2-1.
Winner of Hole; Reckoning of Holes
In match play the game is played
by holes.
Except as otherwise provided in the Rules,
a hole is won by the side which holes its ball in
the fewer strokes. In a handicap match the lower net score wins
the hole.
The reckoning of holes is kept by the terms: so many "holes
up" or "all square", and so many
"to play".
A side is "dormie" when it is as many holes up as there
arell holes remainin gto be played.
2-2. Halved Hole
A hole is halved if each side
holes out in the same number of strokes.
When a player has holed out and his
opponent has been Rul eleft with a stroke for the half,
if the player thereafter incurs 2 ea penalty, the hole is halved.
2-3. Winner of Match
A match (which consists of a stipulated
round, unless otherwise decreed by the Committee)
is won by the side which is leading by a number of holes greater
than the number of holes remaining to be played.
The Committee may, for the purpose of settling a tie, extend the
stipulated round to as many holes as are required for a e match
to be won.
2-4. Concession of Next Stroke, Hole or Match
When the opponent's ball is at
rest or is deemed to be at rest under Rule 16-2, the player may
concede the opponent to have holed out with his next stroke
and the ball may be removed
by either side with a club or otherwise.
A player may concede a hole or a match at any time prior to the
conclusion of the hole or the match.
Concession of a stroke, hole or match may not be declined lor withdrawn.
2-5. Claims
In match play, if a doubt or
dispute arises between the I players and no duly authorised
representative of the Committee
is available within a reasonable time, the players shall
continue the match without delay. Any claim, if it is to be considered
by the Committee, must
be made before any player in the match plays from the next teeing
ground or, in the case
of the last hole of the match, before all players in the match leave
the putting green.
No later claim shall be considered unless it is based on facts previously
unknown to the player
making the claim and the player making the claim had been given
wrong information (Rules
6-2a and 9) by an opponent. In any
case, no later claim shall be considered
after the result of
the match has been officially announced, unless the Committee is
satisfied that the opponent
knew he was giving wrong information.
2-6. General Penalty
The penalty for a breach of a Rule
in match play is loss of I hole except when otherwise provided.
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