6-4.
Caddie
The player may have only one caddie
at any one time, under penalty of disqualification.
For any breach of a Rule by his caddie, the player incurs the applicable
penalty.
6-5. Ball
The responsibility for playing the proper ball rests with the
player. Each player should put an
identification mark on his ball.
6-6. Scoring in Stroke Playa
a. Recording Scores
After each hole the marker
should check the score with the competitor and record it. On
completion of the round the marker shall sign the card and hand
it to the competitor. If more
than one marker records the scores, each shall sign for the part
for which he is responsible.
b. Signing and Returning Card
After completion of the round, the competitor should check his score
for each hole and settle
any doubtful points with the Committee.
He shall ensure that the marker
has signed the
card, countersignthe card himself and return it to the Committee
as soon as possible.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 6-6b: 1 Disqualification.
c. Alteration of Card
No alteration may be made on a card after the competitolll has
returned it to the Committee.
d. Wrong Score for Hole
The competitor is responsible for the correctness of the score
recorded for each hole on his card. If he returns a core for any
hole lower than actually taken, he shall be
disqualified. If he
returns a score for any hole higher than actually taken, the score
as returned shall stand.
*Note 1: The Committee
is responsible for the addition of scores and application of the
handicap recorded on the card- see Rule 33-5.
*Note 2: In four-ball
stroke play, see also Rule 31-4 and -7a.
6-7. Undue Delay;
Slow Play
The player shall play without undue delay and in accordance with
any pace of play guidelines
which may be laid down by the Committee.
Between completion of a hole and playing from
the next teeing ground, the
player shall not unduly delay play.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 6-7:
Match play -Loss of hole
Stroke play -Two strokes.
Bogey and par competitions -See Note 2 to Rule 32-1 a.
Stableford competitions - See Note 2 Rule 32-1b.
For subsequent offence - Disqualification
*Note 1: If the player unduly
delays play between holes, he is delaying the play of the next
hole and, except for bogey,par and Stableford competitions (see
Rule 32), the penalty applies
to that hole.
*Note 2: For the purpose of
preventing slow play, the Committee
may, in the conditions of
a competition (Rule 33- 1), lay down pace of play guidelines including
maximum periods
of time allowed to complete a stipulated round, a hole or a stroke.
In stroke play only, the Committee may, in such a condition, modify
the penalty for a breach of
this Rule as follows:
First offence -One stroke
Second offence -Two strokes.
For subsequent offence -Disqualification.
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