Ifield Golf Club

Submitting a General Play Score

For a General Play score to be acceptable the following 5 requirements must be met:

1. Pre-registration – Scores must be pre-registered on the day of play prior to the round via the EG App or signing in at the Pro Shop.

What this means:

You must declare your intent to submit a score before teeing off.

You cannot decide to register during the round or after playing your round, no matter how good or bad the score is.

If you have any doubt whether you want the score on your handicap record, don’t register.

2. Format – Individual strokeplay (medal or stableford) only.

Scores from Matchplay, Pairs (4BBB) and Team (e.g. best 2 of 4) events are not allowed.

What this means:

You may think that keeping an individual score in a 4BBB or team event is OK. It’s not.

In 4BBB and team events the Rules of Golf allow advice to be given between partners which is not allowed in individual play, e.g. line of putt, club used etc.

By keeping an individual card in these events all you are doing is slowing the pace of play.

3. Played by the Rules of Golf – observe the rules of golf for individual strokeplay

What this means:

For example, no advice, no “what did you hit there”, no gimmees, no “I’ll just drop one here”, learn the penalty area rules etc

4. Attestation – The score must be attested by another person with a CDH number who has witnessed the round.

What this means:

This is usually a playing partner, if using the EG App ensure that they are able and familiar with the process to do so.

They do not have to submit a score, just be able to attest yours.

Don’t ask a friend who wasn’t present to attest your score.

5. Submission – You should finalise, have your score attested and submit your score immediately after playing your round.

What this means:

This is similar to signing a competition card when finishing your round, you don’t wait then, so don’t wait with a general

play card. This will ensure that your handicap record will receive the score on the same day it is played.

Finally, having registered your intent, you must return a score, no matter how good or bad. Failure to do so may result

in a penalty score being applied.

The only reasons for not submitting a score are illness or injury to the player, an emergency requiring the player to

leave the course or dangerous weather conditions such as lightning.