Conditions Of Competitions And Local Rules

PEIGA  Championships Policy  and   Procedure  Manual Play is governed by the 2008 Rules of Golf of the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA), the 2010-2011 RCGA Decisions on the Rules of Golf and where applicable, by the following Local Rules and Conditions of Competition, subject to changes, additions or deletions for particular Championships by the Rules Committee of the PEIGA. Unless otherwise noted, penalty for breach of a Condition or Local Rule is: Stroke Play - two strokes Match Play-loss of hole SECTION A: CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION SPECIFICATION OF THE BALL - The ball the player plays must be named on the current List of Conforming Golf Balls recognized by the RCGA. The current List of Conforming Balls is available in the PEIGA Tournament Office. Penalty for Breach of Condition: Disqualification. SPECIFICATION OF DRIVER HEAD - Any driver the player carries must have a club head, identified by model and loft, that is named on the current List of Conforming Driver Heads recognized by the RCGA The current List of Conforming Driver Heads is available in the PEIGA Tournament Office. Penalty for Breach of Condition: See Penalty Statement for Rules 4-1 and 4-2 TIME OF STARTING -Note to Rule 6-3 is in effect. PACE OF PLAY - See posted 2009 PEIGA Pace of Play Policy. DISCONTINUANCE OF PLAY - Note to 6-8b is in effect All practice areas are closed when play is suspended for a dangerous situation until the PEIGA 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 signaled by one prolonged air horn note. All other types of suspensions will be signaled by three consecutive air horn notes. Resumption of play will be signaled by two short air horn notes. PRACTICE - In stroke play competition, a player may not practice on or near the putting green of the hole last played or roll a ball on the putting green of the hole last played. TRANSPORTATION - Players must not ride on any form of transportation during a stipulated round unless authorized by the Committee. See the 2009 PEIGA Transportation Policy for medical exemptions. Penalty for Breach of Condition: See Penalty Statement in Appendix 1, Part C, Section 9. TIES - Ties for first place and places on provincial teams will be decided by hole by hole playoff, Match Play Matches will be extended hole by hole and all other ties will be broken by matching scorecard, as per RCGA recommendations. 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. SECTION B. LOCAL RULES 1. ABNORMAL GROUND CONDITIONS - Rule 25 Ground Under Repair includes: Areas defined by white lines; French Drains filled with stones; Seams of cut Turf - Through the green, seams of cut turf (not the turf itself) are deemed to be ground under repair. However, interference by a seam with the player's stance is deemed not to be, of itself, interference under Rule 25-1. if the ball lies in or touches the seam or the seam interferes with the area of intended swing, relief is available under Rule 25-1. All seams within  the cut turf area are considered the same seam. 2. EMBEDDED BALL THROUGH THE GREEN - Local Rules as prescribed in Appendix I, Part B, Section 4a is in effect. 3. OBSTRUCTIONS - Rule 24 White line areas tying into artificially surfaced roads, paths or obstructions are deemed to have the same status as the road, path or obstruction and are not ground under repair. 4.  WOOD CHIPS AND MULCH Wood chips and mulch are loose impediments. 5.    INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE COURSE  Wrappings, wires, cables and other objects when closely attached to trees; Artificial walls and/or pilings used to define the margin of bunkers. Such walls and/or pilings               are through the green. 6.    PERMANENT ELEVATED POWER LINES OR CABLES If a ball strikes a permanent elevated power line or cable, the stroke MUST be cancelled and the player must play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played in accordance with Rule 20-5. 7.    OUT OF BOUNDS - Rule 27 When white stakes or fences are used, the out of bounds is determined by the nearest inside points of the stakes or fence posts at ground level (excludes angled supports). When a white line defines out of bounds, the line itself is out of bounds. A ball is out of bounds when all of it lies out of bounds. A ball that crosses a public road defined as out of bounds and comes to rest beyond that road is out of bounds, even though it may lie on another part of the course. 8.    DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES - In this competition, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. However, if, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., gradient, wind-speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional functions are actually used.