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GOLF
9. Checking of Score
In stroke play a competitor should check his score at the com-
pletion of even hole and on completion of the round shall counter-
sign his card and hand it in.
RULE 42. THE KEEPING OF SCORES—STROKE PLAY
1.
The Duties of the Marker
(i) The score for each hole shall be kept by a marker, or by
each competitor acting as a marker by noting his fellow-
competitor's score. Should more than one marker keep a
score, each shall sign the part of the score for which he is
responsible.
(ii) The scores shall be called out and recorded after the result
of each hole has been determined.
(iii) On completion of the stipulated round the card shall be
signed by the marker and countersigned by the competitor,
who shall hand it in as soon as reasonably possible.
A card cannot be held to be valid until it has been signed
by both marker and competitor, but a competitor should
not be
disqualified for a breach of this clause
until a reasonable
attempt has been made to obtain a missing signature.
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2. No
Alteration to Score
(i) The scores as returned for each hole shall be binding unless
altered by the Committee in the case of a doubtful penalty.
(ii) If it be found that a competitor has returned a score at any
hole lower than that actually taken, he shall be
disqualified.
3. Doubtful Penalty
If it is doubtful whether a penalty has been incurred during the
round, the marker, together with the competitor, shall refer it to
the Committee, either orally or in writing, as the Committee may
determine, before the card is completed. The Committee shall
determine what penalty, if any, has been incurred.
(For Disputes—see Rule
I z.)
RULE 43. BOGEY OR PAR COMPETITIONS
1. Conditions
(i) A bogey or par competition is a form of stroke competition
in which play is against
a
fixed score at ' each hole of the
stipulated round or rounds.
(ii) The reckoning is made as in match play.
(iii) The winner is the competitor who is most successful in the
aggregate of holes.
2. Rules for Stroke Play Apply
The Rules for stroke play shall apply with the following excep-
tions :—
(i) No
Return at Any
Hole
Any hole for which a competitor makes no return shall be
regarded as a loss.
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