PGA Championship Calcutta 2026

⛳ How It Works

→Bid money to own golfers — both individual golfers and groups of golfers are auctioned.

→There are 20 individual golfers and 17 groups of 8 golfers. If you purchase a group, you own all the golfers in it.

→Win money based on tournament finishing positions for each golfer you own. A single golfer can win you multiple payouts.

→No limit on how many golfers or groups you can own.

→The entire pot pays out — 100% of all spending (including luxury taxes) goes to the winners.

💰 Salary Cap & Luxury Tax

→Every participant has a $100 salary cap — this is how much you can spend before luxury taxes kick in.

→You can exceed the cap — but every dollar spent over the cap is taxed.

→Luxury taxes are tiered — dollars spent within each luxury tax level are taxed differently (see below):

Spend Range	Tax Rate
$0 – $100	No tax
$101 – $150	50%
$151 – $200	100%
$201 – $250	150%
$251+	200%

Examples

$100 spent

→ $100 total cost (no luxury tax)

$120 spent

→ $20 over cap
First $20 over cap × 50% = $10 luxury tax

Total cost: $130

$160 spent

→ $60 over cap
First $50 over cap × 50% = $25 luxury tax
Next $10 over cap × 100% = $10 luxury tax

Total cost: $195

$200 spent

→ $100 over cap
First $50 over cap × 50% = $25 luxury tax
Next $50 over cap × 100% = $50 luxury tax

Total cost: $275

$260 spent

→ $160 over cap
First $50 over cap × 50% = $25 luxury tax
Next $50 over cap × 100% = $50 luxury tax
Next $50 over cap × 150% = $75 luxury tax
Next $10 over cap × 200% = $20 luxury tax

Total cost: $430

→All luxury tax money goes into the pot — 100% of spending (including taxes) pays out to winners.

🔨 Auction Rules

→Owners take turns nominating a golfer or group for auction, from left to right.

→Once every owner has had an opportunity to nominate, the order repeats.

→Each owner is highlighted when it's their turn to nominate. They place an opening bid ($1 minimum) to begin the auction round.

→Once nominated, anyone can bid — just enter your amount and hit Bid. New bids must exceed the current bid amount.

→A countdown timer runs during bidding. When it hits zero, the golfer or group goes to the highest bidder.

→If a bid is placed in the last few seconds, the timer resets — giving owners an opportunity to respond.

→If an owner doesn't nominate in time, the system auto-nominates the next available golfer or group at $1. The commissioner may skip nominations if necessary.

→After a sale is complete, the owner and winning bid are recorded and the draft advances to the next nomination.

🏆 Payouts

→Most payouts are based on final finishing positions. Top finishing positions pay out percentages of the total pot.

→Payouts are cumulative — a golfer may earn multiple payouts (e.g. finish first AND Saturday leader).

→The Round Leader payout goes to the tournament leader after rounds 1, 2, and 3 respectively (Thursday 5%, Friday 5%, Saturday 5%). A golfer may collect multiple of these payouts.

→Hole-in-One — If any golfer makes a hole-in-one during the tournament, a 5% payout goes to the owner of that golfer. If multiple holes-in-one occur, that 5% payout splits equally among their owners. If no hole-in-one occurs, the 5% pays out to 11th–15th place instead (1% each).

Placement	% of Pot	Placement	% of Pot
🥇 Champion	22.5%	Thu Leader	5.0%
2nd Place	17.5%	Fri Leader	5.0%
3rd Place	12.5%	Sat Leader	5.0%
4th Place	7.5%	Hole-in-One	5.0%
5th Place	5.0%	11th–15th*	1.0% each
6th–10th Place	3.0% each

*Pays only if no hole-in-one occurs during the tournament

🔀 Tiebreakers

After Round 1 (Thursday)

→Thursday most birdies or better

→Thursday fewest putts

After Round 2 (Friday)

→Friday most birdies or better

→Friday fewest putts

After Round 3 (Saturday)

→Saturday most birdies or better

→Saturday fewest putts

Final (Sunday)

→Sunday most birdies or better

→Sunday fewest putts

🎲 Hole-in-One Rules

→If any golfer makes a hole-in-one during the tournament, a 5% payout goes to the owner of that golfer. If multiple holes-in-one occur, that 5% payout splits equally among their owners.

→If no hole-in-one occurs, the 5% payout is divided into 1% payouts for 11th–15th place. Tiebreaker rules apply.

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