| SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION | |||||||||
| TEAM RULES AND REGULATIONS - 2010 - Page 2 of 5 | |||||||||
| COURSE RESPONSIBILITY & CONDUCT - Continued | |||||||||
| 8. If necessary, a SMWGA team member may request a carry out box for food served at | |||||||||
| luncheons with her team captain one day in advance of the match. Her team captain will then | |||||||||
| request this deviation from the norm of the Hostess Captain. Otherwise, all food must be | |||||||||
| consumed on the premises of the Hostess Club. | |||||||||
| Home Page | FORMAT | ||||||||
| 1. Team play shall be played as scheduled under the Four-Ball Match Play Rule #30, U.S.G.A. | |||||||||
| Member Clubs | Rules of Golf and U.S.G.A. Decisions on the Rules of Golf. | ||||||||
| 2. All team players shall play to current handicaps. Team players must be placed on the team in | |||||||||
| Calendar | order of handicap. Two (2) players within a range of two (2) strokes handicap may be trans- | ||||||||
| posed at the discretion of the team captain. The order of play of golfers within the same handicap | |||||||||
| Officers & | range may also be positioned by the team captain. If there are fewer team members available | ||||||||
| Directors | than a full team complement, the team captain shall decide who will play alone. | ||||||||
| 3. The team captain or her designated representative is expected to play each match. | |||||||||
| Membership | 4. If a team player is delayed, her partner shall commence play against the opposing team and | ||||||||
| Information | play alone until her partner arrives. If the player with the lowest handicap is unable to play, the | ||||||||
| handicaps of the three (3) players shall be reduced by the handicap of the absent player | |||||||||
| Team | (Decisions on the Rules of Golf #30-3a-3). Any change in the line-up must be completed 15 | ||||||||
| Information | minutes before assigned tee times. | ||||||||
| 5. Concessions of a putt must be loud and clear and may not be recalled or declined. | |||||||||
| Field Days | 6. Teams must settle disputes before any play from the next tee. If a dispute cannot be settled | ||||||||
| Information & | before teeing off on the next tee without undue delay, one of the teams may make a claim. | ||||||||
| Winners | The team wishing to make a claim must announce clearly that a claim is being made and the reason | ||||||||
| for the claim. At an appropriate time, prior to signing the final game card, all facts in this case shall | |||||||||
| By Laws & | be presented to the Team Captains involved, who in turn will discuss the facts with the Team | ||||||||
| Standing Rules | Major and the Rules Chair. The latter two have the final decision. Rule disputes must be | ||||||||
| discussed in a polite, respectful manner. | |||||||||
| Minutes | 6. No Outside Agency shall be allowed presence during the matches (i.e., caddies, observers, | ||||||||
| dogs, etc.). If any such infraction occurs, the penalty shall be loss of points on all holes during | |||||||||
| Minutes | which the infraction occurs. | ||||||||
| 7. All matches shall be played on the scheduled date. If a team forfeits any match in total, that | |||||||||
| team shall be withdrawn from team play and all points scored by that team with all opponents | |||||||||
| shall be cancelled. | |||||||||
| 8. An ineligible player shall forfeit all her points earned in the matches, but not her partner's points | |||||||||
| or the opponents' points. She shall be ineligible for team play for the rest of the year. | |||||||||
| 9. All players must use power golf carts on all course. | |||||||||
| 10. Honors on the first tee shall be decided by means of a coin toss by the team captains and | |||||||||
| thereafter the gross ball winner will have the honors. | |||||||||
| 11. No practice shall be permitted during the match play round. A player may not finish putting | |||||||||
| after the hole is won or conceded. | |||||||||
| 12. If power carts are not allowed on the cart paths of the course, the match must be | |||||||||
| rescheduled. If rain commences after the matches have begun, the Hostess Captain may decide | |||||||||
| Rev. 1/12/2010 | |||||||||
| Back | Next | ||||||||
| SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION | ||||||
| TEAM RULES AND REGULATIONS - 2010 - Page 2 of 5 | ||||||
| COURSE RESPONSIBILITY & CONDUCT - Continued | ||||||
| 8. If necessary, a SMWGA team member may request a carry out box for food served at | ||||||
| luncheons with her team captain one day in advance of the match. Her team captain will then | ||||||
| request this deviation from the norm of the Hostess Captain. Otherwise, all food must be | ||||||
| consumed on the premises of the Hostess Club. | ||||||
| Home Page | FORMAT | |||||
| 1. Team play shall be played as scheduled under the Four-Ball Match Play Rule #30, U.S.G.A. | ||||||
| Member Clubs | Rules of Golf and U.S.G.A. Decisions on the Rules of Golf. | |||||
| 2. All team players shall play to current handicaps. Team players must be placed on the team in | ||||||
| Calendar | order of handicap. Two (2) players within a range of two (2) strokes handicap may be trans- | |||||
| posed at the discretion of the team captain. The order of play of golfers within the same handicap | ||||||
| Officers & | range may also be positioned by the team captain. If there are fewer team members available | |||||
| Directors | than a full team complement, the team captain shall decide who will play alone. | |||||
| 3. The team captain or her designated representative is expected to play each match. | ||||||
| Membership | 4. If a team player is delayed, her partner shall commence play against the opposing team and | |||||
| Information | play alone until her partner arrives. If the player with the lowest handicap is unable to play, the | |||||
| handicaps of the three (3) players shall be reduced by the handicap of the absent player | ||||||
| Team | (Decisions on the Rules of Golf #30-3a-3). Any change in the line-up must be completed 15 | |||||
| Information | minutes before assigned tee times. | |||||
| 5. Concessions of a putt must be loud and clear and may not be recalled or declined. | ||||||
| Field Days | 6. Teams must settle disputes before any play from the next tee. If a dispute cannot be settled | |||||
| Information & | before teeing off on the next tee without undue delay, one of the teams may make a claim. | |||||
| Winners | The team wishing to make a claim must announce clearly that a claim is being made and the reason | |||||
| for the claim. At an appropriate time, prior to signing the final game card, all facts in this case shall | ||||||
| By Laws & | be presented to the Team Captains involved, who in turn will discuss the facts with the Team | |||||
| Standing Rules | Major and the Rules Chair. The latter two have the final decision. Rule disputes must be | |||||
| discussed in a polite, respectful manner. | ||||||
| Minutes | 6. No Outside Agency shall be allowed presence during the matches (i.e., caddies, observers, | |||||
| dogs, etc.). If any such infraction occurs, the penalty shall be loss of points on all holes during | ||||||
| Minutes | which the infraction occurs. | |||||
| 7. All matches shall be played on the scheduled date. If a team forfeits any match in total, that | ||||||
| team shall be withdrawn from team play and all points scored by that team with all opponents | ||||||
| shall be cancelled. | ||||||
| 8. An ineligible player shall forfeit all her points earned in the matches, but not her partner's points | ||||||
| or the opponents' points. She shall be ineligible for team play for the rest of the year. | ||||||
| 9. All players must use power golf carts on all course. | ||||||
| 10. Honors on the first tee shall be decided by means of a coin toss by the team captains and | ||||||
| thereafter the gross ball winner will have the honors. | ||||||
| 11. No practice shall be permitted during the match play round. A player may not finish putting | ||||||
| after the hole is won or conceded. | ||||||
| 12. If power carts are not allowed on the cart paths of the course, the match must be | ||||||
| rescheduled. If rain commences after the matches have begun, the Hostess Captain may decide | ||||||
| Rev. 1/12/2010 | ||||||
| Back | Next | |||||