Motorized Transportation Policy for Competitors

 

As a general policy, players and their caddies are expected to walk at all times at B.C. Golf competitions.

 

There are exceptions to this policy:

 

1. A competitor with a serious, permanent physical disability may request the use of motorized transportation for himself at any B.C. Golf competition by following the approved application procedure. If motorized transportation is approved for a player at a competition that would otherwise prohibit the use of motorized transportation, the conditions described in Part A below must be in place.

 

2. In senior competitions, competitors will be permitted to use motorized transportation. The conditions described in Part B below must be in place.

 

3. A player who will play, or has played, under penalty of stroke and distance is always authorized to ride on motorized transportation for that purpose.

 

Part A:

 

Use of Motorized Transportation by a Person with a Serious, Permanent Disability

When using motorized transportation, the player must not:

 

1. Permit anyone else to drive the cart (other than moving it a very short distance to facilitate play);

2. Permit anyone else to ride in the cart;

3. When practical, drive past any player’s ball to gauge distance or gather any other information about the hole.

Penalty for Breach of Local Rule: The player gets the general penalty for each hole during which there is a breach of this Local Rule. If the breach occurs between the play of two holes, it applies to the next hole.

 

Part B:

 

Use of Motorized Transportation There is a limit of two golf carts per group.

 

1. If a shared golf cart is being moved by one of the players sharing it (or his partner or either of their caddies), the cart and everything in it are deemed to be that player’s equipment. Otherwise, the cart and everything in it are deemed to be the equipment of the player sharing the cart whose ball (or whose partner’s ball) is involved.

2. When using motorized transportation, the player must not:

i. Permit anyone other than a player or caddie to drive the cart (other than moving it a very short distance to facilitate play);

ii. Permit anyone other than a player or caddie to ride in the cart;

iii. When practical, drive past any player’s ball to gauge distance or gather any other information about the hole.

Penalty for Breach of Local Rule: The player gets the general penalty for each hole during which there is a breach of this Local Rule. If the breach occurs between the play of two holes, it applies to the next hole.

 

RULES AND AMATEUR STATUS COMMITTEE – B.C. GOLF