In an effort to
improve the pace of play at our tournaments we have adopted the following UGC
club rules for all stroke play tournaments this year. The purpose is not to
single out any particular golfer, but to ensure that time on the course is
consistent between groups and to maintain our credibility at the venues we play
so that we can return. We discussed these changes at length during our winter
meeting and feel they honor the integrity of the game and are very reasonable/
fair to all.
·
Highest
score possible on any hole is 10. Once golfer reaches the score or 10, he/she
must please pick their ball up.
·
If
a golfer has left the tee box and discovers his/her ball is now lost and they
did not play a provisional, DO NOT RETURN to the tee box. Reach a consensus
within the group within 10 paces of where it was lost (in play), take stroke
and distance penalty, and drop a new ball in play (the golfer will be hitting
#4 from the dropped location).
·
There
will now be a 25 minute rule enforced between all groups. If a group does not
turn its scorecard into the tournament coordinator within 25 minutes of the
previous group, all members of the group will receive a 2 stoke penalty added
to their #18 hole score. A timer will be kept on the
scores table to track the time between scorecard submissions. All decisions
will be at the discretion of the Tournament coordinator.