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Pause at the Top

 Swinging too quickly is a common mistake.
I'm not saying you shouldn't
swing with power and acceleration
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Eye on a Dime

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See Clubface

 One of the keys to
getting out of greenside
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Rule 32 - Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions Print E-mail

32-1. Conditions
Bogey, par and Stableford competitions are forms of stroke
play in which play is against a fixed score at each hole. The
Rules for stroke play, so far as they are not at variance with the
following specific Rules, apply.
a. Bogey and Par Competitions
The scoring for bogey and par competitions is made as in
match play. Any hole for which a competitor makes no return
is regarded as a loss. The winner is the competitor who is most
successful in the aggregate of holes.
The marker is responsible for marking only the gross number
of strokes for each hole where the competitor makes a net
score equal to or less than the fixed score.
Note 1: Maximum of Fourteen Clubs – Penalties as in match
play – see Rule 4-4.
Note 2: One Caddie at Any One Time – Penalties as in match
play – see Rule 6-4.
Note 3: Undue Delay; Slow Play (Rule 6-7) – The competitor’s
score is adjusted by deducting one hole from the overall result.
b. Stableford Competitions
The scoring in Stableford competitions is made by points
awarded in relation to a fixed score at each hole as follows:
Hole Played In Points
More than one over fixed score or no score returned ........0
One over fixed score ..........................................................1
Fixed score..........................................................................2
One under fixed score ........................................................3
Two under fixed score ........................................................4
Three under fixed score ......................................................5
Four under fixed score........................................................6

The winner is the competitor who scores the highest number
of points.
The marker is responsible for marking only the gross number
of strokes at each hole where the competitor’s net score earns
one or more points.
Note 1: Maximum of Fourteen Clubs (Rule 4-4) – Penalties
applied as follows: From total points scored for the round,
deduction of two points for each hole at which any breach
occurred; maximum deduction per round: four points.
Note 2: One Caddie at Any One Time (Rule 6-4) – Penalties
applied as follows: From the points scored for the round,
deduction of two points for each hole at which any breach
occurred; maximum deduction per round: four points.
Note 3: Undue Delay; Slow Play (Rule 6-7) – The competitor’s
score is adjusted by deducting two points from the total points
scored for the round.


32-2. Disqualification Penalties
a. From the Competition
A competitor is disqualified from the competition for a breach
of any of the following:
• Rule 1-3 Agreement to Waive Rules
• Rule 3-4 Refusal to Comply with Rule
• Rule 4-1 or -2 Clubs
• Rule 5-1 or -2 The Ball
• Rule 6-2b Handicap (playing off higher handicap;
failure to record handicap)
• Rule 6-3 Time of Starting and Groups
• Rule 6-4 Caddie (having more than one caddie;
failure to correct breach immediately)
• Rule 6-6b Signing and Returning Score Card
• Rule 6-6d Wrong Score for Hole, i.e. when the
recorded score is lower than actually taken,
except that no penalty is incurred when a
breach of this Rule does not affect the result
of the hole
• Rule 6-7 Undue Delay; Slow Play (repeated offence)
• Rule 6-8 Discontinuance of Play
• Rule 7-1 Practice Before or Between Rounds
• Rule 14-3 Artificial Devices and Unusual Equipment
b. For a Hole
In all other cases where a breach of a Rule would result in
disqualification, the competitor is disqualified only for the
hole at which the breach occurred.

 
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