Local Rules and Conditions of Competitions -
Effective
The current Rules
of the United States Golf Association govern play. See applicable Championship
or qualifying round Notice to
Competitors/Players and FJT Tournament
Policies for additional Local Rules and Conditions. Complete text of Rules
and Appendix I may be found in the current Rules
of Golf.
Disregard Local
Rules printed on club scorecards or posted at the course.
Unless otherwise
noted, the penalty for breach of a Local Rule or Condition is:
Match play --
Loss of hole; Stroke play -- Two strokes.
LOCAL RULES
OUT OF BOUNDS:
a)
Defined by inside
points, at ground level, of white stakes and lines and perimeter
fence posts.
b)
When the inside
edge of a road or curb defines out of bounds, a ball that is on or beyond the
road or curb is out of bounds even though it may lie on another part of the
golf course.
WATER HAZARDS AND LATERAL WATER HAZARDS:
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: Ground
under repair is defined by enclosed white lines. Other areas of ground under repair, even when
not marked, include:
a)
French
drains (trenches filled with stones or the like)
b)
Fire
ant beds or mounds (Note: For a player whose ball is in a water hazard and is
affected by a fire ant bed or mound, see Decision 1-4/10)
SODDED AREAS: Except
in a hazard, if a ball lies in or
touches a sod seam or the 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 condition and is not in a hazard or on a putting green. All
seams within the sodded area are considered the same seam.
OBSTRUCTIONS AND INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE COURSE:
a) When located within water hazards or in or bordering
bunkers; retaining walls and pilings are integral parts of the course unless
otherwise specified.
b)
White lined areas
tying into obstructions are part of the obstruction.
c)
When closely
attached to trees, wrappings, electrical wire, and cables are integral parts of
the course.
EMBEDDED BALL THROUGH THE GREEN: Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.
LOOSE IMPEDIMENTS: Wood chips and mulch are loose
impediments.
CONDITIONS OF COMPETITIONS
GOLF BALLS: Only brands of golf balls on the USGA's
latest List of Conforming Golf Balls
may be used.
TIME OF STARTING: Optional Condition as prescribed in
Appendix I is in effect.
PACE OF PLAY: The
current FSGA Pace of Play policy as published in the FSGA Tournament Policies is
in effect and is available at each tournament site.
SPIKE POLICY:
It is a condition of the Florida State Golf Association that shoes with
traditionally-designed spikes (regardless of composition, i.e., ceramic,
plastic, etc.) or spikes regardless of design, comprised either entirely or
partially of metal (when such metal comes in contact with the surface of the
putting green) are prohibited. Penalty for breach of this condition: Disqualification.
SUSPENSION OF PLAY DUE TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION: Optional Condition as prescribed in
Appendix I is in effect. When play has been suspended for a dangerous
situation, all practice areas are closed until the committee has declared them
open for use.
SIGNALS FOR SUSPENSION OF PLAY:
a)
Suspension for a
dangerous situation: One prolonged siren or horn note.
b)
All other types
of suspension: Three consecutive air
horn notes.
c)
Resumption of
play: Two air horn notes.
CONDUCT: A
players entry may be withdrawn from the competition at any time at the
discretion of the Committee for unbecoming conduct; including profanity,
throwing clubs, damaging golf course property, and refusal to comply with the
dress code.
PLAY-OFFS: Any tie requiring a play-off shall start
on the hole designated by the Committee. The play-off may commence prior to the
completion of regular play. It is the
responsibility of the player to be present for any play-off.
OFFICIAL EVENT: In all FJT Tournaments, an official
event may be constituted by reverting to the results of an earlier round.
Eighteen holes may constitute an official event.
CLOSE OF COMPETITION: The competition is deemed to have closed
when the winner has been announced, or, in the absence of a prize ceremony,
when all scores have been approved by the Committee.