2016 Happy Hollow Club

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1 2016 Happy Hollow Club

2 FACT SHEET 2017 U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONAL QUALIFYING - 18-HOLES LOCATION: DIRECTIONS: Happy Hollow Club 1701 South 105th Street Omaha, NE (402) Director of Golf - Mike Antonio Take I-80 to Exit 446 (I-680). Go north on I-680 about 1.6 miles to the Pacific St. exit. Go east on Pacific St. about.4 miles to 105th St. Turn right on 105th St. and go south about.4 miles to the entrance on your left. DATE: Monday, October 3, 2016 Rain Date Tuesday, October 4, 2016 OFFICIAL IN CHARGE: PRACTICE ROUNDS: STARTING TIMES: PRACTICE FACILITIES: REGISTRATION: FOOD & BEVERAGE: LOCKER ROOM: CADDIES: TRANSPORTATION: DRESS CODE: Craig Ames, Executive Director, Nebraska Golf Association (402) , ext. 102 Can be arranged at a convenient time for $65 (w/ cart) by contacting the golf shop at Happy Hollow Club (402) Out-of-Area participants will be given priority for available times Sunday, October 2. Area participants are encouraged to play their practice round prior to October 2. Groupings and starting times are attached. Play will begin in the morning off both the 1st and 10th tees at 10 a.m.. Practice areas will open one hour prior to the first starting time. Range balls are complimentary. Registration will be located just outside the golf shop. Each side is required to check in prior to their starting time. The snack area located between the men s and women s locker rooms will be open for food and beverage service the day of the qualifier. Only cash and club reciprocals are accepted, no credit cards. You may use the locker room, individual lockers are not available. A player may provide his own caddie. Pull/push carts are permitted. Transportation is prohibited. Players and caddies shall walk at all times during the stipulated round unless otherwise specified by the Committee. Pull/push carts are permitted. Per USGA guidelines, spectator carts are prohibited regardless of reason. Players and caddies must be neat in appearance with respect to clothing and personal grooming. The Committee in charge will decide whether this requirement has been met, and has authority to withdraw the entry of a player who does not comply. (over)

3 FOOTWEAR: GROOVE STANDARDS: RANGEFINDERS: GOLF BALLS: QUALIFIER PLACES: LOWEST SCORE: Happy Hollow is a spikeless club and, therefore, spiked shoes will not be allowed. Penalty for breach of the spikeless rule is disqualification. It is a requirement that a player s clubs conform to the groove specifications provided in the Rules of Golf. See separate attached document for specific details. The use of Distance Measuring Devices is permitted. Only brands of golf balls on the most current USGA List of Conforming Golf Balls may be used. The One-Ball Rule is in effect. There are 48 sides competing for 2 qualifier places. Silver medal, if a tie, duplicate medals will be awarded. CHAMPIONSHIP: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 2) The Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina May COURSE SET-UP: Gold Tees Hole Par Yards Front 35 3, Back 36 3,503 Total 71 6,821

4 United States Golf Association, Golf House, Far Hills, NJ 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship - Sectional Qualifying Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, Nebraska 10/3/2016 Groupings and Starting Times Central Daylight Time #1 Tee Monday AM No. 10:00 1 Brian Allison, Norwalk, Iowa 2 Jordan Dye, Des Moines, Iowa 3 Josh Black, Oelwein, Iowa 4 Niel Doak, Waterloo, Iowa 10:11 5 Tony Mundt, Papillion, Neb. 6 Joel Spaan, Elkhorn, Neb. 7 Bradley Huyck, Omaha, Neb. 8 Lee Olson, Gretna, Neb. 10:22 9 Jason Allen, Waukee, Iowa 10 Matt Dirkx, Urbandale, Iowa 11 Chris Hutchens, Lawrence, Kan. 12 Michael Rack, Lawrence, Kan. 10:33 13 Matt Gatchel, Huxley, Iowa 14 Sam Zoske, Marshalltown, Iowa 15 Travis Minzel, Lincoln, Neb. 16 Robert Tridle, Lincoln, Neb. 10:44 17 Jake Istnick, Dallas, Texas 18 Nic Rebne, Olathe, Kan. 19 Ross Horak, El Campo, Texas 20 Thomas Tsika, Midfield, Texas 10:55 21 Michael Leising, Lincoln, Neb. 22 Patrick Tryon, Lincoln, Neb. 23 Scot Cook, Clive, Iowa 24 Scott Hart, West Des Moines, Iowa 11:06 25 Jacob Godwin, Omaha, Neb. 26 Pete Godwin, Omaha, Neb. 27 Brian Csipkes, Gretna, Neb. 28 Jay Csipkes, McKinney, Texas 11:17 29 Will Hagel, Omaha, Neb. 30 Justin Hamilton, Ralston, Neb. 31 Bo Anderson, Urbandale, Iowa 32 Patrick Hall, West Des Moines, Iowa 11:28 33 Brad Dubisar, Omaha, Neb. 34 Trent Morrison, Omaha, Neb. 35 Adam Cordes, Papillion, Neb. 36 Aaron Stockton, Omaha, Neb. 11:39 37 Philip Maschka, Omaha, Neb. 38 Gregory Stanek, Bellevue, Neb. 39 Tony Ginger, Sioux City, Iowa 40 Tracey Ginger, Papillion, Neb. 11:50 41 Daniel Guinan, Omaha, Neb. 42 Thomas Rowen, Omaha, Neb. 43 Alex Farrell, Elkhorn, Neb. 44 Doug Mitchell, Kearney, Neb. #1 Tee Monday PM No. 12:01 45 Will Andersen, Dakota City, Neb. 46 Christopher Rager, South Sioux City, Neb. 47 Jake Budde, Austin, Texas 48 Rene Budde, Austin, Texas A 9 Allen, Jason 1 Allison, Brian 45 Andersen, Will 31 Anderson, Bo B 71 Baldwin, Joey 85 Benson, Brett 3 Black, Josh 49 Blum, David 69 Branham, Jason 59 Brown, Gunnar 47 Budde, Jake 48 Budde, Rene 95 Buroker, Stephen C 75 Coatman, Michael 70 Cochran, Cary 23 Cook, Scot 35 Cordes, Adam 81 Costanzo, Nick 53 Cramer, Jc 27 Csipkes, Brian 28 Csipkes, Jay D 83 Deines, Jon 10 Dirkx, Matt 4 Doak, Niel 33 Dubisar, Brad 93 Duffy, Patrick 2 Dye, Jordan E 61 Eilertson, Nick F 43 Farrell, Alex G 13 Gatchel, Matt 39 Ginger, Tony 40 Ginger, Tracey 89 Godwin, Andy 25 Godwin, Jacob 26 Godwin, Pete 65 Goodenow, Brent 96 Grandfield, Cole 41 Guinan, Daniel H 29 Hagel, Will 32 Hall, Patrick 30 Hamilton, Justin 24 Hart, Scott 86 Hartzell, Kenny ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY OF PLAYERS 66 Harvey, Jason 62 Hesse, Heath 19 Horak, Ross 60 Hurt, Adam 11 Hutchens, Chris 7 Huyck, Bradley I 17 Istnick, Jake J 91 Jacobs, Greg K 77 Klongerbo, Troy 51 Kotera, Nathan 52 Kotera, Nevin L 21 Leising, Michael 54 Leszczynski, Henry M 37 Maschka, Philip 82 Matzdorff, Bill 92 Miller, Luke 15 Minzel, Travis 44 Mitchell, Doug 76 Moore, Jay 55 Moore, Kyle 34 Morrison, Trent 72 Morrow, Lance 5 Mundt, Tony N 94 Nietfeldt, Ryan O 8 Olson, Lee P 57 Panek, Jeff 79 Person, ED R 12 Rack, Michael 46 Rager, Christopher 18 Rebne, Nic 56 Rowe, Brad 42 Rowen, Thomas S 73 Sajevic, Andrew 74 Sajevic, John 78 Schock, Kyle 67 Soulliere, Mark 6 Spaan, Joel 38 Stanek, Gregory 58 Stewart, Ty 36 Stockton, Aaron

5 United States Golf Association, Golf House, Far Hills, NJ 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship - Sectional Qualifying Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, Nebraska 10/3/2016 Groupings and Starting Times Central Daylight Time #10 Tee Monday AM No. 10:00 49 David Blum, Des Moines, Iowa 50 Jay Syverson, Clive, Iowa 51 Nathan Kotera, Omaha, Neb. 52 Nevin Kotera, Wahoo, Neb. 10:11 53 Jc Cramer, Elkhorn, Neb. 54 Henry Leszczynski, Omaha, Neb. 55 Kyle Moore, Omaha, Neb. 56 Brad Rowe, Berthoud, Colo. 10:22 57 Jeff Panek, Johnston, Iowa 58 Ty Stewart, Ames, Iowa 59 Gunnar Brown, Omaha, Neb. 60 Adam Hurt, Omaha, Neb. 10:33 61 Nick Eilertson, Cedar Falls, Iowa 62 Heath Hesse, Tipton, Iowa 63 Bret Taylor, Booneville, Iowa 64 Brian Verduyn, Urbandale, Iowa 10:44 65 Brent Goodenow, Ankeny, Iowa 66 Jason Harvey, Des Moines, Iowa 67 Mark Soulliere, Omaha, Neb. 68 Alex Thomsen, Elkhorn, Neb. 10:55 69 Jason Branham, Underwood, Iowa 70 Cary Cochran, Neola, Iowa 71 Joey Baldwin, Wayne, Neb. 72 Lance Morrow, Norfolk, Neb. 11:06 73 Andrew Sajevic, Kearney, Neb. 74 John Sajevic, Fremont, Neb. 75 Michael Coatman, Lincoln, Neb. 76 Jay Moore, Lincoln, Neb. 11:17 77 Troy Klongerbo, Sioux Falls, S.D. 78 Kyle Schock, Sioux Falls, S.D. 79 ED Person, Omaha, Neb. 80 Greg Vonnahme, Omaha, Neb. 11:28 81 Nick Costanzo, Polk City, Iowa 82 Bill Matzdorff, Ankeny, Iowa 83 Jon Deines, Omaha, Neb. 84 Devon Wegner, Lincoln, Neb. 11:39 85 Brett Benson, Odebolt, Iowa 86 Kenny Hartzell, Sioux Falls, S.D. 87 Greg Vondrak, San Antonio, Texas 88 Nick Vondrak, Elkhorn, Neb. 11:50 89 Andy Godwin, Omaha, Neb. 90 Zach Taylor, Omaha, Neb. 91 Greg Jacobs, West Des Moines, Iowa 92 Luke Miller, West Des Moines, Iowa #10 Tee Monday PM No. 12:01 93 Patrick Duffy, Omaha, Neb. 94 Ryan Nietfeldt, Elkhorn, Neb. 95 Stephen Buroker, Bennington, Neb. 96 Cole Grandfield, Omaha, Neb. 50 Syverson, Jay T 63 Taylor, Bret 90 Taylor, Zach 68 Thomsen, Alex 16 Tridle, Robert 22 Tryon, Patrick 20 Tsika, Thomas V 64 Verduyn, Brian 87 Vondrak, Greg 88 Vondrak, Nick 80 Vonnahme, Greg W 84 Wegner, Devon Z 14 Zoske, Sam ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY OF PLAYERS

6 Grooves Condition of Competition In Sectional Qualifying as well as in the Championship proper, the player s clubs must conform to the groove and punch mark specifications in the Rules of Golf effective from January 1, The Condition of Competition is available for review on the entry application and applies to all fairway woods, hybrids, irons and wedges. The USGA and The R&A have created a reference resource called the Informational Club Database to assist golfers in determining whether their irons, wedges, hybrids and fairway woods comply with the Rules of Golf effective from January 1, 2010 and are permissible for play under the groove condition of competition, which is in effect for all USGA Amateur Championships. For information about and to access the database, please use the following link: Additionally, for other information regarding the groove condition, please use the following link: Finally, for information regarding the conformance status of clubs not listed or for any other questions regarding the condition, please contact the USGA Research and Test Center at (908) Player Club Testing is available for all USGA Amateur Championships. Please use the following link: for more information. The USGA strongly suggests that all players verify the conformance of their clubs well in advance of their scheduled qualifying competition. It is the player s responsibility, not the USGA s responsibility to ensure that his clubs conform. Waiting until the day of the competition is the fault of the player. The Committee is under no obligation to test the club the competitor may play. However, if it is later determined that the club is non-conforming, including after the competition has closed, the player will be disqualified.

7 Local Rules and Conditions of Competition FOR 2016 USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Rules of Golf as approved by the United States Golf Association and The R&A govern play. See applicable championship or qualifying round Notice to Players and Entry Application for additional Local Rules and Conditions. Complete text of Rules and Appendix I may be found in the Rules of Golf, effective January Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for breach of a Local Rule or Condition is: Match play Loss of hole Stroke play Two strokes LOCAL RULES Out of Bounds Defined by inside points, at ground level, of white stakes and fence posts. Rule 27-1b. Water and Lateral Water Hazard Stakes and Lines When a water hazard or a lateral water hazard is defined on only one side, it is deemed to extend to infinity. When a water hazard or lateral water hazard is bounded by out of bounds, the hazard margin extends to and coincides with the out of bounds line. Ground Under Repair Defined by white lines. Fire ant hills, sod-covered trenching for temporary cables and French drains are deemed to be ground under repair. Rule (Note: For a player whose ball is in a water hazard and is affected by a fire ant hill see Decision 1-4/10.) Ground under repair may include areas of unusual damage, including areas where spectators or other traffic has combined with wet conditions to affect materially the ground surface, but only when so declared by an authorized member of the Committee. When immediately adjacent to an obstruction, such an area is part of the obstruction. Seams of Cut Turf (Sod Seams) Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Turf Plugs on the Putting Green May be repaired even if they are not 4 ¼ inches. Immovable Obstructions Include plastic bumpers on roads and paths and mats secured to the ground with spikes when the bumpers or mats cover cables. White-Lined Areas Tying Into Artificially-Surfaced Roads and Paths Have the same status as the roads and paths, that of obstructions. Wood Chips and Mulch Are loose impediments, unless otherwise provided for in the Notice to Players. Embedded Ball Through the Green Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Integral Parts of the Course Include cables, rods, wires and wrappings when closely attached to trees; artificial walls and pilings when located in hazards, unless otherwise provided for in the Notice to Players. Temporary Power Lines and Cables Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Temporary Immovable Obstructions Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. CONDITIONS Clubs: Grooves Optional Condition is in effect see applicable Championship entry application for details. List of Conforming Driver Heads Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. List of Conforming Golf Balls Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Limitation on Golf Balls ( One-Ball Rule ) Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Pace of Play See separate memorandum to players for pace of play guidelines, when applicable. Discontinuance of Play Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. All practice areas are closed during suspension for a dangerous situation until the Committee has declared them open. Players who practice on closed practice areas will be asked to cease doing so; failure to comply may result in revocation of entry. Note: A suspension for a dangerous situation will be signaled by one prolonged airhorn note. All other types of suspension will be signaled by three consecutive airhorn notes, repeated. Resumption of play will be signaled by two short airhorn notes, repeated. Practice Prior to and after his round in stroke play, a player may practice on the designated practice areas. Rule 7-1b applies to other practice in stroke play, and Rule 7-1a covers practice before the round in match play. Transportation Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Close of Competition The competition is deemed to have closed when the trophy has been presented to the winner or, in the absence of a prize ceremony, when all scores have been approved by the Committee. The result of a match is considered to have been officially announced when the Committee has approved the result as posted on the public scoreboard.

8 U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONAL QUALIFYING Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, Nebraska Monday, October 3, 2016 NOTICE TO PLAYERS (This notice supplements the Local Rules and Conditions of Competition for USGA Championships) Groove Standards: The player's clubs must conform to the groove and punch mark specifications in the Rules of Golf that are effective from January 1, 2010 (see Decision 4-1/1). Distance Measuring Devices: During this competition a player may obtain distance information by use of a distance-measuring device. If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., elevation changes, wind speed, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule Drop Zones: Hole #1 As an additional option under Rule 26-1, if a ball is in the water hazard behind the green, the player may drop a ball under penalty of one stroke on the closest of the two drop zones behind the green. Ground Under Repair: Decorative Flower and Plant Beds are deemed to be ground under repair even though not so defined by white lines. Rule Turf Nursery located between holes #7 & #8 is ground under repair from which play is prohibited. If interference exists, relief must be taken. Such nursery is not defined, but it constitutes all of the area cut at approximately putting green height or less. Integral Parts of the Course: Bird Houses Attached to Trees are deemed to be an integral part of the course. No relief without penalty. Loose Impediments: Wood chips, pine straw and mulch are loose impediments. Obstructions: Decorative Flower and Plant Beds encircled by cart paths or adjacent to obstructions are deemed to be part of the obstruction. Out of Bounds: Out of Bounds is defined by the perimeter fence in addition to white stakes, white dots and lines. Hole #5 The Parking Lot and Entrance Road are out of bounds. Out of Bounds is defined by the curbing of the entrance road behind the green where not defined. A ball is out of bounds when it lies beyond the curbing even if it lies on another part of the golf course. Hole #7 The Entrance Road behind the green is out of bounds. Out of Bounds is defined by the curbing of the entrance road. A ball is out of bounds when it lies beyond the curbing even if it lies on another part of the golf course. Power Lines: If a ball strikes a power line, the player must disregard that stroke, abandon the ball and play another ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was played in accordance with Rule 20-5 (Playing Next Stroke from Where Previous Stroke Played). Play-off: In the case of a tie for the last qualifying place or the two alternate positions, concerned players shall immediately playoff hole-by-hole until the winner is determined. The play-off will take place beginning on hole #1 unless otherwise notified by the Committee. Scoring Area: Scoring Area A scorecard is deemed to be returned when the player has left the scoring room. Teeing Ground: The USGA tee-markers define the teeing ground for the competition. Turf Plugs: Turf plugs on putting greens not 4 1/4 inches in diameter may be repaired. Pace of Play Committee: Justin Ahrens, Craig Ames & Ben Vigil. DRAFT VERSION (9/15/16)

9 USGA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING PACE OF PLAY GUIDELINES SUMMARY The Pace of Play Committee will designate four (4) holes on the course as Pace of Play checkpoint holes. A Checkpoint Official will be stationed near each checkpoint hole to monitor and indicate (if needed) a group s position on the course. When a group is out of position at any checkpoint (including the 4th checkpoint), the players in the group are liable to penalty under these guidelines and will be notified by the Checkpoint Official. When a group has been notified of a missed checkpoint, the group is expected to regain its position by the next checkpoint. If the group reaches ANY subsequent checkpoint out of position, each player in the group is liable to incur the applicable penalty (see schedule of penalties below). MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME Maximum allowable time is the MAXIMUM time deemed necessary by the Committee for a group to complete its stipulated round. This is expressed in a per-hole and aggregate time format on the chart attached to this document. A group s maximum allowable time begins at its assigned starting time, or if the starting time is delayed, at the adjusted starting time. Checkpoint hole completion times are determined after all players in the group have holed out and the flagstick has been replaced in the hole. Time associated with playing the game, e.g., course difficulty and walking times between holes, is included in all maximum allowable times. A group is out of position when it: OUT OF POSITION STROKE PLAY Takes more than the maximum allowable time to finish a checkpoint hole and completes play of a checkpoint hole more than 14 minutes after the group ahead of them.* * The first group(s) of each wave is measured only against maximum allowable time until they are within 14 minutes of the group ahead of them. GROUP OUT OF POSITION MONITORED BY A RULES ROVER Any group that is out of position may be monitored by a Rules Rover. A Rules Rover, when monitoring a group, may individually time strokes made by a player(s). A time exceeding 40 seconds to play a stroke may be considered excessive if the group becomes liable to penalty. A player(s) concerned about a non-responsive (slow) fellow-competitor(s) in the group should request a Rules Rover to monitor the group in case it may become or is liable to penalty. Information gathered at any time by a Rules Rover or a member of the Rules Committee may be used by the Pace of Play Committee during the review process to determine whether a group or player(s) is in breach of these guidelines. PENALTIES Players in a group that have missed one or more checkpoints are liable to penalty according to the following schedule of penalties: 1st missed checkpoint warning* 2nd missed checkpoint liable to a penalty of one stroke 3rd missed checkpoint liable to an additional penalty of two strokes 4th missed checkpoint liable to disqualification * If a group successfully clears each of their first 3 checkpoints, but is out of position (misses) at the 4th checkpoint, each player in the group is liable to a penalty of one stroke. FINAL DETERMINATON REGARDING BREACH/REVIEW PROCESS Before returning scorecards, any group that is liable to penalty should consult with the Pace of Play Committee to have a final determination made regarding their breach (i.e. lodge an appeal). A player(s) who was out of position during the round that elects not to consult with the Pace of Play Committee to determine whether they were in breach of these guidelines prior to returning their score card is deemed to be in breach of these guidelines and incurs the penalty or penalties according to the above schedule of penalties. The Pace of Play Committee will determine that a group who has been found to be out of position is not in breach of these guidelines only if: The group was delayed by the Committee. The group was delayed by a circumstance beyond control of the player or the group. The group was delayed by another player(s) in the group. Any incurred penalties are to be applied to the player s score on the checkpoint hole where the breach(es) occurred.

10 PACE OF PLAY CHART 2017 U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL SECTIONAL QUALIFYING HAPPY HOLLOW CLUB FOUR (4) PLAYERS TIME SCHEDULE IN HOURS AND MINUTES Hole # Par Time Allotted 0:17 0:18 0:12 0:18 0:21 0:17 0:16 0:12 0:19 Total Time (1) 0:17 0:35 0:47 1:05 1:26 1:43 1:59 2:11 2:30 TIME SCHEDULE IN HOURS AND MINUTES Hole # Par Time Allotted 0:18 0:17 0:22 0:17 0:17 0:12 0:22 0:12 0:18 Total Time (1) 2:48 3:05 3:27 3:44 4:01 4:13 4:35 4:47 5:05 FOUR (4) PLAYERS TIME SCHEDULE IN HOURS AND MINUTES Hole # Par Time Allotted 0:18 0:17 0:22 0:17 0:17 0:12 0:22 0:12 0:18 Total Time (10) 0:18 0:35 0:57 1:14 1:31 1:43 2:05 2:17 2:35 TIME SCHEDULE IN HOURS AND MINUTES Hole # Par Time Allotted 0:17 0:18 0:12 0:18 0:21 0:17 0:16 0:12 0:19 Total Time (10) 2:52 3:10 3:22 3:40 4:01 4:18 4:34 4:46 5:05

11 USGA Group Pace of Play Guidelines Summary All players are expected to have an understanding of these guidelines prior to playing in the championship. The following is a brief summary of said guidelines. The Pace of Play Committee will designate four (4) holes on the course as checkpoint holes. A Checkpoint Official will be stationed at each checkpoint hole to monitor and indicate (if needed) a group s position on the course. Each group will be given a maximum allowable time in which to play 4 or 5 holes within each of the four (4) checkpoints. Times will be reflected on the player(s) scorecards. Each group will be required to complete each checkpoint hole within their maximum allowable time or within 14 minutes of the group ahead. Always look ahead not behind. When a group is out of position at any checkpoint (including the 4 th checkpoint), the players in the group are liable to penalty under the guidelines and will be notified by a Checkpoint Official. If a group successfully clears each of their first 3 checkpoints, but is out of position (misses) at the 4 th checkpoint, each player in the group is liable to a penalty of one stroke. When a group has been notified of a missed checkpoint, the group is expected to regain its position by the next checkpoint. If the group reaches ANY subsequent checkpoint out of position, each player in the group is liable to incur the applicable penalty (see schedule of penalties in guidelines). Any group that is out of position may be monitored by a Rules Rover. A Rules Rover, when monitoring a group, may individually time strokes made by a player(s) and record actions made by a player(s) between strokes. A time exceeding 40 seconds to play a stroke may be considered excessive if the group becomes liable to penalty. A player concerned about a non-responsive (slow) fellow-competitor(s) in the group should request a Rules Rover to monitor the group in case the group is or becomes liable to penalty under these guidelines. A player may inquire about the group s status at any time. A Rules Rover will not advise a group that it has regained its position on the course, i.e. the players will not be told that they are no longer being monitored. If a group misses two or more checkpoints, the player(s) may request a review before signing and returning their scorecard(s). Review and application of the penalty will only occur in the scoring area, not during the stipulated round. Discussion of the situation with the Checkpoint Official on course will only cause further delay of the group (see review process in guidelines). Posted signs and atomic clocks will be located on all checkpoint holes.