THE PINNACLE
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The Next Chapter

The Pinnacle Invitational

2027
5 – 7 February 2027

Three days. Three courses. Six matches.
Eight contenders. One champion.

The Battlegrounds

Three Days. Three Courses.

Across three days, eight players will compete on three of South Australia's golf courses. Every nine holes brings a new partnership, a new challenge and another opportunity to climb the leaderboard.

Day One Tradition · A Different Kind of Victory

Battle for the Beds

Friday 5 February 2027 · McCracken Golf Course

Eight contenders. Eight beds.
One shot to decide who sleeps where.

Forget the championship leaderboard for a moment. On Day One, there's another prize worth fighting for: first choice of where you'll sleep. The annual Battle for the Beds returns with a closest-to-the-pin challenge on Hole 13 at McCracken Golf Course.

The Challenge
Closest to the Pin
HOLE 13
McCracken Golf Course
The Rules of the Battle
01

Closest to the pin. Each player is ranked according to how close their tee shot finishes to the hole, subject to the green-first rule below.

02

On the green beats off the green. Every ball finishing on the putting green automatically ranks ahead of every ball finishing off the green, regardless of distance from the hole.

03

First place, first choice. The highest-ranked player chooses their bed first. Second place chooses next, followed by third, fourth and so on until all eight players have selected their sleeping quarters.

04

Seedings settle a tie. If two or more players finish tied, the player with the higher official tournament seeding receives priority. Seed 1 outranks Seed 2, Seed 2 outranks Seed 3, and so on.

“The road to the Pinnacle is long. The battle for a good night's sleep takes just one shot.”

The Rules of Engagement

The Competition Format

Changing partnerships. Six matches. Fifty-four holes of golf. Every stroke counts towards the ultimate prize.

8 Competitors
4 Teams Per Match
6 Scramble Matches
54 Holes Per Player
Four Teams. One Match.

2 vs 2 vs 2 vs 2 Scramble

Each match features all eight competitors, divided into four teams of two. Every team competes in a traditional two-person scramble over nine holes.

♟ ♟ TEAM 01 Two Players
♟ ♟ TEAM 02 Two Players
♟ ♟ TEAM 03 Two Players
♟ ♟ TEAM 04 Two Players

In a scramble, both players hit their shots and select the preferred ball position. Both then play from that position, continuing until the ball is holed.

Each pair records one gross stroke score for the nine-hole match. That score is credited to both players towards their individual tournament totals.

FIRST NINE HOLES

Front Nine

Four teams of two compete in the first nine-hole scramble match of the day.

SECOND NINE HOLES

Back Nine

All players change partners according to the predetermined draw, forming four new teams for the second nine-hole match.

The Road to the Pinnacle

Six Matches. Three Days.

Each day delivers two nine-hole matches. Partners change at the halfway point, with every score contributing to the individual championship.

Friday · 5 February

McCracken Golf Course

Victor Harbor

MATCH 01
Front Nine
2v2v2v2 Scramble
MATCH 02
Back Nine
New Partners
Saturday · 6 February

Victor Harbor Golf Course

Victor Harbor

MATCH 03
Front Nine
2v2v2v2 Scramble
MATCH 04
Back Nine
New Partners
Sunday · 7 February

Mount Compass Golf Course

Mount Compass

MATCH 05
Front Nine
2v2v2v2 Scramble
MATCH 06
Back Nine
Final Match
The Draw

Seedings Decide the Partnerships

The official tournament seedings will determine the draw and the partnerships for all six matches.

Every player will have a different partner for the front and back nine of each day's competition.

The complete draw will be revealed following Seeding Night. Until then, the partnerships remain a mystery.

The Championship

Every Stroke Counts

Six matches. Fifty-four holes. No handicaps. No adjustments. The lowest cumulative gross score wins.

Individual Cumulative Gross Stroke Play

Although each nine-hole match is played as a two-person scramble, The Pinnacle Invitational 2027 is decided by individual cumulative gross stroke play scoring.

Each team records one score for its nine-hole match. Both players receive that same score towards their individual tournament total.

Those scores accumulate across all six matches to determine the final individual standings.

Example Player Scorecard
Match 01 — McCracken Front 9 35
Match 02 — McCracken Back 9 37
Match 03 — Victor Harbor Front 9 34
Match 04 — Victor Harbor Back 9 36
Match 05 — Mount Compass Front 9 38
Match 06 — Mount Compass Back 9 35
CUMULATIVE TOTAL 215

In this example, the player's final tournament score is 215 strokes. Every competitor's total is calculated in exactly the same way.

Lowest Total Wins.

After 54 holes across three days, the player with the lowest cumulative gross stroke score will be crowned The Pinnacle Invitational 2027 Champion.

“Different partners. Six battles. One road to the Pinnacle.”

The Pinnacle Invitational 2027