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District 11 Muskoka/Haliburton, associated with the Ontario Senior Games Association, is hosting a 55+ 18 hole Golf tournament on Wednesday June 11 at the Blairhampton Golf Club. Rain date is June 18. Divisions for women are 55+ and 70. Callaway scoring will be used for the tournament. Winners will qualify for the 2025 Provincial 55+ Games in Sudbury on Aug 5-7. To participate, you must become a member of the OSGA for a fee of $15 and be 55 years or older as of Dec. 31, 2025. There is also a district fee of $10, which allows you to participate in multiple events. An additional fee of $65 for green fees, shared cart and lunch will be paid at the venue on the day of the golf tournament. Please contact Jere Pike at 705-489-4838 for further info on the golf tournament.
To register, go to osga55plus.ca, click on join now and follow membership registration instructions. Log back in, click on MY DISTRICT, CALENDAR/EVENTS, then click on DISTRICT 11 SUMMER GAMES REGISTRATION and register for golf. Payment can be paid online or by e transfer to osgadistrict11@gmail.com.
Golf Etiquette and Ready Golf
Etiquette:
a) Do not make any distracting noises or moves while someone is about to strike the ball.
b) Do not stand in the peripheral vision or ahead of anyone about to strike the ball.
c) Do not walk or stand on someone’s putting line.
d) Do not allow your shadow to disturb someone about to strike or putt the ball.
e) Do not pick up someone else’s ball unless asked to, especially in a hazard. It is up to the individual to declare it playable or unplayable.
f) Do be ready to hit when it is your turn. Plan your shot while others are hitting, or while you are walking to the ball.
g) Do mark your ball and know how to identify it.
h) Do watch all golf shots to help mark their landing spots.
i) Do wave on the next group behind you on a par 3 when you have reached the green. While they walk to their ball, your group can putt out.
j) Do yell ‘FORE’ if you accidentally hit into another playing group.
k) Do play a provisional ball if there is any possibility of not finding your ball.
l) Do not play a provisional ball if area entered is marked with a red or yellow stake - play a ball from where you entered the area. You must play that stroke from behind a water hazard if it is between you and the flag, or two club lengths from the entry point (no closer to the hole), if it is a lateral hazard.
Rationale
The success of our league depends on everyone playing Ready Golf; which is a variation of the golf rules that speeds play and allows novice, intermediate and advanced golfers to golf together.
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Ready Golf Rules (9 hole groups)
1) Keep your foursome moving. Tee off as soon as the foursome in front of you is a safe distance ahead.
2) Limit practice swings to one.
3) Tee off in the order you are ready. No honour or other system is used.
4) Fairway shots can be taken in ready order whenever safety allows. Otherwise, the farthest from the hole shoots first.
5) The maximum number of strokes you may take and count on any hole is equal to double the par for that hole.
6) Count all strokes in your score including ‘whiffs’, ‘duffs’, and ‘topped balls’.
7) Lost balls – allow no more than 3 minutes to search for a ball. Add a one stroke penalty to your score for a lost ball.
8) On the green, putt in ready order, not by ‘distance from the hole’ order. Once you begin putting, continue until you finish the hole, unless doing so would be detrimental to yourself or another player
NINE HOLES OF GOLF SHOULD TAKE NO LONGER THAN 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES
