As part of attempts to speed up the pace of play, the R and A are encouraging players to play Ready golf. The Council at Harburn Golf club wish to adopt Ready Golf for all forms of play except Matchplay. This will include play in competitions and is to take effect from Sunday 16th July. Put simply it means that if you ready to play although you are nearer the hole you can play if it does not interfere with your playing partners playing of their shot. See the R and A link below :
http://www.randa.org/Pace-of-Play-Manual/Rules/2-Management-Practices/SubRules/5-Ready-Golf
Summary
- Hitting a shot when safe to do so if a player farther away faces a challenging shot and is taking time to assess their options
- Shorter hitters playing first from the tee or fairway if longer hitters have to wait
- Hitting a tee shot if the person with the honour is delayed in being ready to play
- Hitting a shot before helping someone to look for a lost ball
- Putting out even if it means standing close to someone else’s line
- Hitting a shot if a person who has just played from a greenside bunker is still farthest from the hole but is delayed due to raking the bunker
- When a player’s ball has gone over the back of a green, any player closer to the hole but chipping from the front of the green should play while the other player is having to walk to their ball and assess their shot
- Marking scores upon immediate arrival at the next tee, except that the first player to tee off marks their card immediately after teeing off.