iPODS, MP3'S, OR SIMILAR DEVICES
The use of cell phones, iPods, MP3s or a similar device that requires the use of ear buds are prohibited. Penalty for violation of this rule is: Disqualification
PULL CARTS
Pull Carts are permitted to be used by players in all flights providing they are allowed by the Host course.
Caddies in the Gold Tour tournaments are allowed to use a pull cart in divisions where caddies are permitted and the host course allows pull carts.
Pull carts must not be taken onto the green or the collar of the green and must be placed in a position to expedite exiting the green to go to the next hole.
In the interest of safety of all participants, players and caddies using a pull cart agree to remove their golf bag from the pull cart during a course evacuation and leave the cart on the course.
The player is responsible for retrieving the cart once conditions are safe to do so.
The player and their parents agree that GCJGF, its Officers and Directors, and the Host course cannot be held responsible for any damaged, missing, or stolen pull carts left on the course as a result of a course evacuation.
PLAYING RULES
USGA Rules of Golf apply, plus any local rules established by the Tournament Rules Committee.
Players must abide by all Rules and Regulations for each event.
Playing groups and tee times will be posted on the Internet and emailed to each player no later than noon on the Wednesday prior to the tournament.
Tee Times are subject to change and players should check the website and their email messages for changes the night before a tournament.
Players should check the website on the day of a tournament in the case a tournament must be canceled.
Gold Tour players are required to check in with the registration desk or starter at each tournament site 20 minutes prior to the assigned tee time and be ready to play.
Player's tee time may be adjusted in the event a player or players are not present. Players on the tournament waiting list will be substituted for a missing player based on the waiting list order for the division.
Entry fee for the originally scheduled player will not be refunded.
Gold Tour players arriving late for registration, when a player from the tournament waiting list is not available, will be permitted to play providing the division has not completed teeing off.
The late player will be assessed a 2 stroke penalty. A player arriving after the division has completed teeing off will be disqualified and entry fee will not be refunded.
Platinum Tour players must check in at the registration table on the first day
of the tournament and arrive at the teeing area each round in accordance with USGA
Rule: 6-
Players are required to report to the Starter for their tee time in accordance
with USGA Rules of Golf; Rule 6-
Rule 33-
We request that players report to the Starter 16 minutes prior to their tee time.
CADDIES
Players in divisions 13 & Up must carry their own equipment or use a pull cart. Caddies are not permitted.
Gold Tour players in divisions 6 & Under, 7-
Caddies are caddies; instructions are to be kept to a minimum and are not to delay play.
Caddies are not permitted to assist the player once the player's ball is on the putting surface of the green. See below.
Once the player's ball is on the putting surface of a green:
Only one caddie in the group is allowed on the putting surface of a green and only for the purpose of attending the flag stick for the players and directing the order of play.
Caddies are to take turns attending the flag stick.
Once a player's ball is on the putting surface of a green, the player may not receive any advice.
Players are encouraged to continue putting unless they will be standing in the line of another player's putt or playing in a match play event. Note: Players are not required to continue putting. See USGA Rules of Golf regarding "Advice".
The use of an Electric or Gas Golf Cart by a caddie is not permitted unless authorized by the Tournament Director. Caddies using a gas or electric cart must meet the conditions of the ADA or have a letter from a physician stating that a cart is required while they are being treated for a temporary condition.
Players may not sit or ride in Golf Carts at any time, unless authorized by GCJGF Officials. Penalty: 2 Stroke Penalty is to be added to the score on the hole where the violation occurred; continued violations: Disqualification
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