Rules

2021 Grass Clippings Open

IF YOU NEED A RULING DURING PLAY, PLEASE CONTACT AN OFFICIAL GRASS CLIPPINGS OPEN RULES OFFICIAL.

Rules Officials: 

Pete Fratt—602-549-5164 

Mike Dupuy—602-615-7771

***Rules of Play***

If you are unable to make contact with a rules official—play out your ball on two different scenarios and record both scores. Consult with a rules official after the round to determine which score to take.

The following rules apply to the Scramble Format played at the Grass Clippings Open. The following rules particularly outline the major specifications of playing Scramble Format at The Short Course at Mountain Shadows. ALL other situations & subsequent rulings that are not outlined below will be interpreted using the USGA Rules of Golf.

Scramble format – Each player hits 1 tee shot on each hole in any desired order. The team will agree on their preferred shot and both hit from that location in any desired order, repeating this process until the ball enters the cup. The ball must enter the cup on every hole. You will record one score on each hole.

Attention!!! – You may NOT “putt your ball in and let your partner go for it”. You must play by the above scramble rules until the ball enters the cup. Once the ball enters the cup, that is your final score.

Declaring your ball – Before your first shot, and any time you change balls thereafter, you must verbally declare your ball and any additional markings to everybody in your group. The USGA rule that you must play the same type of ball throughout the round does NOT apply.

Marking your ball OFF the green

  • You must place your mark no further than one scorecard length from the ball, no closer to the closer. 
  • You may NOT move the ball any closer to the hole
    • You may change the lie of the ball but NOT the environment – FOR EXAMPLE: you can not use the above description to move your ball from the rocks to grass, the bunker to grass, long rough to a shorter cut of rough, off the green to on the green, etc, etc.
    • Both players may place their ball anywhere in the eligible space. No further than 1 scorecard length away from the mark
    • If a ball is hit without a mark in place, you must play from the result of that shot.

Marking your ball ON the green

  • You must place your mark perpendicular to your ball in line with the cup.
  • You must place the mark no more than 1 scorecard length away from the ball.
  • You must place your ball within 1 scorecard length of the mark – no closer to the hole.
  • Both players must complete their shot before moving on to the next shot. 

Out of Bounds (white stakes) – The entire course is lined with white out-of-bounds stakes. If your selected ball is out-of-bounds, you must re-hit from the original location. FOR EXAMPLE: If you are on the tee box you are 1 Out-of-Bounds, 2 back to the tee box, hitting 3.

Hazards – Under penalty of one stroke, you must place at the nearest point of relief.

  • Hole 7 and hole 12 will be played from drop zones if a selected ball is in water/hazard.

Man-made Objects – If your ball, your body, or your golf club is touching a man-made object at address or interferes with your swing path you are eligible to move your ball one club length from the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole.

Scorekeeping – Each group must keep the score of an opposing group. The YOUNGEST person in the group is responsible for keeping score on Live Scoring – Golf Genius. 

POST ROUND – Turn scorecard in at scoring tent. Each Team Captain must verbally agree on the final scorecard and record their signature.

EXTRA HOLES

  • Hole 1 will be played repeatedly until there is an outright CHAMPION.
  • First two playoff holes will be played in Scramble Format.
  • All holes thereafter will be played in Alternate Shot Format with an Alternate Tee Ball.

EXTRA HOLES – QUALIFIER

  • Hole 1 will be played repeatedly until there an even 15 teams that have qualified.
  • First two playoff holes will be played in Scramble Format.

All holes thereafter will be played in Alternate Shot Format with an Alternate Tee Ball. The team may select which team member begins the alternate shot.