Hi Linda,
I don’t know whether you can answer this, or if it’s a local
rule.
The list of tee times went up for everyone to put their names
down for the championship. I managed to get the earliest time. To my dismay,
while walking down the first hole I saw two ladies, who were 4th on the tee
time list, come wandering up the ninth. They had scribbled out their names and
booked a private tee time two hours before us to beat the heat.
Surely you can’t do this. They were playing earlier than the
starting time for the competition.
If they asked the permission of the captain is it allowed?
Thanks,
Lulu from England
Dear Lulu,
Players are required to start at the time established by the
Committee. The fact that a sign-up sheet was used to select tee times does not
change this Rule [6-3a]. The penalty for starting at the wrong time is
disqualification.
If the Committee has been consulted prior to the tournament
and has elected to give players permission to start at a different time, they
may do so. The Committee has sole discretion in assigning tee times.
Linda
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