SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
			TEAM RULES AND REGULATIONS - 2007 - Page 5 of 6
			THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME - Continued
			PACE OF PLAY
			PLAY AT A GOOD PACE AND KEEP UP:
	Home Page		Players should play at a good pace.  The Committee may establish pace of play guidelines
			that all players should follow.
	Member Clubs		It is a group's responsibility to keep up with the group in front.  If it loses a clear hole and it is
	& Information		delaying the group behind, it should invite the group behind to play through, irrespective of the
	Page 2		number of players in that group.
			BE READY TO PLAY:
	Calendar		Players should be ready to play as soon as it is their turn to play.  When playing on or near
			the putting green, they should leave their bags or carts in such a position as will enable quick
	Officers &		movement off the green and towards the next tee.  When the play of a hole has been completed,
	Directors		players should immediately leave the putting green.
			LOST BALL:
	Membership		If a player believes his ball may be lost outside a water hazard or is out of bounds, to save time,
	Information		he should play a provisional ball.
			Players searching for a ball should signal the players in the group behind them to play through
	Team		as soon as it becomes apparent that the ball will not easily be found.
	Information		They should not search for five minutes before doing so.  Having allowed the group behind to
	Eligibility List		play through, they should not continue play until that group has passed and is out of range.
	By Laws &		CARE OF THE COURSE
	Standing Rules		BUNKERS:
			Before leaving a bunker, players should carefully fill up and smooth over all holes and foot-
	Field Days		prints made by them and any nearby made by others.  If a rake is within reasonable proximity of
	Information &		the bunker, the rake should be used for this purpose.
	Winners		REPAIR OF DIVOTS, BALL MARKS AND DAMAGE BY SHOES:
			Players should carefully repair any divot holes made by them and any damage to the putting
			green made by the impact of a ball (whether or not made by the player himself).  On completion
	Minutes		of the hole by all players in the group, damage to the putting green caused by golf shoes should
			be repaired.
			PREVENTING UNNECESSARY DAMAGE:
			Players should avoid causing damage to the course by removing divots when taking practice
			swings or by hitting the head of the club into the ground, whether in anger or for any other reason.
			Players should ensure that no damage is done to the putting green when putting down bags or
			the flagstick.
			In order to avoid damaging the hole, players and caddies should not stand too close to the hole
			and should take care during the handling of the flagstick and the removal of a ball from the hole.
			The head of a club should not be used to remove a ball from the hole.
			Players should not lean on their clubs when on the putting green, particularly when removing
			the ball from the hole.
			The flagstick should be properly replaced in the hole before players leave the putting green.
	Rev. 2/15/2007		Local notices regulating the movement of golf carts should be strictly observed.
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