
A Guide to Being a Golf Rules Official
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There are many books covering the rules of golf but very little written on how to be a golf referee (rules official). Most people do not realize that almost all golf referees are volunteers. Sure many of them get lunch or breakfast covered while at a tournament. But very few actually get paid. The comradery and passion for the game of golf are what inspires most golf enthusiasts to begin an exploration of the rules. From there, many want to help with golf tournaments. There is very little guidance other than word of mouth on how to become involved or what
golf referees do. Some seem to think that golf referees hang out in the woods and race out in a golf cart to tell a player they incurred a penalty. But on the contrary, we try to help players avoid penalties and be there for them when they have questions to insure they play according to the rules. We also help set up the course (set the tees, mark the course, and choose hole locations) and set up the tournament (notice to players, local rules, starting times, and many other administrative duties). We hope this book provides a different side of golf that might inspire you to become a golf referee.
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Content
- Intro
- What Is a Golf Referee?
- How to Become a Golf Referee
- Understanding Associations-Volunteering
- Junior Golf-Amateur-College-Professional
- Professional Golf Association of America-PGA Tour-Regional/Sectional PGA-Mini Tours
- Knowing the Rules vs. Being a Referee
- How to Study and Know the Rules for R&A or USGA Exams
- Continuing Your Education
- What to Bring to the Course
- Referee/Starter/Scoring/Observer/Rover/Timing-Roles and Responsibilities
- Starters
- Scoring
- Forward Observers
- Rovers
- Referees
- Dealing with Time as a Rules Official
- Hours of Waiting vs. Moments of Sheer Terror
- Hours of Waiting
- Moments of Sheer Terror
- Called in for Assistance on Ruling
- Player Interaction
- Asking the Right Questions
- Approaching the situation
- Get the facts
- Always ask open-ended questions
- Giving a Ruling
- Radio Etiquette
- Pace of Play
- Roving/Walking/Assigned Hole or Area
- Roving
- USGA US Amateur Championships 2019 Pace of Play Policy
- Stroke Play
- General
- Maximum Allowable Time
- Out of Position
- Group Out of Position-Monitored By A Rules Rover
- Timing/Bad Times
- Missed Checkpoints (Penalties)
- Review Process
- Match Play
- Maxmum Allowable Time
- Out of Position
- Timing ("On The Clock")/Bad Times
- Penalties
- Walking Referee
- Referee Assigned to a Hole or Area
- Golf Course Etiquette and Special Situations
- Golf Carts
- Long Rulings
- How to Approach Players when Driving a Golf Cart
- Player Withdraws
- Transporting Players
- Evacuations/Discontinuance of Play/Resumption of Play
- Ties and Playoffs
- Course Setup-Surveying the Course Before Play
- Teeing Area
- Driving the Fairway
- The Putting Green
- Committee-OIC/SRO-Referees-What Are Their Roles?
- The Committee
- Tour Director
- OIC-the Official in Charge
- Senior Rules Officials
- Referee
- (1) Referees in Match Play
- (2) Referees in Stroke Play
- (3) Limiting Role of Committee Members and Referees
- (4) Referee Authorizes Player to Breach a Rule
- (5) Referee Warns Player About to Breach Rule
- (6) Disagreement with Referee's Decision
- (7) How to Resolve Questions of Fact
- (8) True State of the Match Not Determinable
- (9) Handling Ruling When Player Proceeds Under Inapplicable Rule
- (10) Handling Wrong Rulings in Match Play
- Correction of Incorrect Ruling by a Referee During Match
- Correction of Incorrect Ruling Made on Final Hole of Match Before Result Is Final
- Incorrect Ruling by Referee in Match Results in Player Making Stroke from Wrong Place
- (11) Handling Wrong Rulings in Stroke Play
- Correction of Incorrect Ruling by Referee in Stroke Play
- Player In Stroke Play Incorrectly Advised Stroke Does Not Count
- Player in Stroke Play Makes Stroke from Wrong Place Due to Incorrect Ruling
- Procedure for Player When Error Is Discovered
- Referee Gives Player Incorrect Information
- Player Acts on Information in Subsequent Play
- Player Lifts Ball Without Authority Due to Misunderstanding Referee's Instructions
- Player Incorrectly Advised to Continue with Provisional Ball by Referee
- Committee Makes Incorrect Ruling When Player Has Played Two Balls Under Rule 20.1c(3)
- When Ruling May Be Corrected
- Disqualification Penalty Wrongly Applied to Winner of Event
- Error Discovered After Two Other Players Play Off for First Place
- Application of Disqualification Penalty in Competition in Which Not All Scores Used to Determine Winner
- (12) Combining Match Play and Stroke Play
- Terminology to Use and Not Use-Dos and Don'ts for Referees
- Information and Terminology that Are Helpful
- Acronyms that are commonly used
- Things a Referee Should Probably Never Do
- Things a Referee Should Do
- Promoting the Game
- Just because You Scored Well on the Rules Exam.
- Appendix
- Appendix: From USGA: How to Use the Rules of Golf
- Know the definitions
- The facts of the case
- Refer to the book
- Guidelines for Referees
- 1. Referee's assignment and equipment
- 2. Rules and decisions
- 3. Ground under repair
- 4. Pace of play
- 5. Gallery
- 6. USGA tents
- 7. Rovers
- Guidelines for Observers
- Points to Cover in Match Play
- From R&A: Section 7-Duties of a Referee
- 1. General
- 2. Referees
- 3. Observers
- 4. Refereeing an area or zone on course
- The Nineteenth Hole
- The Nineteenth Hole: From Jason and Woody
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