Poplar Creek Golf Club Zero Tolerance Policy
Our Zero Tolerance Policy “Effective on February 15, 2003 and revised January 1, 2008 states, The Handicap Committee will continue frequent audits of score posting by members of the Poplar Creek Golf Club.
Any player found to be in violation of any of the following items will be subject to review by the Disciplinary Committee:
a. Failure to post an acceptable score as soon as practicable after completion of a round or waiting until after the new handicap is calculated for the following month before posting previous months scores;
b. Posting erroneous scores;
c. Stopping play after 6 holes to avoid posting scores
If a player only completes 6 holes no posting is required. Completing 7 to 12 holes requires posting a 9 hole score and completing 13 or more holds requires posting an 18 hole score. Use Equitable Stroke Control when posting;
d. Repeatedly playing more than one ball to avoid posting scores;
e. Not adjusting hole scores under USGA Equitable Stroke Control Rules;
| Handicap | Maximum Number on Any Hole |
| 9 or less | Double Bogey |
| 10 through 19 | 7 |
| 20 through 29 | 8 |
| 30 through 39 | 9 |
| 40 or more | 10 |
f. Deliberately reporting more or fewer strokes to actually scored;
g. Deliberately taking extra strokes to inflate a score;
h. Playing multiple tees during a round and not posting a score;
i. Repeated violations of the USGA Rules of Golf in tournament play.
If the Disciplinary Committee votes that penalty action is required the matter will be forwarded to the Board of Directors for review and determination of penalties to be incurred by the player. Penalties incurred could range from probation to removal of the player from the club roster depending on the findings in the Disciplinary Committee’s report. The player will be notified by mail of the Board’s decision and has a right to appeal the decision at the next Board of Director’s meeting.