disqualification from the tournament.
• If a player quits or is unable to continue playing in the tournament, please notify a tournament official.

These rules are a guide. At times situations will arise that aren’t specifically covered by these rules. In these cases, the Tournament Admin should make a decision in the spirit of the rules. This decision shall be documented for later reference, and be applied consistently should the situation arise again.

ALL TOURNAMENT PLAYERS MUST ABIDE TO THE ABOVE TOURNAMENT RULES AND RULES AND CODE OF CONDUCT ON OUR WEBSITE. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN TOURNAMENT REMOVAL, AND/OR FACILITY REMOVAL!