2008
MSGA Championships
| The
Rules of the United States Golf Association govern play.
See applicable Championship or qualifying round Notice
to Competitors/Players and Entry Application for additional
Local Rules and Conditions. Complete text of Rules and Appendix
I may be found in the current Rules of Golf. Unless
otherwise indicated, the penalty for breach of a Local Rule
or Condition: Match Play - Loss of hole; Stroke Play - Two
Strokes. |
LOCAL
RULES
OUT
OF BOUNDS
Defined by inside points, at ground level, of large white
stakes and fence posts. Rule 27-1.
WATER
AND LATERAL WATER HAZARD STAKES AND LINES
When a lateral water hazard is defined on only one side, it
is deemed to extend to infinity. When water hazards and lateral
water hazards are bounded by out of bounds, the hazard margin
extends to and coincides with the out of bounds line.
GROUND
UNDER REPAIR
Defined by white lines. Fire ant hills and french drains are
deemed to be ground under repair. Rule 25-1. (Note: For a player
whose ball is in a water hazard and is affected by a fire ant
hill - see Decision 1-4/10).
SODDED
AREAS
Except in a hazard, if a ball lies in or touches a sod seam
or the sod seam interferes with the area of intended swing,
the player may, without penalty, lift the ball and clean it.
The player must drop the ball as near as possible to where it
originally lay, which is not nearer the hole, avoids interference
by the sod seam and is not in a hazard or on a putting green.
All seams within the sodded area are considered the same seam.
IMMOVABLE
OBSTRUCTIONS
include plastic bumpers on roads and paths and mats secured
to the ground with spikes when the bumpers or mats cover cables.
WHITE-LINED
AREAS TIED TO ARTIFICIALLY- SURFACED ROADS AND PATHS
have
the same status as the roads and paths, that of obstructions.
WOOD
CHIPS AND MULCH
are loose impediments unless otherwise provided for in the
Notice to Competitors/Players.
EMBEDDED
BALL THROUGH THE GREEN
Local
Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.
INTEGRAL
PARTS OF THE COURSE
include cables, rods, wires or wrappings when closely attached
to trees; liners in bunkers and artificial walls and pilings
when located in hazards, unless otherwise provided for in Notice
to Competitors/Players.
TEMPORARY
POWER LINES AND CABLES
Local
Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.
TEMPORARY IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS
Local
Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.
CONDITIONS
LIST
OF CONFORMING GOLF BALLS
Optional
Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.
TIME
OF STARTING
Optional
Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.
PACE
OF PLAY
See
separate memorandum to players for pace of play guidelines,
when applicable.
DISCONTINUANCE
OF PLAY
Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I are in effect.
All practice areas are closed during a suspension for a dangerous
situation until the Committee has declared them open.
Note: A suspension for a dangerous situation will be signalled
by one prolonged airhorn note. All other types of suspension
will be signalled by three consecutive airhorn notes, repeated.
Resumption of play will be signalled by two short airhorn notes,
repeated.
PRACTICE
Prior to his round in stroke play, a player may practice on
the designated practice areas. Rule 7-1b applies to other practice
in stroke play, and Rule 7-1a covers practice before the round
in match play.
TRANSPORTATION
Unless otherwise indicated in the Notice to Competitors/Players,
players shall walk at all
times during a stipulated round. Optional Condition as prescribed
in Appendix I is in effect.
CLOSE
OF COMPETITION
The competition is deemed closed when the trophy has been
presented to the winner
or, in the absence of a prize ceremony, when all scores have
been approved by the Committee.
LOCAL RULES AND CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION
