1. Count all of your strokes. If you don’t, I am sure someone will help you. If you swing with the intent of hitting the ball and miss, count the stroke.

2. You cannot improve your lie, stance or swing.

2.1. Improving the Situation: The Rules of Golf forbid improving the situation in which a golf ball has come to rest. This includes "breaking anything growing or fixed," moving or pressing down the surface on which the ball lies, making or removing "irregularities" on the playing surface, or moving any form of water (including dew or frost).

2.2. Exception: Stance: If your ball lands such that you are not able to stand on playable ground--such as if your stance would be on a cart path or sprinkler head--you may move your ball one club length from the spot where it lies, but not closer to the hole.

3. Lost ball off the Tee Box, hit the provisional. Hit the provisional if you even think that it might not be lost. (Add one stroke). In the interest of time, you can only hit 2 balls off the tee box - the first tee shot and then a provisional. If both balls go out of play you will drop a 3rd ball two club lengths from where the 2nd ball went out of play. You would then be hitting 5. Your riding partner must agree where the ball went out of play

4. Lost ball - If you think the ball is lost, hit a provisional ball which would be a 1 stroke penalty.

4,1 - You have 3 minutes to look for your lost ball. At the end of 3 minutes your ball is lost, move on with your life.

4.2 - If you did not hit a provisional ball then drop your new ball 2 club lengths from where the ball was lost but no closer to the hole. Take a 2 stroke penalty.

4.3 - If you or anyone else finds your ball you MUST play that ball.

5. Water Hazard –

5.1 Yellow Stakes or Lines:

If your ball is in a water hazard (yellow stakes and / or lines) you may play the ball as it lies or, under penalty of one stroke:

• play a ball from where your last shot was played, or

• drop a ball any distance behind the water hazard keeping a straight line between the hole, the point where the ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard and the spot on which the ball is dropped.

5.2 Red Stakes or Lines

If your ball is in a LATERAL water hazard (red stakes and/or lines), in addition to the above options for a ball in a water hazard, under penalty of one stroke, you may drop the ball within two club lengths but not closer to the hole.

• the point where the ball last crossed the margin of the hazard, or

• a point on the opposite side of the hazard equidistant to the hole from the point where the ball last crossed the margin.

6. Out of bounds. We don't really play "out of Bounds but... If you did not hit a provisional then drop you ball 2 club lengths from where the ball went out of bounds but no closer to the hole. Take a 2 stroke penalty

7. Unplayable ball. A player can determine at any time that their ball is unplayable. Your choices are:

a. Hit a provisional ball again from the same place you hit the original ball. 1 stroke penalty.

b. Drop the ball 2 club lengths (no closer to the hole). 1 stroke penalty

c. Drop the ball in a straight line backwards between the unplayable ball and the hole. 1 stroke penalty

7.1. An unplayable ball in a bunker must be dropped in the bunker.

8. Relief is given if your ball is on a cart path, ground under repair and any manmade object. One club length and no closer to the hole.

8.1. A root does not constitute the need for relief. A fence that is marking the boundary of the golf course is not a “manmade object”. When in doubt, get a ruling from your playing partners.

9. Grounding your club in a hazard (sand or water), add a stroke. You may ground your club on the fairway, rough and off the tee.

10. Hitting the wrong ball – add two strokes

11. Hitting the ball twice during one swing – add 2 strokes

12. ​During a Major you must finish every putt and call your score. You must turn in your scorecard.

13. Any player who witnesses a violation of the rules must say something before teeing off at the next tee box.

14. A $25 fee is due before the first week of play. This money is used for awards and other Broken Joe Golf paraphernalia. No one who has not paid this fee will not be eligible to compete until the fee is paid.

15. Entry fees per Event will range from $1.00 to $5.00 and will be collected at the golf course. These fees will be used as our “money” list for our season leaderboard. Anyone who has not paid the entry fee will not be eligible to compete that week.

16. All players must identify what day they are playing by the Sunday night prior to the scheduled match so that tee times can be made. Anyone who does not provide a day to play will have to schedule their own tee time.

17. Monday starts the new week.

18. Be competitive but don’t forget to have fun. If you not laughing at yourself then it just makes the rest of us look bad for laughing at you instead of with you. Remember, no one gets out a live, so enjoy the moment.

19. Last but not least, the Commissioner is always right. When the Commissioner is not right then the Competition Committee is always right. Since both are the same person I am always right. If you don’t believe me ask Roger Goodell.