tournament outcome question

[remands]

Our county holds a 5 round tournament every summer, once a month at a different course. it is a 4 man scramble, no handicaps. there is prize merchandise awarded for the top finishers each month and there are also a cumulative points awarded. (5 for first....to 1 for 5th place) and at the end of the summer the team with the most points gets a plaque. competition is pretty fierce.

the last round was shortened because of lightning and rain. (12 holes). the place finishers were awarded their merchandise certificates based on there finishing position. However, when the standings came out there were no points awarded. the reason that was given was that not every team played the same holes therefore no points were awarded.

Our team finished first with 12 under par which would have put us in second place for the tournament.

My question is are there any usga or other body rules for shortened one round tournament play that would support our position.

Thank you,

Richard

[meenman]

Our county holds a 5 round tournament every summer, once a month at a different course. it is a 4 man scramble, no handicaps. there is prize merchandise awarded for the top finishers each month and there are also a cumulative points awarded. (5 for first....to 1 for 5th place) and at the end of the summer the team with the most points gets a plaque. competition is pretty fierce.

the last round was shortened because of lightning and rain. (12 holes). the place finishers were awarded their merchandise certificates based on there finishing position. However, when the standings came out there were no points awarded. the reason that was given was that not every team played the same holes therefore no points were awarded.

Our team finished first with 12 under par which would have put us in second place for the tournament.

My question is are there any usga or other body rules for shortened one round tournament play that would support our position.

Thank you,

Richard

There are no USGA rules for scrambles, it is not real golf. Other than that, the USGA has no say over your tourneys.

[Rulesman]

There are no rules for scrambles but see:-

http://www.usga.org/rules/rules-and-decisions.html#!decision-33,d33-1-2

[Dormie1360]

No the committee may not shorten a stipulated round.

33-1/2

Number of Holes of Stroke-Play Competition Reduced During the Competition

Q. A 72-hole stroke-play competition is scheduled over four consecutive days. Eighteen holes are to be played each day. On the third day, all competitors finish the first nine holes but a number of competitors are still playing the second nine holes. At that point, the course becomes unplayable due to heavy rain and play is suspended. The rain continues and it is impossible to resume play that day. What are the Committee's options?

A. The Committee does not have the authority to reduce the number of holes of a stipulated round once play has commenced for that round .

Under Rules 33-1 and 33-2d , the Committee has the following choices:

(a) resume play the next day and finish the third round and then play the last 18 holes that day or on a subsequent day,

(b) cancel the third round, replay it on a subsequent day and then play the last 18 holes that day or on a subsequent day,

(c) reduce to three the number of rounds of the competition and finish the suspended third round on a subsequent day, or cancel the third round and replay it on a subsequent day, or

(d) cancel the third and fourth rounds and declare the leader after 36 holes to be the winner.

The first option is the preferred option as it is undesirable to cancel a round after extensive play has taken place (see choice b above) or to reduce the number of rounds of a competition when the competition is in progress (see choices c and d above). (Revised)

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