CIML Triangular - Urbandale, Johnston, Valley

Title: CIML Triangular - Urbandale, Johnston, Valley
Description: Urbandale Golf and Country Club - Wednesday, May 7, 2025 3:30 PM - powered by Kodiak Golf
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Course Information and Rules Sheet

CIML Triangular - Urbandale/Johnston/Valley

Date: May 7, 2025 Location: Urbandale Golf & Country Club, 4000 86th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322 Start Time: 3:30pm Shotgun Start

Competition Format 9 Holes of Stroke Play - Low 4 of 6 Scores Count for Team Total

6 Players per V Team/Approx. 6 Players per JV Team - 2 Teams per School, Approx. 12 Players per School

Team Ties - Determined by the low 5th score, 6th score, then #1 player score, etc.

Individual Ties - Medalist - Determined by the use of Handicap Holes noted on the UGCC scorecards.

Teams: Urbandale, Johnston, Valley

Urbandale Golf & Country Club Par: 37 Tee: Red Yardage: 2502 Course Rating: 34.50

Hole-by-Hole Description:

1. OB right of tee (parking lot, card shed etc.) and right side behind green. No mow/trees right side of fairway are red penalty area. No mow left side of fairway.
2. Woods all along right side of hole is played as a red penalty area. Pond on right side of fairway near creek is a red penalty area. DROP AREA on other side of creek. Woods to right/behind green is a red penalty area.
3. OB all along right side of hole and behind green. No mow on left side of hole. Small water hole left of cart path is a red penalty area.
4. Small water hole on left side is a red penalty area.
5. No mow on left side near green is red penalty area.
6. Range is NOT OB. If you can find it, you can play it. Small no mow mounds along left and right of fairway. If you think you might not find your ball, whether on range or in no mow, please hit a provisional.
7. No mow left of tee box. DROP AREA on other side of creek. No mow on left and right near green.
8. OB all along right side/fence line. Cart shed area and gravel on right side near the green is OB. If you think you may have gone OB, please hit a provisional. If ball goes on or beyond cart path behind green, free relief on green side within one club length (stance and swing) no closer to the hole.
9. Tee off from lower right red tees (#9) and play left green. DROP AREA along left side near green.

General Information, Rules, and Local Rules

First Tee: Introduce yourselves and identify your golf balls.

Scorecards: When the round is complete, players should come to the clubhouse and verify hole-by-hole scores with your group. When all scores are verified and signed, please turn in cards to your coach.

Follow USGA Rules of Golf.

Play the ball as it lies, unless otherwise noted by coaches prior to play.

Golf Etiquette: -Please honor the game and your fellow competitors by playing with the highest level of integrity at all times. If you don’t know, ask and work together! -Please take great care of the course by fixing ball marks on greens, replacing divots, etc. and leave the course BETTER than you found it! Play with great golf etiquette.

Pace of Play: Please keep up with the group in front of you and play ready golf. Walking quickly between shots, being at your ball ready to play once your competitor has hit, continuous putting, and only taking ONE practice swing are all helpful ways to keep up pace.

Free relief from Ground Under Repair and Abnormal Course Conditions/Immovable Obstructions. Determine nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole, mark with a tee, drop within one club length no closer to the hole. (These areas should be marked, but if something isn’t, please come to group consensus.)

Out of Bounds (white stakes): (#1, #3, #8) - Stroke and Distance – OB lines the perimeter of the course. Please hit a provisional if you think you may have gone OB. This will speed up play.

No-Mow Areas/Local Rule: All no-mow areas should be played as a RED penalty area. See below for details.

Penalty Areas (red or yellow stakes): Play it as it lies OR take relief with a one stroke penalty. Yellow relief options: 1. Stroke and Distance. 2. Line of relief from pin back through where your ball entered penalty area. Drop on that line, no nearer the hole. Red relief options: Yellow relief options plus a third option: Drop within 2 club lengths no closer to the hole. Note: Woods along right side of #2 are RED stakes – NOT OB.

Lost Ball - Stroke and Distance.

Rules Questions: If rules questions are unresolved, please play 2 balls the remainder of the hole, record both scores, and circle on card. Coaches will discuss/consult with Pro Shop staff at the end of play to make an official ruling. DO NOT SIGN SCORECARD BEFORE RESOLVED.

Drop Areas: #2 - other side of creek, #7 - other side of creek, #9 - in front of green

Maximum strokes per hole: 10 - Circle score on score card if you pick up your ball for a max 10. Players with a circle 10 will not be eligible for individual placing.

Meet Results: Winning team, as well as Medalist and Runner-up Medalist will be announced by the host team coach at the end of the meet.

IGHSAU Additional Player & Spectator Information/Rules

Player & Spectator Information

USGA Rules: • Please review the USGA Rules by going to the USGA website (usga.org). It is important that you continue to familiarize yourself and your golfers with the USGA Rules of Golf.

**IGHSAU CODE OF CONDUCT: ** • The IGHSAU local rule governing code of conduct for players prescribes that a verbal warning shall be issued on the first offense for conduct unbecoming high school players. Such conduct shall include, but is not limited to: o Club throwing or ball throwing defined as could cause harm to another participant, spectator, course or means of releasing frustration. o Use of abusive language. o Willful acts which damage property or equipment on the course. o Other unbecoming conduct as determined by the Golf Rules Committee (coaches’ jury). • Second offense: the player shall be assessed a two-stroke penalty. • Third offense: the player shall be disqualified. • In regular season meets, the code of conduct shall be enforced by the Golf Rules Committee (coaches’ jury) which in dual meets is comprised of the two head coaches and/or pro serving as the rules interpreter in that dual meet. In multi-team competitions, the designated three-person coaches’ jury and/or pro serving as the rules interpreter shall comprise the Golf Rules Committee. Players and coaches have the discretion to alert the Golf Rules Committee if they believe a Code of Conduct violation has occurred. • The IGHSAU Code of Conduct Rule does not negate the ability to enforce USGA Rule 1.2a for “serious misconduct” which may result in immediate disqualification. The phrase “serious misconduct” in Rule 1.2a is intended to cover player misconduct that is so far removed from the expected norm in golf that the most severe sanction of removing a player from the competition is justified. The committee must determine if the misconduct is serious considering all the circumstances. Please refer to USGA Rule 1.2a Interpretations for further clarification. • Any player who uses tobacco (including smokeless and similar devices) or gambles on the course is automatically disqualified per USGA Rule 1.2a for serious misconduct. In the case of gambling between players, the players involved are disqualified in that given.
• Eligibility Rule 14(2) Penalties: Any student disqualified from an interscholastic contest by game officials for flagrant, violent, or verbal misconduct will be ineligible for the next regular scheduled game/meet at the level of competition and all other games/meets in the interim at any level in addition to any other penalties the IGHSAU or school may assess. The second violation carries a four games/meets automatic ineligibility. It will be the responsibility of the host school meet manager to report any disqualification(s) to the IGHSAU the day following the meet, if the meet is held on a Friday or Saturday, then on the Monday following the meet. It is the coach’s responsibility to inform his/her administrator of any disqualification(s). The administrator will file an official report form with the IGHSAU.

**COMMUNICATION DEVICES: ** • The use of cell phones, tablets, or other communication devices by is prohibited during the regular season and tournament play except for the use as a rangefinder or official scorekeeping. No cell phone for general use may occur until the player’s round is completed and the scorecard is submitted to the official scorer. Use of a cell phone for unauthorized purpose(s) will result in a code of conduct violation. o The penalty for violation of this rule: 1st offense – warning; 2nd offense - 2 stroke penalty; 3rd -offense disqualification. • Golfers may use their phones in/around the clubhouse once their round is complete and they have submitted their scorecard to the scoring officials. Spectators should refrain from speaking on their cell phones on the course when play near them is occurring. In the event of an emergency or suspension of play, it is permissible for a golfers and spectators to use their cell phones on the course. • In response to USGA Rule 4.3a(4) the IGHSAU shall expand its local rule banning cell phones to include restrictions on all portable audio and video devices that players might watch or listen to during play.

**RANGE FINDING DEVICES: ** • Range finding devices are allowed for use by players and coaches during the regular and postseason tournaments provided they are only used to measure distance. Range finding devices designed to measure conditions other than distance are permitted, provided the golfer only uses the device for distance measurement and not for the following banned functions, which include but are not limited to, wind speed, slope, or club selection. o The penalty for violation of this rule: 1st offense – warning; 2nd offense - 2 stroke penalty; 3rd -offense disqualification. • If a player must wear a watch besides a GPS/range finding device, it must be set to airplane mode during competition. o The penalty for violating this policy is as follows: 1st offense – warning; 2nd offense - 2 stroke penalty; 3rd - offense disqualification. • Players and school-appointed, licensed coaches are encouraged to share distance information upon request. A player with a range finder may shoot distance on the course and relay that information upon request to another player, PROVIDED the process does not delay play. Spectators are not allowed to provide or assist golfers with distance information.

**MAXIMUM SCORE: ** • Per USGA local rules, utilizing a maximum score format is allowed but not mandatory for IGHSAU regular season meets. The IGHSAU suggests a maximum score of 10 strokes if competing teams want to implement the local rule in a regular season meet. Under this format, players would pick up their ball once the maximum score is reached without finishing the hole. IGHSAU post-season tournaments will not implement a maximum score option. Player and Spectator Information

**WEATHER AND LIGHTNING PROTOCOL: ** • When thunder is heard or lightning is seen, play should be suspended, and shelter taken immediately. Once play has been suspended, a 30-minute wait from the last sound of thunder or lightning strike witnessed must be taken before resuming activity. Any subsequent thunder or lightning strike during the 30-minute waiting period resets the clock, and a new 30-minute waiting period begins.

**SPECTATOR REGULATIONS: ** • Family, friends, spectators, etc. cannot provide instruction or guidance to participants on the course until the final scorecard has been signed and submitted. (Walking immediately alongside a player is deemed to be communication.) • Spectators may cheer, applaud, and offer words of encouragement to golfers. However, spectators must adhere to golf etiquette when doing so. • Spectators are allowed to assist a player in looking for a lost ball but may not offer any rulings. • Spectators should remain in the rough or on the cart paths and always keep parallel to the golfers. • Spectators should refrain from speaking on their cell phones on the course when play near them is occurring. • Any spectator disrupting play in the opinion of the Rules Committee will be removed from the course. Competitors may be disqualified if in violation of this rule.

**GOLF REGULATIONS: ** • USGA rules will be followed for all regular season and postseason tournament play, unless modified by the local course management or IGHSAU. Any errors or discrepancies that take place during medal play must be resolved prior to turning in the scorecard. If a discrepancy arises, golfers should make every effort to resolve the discrepancy before playing the next hole. If the discrepancy cannot be resolved, the hole/score should be circled. At the completion of the round, the player(s) involved should refrain from turning in her scorecard until the rules committee has made a ruling.

**LOCAL RULE: ** The IGHSAU will not invoke the Local Rule stroke and distance for OB for postseason as it is not part of the USGA rules revision.

**COACHES ON THE COURSE: ** • Coaches are not allowed to play golf on the course during competition/meets. Penalty is disqualification of all team members. During meets, the IGHSAU strongly encourages coaches to be out on the course coaching their golfers. While it is understood only the designated Rules Committee makes rulings, it is essential coaches be on the course to help their golfers with situations to avoid repetition of rule violations.

**COACHING GUIDELINES: ** • The IGHSAU allows multiple school appointed, licensed coaches to coach their team on the course during the regular season. Two coaches per team are allowed to coach their players on the course during the postseason. One coach is allowed for programs with individual qualifier(s) during the postseason. School appointed, licensed golf coaches are allowed to coach their golfer up until the golfer and golfer’s ball are on the green. There is to be no delaying of play anywhere anytime when providing instruction during the prescribed coaching time frame. Coaches on the course should not make rulings unless they are part of the Rules Committee. • Coaches are not to assist or instruct a player regarding any putting on the green. If any part of the golfer’s ball is on the actual green, the ball is considered on the green. Once the golfer arrives at the green (no delay by the golfer), coaches can have no more communication with their golfers until all golfers in the group have holed out. When providing advice, the coach must NOT enter a bunker. Coaches must adhere to golf etiquette when coaching their players and should not be communicating with their golfer(s) while other golfers in the group are playing their ball in close proximity.

**SCORECARD SIGNATURES: ** • Scorecards must be signed by the golfer whose score is being kept and the person keeping the score upon completion of the round.

**SCORING: ** • Each golfer is responsible for the accuracy of her score recorded for each hole. • Signed scorecards must be turned in by the golfer to the official scorer immediately following the round. • Each golfer must total her own score for the round before turning in her card. This will assist with inaccuracies between the actual score and recorded score and may prevent a card turned in with a blank score. • The score totaled by the individual is not their “official score” (as there may be some inaccuracies with their addition), the hole-by-hole score will be their official score.

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