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JNJG Under 12 Tour - Tournament Rules

 

 

Preferred Lies

  • At all JNJG Under 12 Tour Events, 30cm Preferred Lies, Fairways Only will be a Tournament Rule.
  • If course condition or weather dictates anything different, we will let players and parents know.

 

 

Pace of Play - Tournament Condition

  • Pace of play is one of the most important aspects at all JNJG Tournaments, no matter what age division.

 

To help with pace of play at JNJG Under 12 Tour Events, all players (and bag pushers) MUST adhere to the following conditions.

 

  • Once all players are on the green and the balls have been marked, the player furthest from the hole will putt first.
  • Once this player has begun putting, they MUST continue to putt until the ball is in the hole.
  • The remaining players will do the same once it is their turn, putting until their ball is in the hole.

 

If a player wishes to mark their ball and line it up, this is ok, however at no stage is a player to mark their ball and wait for the next player to putt. Each player MUST putt out once they have begun putting.

 

  • Once a player has finished putting, they MUST move straight to the next tee and get ready to tee off.
  • At all JNJG Under 12 Tour events, the maximum score for any hole is 10 strokes – players must pick up and move to the next hole after 10 strokes.

 

LOCAL RULES -

 

  1. OUT OF BOUNDS (Rule 18)
    1. Beyond all boundary fences. NOTE: the fence bordering the pathway adjacent to the 6th green is a boundary fence, a ball coming to rest against the fence and on the path may be lifted t to obtain relief from the path (immovable obstruction). Relief is available under Rule 16.1
    2. Beyond the inside points, at ground level, of all “Out of Bounds” stakes and markings.
    3. Greenkeepers shed, Club car park and the road from the car park to the rear of the club
    4. Beyond markings on the rock face along the 17th hole.
    5. Beyond the left-hand edge of the Penalty Area on the 10th, 11th & 13th holes.
  2. PENALTY AREAS (Rule 17)
    1. Red Penalty Areas are defined by red stakes, lines or plates.
    2. Yellow Penalty Areas are defined by yellow stakes, lines or plates
  3. BALL DEFLECTED BY POWER LINES
    1. If it is known or virtually certain that a player's ball hit a power line or tower or a wire or pole supporting a power line during the play of [specify hole number], the stroke does not count.  The player must play a ball without penalty from where the previous stroke was made (see Rule 14.6 for what to do).
  4. TREES & SHRUBS
    1. Staked Trees are no play zones and are ground under repair (the GUR includes any stakes and/or protective guards. Relief MUST be taken in accordance with 16.1b
  5. IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS (Rule 16)
    1. All stakes defining GUR & Penalty Areas
    2. All artificially surfaced roads & paths
  6. ABNORMAL COURSE CONDITION (Rule 16)
    1. Areas encircled by white paint, marked as dots, broken lines, unbroken lines or white pavers and / or Ground Under Repair signage
    2. Clearly defined wheel ruts in the General Area made by course maintenance machinery
    3. Areas in bunkers where sand has been removed by the movement of water resulting in deep furrows through the sand.
    4. Areas of bare earth on fairways, not including divots