The following Rules, Policies and Procedures of the Memphis Public Links shall be carried out in all tournaments:

 

1. Rules of Play
All Tournaments conducted by the Memphis Public Links shall be played under USGA Rules of Golf. All local rules or supplements to the USGA Rules shall be approved by the Tournament Committee/Director. Such local rules and or modifications shall be posted in a conspicuous location at the Tournament Site. In addition, it shall be mandatory that a Rules Sheet be printed for each contestant in the Tournament and provided to each contestant prior to the start of play. Women shall play from tees as determined by National PGA policy.

2. Withdrawing from Event/Refunds
A player who has paid for a tournament and withdraws after the entry deadline will receive no refund unless contacting the Tournament Director with a medical condition which must be verified in writing or a death in the family. A $15 administration fee will be deducted from all refunds.  A player who withdraws after the competition starts and does not notify the official scorer or Tournament Director will be fined $50. The Tournament Director reserves the right to withhold any monies which have been guaranteed to the host facility.

3. Playoffs
Unless otherwise stated, in all Memphis Public Links tournaments a tie for first place in the Men's Division shall be resolved by a sudden death playoff at the hole designated on the local rules sheet or otherwise determined by the Official in Charge. 

4. Carts
Carts may be used in tournament competition unless otherwise prohibited. Spectator Carts will not be permitted in any Memphis Public Links Event, unless authorized by the Tournament Committee/Director prior to the event. 

5. Rain Policy
The Memphis Public Links representative in charge has the authority to order discontinuance of play due to weather conditions. The decision to resume play, postpone any part of it or cancel play entirely rests with the Official in Charge.

6. Slow Play
Slow play will be monitored by the Tournament Committee/Director. The Memphis Public Links  Pace of Play Memorandum will govern policy and penalties.

7. Liability
By virtue of paid entry, the entrant hereby agrees to abide by the decisions of the Tournament Committee/Director as being final with no liability to the Memphis Public Links Host Club or Tournament Committee/Director at its discretion. By his/her application, an entrant will agree not to protest the rejection of their entry. It shall be the entrant’s responsibility to learn all events’ rules prior to entering.

8. Groupings & Starting Times
The Tournament Committee/Director is responsible for groupings and starting times. Groupings and starting time policy will be consistent with established golf pairings procedures.

9. Amateur Payoffs
As per the USGA Rules of Golf regarding Amateur Status, an amateur may receive gift certificates totaling not more than $750 in each Memphis Public Links event.

10. Finance
The overall tournament program shall not budget to lose money in any fiscal year.