2023 USDGC Caddie Book

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How does a tie breaker work?

For first place ties or last place qualifiers, players will proceed to hole 1, playing 1, then 17, then 18 and loop until a winner is decided.
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2023 USDGC Hole Rules

Rules are subject to change prior to the start of the tournament

1. 

Mandatory left and right. These are two single mandatories. Drop Spot for either missed mandatory marked in fairway before first mandatory. Street on left and beyond is OB.

2.

Mandatory right. Drop Spot for mandatory marked in fairway near mandatory. Street on left and areas beyond are OB. Planted flower area on left OB. Parking lot is OB. Beyond fence on right is OB. Discs landing on the other side of the fence may not be retrieved. On top of building no penalty throw and played from behind building on line of play per rule 803.02B. OB marked area on right near fence.

3.

Street left of Street is OB. Yard and house on right of string and beyond OB. OB on left marked with rocks. Rocked area in fairway is OB. Mandatory left of large oak tree. Drop Spot for missed mandatory marked in fairway. To complete this mandatory, the disc must also clearly pass below some portion of the tree when crossing the mandatory to the correct side. Road (and beyond) behind green OB. Fenced maintenance area OB.

4.

Mandatory right. Drop Zone is tee. Missed mandatory has the option of playing from Drop Zone or previous lie. The golf green and practice green are not out of bounds nor are they hazard. Please do not roll carts across these greens.

5.

Winthrop Lake, the street on right, all areas beyond the street on right are OB. The OB line for the lake is marked by string or rope. Mandatory left of tall pole with flag at corner of lake. Drop Spot for missed mandatory marked in fairway near Mandatory.

6.

Winthrop Lake and the wetlands area behind the green are OB. OB area on right marked by rocks. On green, the lake OB line is inside edge wood retaining wall. All OB throws are limited to two options: throw from the Drop Spot (near beach) or previous lie. Discs landing in the wetlands area may not be retrieved.

7.

The concrete culvert is in bounds up to where the Mandatory line is crossed. The street, all areas beyond the street, and the wetlands area are OB. Note that the OB line for the wetlands area is approximately 1 meter to the tee side of the fence. Discs landing in the wetlands area may not be retrieved. The entrance to the green is a triple mandatory. To complete the mandatory, the disc must pass between the two marked vertical posts and below the marked top post. Throws that miss the mandatory may be played from either of the two Drop Spots with a one-throw penalty. If after passing the mandatory correctly the disc establishes a position within one meter of the bamboo wall, the player may relocate the lie up to one meter away from and perpendicular to the mandatory line even if the direction takes the lie closer to the target. A disc that comes to rest touching or leaning against the bamboo/wooden structure is deemed NOT to have entered the restricted space (804.01B,C) just because it is leaning or touching the bamboo/wooden structure.

8.

All areas beyond rocks and fence on left are OB. Hazard on right marked with rocks. Baseball field on right is OB. Mandatory left of foul pole of baseball field, third base line marks the plane. Drop Zone for missed mandatory marked near foul pole. Discs landing in the baseball field, bullpen, or stadium may not be retrieved.

9.

In bounds is fairway (right of rock marked line and left of baseball field and short of planted areas behind green.) All other grass areas are OB. OB Sidewalk and beyond on left and baseball field on right. OB options limited to previous lie or USDGC Drop Spot (near green, to the right of target).

10.

Mandatory right near tee. Drop Zone for missed mandatory is tee. In bounds is the fairway (right of the sidewalk and left of rock marked line). All other areas including tennis court and sidewalks and beyond on left are OB. For entire hole, OB options limited to previous lie or Drop Zone (FPO Tee) under large tree.

11.

Asphalt sidewalk on left and beyond OB. On the right side of the fairway, parking lot, the curb, concrete sidewalk, pavement and beyond are OB. (OB Throws where the last point in bounds was the parking lot are granted additional relief. Player may relocate perpendicularly to the fairway side of the hedge up to 1 meter from the hedge.) Rocked areas on left and right are Hazard.

12.

Asphalt sidewalk and beyond on left OB. On Coliseum roof or behind fenced area on right next to Coliseum is OB. Other sidewalks are in bounds. Rocked areas on left, center and right are OB. For the entire hole, OB options limited to previous lie or Drop Zone in middle of fairway. Note hole 11 hazards are in play, and play as hazard, not OB. Players may take 2 meter relief towards fairway from large bannered fence on right (next to coliseum)

13.

Marked OB area between asphalt sidewalk and road. (The asphalt sidewalk is in bounds.) Roads and beyond OB, parking lot area and beyond are OB. Mandatory Left of tree near road. Drop Spot for missed mandatory marked near mandatory.

14.

Road and beyond OB. On Coliseum roof or behind fenced area on right next to Coliseum is OB. Marked area on left (including sidewalk) is Hazard. All other sidewalks short of curbs are in-bounds. Players may take 2 meter relief towards fairway from large bannered fence on right (next to coliseum)

15.

This hole has a triple mandatory. To complete the mandatory, the disc must pass between the two marked vertical posts and below the marked top post. A disc that comes to rest touching or leaning against the wooden structure is deemed NOT to have entered the restricted space (804.01B,C) just because it is leaning or touching the bamboo/wooden structure. Drop Zone for missed mandatory is located beyond the mandatory on the right side of the fairway. Beyond fence in baseball field is OB. Discs landing in the baseball field may not be retrieved.

16.

The street and all areas beyond the street are OB. Rocked area near target and on the left and right sides of the fairway are Hazard.

17.

In bounds limited to safe area near tee and inside bales defined by string. The lake and all other land, including bales themselves, are OB. Rules for advancing are outlined below for the different events. OB options limited to previous lie. Player may proceed to Island Green Drop Spot after three total OB throws. Advancing to Island Green: Advance only with an in-bounds lie on green or after three OB throws (play from Island Green Drop Spot). OB options limited to previous lie. Players advancing to the Island Green Drop Spot without three total OB throws, receive a two-throw penalty for any of the three OB throws that they did not make, plus a two-throw misplay penalty. On green: Throws landing OB must throw again from the previous lie with a one-throw penalty.

18.

One player on teeing platform at a time. Winthrop Lake OB. Marked OB on left. Marked OB on right. Drives that do not cross inbounds from the tee must retee with penalty. Mandatory left of tall pole with flag near tree stump. Drop Spot for missed mandatory marked in fairway. Players please carefully watch throws on hole 18 to help your groupmates make the right call.

2023 TPWDGC/USDGC Ground Rules

All rules based on the PDGA Official Rules of Disc Golf with approved variances. Note: Rules relating to USDGC are in effect for USDGC Doubles, Monday Qualifying, and USDGC.

1. 

Please carefully read Winthrop University Rules. Violators subject to penalty and disqualification. Please park in marked areas only, or prepare to be ticketed or towed.

2.

Hazards (806.05) are in-bounds penalty areas marked with string and rocks for visual aids on holes 8, 11, 14, 16. Discs landing in a Hazard shall be played from where the disc came to rest with a one-throw penalty. Hazard rocks are obstacles per 803.02.A. Relief is limited to relocating to the nearest lie which is no closer to the target, and is on the line of play from the original lie even if the relocated lie is outside of the Hazard. The official boundary of the Hazard is the string line which is part of the Hazard.

3.

“OB” is used to represent the out-of-bounds rules. Except as noted in the hole 6, 9, 10, 12, and 17 specific rules, discs landing OB may be played either from where the disc was deemed last over in bounds, or from the original lie, with a one-throw penalty. OB rocks are obstacles per 803.02.A. The official boundary of the OB is the string line which is part of the OB.

4.

Throws that land OB on a hole where a player may choose to mark up to a meter in-bounds off the OB line with a one-throw penalty, are not thereby subject to a second penalty if that marked lie happens to be within a Hazard area.

5.

Hole 17 implements an Island Green. Only discs that establish a position in-bounds on the Island Green may proceed to green. Please see hole 17 rules for procedure if a throw misses the Island Green.

6.

All paved roads and parking lots are OB. Except as noted, all sidewalks are OB. Some roads and sidewalks are delineated by white lines to define the edges. Concrete curbing, where present, is the OB line. The concrete parking lot drains that extend inwards on Hole 11 are not part of curbing; they are in-bounds.

7.

Except as noted in the hole specific rules, all areas beyond paved roads and sidewalks are OB except where the fairways naturally cross the road or sidewalk.

8.

The Winthrop Wetlands area behind Holes 6 and 7 is OB, and is off limits. If you throw a disc in, you must leave it. Spotters may be able to retrieve discs later, but they are not allowed access to the wetlands without approval. Violators subject to penalty and disqualification.

9.

Mandatory lines extend into the OB and Hazard.

10.

Players may obtain relief from fire ant mounds in accordance with rule 803.02.A. Players may also obtain relief from bees, wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets. Please be careful.

11.

All fences and areas beyond are OB. Discs may be retrieved after play has concluded for the day with permission of the property owner. The fences themselves are also OB. If the disc comes to rest on the “wrong” side of the fence, the disc is OB.

12.

Posts or Rocks mark OB and Hazard. The lower string/rope near the ground is the official line for both Hazard and OB. If the string/rope appears to have been moved, consult an official.

13.

The 2 Meter rule is not in effect.

14.

Drop Zones/spots on holes 6, 9, 10, 12 and 17 are the only Drop Zone/spot available for OB throws. All other Drop Spots are available only for missed mandatory. There are no Drop Zones/spots for Hazard throws.

15.

Pin location schedule is ABBA.

16.

Sudden Death Ties: For first place ties, players will proceed to hole 1, playing 1, then 17, then 18 and loop those holes until a winner is decided.