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vr.tr.golf-tournament · thing-q2990946

Let an agent handle golf tournaments as recurring events with editions, sanctioning tours, formats and results.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.EVT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Series and edition The event and its occurrences.

Series

The recurring event.

Series

The series and its history.

  1. What is this tournament series, and since when has it run? provenance
  2. Has it been renamed? provenance

Edition

Dates and venue.

Edition

The edition details.

  1. Which edition, at which course and dates? definition
  2. Who is the defending champion? provenance
Format and rules How it is played.

Format

Stroke or match play, rounds, cut.

Format

The format used.

  1. Is it stroke or match play, over how many rounds, with what cut? definition
  2. Were any rounds shortened? boundary

Sanctioning

Tour and ranking points.

Sanctioning

The sanctioning body.

  1. Which tour or body sanctions it? provenance
  2. How many ranking points does it carry? measurement
Field Who plays.

Entry

Exemptions and qualifying.

Entry criteria

How players qualify.

  1. How do players qualify or gain exemption? definition
  2. Is it open to amateurs? boundary

Players

Who entered and started.

Field list

The field.

  1. Who is in the field? provenance
  2. Who withdrew? provenance
Results and safety Outcomes and conditions.

Results

Leaderboard and prizes.

Results

Official results.

  1. What are the official results and prize money? provenance
  2. Were any penalties applied after play? provenance

Weather and safety

Suspensions.

Weather decisions

Suspensions for weather.

  1. Was play suspended for weather or lightning? provenance
  2. How were spectators protected? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
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Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
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Plane
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Domain
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Other names and narrower kinds
Sands International, Connecticut Open, North Dakota Open, Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament, Louisiana State Open, Challenge de Madrid, WA Open, Uganda golf amateur open, Indonesian Masters, Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour, LIV Golf Miami, North and South Men's Amateur Golf Championship

What it is Filled

A competition in golf in which players complete one or more rounds over a course, usually over several days, with rankings by strokes or match play and prizes awarded.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle golf tournaments as recurring events with editions, sanctioning tours, formats and results.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Series and edition are different things
  • Sanctioned by a tour or federation, or amateur
  • Formats: stroke play, match play, team events
  • Cuts reduce the field after early rounds

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Keep players or spectators on course when the organiser has suspended play for lightning.
  • Help manipulate scores, results or betting markets.
  • Merge results from different editions or series.

Only with a human decision

  • Suspending or resuming play because of weather.

May

  • Report fields, scores and results from the organiser's official records.
  • Distinguish a tournament series from a single edition.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Results decide prize money and careers, so records must be exact.

Who is affected

  • Players
  • Spectators
  • Caddies and staff

Owners Filled

Steward

The organiser, under the rules of the governing body of the tour.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q500834 - registry parent class

related

  • sports competition - inherits edition, results and rules
  • tour or federation - confers ranking points
  • golf course - the venue
  • ranking points - Official World Golf Ranking

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.golf-tournament
  • Wikidata: Q2990946 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2990946)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • rounds: 1-4 rounds of 18 holes - professional events usually 4
  • field size: 30-156 players

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Tournament name, course and dates
  • Leaderboard with scores relative to par
  • Tour logos showing the sanctioning body
  • Players and caddies on a course, grandstands, scoreboards and spectators along the fairways.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • hold an edition, at a course on set dates
  • enter and qualify for it
  • follow its leaderboard and results
  • sanction it, as part of a professional tour

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Merging series and edition results
  • Weather suspensions changing format
  • Lightning risk on course

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Rules of Golf (R&A and USGA)
  • Tour regulations
  • Anti-doping rules where applicable

Context of use required Filled

  • Competing, ranking players and awarding prizes and ranking points.
  • major championships
  • professional tour events
  • state and national opens
  • amateur and junior events
  • team events such as the Ryder Cup

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2990946: golf tournament - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia (fr): Compétition de golf - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should tournament series and editions be separate entries?
  • How should tour sanctioning be recorded?
  • How should weather-shortened events be marked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2990946/spec.json