jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Giving this a bit more thought
Buggies are banned (or only allowed with med cert) as a condition of a competition.
A General Play round for handicap is a round that has to be played according to The Rules of Golf and The Rules of Handicapping and is not part of a competition.
It is the general misquote that a General Play round has to be played according to a round for a competition that causes the confusion.
There is an an important point in Rules of Handicapping Rule 2.1b
Where a player follows the provisions set down in a Model Local Rule, even
when the Committee in charge of the course has not adopted that Model
Local Rule, the score may still be acceptable for handicap purposes. The
same situation applies where a player is in breach of a Model Local Rule that
has been adopted by the Committee.
Buggies are banned (or only allowed with med cert) as a condition of a competition.
A General Play round for handicap is a round that has to be played according to The Rules of Golf and The Rules of Handicapping and is not part of a competition.
It is the general misquote that a General Play round has to be played according to a round for a competition that causes the confusion.
There is an an important point in Rules of Handicapping Rule 2.1b
Where a player follows the provisions set down in a Model Local Rule, even
when the Committee in charge of the course has not adopted that Model
Local Rule, the score may still be acceptable for handicap purposes. The
same situation applies where a player is in breach of a Model Local Rule that
has been adopted by the Committee.