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Players will not
receive warnings.
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Each group is responsible for monitoring
their own pace.
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To avoid penalty, groups must complete each
checkpoint hole either:
(1) Within 15 minutes of the group
ahead, or
(2) Under the allotted time.
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Checkpoints will be on holes 9 and 18,
unless otherwise indicated.
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All players in a group in breach of
the pace of play policy at any
checkpoint are subject to
penalty.
PENALTIES
First Breach of Round = 1 stroke
penalty to each player in the group.
Second Breach of Round = additional 2
stroke penalty to each player in the group.
NOTIFICATION
Any group that completes a checkpoint hole
in breach of the pace of play policy will
either be signaled by a Red Car or verbally
notified by an Official. Officials at
checkpoints should never be confronted.
It is the player's responsibility to
recognize when a breach has occurred at each
checkpoint and penalties must be recorded on
their scorecards. Penalties are to be added
to the checkpoint hole the group received
the Red Card or was notified of the breach
(usually holes #9 or #18).
RED
or Verbally Notified by an Official (Penalty Applied) – The
group is both:
(1)
More than 15 minutes behind the group ahead
AND;
(2)
Over the allotted time.
POSITION
First Group(s) off Either Tee - The
first group(s) will be in breach of the pace
of play policy if they take more than the
allotted time to finish a checkpoint hole
until they reach (within 15 minutes) any
group ahead. After they reach a group ahead,
both conditions must be met to be in breach
of the pace of play policy.
Position with Group Ahead - To stay
within 15 minutes of the group ahead,
players should never have an open hole and
they should be in the fairway on par
4's and 5's when the group ahead leaves the
green.
CONCERNED PLAYERS AND APPEALS
A player concerned about slow players in a
group should first remind that player of the
pace of play policy and encourage them to
play more efficiently. The concerned player
may, before or after penalties are assessed,
request an Official to monitor the group.
Appeals for exceptional situations
will be considered only in the scoring area
after the completion of the round and prior
to the return of a player's scorecard.
DEFINITIONS
- TIME AND POSITION
Timing
– A group’s completion time at each checkpoint is
measured when the flagstick is replaced in
the hole once all players in the group have
holed out.
Allotted Time - The "allotted time"
is the maximum time allowed to complete play
of the course or the holes between
checkpoints. The allotted time is
predetermined by the Tournament Committee
and may be adjusted between rounds. Time for
ball searches, rulings, and walking time
between holes is included in the allotted
time. The allotted time for each course will
be posted in a prominent location at the
tournament site.
Rule 6-7. Undue Delay; Slow Play
states: "The player must play without
undue delay and in accordance with any pace
of play guidelines that the Committee may
establish. Between completion of a hole and
playing from the next teeing ground, the
player must not unduly delay play."
