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Crab Meadow Ladies Golf Association

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New this season: CMLGA MAXIMUM SCORE: "plus 5"

"All players must pick up the ball after the maximum score of +5 is reached.  EXAMPLE: Par 3 pick up at 8; Par 4 pickup at 9; Par 5 pickup at 10.  No exceptions for any TOD.  


A player who picks up the ball after maximum score is reached is  NOT disqualified from the TOD. When picking up, Indicate a “pick up” by highlighting their score with a  box  around their score. A Pickup can be used to break a tie."

DURING THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS and MAJOR TOURNAMENTS, ALL COMPETITORS MUST HOLE OUT! 

Major Change: 'Maximum Score' Form of Stroke Play 

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO 

USGA : Golf's New Rules: Major Changes

Golf's New Rules: Major Changes

New Rule: “Maximum Score” is a new, additional form of stroke play:

  • A player’s score for each hole is capped at a maximum set by the Committee, which may be fixed (such as 6, 8, 10, etc.), related to par (such as two times par or triple bogey), or related to the player’s handicap (such as net double bogey).
  • A player who does not complete a hole (often referred to informally as “picking up”) is not disqualified, but simply gets the maximum score for the hole.

Reasons for Change:

The need to hole out on every hole in stroke play can have at least two downsides: (1) it often leads to a slow pace of play, and (2) it may discourage golfers who feel they no longer have a realistic chance to compete or to make a good score for the round once they get a very high score on one or two holes.

Maximum Score is an alternative form of play that addresses both concerns, by allowing a player to “pick up” when he or she scores at or above the maximum and by capping the player’s score for any hole at the maximum.

The Maximum Score form of play is unlikely to be used for elite play, but it may be useful in many other contexts, such as for play by beginners or golfers who are less skilled or experienced and, more generally, for club level and day-to-day play when pace of play is a particular concern.


Crab Meadow Ladies Golf League

220 Waterside Road, Northport, NY 11768

631-757-8800

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