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GOLF.
GENERAL PENALTY.
Rule 34.
Loss of the Hole.
Where no penalty for the breach of a Rule or Local Rule is
stated, the penalty shall be the loss of the hole.
Penalty in Stroke Play—Two Strokes.
DISPUTES.
Rule 35.
Claims, When and How Made.
If a dispute arise on any point, a claim must be made before the
players strike off from the next Teeing Ground, or, in the case of
the last hole of the round, before they leave the Putting Green.
If a Referee has been appointed or has been agreed upon by the
players, his decision shall be final; if no Referee has been
appointed the players have the right of determining to whom the
point shall be referred, but should they not agree, either side may
have an agreed statement referred officially through the Secretary
of the Club to the Rules of Golf Committee, whose decision shall
be final. If the point in dispute be not covered by the Rules of
Golf, the arbiters shall decide it by equity.
SPECIAL RULES FOR STROKE COMPETITIONS.
Rules for the Conduct of Stroke Competitions.
Stroke Rule 1.
The Winner.
1. In Stroke Competitions the competitor who holes the
stipulated round or rounds in the fewest strokes shall be the
winner.
Order of Play.
2. Unless otherwise sanctioned in exceptional circumstances by
the Committee, competitors shall play in couples; if from any
cause there be a single competitor, the Committee shall either
provide him with a player who shall mark for him, or select a
marker for him and allow him to compete alone, or allow him to
compete with another couple.
The order and times of starting should, when possible, be
determined by ballot.
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