This policy is put into place for the health and safety of AJGA members, spectators, volunteers, sponsors, host facility staff and AJGA staff. Playing in the AJGA Practice Round is a privilege and players are expected to utilize proper etiquette by filling their divots and fixing their ball marks. Please follow these, so that all participants can have an enjoyable and quick practice round.
During the practice round if a group falls more than one hole behind all players will be asked to get back into position. If they fail to do so by completion of their next hole, the group will required to pick-up and resume play in position with the group in front of them. This may mean a group could forfeit the opportunity to complete a hole(s) as a result of their slow play.
In addition, the following guidelines are established:
- Players must always carry or push their own bags.
- Player’s spectators must always remain on the cart path. When there are no cart paths spectators must stay in the rough away from the players. No exceptions.
- Players must play ready golf.
- Players must not hit “two shots” at any time during the round except after normal completion of the hole players can hit 2-3 additional putts OR chips, not both. Extra bunker shots around the putting green are not allowed.
- To encourage prompt pace of play in the practice round hole locations for the tournament are posted on the tournament webpage. Please use these to map out the greens on your own time outside of the practice round. Players are not expected to walk around the putting greens looking for the dots.
The violation of any of the above rules will result in the player and/or spectator being immediately removed from the golf course and the player will forfeit their right to play a practice round that day.