Closed Hole - Matchplay Rule

[Wikk]

Hole closed for maintenance / works.
What happens in Matchplay, eg: Club Knockouts?
We are close to getting this scenario and hole closures being a sure thing.

If the hole can't be played what happens if this is a hole where a player has a shot?
eg: Player X has 1 shot. S.I 1 hole is closed.
Tough luck? Shot used on S.I 2 hole instead?

I could be missing something obvious but any knowledge or experience for Matchplay hole closures would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[Steven Rules]

A similar question came up earlier this year.

Matchplay - missing hole

I'm playing an away foursomes comp matchplay at the weekend. Their course has a temporary hole with a bucket hole, which doesn't meet the comp criteria. The opponents have suggested it should be considered as halved, which apparently meets the county rules, but it's not a county competition. The...

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As I said at the time, this is an issue for the host club and the tournament organiser to solve.

 

[Wikk]

A similar question came up earlier this year.

Matchplay - missing hole

I'm playing an away foursomes comp matchplay at the weekend. Their course has a temporary hole with a bucket hole, which doesn't meet the comp criteria. The opponents have suggested it should be considered as halved, which apparently meets the county rules, but it's not a county competition. The...

forums.golfmonthly.com

As I said at the time: "Why is this your problem to solve? What is the host club and the tournament organiser doung about it?"

The host club does not know the answer. The tournament organiser is the host club. Hence the query.

 

[backwoodsman]

As per above - it's down to what the committee decide to stipulate. At ours recently, holes 4 & 5 (SI 13 & 3 respectively) were out - so committee determined that matches were to be played over 16 holes with SIs as per the existing card. (ie if you would have got a shot on either of those holes, then tough). Effectively it just equates to those holes being halved.

 

[Steven Rules]

It is up to the Committee to decide.

Will a round consist of 18 holes? Or fewer holes? If 18, then which holes are to be played twice?

It is also up to the Committee to determine where handicap strokes are to be allocated.

That's why they get paid the big money - to make these lofty decisions.