Deep Drivers Golf Club

Penalty Strokes for Scoring Errors

This rule has become necessary because of inconsistencies in the interpretation of the rules and errors in the counting of one’s scores. There is no way for your playing partner to know if your mistake is intentional or not, therefore, you will be penalized for mistakes. The rule reads as follows: "If a competitor fails to state and/or record his/her correct score on any hole and does not correct his/her mistake before he/she plays a stroke from the next teeing ground, or, in the case of the last hole of the round, before he leaves the putting green, he/she shall be assessed a two stroke penalty." This assessment can be rendered and proven by any member of your group. The scrutiny and enforcement of this rule is obviously under the auspices of the members in your group and, as such, the final decision must be rendered by your group. It is embarrassing for everyone involved to have to correct someone’s score and it can create undue tension, so, let’s learn the rules, in particular, lost balls, out of bounds and lateral and regular water hazards and keep track of your score. On the PGA tour, if a player signs an incorrect scorecard, they are immediately disqualified from the tournament. Our rule is consistent with this and with USGA Rule Number 3-2 Failure to Hole Out. Just remember that the other members in your group are counting all of your strokes, even if you are not!