Pace of Play

Pace of Play Policy -

Your position on the golf course is directly behind the group in front of you
NOT directly in front of the group behind you! 

• All scorecards MUST be time-stamped at the completion of Hole 9 and Hole 18, before totaling scores

• All scorecards MUST have written times entered at the completion of #15

• Monitor your pace with the clocks on #4 tee, #8 tee, #12 tee, and #16 tee

• All groups are expected to finish the front nine in 2:20 and finish the back nine in 4:45

• All members of any group that finishes the front nine in 2:22 or more AND is 12 minutes or more behind the group directly in front of them will be assessed a 1-stroke penalty. If the penalized group finishes the back nine 11 minutes or less behind the group in front of them OR under 4:46, the penalty will be withdrawn. 

• All members of any group that finishes the eighteen holes in 4:46 or more AND is 12 minutes of more behind the group directly in front of them will be assessed a 1-stroke penalty

• The 1st two groups MUST finish in 4:45 or better, or each player will be assessed the above penalties.

• After a player has been assessed a penalty in 2 tournaments, that player will be assessed additional penalties thereafter.

• Each member of the group is responsible for maintaining a proper Pace of Play

• Tournament results will not be official until the Pace of Play is reviewed.

Local Rules

Provisional Balls -

• It is strongly recommended that a provisional ball be played for a ball that may be lost outside of a penalty area; or may be unplayable; or may be out of bounds; or may be lost

• Exception:  #9 @MC - Hit a provisional ball before establishing if ball is lost in penalty area

• Exception:  #12 @SR - Hit a provisional ball before establishing if ball is lost in penalty area

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Environmentally-Sensitive Area (ESA)  @Saddle Rock -

• A player who plays a ball from an environmentally-sensitive areas will be assessed a 2-stroke penalty

• If the ball is NOT in the environmentally-sensitive area, BUT the area interferes with stance or the area of the intended swing, drop within one club length of a point of nearest relief, not nearer the hole, without any additional penalty

Waste Areas vs. Sand Traps (@Murphy Creek) -

• Waste Areas DO NOT have rakes in them In waste areas, the player may ground the club - when done, smooth ground with feet and/or club 

• Sand Traps DO have rakes in them In sand traps, the player may not ground the club - when done, smooth ground with the rake provided 

Out-of-Bounds and Lost Balls -

• If there is any doubt, a player should play a provisional ball (at time the original ball is hit) from the position of where the original ball was hit.

• There is a 3-minute time limit when looking for a lost ball

• If more than one player's ball is lost, players involved will look for each lost ball simultaneously

• If the player DID NOT hit a provisional ball, then he must go the fairway equi-distant from where the ball went out of bounds or where the ball was lost and drop ball with a penality of 2 strokes

Unplayable Lies -

• If there is any doubt, a player should play a provisional ball (at time the original ball is hit) from the position of where the original ball was hit.

• In the event that a ball is deemed unplayable: 1) The player may drop a ball within 2 club lengths of the unplayable ball, not nearer the hole, with a penalty of 1 stroke;   OR  2) If the player cannot get relief within 2 club lengths, the player can drop as far back as he wants, keeping the point of the unplayable lie in line with the flag stick; with a penalty of 1 stroke

• If the player DID NOT hit a provisional ball, then he must go the fairway equi-distant from where the unplayable ball lay and drop ball with a penality of 2 strokes

Ball Drops @Saddle Rock -

Ball Drops @Murphy Creek -

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