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33-1. Conditions; Waiving Rule The Committee must establish the conditions under which a competition is to be played.
The Committee has no power to waive a Rule of Golf.
Certain specific Rules governing stroke play are so substantially different from those governing match play that combining the two forms of play is not practicable and is not permitted. The result of a match played in these circumstances is null and void and, in the stroke play competition, the competitors are disqualified.
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Use of Carts in Competitions.
The conditions have been slightly revised to clarify when they may be used and under what conditions.
It has been the practice at BGC to play events ‘off the plates’ ie at the standard measured length of the course. Because we play many events this has a consequence of excessive wear of the tee around the plate area.
With the new handicapping system, which is being progressively introduced by Golf Australia, there is now the requirement that the course, as set up on the day for a competition, be within 100 metres of its ‘standard’ measured length – that is the length used for the calculation of the ‘slope’ with reference to a particular set of tee markers or plates. If set up this way the results of a competition round can be used for the calculation of handicaps.
The Board has adopted the recommendation of the Match and Greens committee to play the Club Championships and the Jubilee Cup off the plates. Other events will be played on a course, set up to the Golf Australia requirements, but not necessarily off the plates, ie the course on the day to be within 100 metres on its measured length. The policy will also cover using the full width of the tees for Club Championship’s and the Jubilee Cup but not necessarily for other events.
Kevin