Penalty Score

It is strongly encouraged for a player to post the score on the same day of play. The Handicap Committee is authorized to post a penalty score to a player’s record when a player fails to post an acceptable score from an authorized format of play in a timely manner. No prior notification is required, however, as a part of the club’s policies and procedures it is recommended to notify players of the consequences for failing to post acceptable scores (see ).

The penalty score will be identified with the score type “P” using the date that the score was not posted and can be applied by the Handicap Committee through the handicap software. The Handicap Committee should decide the appropriate penalty score based on the intent of the player and can select a high or low penalty score. This will duplicate the highest or lowest Score Differential found in the player’s most recent 20 scores.

Alternatively, if the Handicap Committee is aware of the score information it may post the actual score with the score type of “P”. The Handicap Committee has the discretion to post the actual score in addition to the penalty score.

Note: If the score not posted was a 9-hole score, or a 10–17-hole score, an 18-hole penalty Score Differential can be issued.