Mid Washington Senior
Golf Association
Rules
Section
Tournament Fee:
Place $10 ($20 for the team) in
an envelope that you bring with you.
Place your name or both of your
names on the envelope
Place the envelope in the payment
‘tub’.
Failure to pay may result in
disqualification as well as being barred from playing in future tournaments.
Special COVID-19 Rule Adjustments:
Please comply with all state,
local, course, MWSGA rules, policies, and guidelines during play.
Holed Putt Definition:
A ball is
considered holed when it comes to rest on the (PVC pipe; foam material;
etc.) placed inside the hole or if the ball comes to rest on the hole
liner placed upside down in the hole.
Sand Bunker (No Rakes)
A ball
that lands in a bunker and comes to rest in a previous player’s shot area that
has not been adequately ‘repaired’, then the player may take relief in an
undisturbed portion of the bunker, no closer to the hole.
General
Rules and Information:
KP Holes: Green Card is for Division
1 players
Yellow Card is for Division 2 players
New Rules – There were 20 rule changes approved in 2019 by the USGA
such as:
·
Option to leave the flag in
·
Change from 5 to 3 minutes to find your ball
·
No penalty for deflected ball, (double hit)
·
Dropping the ball from knee height
·
A ball
lost or hit out of bounds may be dropped 2 club lengths in the fairway nearest
to point it went out no closer to the hole with a 2-stroke penalty. This rule does not apply to balls hit into a
hazard. (MWSGA adopted)
Pace of
Play: Please keep up
with the group in front of you.
Best-Ball
Score Cards:
·
Exchange score card with
opponents.
·
Enter gross score for
each player.
·
On the team score line,
enter best gross score for the team.
·
All putts by both players
must be holed out unless one player elects to ‘pick up’ to meet “pace of play’
expectation. A player should ‘pick up’
if a triple bogey or higher will be scored. An ‘X’ is recorded on the
score card. The team gross score is based on the player who holes all putts.
·
Score cards must be
signed and attested, no exceptions (Failure results in DQ).
Playing course conditions:
All MWSGA tournaments will be played according to summer
rules (play the ball as it lies) unless announced otherwise prior to
the start of the tournament.
·
If
playing winter rules,
the ball may be moved no more than 6 inches and not closer to the hole. If ball is moved it must be placed on the
same cut of grass.
·
A player may take free
relief from an immovable obstruction, as long as it is
not in a penalty area or against a course boundary fence. Relief is only granted if the obstruction
interferes with the player’s swing or stance; you don't
get relief from the line of play.
·
You are entitled to
relief from a cart path, yardage markers, ball washer, staked tree, sprinkler
heads, or signage on the course if the ball is not in a penalty area.
Scramble
Score Cards:
1.
Exchange scorecard with
opponents.
2. Each
Player must have at least 6 drives. Failure to mark the 6 drives per player
will result in a DQ.
3.
Score cards must be signed and attested, no exceptions (Failure results
in DQ).
Play the course
conditions:
1. The ball chosen for playing the next shot may be
marked and moved no more than 1 club length and not closer to the hole. If the ball is moved, it must be placed on
the same cut of grass.
2. A ball chosen that has come to rest on the
putting surface is marked, it maybe moved no more
than 6 inches and not closer to the hole.
3. A player may take free relief from an
immovable obstruction, as long as it is not in a
penalty area or against a course boundary fence. Relief is only granted if the obstruction
interferes with the players swing or stance; you don't
get relief from the line of play.
4. A player is entitled to relief from a cart
path, yardage markers, ball washer, staked tree, sprinkler heads, or signage on
the course as long as the ball is not in a penalty
area.
5. If the ball selected is in a penalty area:
·
The
player hitting the ball into the penalty area must play first, and the ball
cannot be touched in any manner except to hit the ball. His partner must place the ball as near as
possible to the original lie.
·
The
player hitting the ball into a bunker area must play first, and the ball cannot
be touched in any manner except to hit the ball. The second player can rake the
sand where the first player hit from and then place his ball before hitting.