IJGA Parent/Junior #5 at Pine Meadow

THIS NOTICE SERVES TO WARN EACH CONTESTANT ABOUT THE PACE OF PLAY.

Rule 6-7 of the USGA Rules of Golf states: "The player shall play without undue delay and in accordance with any pace of play guidelines which the Committee may establish. Between completion of a hole and playing from the next teeing ground, the player shall not unduly delay play."

Note 1: If the player unduly delays play between holes, he is delaying the play of the next hole and the penalty applies to that hole.

Note 2: For the purpose of preventing slow play, the Committee may, in the condition of a competition (Rule 33-1) lay down pace of play guidelines including maximum periods of time allowed to complete a stipulated round, a hole or a stroke.

In stroke play, the Committee modifies the penalty for a breach of this Rule as follows:

The IJGA does not wish to apply penalties for undue delay. However, we insist that, in the interest of all, the pace of play be reasonable. We believe that, it would be reasonable for a group of four (4) players to take 15 minutes, on average, per hole and less than 4 hours and 30 minutes for the entire 18-hole round.

The first group to start will be considered out of position if, at any point in the round, the group is taking more than:13 minutes to complete a par 3, 15 minutes to complete a par 4 and 17 minutes to complete a par 5.

Any following group will be considered out of position if the group:

1) Falls one hole behind

2) Is taking more than the allotted time per hole to complete.

• Any group that fails to keep its position on the course will be alerted to the fact and requested to play at a faster pace.

• Monitoring will begin immediately and the time it takes each competitor to play each stroke will be recorded.

• Any competitor in a group out of position who takes more than 35 seconds to play a stroke on one occasion will be advised to that fact.

• If he/she exceeds the time limit on one more shot he/she will automatically incur a penalty of one stroke under Rule 6-7.

• When a competitor is the first in his group to play (1) an approach shot or, (2) a shot on or near the putting green or, (3) a shot from the teeing ground on a par 3 hole, he will be allowed up to 45 seconds to play a stroke.

The timing of a competitor’s stroke will begin when he has had a reasonable opportunity to reach his ball, it is his turn to play and he could play without interference by another person or another ball.

Except on the putting green, if a competitor has reached his ball, it is his turn to play and there are no distractions he will be allowed a few seconds to select his club after which the timing will begin. Thus, any time spent in walking backward or forward for measuring purposes will count as time taken for the next stroke. On the putting green, the timing will begin after the competitor has been allowed a reasonable amount of time to lift and clean his ball, repair his ball mark and remove loose impediments on the line of putt.

Undue delay may occur between strokes. Accordingly, a competitor will be subject to penalty under Rule 6-7, even if he plays each of his strokes in less than the time allowed.

As part of his/her responsibilities each IJGA official will be monitoring the Pace of Play of all groups. We sincerely request your cooperation. If all competitors will cooperate, each event will be a more pleasant experience for everyone.