Tournaments
At a MS tournament, how many scores should you have on your card?
2-- the person you're scoring for and keep track of your own!
Each swing taken with a club to hit the ball is called a what?
Stroke
Who should putt first once everyone has reached the green?
The furthest out
*sometimes at MS tournaments, courses will request that the closest person goes first until they finish-- for speed of play
How many holes are at Cottonwood Golf Course?
27! (18 + the Par 3!)
Mark it behind!
What should you do if you think your tee shot might have gone out of bounds, but you're not sure?
Say to your group, "I'd like to hit a provisional." This means you're going to hit one IN CASE it went out, so you don't have to walk all the way back. If your original ball didn't go out, pick up your provisional. If it did go out, hit your provisional as stroke #4.
Another word for sand trap?
Bunker
What does "stepping in my line" mean?
Stepping or walking between my ball and the hole-- you might squish the green where their putt would roll.
Name three golf courses within 30 miles of MC.
Bridgercreek, Valley View, Cottonwood, Riverside, Black Bull, Headwaters
If you address the ball, try to hit it, but miss, does the stroke count?
Yes, each whiff counts as a stroke.
Immediately after the hole, while walking off the green or on the next tee box.
Red Stakes mark these kinds of areas
Hazards
Who should tee off first?
The person that did the best on the previous hole. If there was a tie, you can ask the other person. If that person is not ready to tee off, someone else should go to keep the pace moving.
Headwaters Golf Course (TF) usually opens if it's above what temperature?
When playing the ball from the sand trap, what must your club NOT do?
Touch the sand before the ball.
If a tournament has a circle 10 rule, they'll allow you to pick up your ball after 10 strokes and place it on the green to putt out. How should you indicate this on your scorecard?
Circle the score on your card.
The number of strokes listed on your scorecard to complete one hole.
Par
Define "ready golf."
Applies to every place on the course-- tee boxes, fairways, and greens. Follow basic rules about who should be going next, but be prepared to hit when it's your turn.
What do some courses do if their fairways are ready for play but their greens are not?
Temporary greens in front of the regular greens.
What is the maximum number of clubs you can have in your bag?
14
What should you do if you think a member in your group counted their strokes incorrectly?
KINDLY, say, "I had you for a ____. Can we count those together again?"
Make sure you do this out of the way of the group playing behind you.
Two strokes over par
Double Bogey
If your shot takes grass out of the fairway, you should go pick it up, place it back, and step on it.
Which course in Montana has black sand traps?
Old Works (Anaconda)
Name a time it would be acceptable to touch your ball once it's in play.
1. Marked it with a marker on the green so someone else can putt.
2. To identify it-- you must recreate the lie it was in if it moves.
3. To drop (+stroke)