GUEST PLAY
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- A member may have up to 3 guests.
- All guests must be accompanied by a member.
- On weekends and holidays guests are restricted to play after 12:00, except that a single guest can complete a 3-some or 4-some anytime.
- On weekdays guests may play anytime the course is available for regular play.
- Guests may play up to 6 times per fiscal year (April 1st through March 31st of the following year).
- The member is responsible for determining how many times their guest has played.
Members are encouraged to have small outings of up to 20 guests on weekdays which can be arranged in advance with the consent of the Director of Golf and or the Golf Committee.
Members who do not pay golf dues are eligible to play golf up to 6 times per year and are subject to the applicable green and cart fees.
RULES OF PLAY
Have fun and play by the rules.
Golf has been a tradition at Suburban Club since its founding in 1900. As a member of the United States Golf Association (USGA) since 1927, Suburban Club takes seriously the "Rules of Golf” as they are written. Unless modified by local rules, the "Rules of Golf", including etiquette and the use of "conforming" equipment, will govern play on the course at all times. Only under extreme conditions, when posted, will "preferred lies" be allowed. It is each members' responsibility to become familiar with the "Rules of Golf"
SPEED OF PLAY
Under normal conditions, a group of 4 players should play 18 holes in four hours or less. On weekends and holidays, groups teeing off prior to 8:30 am are required to play at a pace of 4 hours or less .Groups teeing off between 8:30 am and 10:30 am are required to play at a pace of 4 hours and 12 minutes or less. Groups teeing off after 10:30 am are required to play at a pace of 4 hours and 25 minutes or less. An additional 15 minutes will be added to the maximum pace for all groups teeing off after 8 am on days when carts are restricted to the cart paths.
Groups that fall behind the group in front of them and are not playing within the allowed pace of play are required (and will be asked) to pick up their balls and proceed to their appropriate place on the course. The following are some helpful hints to assist in the speed of play:
- Arrive at the 1st tee, “ready to play’, 3 to 5 minutes before your starting time.
- Be ready to play when it is your turn.
- Pick up if you are out of the hole.
- Park carts between the green and the next tee to avoid delays upon the completion of the hole.
- Leave the green upon completion of the hole; write down your score on the next tee.
- Play a provisional ball if your ball may be lost or out of bounds.
- Watch and mark your balls position when hit off line.
- Play “ready golf” when appropriate.
- Be aware of your place on the course and allow faster groups to "play through" when appropriate.
"Pace of play" rules may be established by the Golf Committee to speed play during prime times, to be enforced by the Marshal and Golf Professional Staff.
The Marshal and Professional Staff have the authority to require slow players (or groups) to pick up their balls and proceed to the next hole. Course Marshals and Golf Professional Staff are to be treated with respect, and their observations and recommendations acknowledged and followed with courtesy.
PROTECTION OF THE COURSE
Our course Superintendent and his staff work hard to maintain the condition of our golf course, but proper care of the course is also the responsibility of each member. This includes the following course maintenance practices:
- Repair all divots by replacing turf filling with sand/seed mixture.
- Repair all ball marks.
- Rake bunkers and leave the rake outside the bunker, parallel to the fairway.
- Take relief from staked trees and shrubs.
- Around greens keep carts outside of green stakes with gold tops
- Observe "cart rules of the day" and keep all four tires on paths.