Standard Local Rules

OTTAWA VALLEY GOLF ASSOCIATION
STANDARD LOCAL RULES AND THE CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION
Effective January 1, 2005


Play is governed by the 2004 Rules of Golf of the Royal Canadian Golf Association(RCGA) and, where applicable, by the following Local Rules and Conditions of the Competition, subject to changes, additions, or deletions for particular Championships by the Rules of Golf Committee of the OVGA. Complete text of Rules and Appendix I Part A, B, C
may be found in the RCGA 2004 Rules of Golf as referenced on page numbers below.

Unless otherwise provided, penalty for breach of a Local Rule is:
Stroke Play - Two strokes; Match Play - Loss of hole.

1. Specification of the Ball - Note to Rule 5-1 is in effect:
Players must play a ball named on the current List of Conforming Golf
Balls recognized by the RCGA.
Penalty for Breach of Condition: Disqualification.

2. Embedded Ball Through the Green - Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect - Page 107.

3. Time of Starting -Note to Rule 6-3a is in effect - Page 29.

4. Discontinuance of Play - Note to Rule 6-8b is in effect - Page 32.
Penalty for breach: Disqualification

All practice areas are closed when play is suspended for a dangerous situation until the OVGA Rules Committee has declared them open. A player using such practice areas will be subject to disqualification.

Note: A suspension for a dangerous situation will be signalled by one prolonged air horn. Note: All other types of suspension will be signalled by three consecutive air horn notes. Resumption of play will be signalled by two short air horn notes.

5. Practice - Note 2 to Rule 7-2 is in effect - Page 35. In stroke
play competition, practice is prohibited on or near the putting green of the hole last played.

6. Motorized Transportation - At events where motorized transportation is permitted, the following
Local Rule is in effect: i) Players must adhere to the Host Club's golf cart regulations. ii) When practical,
carts should not be driven past the player's own ball to gauge yardage, or seek position of the hole.
Players in breach of this procedure may be subject to penalty.

7. Close of Competition - The competition is deemed to have closed when the trophy has been presented to the winner or, in the absence of a prize ceremony, when all scores have been approved by the Committee.

8. Undue Delay; Slow Play - Players are at all times subject to the provisions of Rule 6-7 "Undue Delay - Slow Play". In addition, the Committee may establish Pace of Play guidelines including maximum periods of time to complete a stipulated round, a hole or a stroke for each event using a time appropriate for the course, playing conditions and the
number of players in each group.

Definition of "Out of Position":
i) The first, second and third groups to start will be considered Out of Position if, at any time during the round, they exceed the allotted time established by the Pace of Play guidelines.

ii) Subsequent groups will be considered Out of Position if, at any time during the round, they exceed the allotted time and reach any place where there is an open par-3 or par-4 or the preceding group is on the putting green of a par-5 when the group in question is on the teeing ground.

Monitoring and Timing of Group: When a group is Out of Position, it will be at the discretion of the Rules Officials whether the players will be warned before timing begins.

All players in the group will be subject to monitoring and timing.

Timing: Once a group is determined to be Out of Position, players in the group have a
maximum of 40 seconds to play a stroke. The timing of a player's stroke will begin when it is his turn to play and he can play without interference or distraction. Any time spent determining the yardages will count as time taken for the next stroke. On the putting green, timing will begin after a player has been allowed a reasonable amount of time to mark, lift, clean and replace his ball, repair his ball mark, or other marks and remove loose
impediments on his line of putt.

Penalties:

Stroke Play: Any player in a group Out of Position who exceeds 40 seconds to play a stroke will be penalized in accordance with Rule 6-7, note 2 as follows:

First Offence - One timing exceeding 40 seconds to play a stroke - ONE STROKE PENALTY

Second Offence - One more timing exceeding 40 seconds to play a stroke -TWO STROKE PENALTY

Subsequent Offence - One more timing exceeding 40 seconds to play a stroke. - DISQUALIFICATION

Any player in a group Out of Position who exceeds 40 seconds to play a stroke will be
informed as soon as practicable that he has been penalized.

Match Play: Any player in a match Out of Position who exceeds 40 seconds to play a stroke will be informed as soon as practicable that he has lost the hole at which the excess time was recorded.  If a player in question exceeds 40 seconds to play a stroke on two more occasionswhile the group remains or has again become Out of Position (a Total of three) he will be informed that he has FORFEITED the match.

9. Official Rulings - Only OVGA rules officials may give rulings. The player is allowed to appeal to the referee of rulings given by the on-course rules
officials. The referee's decision is final.

2005 RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE - OTTAWA VALLEY GOLF ASSOCIATION