NOHIO.GOLF Series 3-Player Scramble Rules of Competition

 

USGA RULES APPLY DURING PLAY ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING LOCAL & SCRAMBLE RULES:

 

- LIFT, CLEAN & PLACE WITHIN ONE CLUB LENGTH THROUGH THE GENERAL AREA. Players tee off and the best shot is selected. Each player then places and hits from within one club length of that selected shot in any order, always staying in the same cut of grass where the original ball came to rest. Putts must be played from the exact spot selected, and all putts must be holed (no ‘gimmies’). The hole is completed when a putt is holed, so do not tap-in except to finish.

 

- If a ball selected for play is in a sand bunker, the player whose ball has been chosen must hit it as it lies, then the subsequent players may rake and place as near as possible to the selected shot.

 

- If a ball selected for play is in a penalty area,  the player whose ball has been chosen must play the ball as it lies, then the subsequent players must drop from knee height inside the margin of the penalty area to play.

 

- PLAYERS COMPETE IN ONE DIVISION FROM AGE-APPROPRIATE TEES. On all holes, men competitors ages 18-54 play from the back tees; men age 55-64 play from the middle tees; men age 65+ and women under age 35 play from the senior/forward tees; women age 35+ play from the far-forward tees.

 

- Players may: repair any and all damage on a green; remove rocks from sand bunkers; use range finders without slope; use varying brands of balls during the round (changed only between holes or upon damage); practice putt after holing out as long as pace of play is maintained; go past the selected ball to scout a hole location; stand behind their teammates as they play a shot.

– Out of Bounds: White stakes and/or ALL perimeter property fences and roads are defined as out of bounds or as outlined on the course score card. The OB line is determined by the nearest inside points of the stakes, roads or fence posts at ground level excluding angled supports. Penalty Areas: All Penalty Areas are defined by yellow lines/stakes or red lines/stakes. In the absence of lines or stakes, a penalty area shall be defined by any natural break in the ground toward the water (not the water itself) or ground feature.

– Relief without penalty is provided from all planted flower bed structures, nearest point of relief. NO RELIEF is provided for mulch used around trees or a non-structured bed without any planted flowers.

- If a sand bunker is clearly not maintained (i.e. damaged by weather or has gone unraked for several days), with the permission of a fellow competitor that bunker may be raked and the ball may be placed in the same position without penalty.

 

- Per Player Entry Fee covers: 18 holes of golf with cart; $40+ to the tournament stroke play pot; $20 to the big skins game pot; an event operations/scoring fee of $10. Payout to 25% of the field based on pre-set prize chart. ALL TIES SPLIT ALL PLACES; there is no playoff.  IF NO SKINS ARE WON OUTRIGHT, the least-tied hole(s) split the skins pot. A team need not finish all 18 holes to be eligible to win a skin; a team may ‘X’ a hole and still win a skin on another hole.

 

- Should inclement weather force a cancellation of play for the day: if all teams have completed 9 holes before play is stopped, the tournament will be shortened to 9 holes with full payouts; if any group does not complete 9 holes, the event is considered null and a full refund or credit for pot/skins will be provided. (Golf+cart will be rain-checked.)

 

- LIVE SCORING IS THE OFFICIAL SCORECARD> IN ADDITION TO USING LIVE SCORING, WRITE BOTH TEAM SCORES ON ONE SCORECARD AS A BACKUP.  After play, a person from each team MUST check and confirm the live scoring totals at the scoring table prior to final posting. Failure to confirm means no scores posted. Protect the field: check and confirm your scores after play!

 

- PACE OF PLAY: if a group falls behind and is asked to close the gap, it is the responsibility of all players in the group to comply. The Committee has the right to monitor any lagging group, determine the player(s) causing the delay, and disqualify and remove competitors from the course without refund.

 

- Rules question? Try to resolve it among your fellow competitors. If the question cannot be resolved, play two balls and ask the Committee for a ruling prior to signing/confirming scorecard.  Have fun!