Rule 5 - Playing the Round (2023)

(Effective January 2023) Rule 5 covers how to play a round - such as where and when a player may practise on the course before or during a round, when a round starts and ends and what happens when play has to stop or resume. Players are expected to: Start each round on time, and Play continuously and at a promt pace during each hole until the round is completed. When it is a player's turn to play, it is recommended that they make the stroke in no more than 40 seconds, and usually more quickly than that.