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FACT SHEET

2016 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LOCAL QUALIFYING

18-HOLES

FACILITY: ARBORLINKS 6038 H Road Nebraska City, NE 68410 Golf Shop 402.873.4334 Web Site: arborlinks.com

General Manager - Jeff Porter Golf Professional - Gil Russell DIRECTIONS From Omaha: Take HWY 75 South to Nebraska City and turn left onto H Road (gravel road) and proceed 1/2 mile east to the clubhouse on the right hand side of the road. From Lincoln: Take HWY 2 (East) to Nebraska City and proceed North on HWY 75 1 mile to H Road, take right and proceed 1/2 mile to clubhouse. From Interstate 29: Take the Nebraska City exit and proceed west on HWY 2 until you reach HWY 75. Proceed North on HWY 75 1 mile to H Road, take right and proceed 1/2 mile to clubhouse. LODGING: ArborLinks Cottages - (402) 873-4334 Lied Lodge & Conference Center - (800) 546-5433 | liedlodge.org Best Western Nebraska City Inn - (402) 873-7000 DATE: Thursday, May 19, 2016 RAIN DATE: Friday, May 20, 2016 OFFICIAL IN CHARGE: Patrick Duffy, USGA Regional Affairs Committee STAFF IN CHARGE: Craig Ames, USGA Regional Associations Committee Office 402.505.4653, ext. 102 or Mobile 402.658.5827 PRACTICE ROUNDS: Can be arranged by contacting the golf shop at ArborLinks 402.873.4334. The all-day play fee is $75 (includes cart and use of the practice range). FOOD & BEVERAGE: The clubhouse will open for food & beverage service at 6:30 a.m. PRACTICE FACILITIES: Practice areas will open at 7 a.m. Range balls are complimentary. REGISTRATION: Registration will be located just outside the clubhouse from 6:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Players are required to check in prior to their starting time. LOCKER ROOM: You may use the locker room but individual lockers are not available.

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RANGEFINDERS: The use of Distance Measuring Devices is prohibited. GOLF BALLS: Only brands of golf balls on the most current USGA List of Conforming Golf Balls may be used. The “One-Ball Rule” is in effect. GROOVE STANDARDS: It is a requirement that a player’s clubs conform to the groove specifications provided in the Rules of Golf. See separate memo attached to this packet for specific details. TRANSPORTATION: Transportation is prohibited. Players and caddies shall walk at all times during the stipulated round unless otherwise specified by the Committee. Push carts are permitted. CADDIES: A player may provide his own caddie. PACE OF PLAY: Qualifying participants must play without undue delay and in accordance with guidelines established by the Committee that are included in this packet. EVACUATION PLAN: In the event of a discontinuance of play during the qualifier, players must adhere to the evacuation plan distributed at the first tee. SPECTATORS: Spectators are allowed and encouraged. Per USGA guidelines, the use of golf carts for spectators is prohibited. DRESS CODE: Players and caddies must be neat in appearance with respect to clothing and personal grooming. The Committee in charge will decide whether this requirement has been met, and has authority to withdraw the entry of a player who does not comply. FOOTWEAR: ArborLinks is a spikeless club and, therefore, spiked shoes will not be allowed. Penalty for breach of the spikeless rule is disqualification. QUALIFIER PLACES: The field of 78 contestants will compete for 4 sectional qualifying places and 2 alternate positions. PLAY-OFF: In the event of a tie for the last qualifying place, there will be a hole-by-hole play-off to determine place winners and alternates. Any announcements regarding the play-off will be made at the public scoreboard upon completion of the qualifying round. LOWEST SCORE: Silver medal, if a tie, duplicate medals will be awarded. STARTING TIMES: See attached report for groupings and starting times.

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UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP – LOCAL QUALIFYING ArborLinks, Nebraska City Thursday, May 19, 2016 COURSE SET-UP:

Hole Par Yardage

1 5 558 2 4 347 3 3 162 4 5 550 5 4 299 (Forward Tee) 6 3 226 7 4 413 8 4 426 9 4 455 Front 36 3,436 10 5 536 11 3 137 12 4 414 13 4 428 14 3 210 15 4 454 16 5 574 17 4 438 18 4 426 Back 36 3,617 Total 72 7,053

(May 6, 2016)

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United States Golf Association, Golf House, Far Hills, NJ2016 U.S. Open Championship - Local Qualifying

ArborLinks, Nebraska City, NE5/19/2016

Groupings and Starting Times

Central Daylight Time

#1 TeeThursday

AM No.

8:00 1 Brandon Crick, McCook, Neb.2 (a) Thomas Johnson, Norman, Okla.3 (a) Sam Meuret, Brunswick, Neb.

8:10 4 Judd Cornell, Omaha, Neb.5 (a) Renen Sahr, Gordon, Neb.6 (a) Dennis Bull, Norwalk, Iowa

8:20 7 Kevin Stanek, Bellevue, Neb.8 Justin Herron, Omaha, Neb.9 (a) Brandon Flynn, Offutt AFB, Neb.

8:30 10 (a) Andrew Holloway, Omaha, Neb.11 (a) Jordan Reinertson, Gibbon, Neb.12 (a) Hunter Hayes, Maryville, Mo.

8:40 13 (a) Riley Johnson, Fargo, N.D.14 (a) William Hagel, Omaha, Neb.15 (a) Matthew Unruh, Lincoln, Neb.

8:50 16 (a) Matthew D Johnson, Gregory, S.D.17 (a) Brady Dixon, Mounds, Ill.18 (a) Joey Johnson, Ozark, Mo.

9:00 19 Zach Steffen, Des Moines, Iowa20 Jesse Brown, Omaha, Neb.21 (a) Alex Moorman, Centerville, Iowa

9:10 22 (a) Pierce Moling, Kearney, Mo.23 (a) Nick Dosskey, Lincoln, Neb.24 (a) Joshua Wilson, Papillion, Neb.

9:20 25 Derrick Ceder, Omaha, Neb.26 (a) Michael Takacs, Papillion, Neb.27 (a) Ben Lashley, North Platte, Neb.

9:30 28 Scott Gutschewski, Elkhorn, Neb.29 (a) Brody King, Tulsa, Okla.30 Mike Siwa, Omaha, Neb.

9:40 31 Paul Wosachlo, Longmont, Colo.32 (a) Will Echelmeier, Columbia, Mo.33 (a) Brian Csipkes, Gretna, Neb.

9:50 34 (a) Jayson Brueggemann, Lincoln, Neb.35 Jeff Lemaster, Las Vegas, Nev.36 (a) Michael Colgate, Lincoln, Neb.

10:00 37 Chris Thompson, Lawrence, Kan.38 (a) Carson Schaake, Omaha, Neb.39 Andy Hyeon Bo Shim, Duluth, Ga.

#10 TeeThursday

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8:00 40 (a) Gregory Stanek, Bellevue, Neb.41 Chris Wiemers, Omaha, Neb.42 Calvin Freeman, Table Rock, Neb.

8:10 43 Darin Fisher, Albia, Iowa44 Joel Brueggemann, Beatrice, Neb.45 (a) Kade Brown, Oberlin, Kan.

8:20 46 Shane Zywiec, Seward, Neb.47 (a) Dylan Heng, Omaha, Neb.48 (a) Reid Wiebe, Sutton, Neb.

8:30 49 (a) Wes Kosch, Omaha, Neb.50 (a) Jack Minnick, Lincoln, Neb.51 (a) Matthew Trammell, Hickman, Neb.

8:40 52 (a) Kobe Rhodes, Glenwood, Iowa53 Spencer Nickolite, Stanton, Neb.54 (a) Ben Irlbeck, Elk Point, S.D.

8:50 55 Andrew Srb, Fremont, Neb.56 (a) Jake Matzner, McCool Junction, Neb.57 (a) Lucas Leinen, Omaha, Neb.

9:00 58 (a) Dylan McCabe, Sioux City, Iowa59 (a) Matt Carsey, Omaha, Neb.60 Bryan Wright, Stanberry, Mo.

9:10 61 (a) Garrett Harrison, Grand Junction, Colo.62 John Bowers, Lincoln, Neb.63 Gregory Hamer, Grand Island, Neb.

9:20 64 Eric Preissler, Bennington, Neb.65 Matt Wilmers, Auburn, Neb.66 (a) Michael Root, Omaha, Neb.

9:30 67 (a) Garret Giesselmann, Fremont, Neb.68 Brett Shively, Lincoln, Neb.69 (a) Andy Godwin, Omaha, Neb.

9:40 70 (a) Parker Grass, Papillion, Neb.71 (a) Preston Walford, Tekamah, Neb.72 (a) Josh Reinertson, Gibbon, Neb.

9:50 73 Jeff Berkshire, Scottsdale, Ariz.74 (a) Rylee Reinertson, Gibbon, Neb.75 (a) Ross Martens, Portsmouth, Iowa

10:00 76 (a) Matt Echelmeier, Columbia, Mo.77 (a) Sean Song, Omaha, Neb.78 Ryan Vermeer, Omaha, Neb.

ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY OF PLAYERS

B73 Berkshire, Jeff62 Bowers, John20 Brown, Jesse45 Brown, Kade34 Brueggemann, Jayson44 Brueggemann, Joel6 Bull, Dennis

C59 Carsey, Matt25 Ceder, Derrick36 Colgate, Michael4 Cornell, Judd1 Crick, Brandon33 Csipkes, Brian

D17 Dixon, Brady23 Dosskey, Nick

E76 Echelmeier, Matt32 Echelmeier, Will

F43 Fisher, Darin9 Flynn, Brandon42 Freeman, Calvin

G67 Giesselmann, Garret69 Godwin, Andy70 Grass, Parker28 Gutschewski, Scott

H14 Hagel, William63 Hamer, Gregory61 Harrison, Garrett12 Hayes, Hunter47 Heng, Dylan8 Herron, Justin10 Holloway, Andrew

I54 Irlbeck, Ben

J18 Johnson, Joey16 Johnson, Matthew D13 Johnson, Riley2 Johnson, Thomas

K29 King, Brody49 Kosch, Wes

L27 Lashley, Ben

57 Leinen, Lucas35 Lemaster, Jeff

M75 Martens, Ross56 Matzner, Jake58 McCabe, Dylan3 Meuret, Sam50 Minnick, Jack22 Moling, Pierce21 Moorman, Alex

N53 Nickolite, Spencer

P64 Preissler, Eric

R11 Reinertson, Jordan72 Reinertson, Josh74 Reinertson, Rylee52 Rhodes, Kobe66 Root, Michael

S5 Sahr, Renen38 Schaake, Carson39 Shim, Andy Hyeon Bo68 Shively, Brett

30 Siwa, Mike77 Song, Sean55 Srb, Andrew40 Stanek, Gregory7 Stanek, Kevin19 Steffen, Zach

T26 Takacs, Michael37 Thompson, Chris51 Trammell, Matthew

U15 Unruh, Matthew

V78 Vermeer, Ryan

W71 Walford, Preston48 Wiebe, Reid41 Wiemers, Chris65 Wilmers, Matt24 Wilson, Joshua31 Wosachlo, Paul60 Wright, Bryan

Z46 Zywiec, Shane

(a) - Denotes Amateur

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Local Rules and Conditions of Competition FOR 2016 USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Out of Bounds — Defined by inside points, at ground level, of white stakes and fence posts. Rule 27-1b.

Water and Lateral Water Hazard Stakes and Lines — When a water hazard or a lateral water hazard is defined on only one side, it is deemed to extend to infinity. When a water hazard or lateral water hazard is bounded by out of bounds, the hazard margin extends to and coincides with the out of bounds line.

Ground Under Repair — Defined by white lines. Fire ant hills, sod-covered trenching for temporary cables and French drains are deemed to be ground under repair. Rule 25-1. (Note: For a player whose ball is in a water hazard and is affected by a fire ant hill — see Decision 1-4/10.)

Ground under repair may include areas of unusual damage, including areas where spectators or other traffic has combined with wet conditions to affect materially the ground surface, but only when so declared by an authorized member of the Committee. When immediately adjacent to an obstruction, such an area is part of the obstruction.

Seams of Cut Turf (Sod Seams) — Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.

Turf Plugs on the Putting Green — May be repaired even if they are not 4 ¼ inches.

Immovable Obstructions — Include plastic bumpers on roads and paths and mats secured to the ground with spikes when the bumpers or mats cover cables.

White-Lined Areas Tying Into Artificially-Surfaced Roads and Paths — Have the same status as the roads and paths, that of obstructions.

Wood Chips and Mulch — Are loose impediments, unless other-wise provided for in the Notice to Players.

Embedded Ball Through the Green — Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.

Integral Parts of the Course — Include cables, rods, wires and wrappings when closely attached to trees; artificial walls and pilings when located in hazards, unless otherwise provided for in the Notice to Players.

Temporary Power Lines and Cables — Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.

Temporary Immovable Obstructions — Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.

Clubs: Grooves — Optional Condition is in effect — see applicable Championship entry application for details.

List of Conforming Driver Heads — Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.

List of Conforming Golf Balls — Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.

Limitation on Golf Balls (“One-Ball Rule”) — Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.

Pace of Play — See separate memorandum to players for pace of play guidelines, when applicable.

Discontinuance of Play — Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. All practice areas are closed during suspension for a dangerous situation until the Committee has declared them open. Players who practice on closed practice areas will be asked to cease doing so; failure to comply may result in revocation of entry.

Note: A suspension for a dangerous situation will be signaled by one prolonged airhorn note. All other types of suspension will be signaled by three consecutive airhorn notes, repeated. Resumption of play will be signaled by two short airhorn notes, repeated.

Practice — Prior to and after his round in stroke play, a player may practice on the designated practice areas. Rule 7-1b applies to other practice in stroke play, and Rule 7-1a covers practice before the round in match play.

Transportation — Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect.

Close of Competition — The competition is deemed to have closed when the trophy has been presented to the winner or, in the absence of a prize ceremony, when all scores have been approved by the Committee.

The result of a match is considered to have been “officially announced” when the Committee has approved the result as posted on the public scoreboard.

The Rules of Golf as approved by the United States Golf Association and The R&A govern play. See applicable championship or qualifying round Notice to Players and Entry Application for additional Local Rules and Conditions. Complete text of Rules and Appendix I may be found in the Rules of Golf, effective January 2016.

Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for breach of a Local Rule or Condition is:Match play — Loss of hole • Stroke play — Two strokes

LOCAL RULES

CONDITIONS

116TH

U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LOCAL QUALIFYING

ARBORLINKS, NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA May 19, 2016

NOTICE TO PLAYERS (This notice supplements the Local Rules and Conditions of Competition for USGA Championships)

Abnormal Ground Conditions: Flower and Plant Beds are deemed to be Ground Under Repair even though not so defined by white lines.

Turf Nursery located right of hole #16 is Ground Under Repair even though not so defined by white lines. Such nursery is not defined, but it constitutes all of the area cut to fairway height or less including areas removed by maintenance.

Painted logos on hole #11 and hole #18 are Ground Under Repair even though not so defined by white lines.

Drop Zones: Hole #2 – As an additional option under Rule 26-1, if a ball is in the water hazard (marked yellow), the player may drop a ball under penalty of one stroke on the area marked “DZ” located in the fairway.

Hole #18 - As an additional option under Rule 24-2, if interference exists from the clubhouse area (as defined below under obstructions) the player may drop a ball at the closest of the two areas marked “DZ”.

Integral Parts of the Course: The blue paint dots indicating green depths are deemed to be integral parts of the course, therefore no relief.

Obstructions: The clubhouse area including the mulched surround is deemed to be one Immovable Obstruction. The area is defined by blue paint dots.

Artificially surfaced roads and paths include those surfaced with crushed brick, gravel or asphalt.

Decorative rock adjacent to artificially-surfaced roads and paths are deemed to be the sides of the roads and paths, thus they are all one Immovable Obstruction.

Liners in bunkers and water hazards are obstructions.

Hole #18 - The Grain Bin and adjacent Immovable Obstructions are considered one Immovable Obstruction.

Out of Bounds: Holes #9 #15, #16 and #17 – Out of Bounds is defined by the road behind the green on holes 9 and 16 and along the right side of holes 15 and 17. A ball is out of bounds when it lies on or beyond the road even though it may lay on another part of the golf course.

Lateral Water Hazard – Provisional Ball: Hole #4 - If there is doubt whether a ball is in or is lost in the lateral water hazard on hole #4, the player may play another ball provisionally under any of the applicable options in Rule 26-1. If the original ball is found outside the water hazard, the player must continue play with it. If the original ball is found in the water hazard, the player may either play the original ball as it lies or continue with the ball played provisionally under Rule 26-1. If the original ball is not found or identified within the five-minute search period, the player must continue with the ball played provisionally.

Transportation: Players may accept transportation from #15 putting green to #16 tee and also #18 putting green to #1 tee, otherwise players and caddies must walk at all times during the stipulated round unless authorized by the Committee.

Play-Off: In the event of a play-off to determine qualifying or alternate spot(s), play will commence from the 17th hole immediately following the conclusion of the qualifying round. The play-off routing will be holes 17 & 18 repeated until all places are determined.

Scoring Area: Scoring Area – A scorecard is deemed to be returned when the player has left the scoring tent.

Teeing Ground: The USGA Tee-Markers define the teeing ground for the competition.

Temporary Immovable Obstructions (TIO’s): Tents and Tee Signs are deemed to be temporary immovable obstructions. Relief may be taken on either side of these TIO’s.

Pace of Play Committee: Justin Ahrens, Craig Ames and Patrick Duffy.

DRAFT VERSION — (5/6/2016)

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Grooves Condition of Competition

In Local and Sectional Qualifying as well as in the Championship proper, the player’s clubs must conform to the groove and punch mark specifications in the Rules of Golf effective from January 1, 2010. Note: Ping EYE2 clubs manufactured prior to March 31, 1990 may not be used during Local and Sectional Qualifying as well as the Championship proper. The Condition of Competition is available for review on the entry application and applies to all fairway woods, hybrids, irons and wedges. The USGA and The R&A have created a reference resource called the Informational Club Database to assist golfers in determining whether their irons, wedges, hybrids and fairway woods comply with the Rules of Golf effective from January 1, 2010 and are permissible for play under the groove condition of competition, which is in effect for all USGA Open Championships. For information about and to access the database, please use the following link: http://www.usga.org/InfoClubsDB/intro.html Additionally, for other information regarding the groove condition, please use the following link: http://www.usga.org/grooves/ Finally, for information regarding the conformance status of clubs not listed or for any other questions regarding the condition, please contact the USGA Research and Test Center at (908) 234-2300. Player Club Testing is available for the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open Championships. Please use the following link: http://www.usga.org/grooves/ for more information. The USGA strongly suggests that all players verify the conformance of their clubs well in advance of their scheduled qualifying competition. It is the player’s responsibility, not the USGA’s responsibility to ensure that his clubs conform. Waiting until the day of the competition is the fault of the player. The Committee is under no obligation to test the club the competitor may play. However, if it is later determined that the club is non-conforming, including after the competition has closed, the player will be disqualified.

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USGA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING PACE OF PLAY GUIDELINES

SUMMARY

The Pace of Play Committee will designate four (4) holes on the course as Pace of Play checkpoint holes. A Checkpoint Official will be stationed near each checkpoint hole to monitor and indicate (if needed) a group’s position on the course. When a group is out of position at any checkpoint (including the 4th checkpoint), the players in the group are liable to penalty under these guidelines and will be notified by the Checkpoint Official. When a group has been notified of a missed checkpoint, the group is expected to regain its position by the next checkpoint. If the group reaches ANY subsequent checkpoint out of position, each player in the group is liable to incur the applicable penalty (see schedule of penalties below).

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME

Maximum allowable time is the MAXIMUM time deemed necessary by the Committee for a group to complete its stipulated round. This is expressed in a per-hole and aggregate time format on the chart attached to this document.

A group’s maximum allowable time begins at its assigned starting time, or if the starting time is delayed, at the adjusted starting time.

Checkpoint hole completion times are determined after all players in the group have holed out and the flagstick has been replaced in the hole.

Time associated with playing the game, e.g., course difficulty and walking times between holes, is included in all maximum allowable times.

OUT OF POSITION – STROKE PLAY

A group is out of position when it:

Takes more than the maximum allowable time to finish a checkpoint hole and completes play of a checkpoint hole more than 14 minutes after the group ahead of them.*

* The first group(s) of each wave is measured only against maximum allowable time until they are within 14 minutes of the group ahead of them.

GROUP OUT OF POSITION – MONITORED BY A RULES ROVER

Any group that is out of position may be monitored by a Rules Rover. A Rules Rover, when monitoring a group, may individually time strokes made by a player(s). A time exceeding 40 seconds to play a stroke may be considered excessive if the group becomes liable to penalty.

A player(s) concerned about a non-responsive (slow) fellow-competitor(s) in the group should request a Rules Rover to monitor the group in case it may become or is liable to penalty.

Information gathered at any time by a Rules Rover or a member of the Rules Committee may be used by the Pace of Play Committee during the review process to determine whether a group or player(s) is in breach of these guidelines.

PENALTIES

Players in a group that have missed one or more checkpoints are liable to penalty according to the following schedule of penalties:

1st missed checkpoint – warning*

2nd missed checkpoint – liable to a penalty of one stroke

3rd missed checkpoint – liable to an additional penalty of two strokes

4th missed checkpoint – liable to disqualification * If a group successfully clears each of their first 3 checkpoints, but is out of position (misses) at the 4th checkpoint, each player in the group is liable to a penalty of one stroke.

FINAL DETERMINATON REGARDING BREACH/REVIEW PROCESS

Before returning scorecards, any group that is liable to penalty should consult with the Pace of Play Committee to have a final determination made regard-ing their breach (i.e. lodge an appeal). A player(s) who was out of position during the round that elects not to consult with the Pace of Play Committee to determine whether they were in breach of these guidelines prior to returning their score card is deemed to be in breach of these guidelines and incurs the penalty or penalties according to the above schedule of penalties. The Pace of Play Committee will determine that a group who has been found to be out of position is not in breach of these guidelines only if:

The group was delayed by the Committee.

The group was delayed by a circumstance beyond control of the player or the group.

The group was delayed by another player(s) in the group. Any incurred penalties are to be applied to the player’s score on the checkpoint hole where the breach(es) occurred.

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USGA Group Pace of Play Guidelines

Summary All players are expected to have an understanding of these guidelines prior to playing in the championship. The following is a brief summary of said guidelines.

The Pace of Play Committee will designate four (4) holes on the course as checkpoint holes. A Checkpoint Official will be stationed at each checkpoint hole to monitor and indicate (if needed) a group’s position on the course. Each group will be given a maximum allowable time in which to play 4 or 5 holes within each of the four (4) checkpoints. Times will be reflected on the player(s) scorecards. Each group will be required to complete each checkpoint hole within their maximum allowable time or within 14 minutes of the group ahead. Always look ahead – not behind.

When a group is out of position at any checkpoint (including the 4th checkpoint), the players in the group are liable to penalty under the guidelines and will be notified by a Checkpoint Official.

If a group successfully clears each of their first 3 checkpoints, but is out of position (misses) at the 4th checkpoint, each player in the group is liable to a penalty of one stroke.

When a group has been notified of a missed checkpoint, the group is expected to regain its position by the next checkpoint. If the group reaches ANY subsequent checkpoint out of position, each player in the group is liable to incur the applicable penalty (see schedule of penalties in guidelines).

Any group that is out of position may be monitored by a Rules Rover. A Rules Rover, when monitoring a group, may individually time strokes made by a player(s) and record actions made by a player(s) between strokes. A time exceeding 40 seconds to play a stroke may be considered excessive if the group becomes liable to penalty.

A player concerned about a non-responsive (slow) fellow-competitor(s) in the group should request a Rules Rover to monitor the group in case the group is or becomes liable to penalty under these guidelines.

A player may inquire about the group’s status at any time.

A Rules Rover will not advise a group that it has regained its position on the course, i.e. the players will not be told that they are no longer being monitored.

If a group misses two or more checkpoints, the player(s) may request a review before signing and returning their scorecard(s).

Review and application of the penalty will only occur in the scoring area, not during the stipulated round. Discussion of the situation with the Checkpoint Official on course will only cause further delay of the group (see review process in guidelines).

Posted signs and atomic clocks will be located on all checkpoint holes.