Over the last few weeks we have had quite a few discrepancies regarding scorecards.
These include the incorrect scores being returned on holes, incorrect adding up and also the player and marker scorecards not tallying up although being signed off.
It is the players and their designated markers who bear the responsibility for recording their scores in golf. Your gross scores on each hole (on your card) must tally with your gross scores on your marker’s card.
We should all get used to confirming the gross score immediately after putting out on a hole. By doing so, there should be no discrepancies at the end of the round and the marking and signing of our cards will be fluid and correct.
Below are a few rules the committee will apply:
If you record a wrong total score, the Committee will correct the error, without penalty to the competitor.
If you return a score for any hole lower than actually taken (as evidenced by the marker’s scorecard), you may be disqualified.
If you return a score for any hole higher than actually taken, the score as returned stands .