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PACE OF PLAY DEFINITIONS AND USGA RULES COVERING SLOW PLAY RULE 6 - 7. UNDUE DELAY; SLOW PLAY
The player shall play without undue delay and in accordance with any pace of play guidelines, which may be laid down by the Committee. Between completion of a hole and playing from the next teeing ground, the player shall not unduly delay play.
Definition of "Out of Position"The first group to start will be considered out of position, if at any place during the round, the group is behind the allotted time to play as listed on the Pace of Play Time Chart.
Any following group will be considered out of position if it (a) is taking more than the allotted time to play and (b) reaches any place on the course where there is an open par-3 or par-4 hole, or when the preceding group is on the putting green of a par 5 hole when the group in question is on the teeing ground. NOTE: Both (a) and (b) must apply for a group to be out of position.
Group out of position It is the players’ responsibility to know if they are out of position. If a group falls out of position, authorized rovers or rules officials may monitor and/or warn the group. The group will be expected to complete their round and return their score cards within 4 hours 50 minutes.
Self-MonitoringA group that is out of position, should note any player in that group who takes more than 35 seconds to play a given stroke. Members of the group should encourage and assist, as much as reasonable, other players in the group to maintain a proper pace. If the group is penalized, it is particularly important to be able to identify the player or players responsible.
Self-TimingThe timing of a player’s stroke begins when she has had reasonable opportunity to reach her ball, it is her turn to play, and she can play without interference by another person or another ball.
Except on the putting green, if a player has reached her ball, it is her turn to play and there are no distractions, timing begins after she has had a few seconds to select her club. Any time spent walking backward or forward for measuring purposes will count as part of the time taken for the next stroke.
On the putting green, the timing begins after a player has been allowed a reasonable amount of time to lift, clean, and replace her ball, repair her ball mark and other ball marks on her line of putt and remove loose impediments on her line of putt.
SUGGESTIONS TO AVOID SLOW PLAY: * Watch your ball and mark its position. * Go to your ball as soon as possible and prepare to play your shot. * On the putting green, look over your line of putt while others are putting out; be ready when it is your turn. * If you are close for a tap in, continue to putt out. * If you are riding in a cart, share the driver's duties. * If you must leave your bag, take as many clubs as you think you might use so that you don't have to make another trip to your bag. * Hop into the cart after playing a shot, drive to the next ball, and then put your clubs away. Put your bag or cart on the greenside closest to the exit of the hole. * Record the results at the next tee. * Hire a caddy to help you. |
