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Pace of Play Policy 慢打规定 For 2012-2013 Hank Haney IJGT Asian Circuit Tour Events USGA Rule 6-7 states, in part: “The player shall play without undue delay” and thereafter prescribes penalties for slow play. In order to prevent any such penalty, it is suggested that the following guidelines be carefully reviewed. USGA规则6-7指明：“球手比赛不应延误”，同时还指明慢打的惩罚，为了防止慢打，请注意以下关于慢打的规定： a. “Out of Position”- The first group to start will be considered out of position if, at any time during the round, the group is behind the prescribed schedule as detailed in the Pace of Play Time Chart. b. Following Groups- Any following group will be considered out of position if: 1) it is taking more than the allotted time to play, AND 2) it reaches the tee of a par 3 hole and the hole is clear, or it fails to clear the tee of a par 4 hole before the preceding group clears the putting green, or it arrives at the teeing ground of a par 5 hole when the preceding group is on the putting green. NOTE: Both 1) and 2) must apply for a group to be out of position. c. Group out of position – Rules Officials have been instructed to inform the players in a group if they are lagging behind but are not yet out of position. Actual timing of an Out-of-Position group will be handled by a designated Rules Official. Immediately after all players have left the teeing ground, but before any subsequent strokes have been played, the designated Rules Official will inform any group that is out of position that it will be monitored and timed. d. Monitoring – Any player in a group out of position who takes 40 seconds or more to play a stroke will receive a warning for the first violation, will incur a penalty of one stroke for the second violation, a two stroke penalty for a third violation, and will be disqualified for the fourth violation under Rule 6-7. NOTE: If the group in question regains its proper posi