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			SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
			TEAM RULES AND REGULATIONS - 2007
			Team Website:  http://www.smwga.net/teamsite/
			The Team Calendar Year is defined as August 1 of the preceding year until July 31 of the team
			play year.
	Home Page		ELIGIBILITY
			To be eligible for SMWGA team play a player must:
	Member Clubs		1.  Be a paid member of her declared home club;
	& Information		2.  Possess a valid U.S.G.A. handicap;
	Page 2		3.  Have played in six (6) competitive rounds sponsored by the women's golf club of her
			declared SMWGA home club in the Calendar Year preceding the scheduled team play.  Games
	Calendar		must be posted within one (1) week of the date played;
			4.  Have played two (2) Field Days in the preceding time period August 1, 2006 and July 31,
	Officers &		2007, excluding the field day on her declared home course.  EXCEPTION:  Any new member who
	Directors		joins after January 1 may qualify for team with only one (1) field day;
			5.  And be a member of Santa Margarita prior to playing the six (6) qualifying Women's Day games.
	Membership		COURSE RESPONSIBILITY & CONDUCT
	Information		1.  Team members are reminded that courses have given up revenue and playing time for members
			of the host club in order to allow SMWGA to conduct team play.
	Team		2.  All players must conduct themselves according to the highest personal standards of etiquette
	Information		so as to reflect favorably on SMWGA as an organization.  Incidents of inappropriate behavior
	Eligibility List		that occur during team play shall be resolved by the SMWGA Conduct Subcommittee in
			in accordance with 1.E. of the Standing Rules.
	By Laws &		3.  Any portable phone or similar device which is used or rings during the stipulated round
	Standing Rules		(incoming/outgoing call or page) will result in an immediate loss of hole being played for the team
			in breach.  Portable phones and devices are allowed to vibrate, but must not be used.  If the cell
	Field Days		phone disturbance occurs between the play of two holes, the errant team will lose the next hole
	Information &		to be played.
	Winners		4.  Rounds must be played within a 4-1/2 hour time frame.  If a group is not on the tee prepared to
			strike the ball before the group in front has cleared the green, that group is in violation of the speed
			of play regulations for SMWGA team play and shall be asked to move to the next tee, halving the
	Minutes		hole.  The group behind will be given one hole to catch up or this group, too, will be asked to
			move forward to the next hole.  The first group will then be timed to insure that no further delays
			occur.  If any player in the timed group takes more than 40 seconds to play a stroke, that player
			will be asked to pick up her ball until the next tee and her partner will complete the hole alone.
			5.  On par threes, if there are two groups waiting to tee off, all eight players shall tee off in order
			and proceed to the green.  Group number two shall wait until group number one has finished
			putting, waive up if a group is now waiting on the tee, and then complete putting out.  Waving up
			shall continue until smooth play is restored.
			6.  All players must be at the course 45 minutes before the appointed shotgun time.  Captains
			must turn in all monies due to the Hostess Captain by 30 minutes before the appointed shotgun.
			(All monies shall be collected in advance of the event and must be paid in cash or, if agreed to in
			advance by the Hostess Captain, in a single check for the entire amount.)
			7.  Team captains are responsible for advising and insuring that players tip appropriately for
	Rev. 2/15/2007		baggage handling and services requested.
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