A Committee Member should be assigned to give the following review about match play to the players of each match before they tee off in the first round of match play. Generally, it is done at the first tee before the players’ tee time. The match’s Referee should be included in this discussion. The discussion should take only 2-3 minutes.  

• Referee – appointed by Committee to decide questions of fact and apply the Rules.  

• • • There to help players. 

• • • Responsible for acting on any breach but be in preventative mode.  

• • • Monitor Pace of Play Policy.  

• Order of Play (6.4)  

• • • Teeing Area – Draw dictates honor at 1st teeing area; result of holes thereafter.  

• • • Other than Teeing Area – farthest from hole. Ask Referee if not sure who is away.  

• • • No continuous putting; no penalty but opponent may immediately cancel the player’s stroke, requiring then to replay (unless they agreed to play out of turn to save time).  

• • • Four-Ball Competition: balls belonging to the same side may be played in the order the side considers best.  

• Request for Ruling (20.1b)  

• • • Must be made in time, which depends when the player becomes aware of facts creating the Rules issue – see Rules 20.1b(2) and 20.1b(3).  

• • • Lodge with Referee.  

• Concessions (3.2b)  

• • • Loud and clear for opponent and Referee.  

• • • Cannot be declined or withdrawn.  

• • • Four-Ball Competition: if a player holes out after a concession and this act helps their partner, the partner’s score for the hole cannot count for the side (Rule 23.6).  

• Match Score  

• • • Announcement of the match score will occur after each hole.  

• • • No official scorecard will be provided to the players.