Southeastern Deaf Golfers Association

SOUTHEASTERN DEAF GOLFERS ASSOCIATION

Standing SEDGA Tournament
Rules and Regulations
(June 2024)

  1. Administration of play during the annual three (3) day stroke play tournament shall be the responsibility of the SEDGA Executive Committee (EC) and a member of the host committee. Any decision made by this body shall be final.

  2. There shall be three or four divisions in the tournament. They are Open, Senior, Super Senior and Women. The age for each division shall be at least sixteen (16) for Open, fifty-five (55) for Senior and seventy (70) for Super Senior. Golfers shall reach their age on the first day of the tournament in which they participate providing valid identification (i.e. driver license, state issue id, etc.)

    1. There shall be at least four (4) or more women to have Women Division. If there are not enough women to form a division, they will compete in Super Senior division due to the fact they play from the same tee.

    2. Golfer who wishes to play in a different division than the one selected on the registration form must inform of his/her intentions to tournament chairperson/SEDGA EC officer in which division he/she will compete in by Monday night preceding the first day of the tournament.

  3. In general, the latest USGA rules apply to all SEDGA sponsored tournaments with the following exceptions:

    1. Winter rules are in effect at all tournaments.

    2. Instead of dropping the ball from knee high as required by USGA, we place the ball on the ground.

    3. The procedure for the following additional option for hitting the golf ball into penalty areas call for the golfer to, with the understanding that a penalty of one (1) stroke shall be assessed to the score of the hole:

      1. From the tee box, if the ball lands in a penalty area before the start of the fairway, go around the penalty area and place ball in the rough before the start of the fairway,

      2. If a Drop Area has been established by either golf club or SEDGA’s EC, place and play your next ball from this area.

      3. If the ball is lost or went out-of-bounds, please adhere to USGA guidelines on placing ball from the spot where the ball is believed to be lost or went out-of-bounds however re-teeing the ball is not permitted.

  4. If a golfer uses profanity or shows disrespect for a marshal, a local committee member, or an officer of the SEDGA who attempts to give advice to the golfer on the course, the penalty is two (2) strokes.

  5. Any complaint(s) or protest(s) regarding the conduct of any SEDGA member on the course must be submitted to the secretary in writing with signatures of two (2) witnesses. The Secretary shall notify those members of the EC who are nearest to the situation. If the problem is not solved immediately, the EC shall investigate and take whatever action it deems necessary.

  6. Any violation(s) of USGA rules that calls for disqualification of a golfer shall instead be penalized four (4) strokes for each violation with an exception that if a golfer is found to purposely lower the score on a hole, he/she shall be disqualified from the tournament as written in USGA Rules Book. EC has the right to modify penalties it deems necessary.

  7. The maximum strokes for Par 3, 4, and 5 are to be 7, 8, and 9, respectively, for the whole tournament (1st, 2nd, and final round).