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In 2011 there were 2,532 red cards (warnings) issued.
From those warnings, 9 of them resulted in a penalty. That means 0.003% of
players who receive a warning on the golf course, wind up getting a penalty.
When the AJGA is evaluating a group that has been given a
red card, we gather a lot of information and take all of it into consideration
before making a decision. The data that is typically collected ranges from. but
is not limited to:
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Individual player shot times
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The time the group takes to play the
following holes
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The amount of time that the group makes up
during those holes
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Were there any rulings with the group AFTER
the warning was given?
o
The time(s) for that/those ruling(s)
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Were there any lost balls/searches AFTER the
warning was given?
o
The time(s) for that/those search(es)
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Were there any other situations (outside of
slow play) that held up the group?
The AJGA will then take all of this information into
consideration at the next checkpoint, prior to assessing a penalty. For
instance, if a group has made every effort to make-up time, but a full 5-minute
search resulting in a lost ball, prevents them from being able to do so – that
could result in an extension of a warning vs. issuing of a penalty. Similar
results would come from instances with rulings and/or having to be tended to by
the medic.
Also, it is a
common misconception that if a penalty is being assessed, the entire group must
be penalized. If when taking player times, an individual player has consistent
bad times (those over 45 seconds once it is that player’s turn to play) and the
others in the group do not have any – then that penalty can be assessed to just
THAT individual. Similarly, once a player has more than three bad times, he/she
is subject to that penalty without question or inclusion of the rest of the
group.
In order to be in question for a double red card the
following must happen:
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The group has been given a red card (warning)
at a timing station
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The group does not get back within time par
by the next timing station
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This would result in the group regaining
green card status
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The group does not get back in position with
the group ahead of them by the next timing station
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This would result in the group regaining
green card status
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The group does not make up at least one (1)
minute total in relation to time par - This would result in
the group remaining on a red card warning status
For more information on the AJGA's 'Setting the Pace' educational series, or the AJGA Pace of Play Policy, please contact Tournament Coordinator Samantha Hirshberg at shirshberg@ajga.org.
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