The Hamster Cage

Order of Ferret Leaderboard 2026

Five Irons Golf Dubai

The Hamster Cage

Order of Ferret Leaderboard 2026

Five Irons Golf Dubai

Rules Admin

Competition Rules

Current Cohort

Cohort: Autumn 2026Active
Total weeks: 14
Scores that count: Best 5 scores count toward your total
with a minimum of one Curveball week
Ranked threshold: Play at least 1 round to appear on the leaderboard

Scoring

Scores are recorded using the Stableford system:

Albatross	5
Eagle	4
Birdie	3
Par	2
Bogey	1
Double Bogey and above	0

Trackman assigns each player their Course Handicap and points are awarded based on your Net Score per hole. Less strokes = Higher Score = making it onto the Leaderboard!

Your total for this cohort is the sum of your best 5 rounds.

Max 40: the most points that count toward your total in any single week is 40. Score higher and it is very well played, but 40 is what goes into the books. If two or more players are tied on 40 or more, the weekly winner is whoever has the lowest gross score. Ties below 40 points go to standard countback: back 9, back 6, back 3.

🎲 Curveball Weeks:weeks 3, 6, 9 and 12 of each cohort throw something different into the mix — smaller gimmies, faster greens, longer tees or more wind. At least one of your counting scores for the season must come from a Curveball week. If it doesn't happen naturally, your weakest counting round is swapped for your best Curveball round instead, even if that lowers your total. Never posted a Curveball score at all? You simply count one fewer round for the season.

If you play outside of the normal Hamster Cage hours (i.e. NOT the morning!), you can earn your Stableford points but you are not eligible for any bonus points: Making the Crop, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive or the Weekly winner bonus. If, by chance, you ended up in first place on the Leaderboard, you will not get to choose the next week's course either.

Bonus Points

Contest	Award	Points
🏆 Weekly Stableford winner	Per week (2 on Curveball weeks)	+1 / +2
📍 Closest to Pin	Per week	+2
🏌️ Longest Drive	Per week	+2
Making the Crop (Top 10)	Per week	+1

Bonus points are cumulative across all weeks in the cohort.
You do not need to play every week to qualify.
Every bonus point banks toward your season total regardless of whether that week's Stableford score ends up being one of your counting rounds.
🥄 Wooden Spoon marks the lowest score of the week on the leaderboard grid — a badge of shame only, it carries no points.

Longest Drive Handicap

The following players have a distance deducted from their raw Longest Drive measurement before rankings are determined each week.

Player	Handicap
Kaamil007	−60 yds
TRLGOLF 5i	−70 yds

Additional Notes

Pace of Play - Target times: 🐹 2-ball: Maximum 2 hours 🐹 3-ball: Maximum 2.5 hours Many groups will be quicker than this, but let's try very hard not to be slower. Taking lots of shots isn't a problem. Taking lots of shots slowly is. A few simple ways to help: •⁠ ⁠The moment you can no longer score on a hole, pick up. •⁠ ⁠Know what shot you're about to hit before it's your turn. •⁠ ⁠Be ready to play when you're up. •⁠ ⁠Save the full pre-shot routine for The Open Championship qualifiers. Settings to speed up play: •⁠ ⁠Turn off drone (at the start of the hole) •⁠ ⁠Turn off the replay •⁠ ⁠Turn off the Post shot timer