Guidelines and Expectations

CTGA prides itself on “playing to the USGA Rules of Golf.” This includes our strive to comply with USGA Rule 6-7, Note 2, which allows us to establish the Pace of Play conditions under which CTGA events will be played.

With inputs from our Members, the following conditions and expectations have been established to govern our tournament Pace of Play. They are:

• When a 4-some falls behind, regardless of the reason, all players in that group are responsible for regaining their position. Time for ball searches, rulings, walking between holes, and snack bar at the turn is included in the allotted time.
   
• CTGA will not monitor Pace of Play on the course. We will, however, monitor the time we begin receiving scorecards from 4-somes as you complete your round. If your 4-some’s scorecards are turned in later than 15 minutes after the group ahead, that will be considered a Breach of Rule 6-7 and subject to applicable penalties.

Our intent is not to police the play of our members during CTGA tournaments, but to establish the guidelines that allow members to work together within their 4-somes to meet this important CTGA Pace of Play goal.

To assure we accomplish our Pace of Play goal to finish within our expected time, we should play our round consistent with these times:

• Par 5 holes: 16 minutes
• Par 4 holes: 15 minutes
• Par 3 holes: 14 minutes