ONTARIO JUNIOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Spectator Policy
The following policy and rules will be enforced to protect the integrity and enjoyment of the round for all participants and to create a level playing field for all competitors.
Minimum Distances & Prohibited areas: All spectators must remain on hole side paths a minimum of 50 yards away from all players at all times (In the absence of paths stay in the rough a minimum of 5 yards from the fairway line). Spectators are prohibited from tees, fairways, greens (and greenside fringes), scoring & starting areas and rules situations.
Cart use: Spectators are not permitted to use carts on the golf course.
Communication with players: With the exception of the need to deal with medical situations or to ask if players need water or food, no communication (verbal or non-verbal) is to take place with the players. Spectators are not permitted to advise tournament participants in any way. No communication with the players between holes.
Advice: Rule 8-1."Advice" is any counsel or suggestion that could influence a player in determining his play, the choice of a club or the method of making a stroke. Information on the Rules, distance or matters of public information, such as the position of hazards or the flagstick on the putting green, is not advice.
Rule 8-1. Advice; Indicating Line of Play During a stipulated round, a player must not:
- give advice to anyone in the competition playing on the course other than his partner, or
- ask for advice from anyone other than his partner .
Any conversation between parents and/or spectators and a player on the course may be construed as a violation of Rule 8-1.
With regard to this rule, players are responsible for the actions of their parents and/or coach.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 8-1: Match play — Loss of hole; Stroke play — Two strokes.
Lost Golf Balls: We request that spectators assist with pace of play by observing when and where golf balls stray. However, this opportunity is not to be utilized to advise the player.
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