The CSGA Links Volume 2 Issue 3 May, 2014 | Page 41

To Post, Or Not to Post...

That is the Question
Article by the USGA Handicap Department

Not to Post:

• When fewer than seven holes are played.
• When made on a golf course in an area in which an inactive season established by the
authorized golf association is in effect.
• When a majority of the holes are not played in accordance with the principles of the Rules of
Golf.
• When the length of the course is less than 3,000 yards for 18 holes.
• When, as a condition of the competition, the maximum number of clubs allowed is less than 14,
or types of clubs are limited as, for example, in a competition that allows only iron clubs.
• When scores are made on a course with no USGA Course or Slope Rating.
• When a player carries or uses non-conforming clubs or uses non-conforming balls.
• When artificial devices (as defined under Rule 14-3) are used during the execution of a stroke.