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Deaf Peach Cup
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Deaf Peach Cup Rule of Play

Event

A challenge team event for golfers from Georgia and South Carolina competing for club honor as a group of golfers from the state. This event is to be held on the third weekend of September annually. And the event calls for the teams to win as many matches to clinch the cup for the year.

Tee Times

Tee times for Saturday should be starting around noon whereas the tee times for Sunday shall be starting earlier in the morning.

Host

Beginning with the 2001 Deaf peach Cup, it will be held by GDGA in Georgia. GDGA will host the event in odd year and SCDGA will host the event in even year.

The Cup

The cup goes to the team with the most points (at least 4 ½). In the event the final results end up in a tie (4 – 4), there will be a sudden death playoff between the best team of each club to continue under the format of two-men scramble until a club is declared the winner.

Teams

Each club team consists of 8 players each and all 16 players are to play in 2 matches over the weekend. Be it whatever how it is formed. Each club will decide how the team is set up.

Pairings

Pairings will be determined by blind draw. Each captain will draw a piece of paper consist the names of players of a team from a cap to be paired up against the team that was drawn up from another cap for a match. This process goes on until all 4 matches are set.

Matches

The stroke plays will be the norm for all matches. Lowest team score wins the match and the winning team will receive one point (1) for the club. In the event the scores are tied, each team will receive half point (1/2) for the clubs.
On Saturday, the format calls for Four Ball in which every player plays its ball and whoever shoot the lowest score, that score will be used against the opponent’s lowest score.
On Sunday, the format calls for the Two-men Scramble in which the team of twosome plays each of their balls and then decides which spot to use to hit their next shots from and so on until the team hole out.

Scorecards

There shall be one (1) scorecard for each match. Each scorecard shall contain both teams’ name and players’ names, i.e. Team Georgia - Miller/Smith….
All golfers in the match shall sign the scorecard.
All signed scorecards shall be given to the captains.

Rules of Play

The rules of play shall be governed by the USGA rules except for the following modified rules:

Winter play shall be enforced at all tournaments, meaning the ball can be moved anywhere expect in the hazards and on the greens. Ball shall not be moved more than six (6) inches of the spot and no nearer the pin.
Lost ball, out-of-bound, or unplayable lie may be played with one (1) of the following three (3) options:
1.You may drop the ball as near as possible at the spot you played your original ball. If the original shot was a tee shot, you may retee the new ball.
2.You may drop the ball within two (2) club-lengths of the spot where
the ball lies in any direction, but not nearer the hole.
3.You may drop the ball on an imaginary line extending from the hole to the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of the "hazard" with no limit of how far back you go.

NOTE: Each option carries a one (1) stroke penalty.
Ball in either water hazard (yellow stakes) or water lateral hazard (red stakes) may be played with one (1) of the following four (4) options:
1. You may drop the ball as near as possible at the spot you played your original ball. If the original shot was a tee shot, you may retee the new ball.
2. You may drop the ball within two (2) club-lengths of the spot where the ball lies in any direction, but not nearer the hole.
3. You may drop the ball on an imaginary line extending from the hole to the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of the "hazard" with no limit of how far back you go.
4. Play the ball as it lies.

NOTE: Each option carries a one (1) stroke penalty, except for #4.
If a player fails to get the ball across the water twice, he/she shall go around the water and drop a ball inside the cart path near the water
Leaves rule will be effective for ball to be determined in the area of heavy leaves on the golf course. In the wooded areas, be determined that the ball is indeed in the pile of leaves. After determined by every player in the match that a ball is indeed in under the pile of leaves, a player may drop another ball near the spot but no nearer the hole in play without a penalty.
Every player will play from the same Tees. Tees is to be determined upon the captains of each club.