“THE GOLF RULES”

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1. Ball hit out of bounds: Drop near point of entry, 2 club lengths, no closer to the hole. 1 stroke penalty. No re-tee required.

2. Lost Ball: Drop near location, 2 club lengths, no closer to the hole. 1 stroke penalty. If ball is lost but virtually certain to be in play and there are no hazards (i.e. water, red or white stakes, fescue): Take a drop ball. 1 stoke penalty.

3.  Hazardous lie: If your ball is on rocks, up against a tree, prickly bush, root of a tree: Take a drop ball within 2 club lengths no closer to the hole. 1 stroke penalty (or break your club)

4.  Putting: Putt everything out unless ball follows these parameters. Within 30 inches (2.5 feet) — use a template stick or tape measure. If the ball is fully within the 30" range: no putt. If it’s halfway in or partially in: still counts as a gimme. Fully outside: must putt.

5.  Sand Traps: If the ball is buried into the sand or the trap is in poor condition (water, rocks, the player may chose to remove their ball up to 2 club lengths behind the sand trap and chip over without adding a stroke, or rake the area and replace the ball replicating the lie. Ex hard sand, rocks, or unkempt bunkers.

6.  Bad Lie / Improving Lie: You can improve the lie of your golf ball if it is in play. You may adjust your ball 2 feet no closer to the hole to improve your ball lie (just not on greens). You can clean your ball or replace whenever you like. See hazardous lie section as you can improve the lie two club lengths away from target if needed but it will cost you a 1 stroke penalty. You cannot improve the lie of the ball out of bounce if you wish to hit the ball when out of bounds its at your own risk.

7. Scoring Max Limits: Par 3 – double par – (6), Par 4 – double par (8), Par 5 – four over (9). Once max score is reached, pick up and record max.

8. Starting Tee’s: White Men's Tee’s for all golf courses unless White tees are under 5,600 yards. Women's Tee's for Women. 

9. Scoring: Each group will oversee making sure the rules are followed. If your group cannot agree on ruling or need any questions, please reach out to the members of the executive committee for ruling on the spot. If missing any rules follow USGA or ask Committee for ruling. Committee ruling is final. 

10. Handicap: The max handicap will be a 24 for tournament net stroke play. That means if it’s a par 70 and you shoot a 94 you really shoot a 70. You would get 1 stroke on the all 18 holes and an additional 1 stroke given on the hardest 6 holes. This is also because we have issued max scores for all scoring which already is helping the highest of the handicappers due to no 15s on a par 3. If there is a tournament where we do shamble (which is take best drive and play your own ball), match play, or other, then handicaps will be based at 90% or whatever specified number for the tournament.

11. Random drug testing rules will apply all year. No PEDs.

12. No tiebreaker. If there is a tie than the points will be split. There may be shared winners. Only exception is if both winners want to compete in a tie breaker of their choosing.