Transcript Document

Chairmen and Captains’
Clinic
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Llanerch Country Club
This presentation is for you!
We welcome your questions!
We love your enthusiasm!
We want you to leave happy
and informed!
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WGAP MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
1. Play golf and meet new friends
2. Play 5 Team Matches
3. Play Tournaments from May through October
4. Play 7 Open Days at one of 95 courses, all
without an entry fee
5. Pay dues of $85.00 to the WGAP to receive
these benefits !
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The WGAP Golf Office
1974 Sproul Rd Suite 400
Broomall, PA 19008
Jane Dorey
Executive Director
Email: [email protected]
Please take this information back to the ladies at your club and
maybe we can all try to recruit a few new members.
We are beginning our 119th year and are very proud to say The
WGAP is the oldest and one of the best associations in the United
States!
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CHANGES FOR 2015
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TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION
ON-LINE ONLY!!!
STARTING AT 6:00 AM
Visa or MasterCard
Problems?? Call the Golf Office.
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CART FEES
• Player’s VISA or MC will be charged the
host club’s cart fee at the time of your online registration
• NO charging back to the player’s own Pro
Shop
• A player may cancel up to 7 days prior to
the tournament – After that there will be a
$10.00 Cancellation Fee
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TEE TIMES
• Tournament Registration will
close two (2) weeks before the
tournament, so Tee Times will
be posted earlier than in the
past.
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CARRYING YOUR GOLF BAG
• In 2015, you may take your bag off the cart
or from your caddy and carry it to your ball
if you feel it will benefit the speed of play.
• Then return your bag to the cart or caddie.
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ALL
CELL PHONES
MUST BE
TURNED OFF!
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NEW WGAP RULE FOR 2015
TEAM MATCH TOURNAMENT
• If your phone
rings…
• 1st Offense:
Loss of Hole
• 2nd Offense:
Disqualification
• If your phone
rings…
• 1st Offense:
2 Stroke Penalty
• 2nd Offense:
Disqualification
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CADDIE?
This is a change…there is
NO PENALTY.
Tell him or her to turn it
off !!
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DEFINITIONS
• DEFAULT – Team not playing by choice
or intent
• TEAM MATCH DEFAULT – Default during one
(1) Team Match season
• ANNUAL TEAM DEFAULT – Two (2) TEAM
MATCH DEFAULTS during one (1) Team Match
season or a team defaulting prior to the start of the
season
• FORFEIT – Inability to play with intent to
play
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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PACE OF
PLAY
“DON’T WORRY
ABOUT WHO’S
BEHIND YOU. JUST
KEEP UP WITH
WHO’S IN FRONT
OF YOU !!”
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INFORMATION FOR YOUR
WGAP MEMBERS
• Courses are NOT open for practice rounds
before tournaments except as available on
Open Days
• Players are urged to stay for lunch at the
Host Club
• Players MAY NOT bring their own caddie
to any WGAP event
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ALL WGAP TOURNAMENT
SCORES ARE RECORDED AS
T-SCORES
WGAP WILL POST THEM !!
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ALL WGAP TEAM MATCH
SCORES ARE RECORDED AS
T-SCORES
YOU POST YOUR SCORE !!
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JUNIOR GIRL GOLFERS
• THE FUTURE OF WGAP DEPENDS ON
OUR JUNIOR PROGRAM
• PLEASE GO BACK TO YOUR CLUB
AND PROMOTE ALL OF OUR JUNIOR
EVENTS
• MAYBE EVEN ASK A JUNIOR TO PLAY
WITH YOU !!
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MOVING FORWARD
We want your friends as members of WGAP!!!
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Reach out to a non-member and invite her to join.
There is a script in your packet to share with your
Ladies on Opening Day !!
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CHAIRMEN’S SCRAMBLE
• Monday, April 13th at Meadowlands Golf Club
with a 9:00 AM shot gun start
• Open to Golf and Handicap Chairmen
• On-line registration only
• Opened March 1st
• Closes March 31st
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CHAIRMEN’S DUTIES
• Check www.wgapgolf.org to verify your club’s
directions
• Check with your Club Pro and Superintendent to
make sure they have received Inclement
Weather Procedures for Team Matches
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PLAYOFF AUTHORIZATION FORM
• The form is in your packet and needs to
be returned to the Golf Office by
April 10th
• BEG YOUR PRO TO OFFER YOUR
COURSE FOR –
• Challenge Round –
Friday, May 8th
• Super Jump Round –
Tuesday, May 12th
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PLATT CADDIE
SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
Things you can do to help:
• Display notice in the locker room
• Encourage members to participate
• Bag tags – method of sale or
distribution is up to each club
• Team members should be asked to
contribute
• Send bag tag money to the Golf Office
This benefits our young caddies!
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As Michael Breed would say…
“Grab your Handbook and
Let’s Do This!”
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LOCAL RULE (Decision 14-3/0.5) PERMITTING USE OF
DISTANCE-MEASURING DEVICE
A player or caddie may use a USGA approved legal Distance-Measuring
Device in Team Matches and Tournaments unless a local rule at a Member
Club prohibits the use of such a device.
Penalty for using an illegal device: Disqualification
Penalty for using such a device where or when prohibited:
Disqualification (Rule 14-3)
According to the USGA any device that has any other features,
EVEN IF TURNED OFF, is not allowed. IT MUST MEASURE
DISTANCE ONLY (RULE 14-3 B).
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New WGAP Rule for 2015
TEAM MATCH TOURNAMENT
• If your phone
rings…
• 1st Offense:
Loss of Hole
• 2nd Offense:
Disqualification
• If your phone
rings…
• 1st Offense:
2 Stroke Penalty
• 2nd Offense:
Disqualification
• Designated Starting Time – 9:00 AM
• This time may be adjusted by mutual consent of
both Team Captains
• Players must play in the ORDER LISTED
ON THE PERMANENT LINEUP
• A player may take her bag off the cart or
from the caddie, if it will benefit pace of
play
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RULES OF PLAY
• Pg 2 (11) When individual matches won are
also tied, ties will be decided by which team
prevailed when they opposed each other in
the regular season match-play. The team
that won that match will be ranked higher in
the standings.
• Pg 3 (15) The Visiting Team Player has the
honor on the first tee.
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PLAYER RESPONSIBILITY
• Pg 3 (16a) Player
running late notifies
the Club … the match
may begin by mutual
consent and her match
played out of position.
• Pg 3 (16b) Player
running late does not
notify the Club … the
match may not begin
and the Captains agree
on a reasonable grace
period. If she doesn’t
arrive, the seventh
place is forfeited.
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CAPTAINS Please review the PROCEDURES
AND RATES FOR CADDIES
AND CARTS and INCLEMENT
WEATHER on pages 5, 6 & 7.
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DEFINITIONS
• DEFAULT – Team not playing by choice
or intent
• TEAM MATCH DEFAULT – Default during one
(1) Team Match season
• ANNUAL TEAM DEFAULT – Two (2) TEAM
MATCH DEFAULTS during one (1) Team Match
season or a team defaulting prior to the start of the
season
• FORFEIT – Inability to play with intent to
play
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NEW FOR 2015
7 PLAYERS FOR 2 MATCHES
5 PLAYERS FOR 2 MATCHES
4 PLAYERS FOR 1 MATCH
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HOME TEAM CAPTAINS
• Team results must be recorded on the sheets provided by
Golf Office
• Results are to be FAXED or SCANNED &
E-MAILED to the Golf Office immediately
following each match. All match results must be in the
Golf Office by 2:00 PM
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PLAYOFF ROUNDS
• Pg 10 (1) Winner of Cup challenges loser of Cup
above
• Pg 10 (2) Super Jump – scores 30 or more points
& wins all 5 matches
• Pg 10 (4) Neutral Course
• Pg 10 (7) A team must have 5 players on the tee or
a Team Match Default will occur
• Pg 10 (8) In a Challenge Match, once a team has 4
wins, it is not necessary for the remaining matches
to be completed
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PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
• Pg 11 (9a) Any player who has played in at
least one regular match is eligible to play in
a playoff with her regular team or may play
“up” as a substitute on a higher team
provided she remains in team line-up order
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEAM
MATCH CAPTAINS
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Pg 12 (1) Schedule a Team Match meeting
Pg 12 (2) Provide a Hostess for home matches
Pg 12 (3) Consult Club Professional
Pg 12 (4) Consult Club Superintendent
Pg 12 (5) Water Hazards
Pg 12 (6) Local Rules written
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HOME CAPTAIN
Pg 12 (1a) Prepare Results
Sheet - LIST NAMES AS
ON TEAM LINE-UP !!
Pg 13 (1b) Prepare 2 sets of
Scorecards – Listed #1 to #7
Pg 13 (1c) Prepare a Lineup
List for the Caddie Master
Pg 13 (1d) Go over Local
Pg 13 (1e) Record results of
matches on sheet
Pg 13 (1f) Fax results to
Golf Office
Pg 13 (1h) Results must be
in by 2:00 PM
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VISITING CAPTAIN
Pg 13 (2a) Arrive with
Lineup List for the Caddie
Master
Pg 13 (2b) Fill in names
from the prepared Score
Cards
Pg 13 (2c) Check Local
Rules and Caddie Fee
Pg 13 (2d) Collect money
for Locker Room Attendant
Pg 13 (2e) Notify Home
Captain if all your players
are not staying for lunch
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BOTH CAPTAINS
• Pg 13 (3a) HAVE PACKET OF TEAM
MATCH MATERIALS AND RULES
WITH YOU AT ALL MATCHES !
• Pg 13 (3b) CHECK ORDER OF
LINEUPS. It is the responsibility of
EACH CAPTAIN TO SEE THAT HER
LINEUP IS IN PROPER ORDER.
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF
PLAYERS
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Pg 14 (1) Be sure Name Tag is on bag
Pg 14 (2) Count clubs – maximum of 14
Pg 14 (4) Identify Golf Ball
Pg 14 (5) Carry your Rule Book
Pg 14 (7) Report Match Results to Captain
Pg 14 (8) Problem with lost ball, have
players behind play through
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PLAYOFF INFORMATION
• Pg 15 (2) Challenge Rounds – May 8th
• Pg 15 (3) Super-Jumps – May 12th
• Pg 15 (5) Both teams should plan on staying
for lunch
• Pg 15 (8) A player may only play on 1 team
in the event weather conditions necessitate
challenges being played on more than 1 day
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REPORTING RESULTS
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Results faxed to Golf Office by 2:00 PM
Check with Pro that fax went through
PRINT CLEARLY in black ink
Identify your Cup
Report the result of each match (i.e. 4 & 3,
2 up, 1 up - 20 holes, etc.)
• Give the name of the Winning Team and
the score
• Print Last Name Only on Results Sheet
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FOX CUP POINTS
• Players in the Philadelphia Cup thru the
Eleventh Cup are eligible to earn Fox Cup
Points
• A player must win all five (5) matches to be
eligible
• If an Individual Default occurs, the winning
player will be awarded three (3) points
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PLAY IN YOUR
PROPER TEAM
LINE-UP ORDER
ALL SEASON !!
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IN CLOSING
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Make sure you play in correct order
Know the rules
Hope for good weather
Call Jane with any questions
Post your Team Match scores to GHIN
Have a great season !!
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USGA RULES OF GOLF GOVERN PLAY
• Players may not waive the Rules of Golf by
mutual consent - Disqualification for both
players.
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DEFINITIONS
• Player eligibility: A player must have
FULL GOLFING PRIVILEGES (all
weekdays - Monday through Friday without paying green fees). Using an
ineligible player could jeopardize a whole
team or teams.
• Default: Not playing by choice or intent
• Forfeit: Inability to play with intent to do so
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS!
A team must have 7 players on the tee in two matches
and not less than 5 on the tee in the other three matches
A team must have a minimum of 5 players on the tee
for any playoff match (Tie, Challenge or Super-Jump).
If this requirement is not met,
the Team Default Rule on page 7 of Handbook applies.
New: In the case of a default of an entire team, the team
“defaulted to” must submit a lineup to the Golf Office.59
MISSED YOUR TEE TIME !
Player notified the Host Club
•Play should begin and, by mutual consent,
that match may be played out of position.
•If the player does not arrive within the agreed
grace period, that match must be forfeited.
Player FAILS to notify the Host Club
•Play must not begin.
•Captains should agree on a reasonable grace
period after which all players move up and the
7th position will be forfeited.
Construction & Temporary Greens
Example:
•If the 9th hole is closed, play 1
through 8, 10 through 18 and repeat
the 1st hole as the 18th hole. For
sudden death, go to the 2nd hole,
3rd hole, etc.
•Use temporary greens only if
necessary - players should putt out!
CADDIES AND CARTS
•A player may NOT bring her own caddie
to a Team Match.
•RELATIVES MAY NOT CADDIE FOR
FAMILY MEMBERS.
•A player may NOT carry her own bag.
•A player may NOT use a pull cart.
Penalty - match is forfeited
CADDIES AND CARTS
• Player may choose cart or caddie - check
individual club policies and fees on chart.
• In case carts will not be allowed the day of the
match, see numbers 6 and 7 on pages 4 and 5 of
Handbook.
• Professional and Caddie Master should be
aware of and familiar with the Association’s
procedures for caddies and carts.
• The Executive Committee will not settle disputes
involving caddies or carts or any financial
matters thereof.
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INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES
 Reminder - No Course Closure Day
No Emergency Courses
OPTIONS
1) Use available holes at home course
(minimum of 6 different holes totaling 18 holes)
2) Delay play up to an hour
3) Use away course
(minimum of 6 different holes totaling 18 holes)
If all of the above options fail, the
Home Team shall forfeit 3 and 4.
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INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES
 Reminder - No Course Closure Day
No Emergency Courses
OPTIONS
1) Use available holes at home course
(minimum of 6 different holes totaling 18 holes)
2) Delay play up to an hour
3) Use away course
(minimum of 6 different holes totaling 18 holes)
If all of the above options fail, the
Home Team shall forfeit 3 and 4.
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COURSE CLOSED DURING PLAY
•ALL PLAY IS IMMEDIATELY
SUSPENDED
•All players should be notified
PROMPTLY
•Maximum ONE HOUR waiting period
•Matches should be scored as they stand
FROST DELAY
Starting time for play will be at the discretion
of the Greens Superintendent
RESPONSIBILITIES OF
THE CHAIRMAN
• Schedule Team Match Meeting before matches start
• Provide Hostess for each home match
• Confirm Lunches - Host club should invite visiting
players for lunch
• Consult Club Professional - confirm match dates, number of
players, availability of caddies and carts, tee times, review inclement
weather procedures e-mailed to him.
• Consult Greens Chairman and Golf Course Superintendent Be sure they have received and are familiar with inclement weather
procedures.
• Check on Ground Under Repair, Water Hazards, Drop Areas.
• Local Rules - Written and Clarified
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PROCEDURES FOR
HOME CAPTAINS
• Prepare result sheet - List names as on Team Lineup
• Prepare two sets of score cards, players’ names
listed #1 - #7
• Prepare lineup list for Caddie Master
• DOUBLE-CHECK TEAM LINEUP
• Inform Visiting Captain and players of special or
local rules
• Record results of matches on sheet -
• USE BLACK INK - PRINT
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PROCEDURES FOR
HOME CAPTAINS
FAX results to Golf Office - 610-687-2082
or scan and e-mail results to the Golf Office
[email protected]
Only the Philadelphia Cup will FAX results to Inquirer.
If no FAX available: Phone results to Golf Office
and mail result sheets to Golf Office
ALL RESULTS MUST BE IN THE GOLF OFFICE BY 3:00 PM
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ALL RESULTS ARE FINAL WHEN RECEIVED BY THE GOLF OFFICE.
PROCEDURES FOR
VISITING CAPTAIN
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Prepare lineup for Caddie Master
Fill out scorecard
Check on local or special rules
Check on caddie fee
Collect money to TIP Locker
Room Attendant and Bag Carriers
• Double-check lineup before teeing off
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF PLAYERS
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Introduce Visiting Player to caddie
Name tag on golf bag - 14 clubs only
Identify golf ball
Keep USGA Rule Book in golf bag
Be familiar with the Association
Rules
• Report match results to Captain.
• Post Team Match scores as T-scores
Have fun - Be nice!
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PLAYOFF ROUNDS
• Ties - Thursday, May 8th - Captains will be notified by PHONE
on Tuesday evening, May 6th or Wednesday, May 7th.
• Challenge Rounds - All Club Representatives notified by email Wednesday morning, May 7th. Host Club Pro Shops will
be notified by PHONE Tuesday evening, May 6th.
• Super-Jumps - Tuesday, May 13th - Captains will be alerted by
PHONE Tuesday evening, May 6th or Wednesday morning,
May 7th. Both teams and Host Club will be confirmed by
PHONE on Friday afternoon, May 9th.
• Playoff information will be on our web site.
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ELIGIBIILTY FOR
PLAYOFF ROUNDS
Woodstock,
did you play
in a Team
Match?
1. Any player who played at least one regular match is eligible
to play in a playoff with her regular team or may play as a
substitute on a higher team.
2. Note - if a player was moved to a team above (higher team)
during the regular matches and did not play at least one match
with her regular team as listed on the team lineup, she shall
not be eligible to play in any playoff with her regular team.
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WWW.WGAPGOLF.ORG
STANDINGS WILL BE
POSTED FOLLOWING
EACH TEAM MATCH
AND AFTER THE
PLAYOFFS.
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What’s New For 2014
Stroke and Match Play
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2014 is not a Rule Change year
Effective 2016, no anchoring of putter
The Decisions Book was updated in 2014
Rules Books are free except for postage—
keep one in your bag
• Smart Phone/tablet APP is very useful
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Knowing the Rules in Match Play
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Not knowing a Rule is OK
Overlooking a breach by an opponent is OK
Agreeing to waive a Rule is DQ
Very different than stroke play
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Order of Play
• Order of play is a major part of match play
• Order of play does not care whether you are
on or off the putting green
• Penalty for playing out of turn: opponent MAY
recall the shot.
• Don’t putt out if it isn’t your turn
• For team matches, visiting team has honor on
the first tee (local rule)
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Penalties
• All stroke play 1 stroke play penalties are the
same in match play
• Moving your opponent’s ball in play is a 1
stroke penalty. Ask before marking
opponent’s ball or it is a penalty.
• The general penalty is loss of hole; there are
no 2 stroke penalties in match play
• Loss of hole is immediate
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Doubt as to Procedure
• Don’t play second ball (stroke play option
only)
• Try to agree with opponent on correct play
• If you don’t agree, do what YOU (the player)
think is right; PLAY ON. Don’t stop play to get
a ruling
• If opponent disagrees she may make a claim if
it affects the outcome of the hole
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Making a Claim
• Make the claim before teeing off on next hole
or leaving last putting green
• Example: I am making a CLAIM and want a
RULING because THIS wasn’t right
• Late claims allowed only
– If facts unknown to player AND
– Given wrong information by opponent (opponent may not have
known it was wrong)
– After results posted (sheet signed by both captains), opponent must
have known it was wrong
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Just the Facts Ma’am
• Most bad rulings result from bad or
incomplete facts
• Understand what your opponent believes her
score for the hole is
• If you disagree on outcome of hole, first focus
on the facts, not the penalty:
– What do you agree on
– What do your disagree about
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Protests
• You have made a claim and think you have
been given an incorrect ruling that affects
outcome of the match
• You believe a team match procedure has been
violated
• You believe a player or the team has been
treated in a way inconsistent with the spirit of
the game
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Concessions
• Can concede the next stroke; this is not concession of hole
(anyone can pick up the ball)
• Can concede the hole or match before conclusion of hole or
match (don’t have to complete hole or match)
• Cannot concede after conclusion of hole or match
• Good Good is OK anytime after start play of hole
• Shaking hands is concession of next stroke of both players
• Cannot refuse or take back a concession (even if based on
incorrect information)
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TEAM LINEUP
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DO NOT
• CHANGE THE OFFICIAL
TEAM LINEUP
Status of the Match
• Your opponent is entitled to know where
things stand:
– If asked, you must provide CORRECT information on
number of strokes taken BEFORE opponent plays her next
shot
– If you have had a penalty stroke and your opponent did
not see it, you must inform her as soon as practicable
• Difference between incorrect and wrong
information
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Adjustment Penalties
• Adjustment to the state of the match
penalties include club and caddie penalties
• These are NOT loss of hole penalties or stroke
penalties
• Play out and determine the result of the hole
by skill; then adjust state of match
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Playing Outside the Teeing Ground
• Opponent MAY recall the shot
• This includes things like teeing off on the
wrong hole or from the wrong teeing ground
(white tees versus red tees)
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WGAP Membership Benefits
1. Play golf and meet new friends
2. Play 5 Team Matches
3. Play Tournaments from May through October
4. Play 7 Open Days at one of 95 courses, all without an entry fee
5. Pay dues of $85.00 to the WGAP to receive these benefits !
General Information
The WGAP Golf Office
1974 Sproul Rd Suite 400
Broomall, PA 19008
Executive Director
Jane Dorey
Email: [email protected]
Please take this information back to the ladies at your club and maybe
we can all try to recruit a few new members.
We are beginning our 119th year and are very proud to say The WGAP
is the oldest and one of the best associations in the United States!
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Scorecards
• No scorecard required in match play
• Score cards are for the players’ convenience
• Match play scores should be posted for
handicap.
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Match Play Reminders
• If YOU move your ball, replace, 1 stroke penalty
– Includes balls moving after address since you are deemed
to have moved it; new exception “known or virtually
certain” something other than gravity moved it
• If your ball moves on its own, play it from new
location, no penalty
• Play a provisional BEFORE you go forward to search
• Provisional is not for a ball that might be in a water
hazard
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DMD’s and other devices
• Range finders—make sure you choose model with range only. No slope
correction. Some ads are quite subtle
• From Appendix IV: “A multifunctional device such as a smartphone or PDA
may be used as a distance measuring device provided it contains a
distance measuring application that meets all of the above limitations
(measure distance only). In addition, when the distance measuring
application is being used, there must be no other feature or applications
installed on the device that, if used, would be in breach of the Rules,
whether or not they are actually used”
• Most smartphones have apps that render them illegal as DMD’s—
compass, weather, elevation, etc.
• If using a medical device (fingers taped together, arthritis gloves), report it
ahead of time.
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Questions
• Continuous putting
– Don’t do it in match play
• Caddie responsibility
– Player is responsible for any infractions by caddie
– Equipment carried by caddie is equipment of the
player whose ball is involved
• Posting Scores
– Do it. Use most likely score if you did not hole out
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