• Every TMSGA event is played under the USGA Rules of Golf.  Some events may adopt Local Rule(s)

• USGA Approved Distance Measuring devices may be used.

• Green Reading Material is prohibited.

• Be familiar with the TMSGA Hard Card with specific rules that TMSGA events are played under (i.e. MAX score per hole is a 10) - you should always carry your Hard Card with you.

• The USGA App can be used to look up rules information.

• The rules are to protect the player.

• Be familiar with Rule 20.1c(3). When you are not sure what to do, you can use this rule to continue without holding up play and find out the ruling later.

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You should also know...

• You WILL break a rule sometime in your competitive career. Even the greatest players in the world have broken rules. 

• Breaking rules does NOT mean a player is trying to cheat - many times, players are unaware they are proceeding incorrectly. 

• As a fellow competitor, it is good etiquette to bring a breached rule to the players attention before they incur a penalty.

• If you knowingly, intentionally let them break a rule and then call the penalty on them, you yourself may be subject to penalty. 

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