2024-2025 KHSAA Golf Hard Card

Stopping and Resuming Play: A suspension of play for a dangerous situation will be signaled by one prolonged note of a siren or horn. All other suspensions will be signaled by three consecutive notes of a siren or horn. In either case, resumption of play will be signaled by two short notes of a siren or horn.

NOTE: All practice areas are closed during an immediate suspension for a dangerous situation until the Committee has declared them open.

Coaching Advice Rule
a) The Committee may, in the conditions of a team competition (Model Local Rule H-2), permit each team to appoint a coach, who has met all KHSAA coaching requirements and who is appointed by the school and is listed within the school information on file with the KHSAA, who may give advice (including pointing out a line for putting) to members of that team. A team may have no more than five (5) designated coaches, that have been hired by the local school district and meet all KHSAA coaching requirements within Bylaw 25. Only one coach may provide advice to a golfer at any given time.
b) The Committee may establish conditions relating to the appointment and permitted conduct of that person, who must be identified to the Committee before giving advice.
c) There are no conditions on conduct of a coach in this regard, other than requiring advice to be given in a private manner and requiring that the advice does not unduly delay play. Only one coach may provide advice to a golfer at any given time.
d) Coaches are prohibited from being on the putting greens and in the bunkers. A coach may enter a penalty area to help search for golf balls, offer advice and then leave the penalty area before the player’s shot. Upon a player successfully exiting a bunker, a coach may rake the area to help speed up pace of play.
e) A breach of this advice rule by any coach will result in a 2-stroke penalty for the player. For each additional breach by a coach, a 2-stroke penalty will be assessed to the player.
f) A player may have the line indicated to him by a coach, but he/she may not be deliberately positioned on or close to an extension of the line of play behind the player’s ball when the player begins taking their stance for the stroke that is made.
g) Further rules regarding the Advice Rule may be developed for KHSAA Region and State Tournaments and shall be distributed to the competing teams.

Distance-Measuring Devices
a) For all KHSAA postseason competitions, a player may obtain distance information by using a device measuring distance only.
b) If, during a stipulated round, a player uses any other function that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect play (e.g., gradient/slope, wind-speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 4.3, for which the penalty is 2 strokes for the first offense, and disqualification for any subsequent offense.

NOTE: The restriction on the use of distance-measuring devices that are capable of measuring anything but distance will be reiterated in the published instructions and KHSAA hard card, and golfers are directed to not use any restricted function of the device while they are on the course.
c) Helpful information concerning the use of these devices can be found on the KHSAA website at http://khsaa.org/golf/ under General Information.
d) For all regular season competition involving KHSAA member schools, host facilities are permitted to address the permissive or restrictive use of distance measuring devices, but are not permitted to allow any function of a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect play (e.g., gradient/slope, wind-speed, temperature, etc.).

NOTE: Tournament directors are encouraged to take all preventive steps possible including notification to coaches and players to prevent violation, but failure to issue such notice shall not constitute a waiver of the restriction.

Communication Devices
a) For all KHSAA postseason competitions, voice communication devices (including all types of cell phones, two-way radios, and other devices) may not be used by a player, his side or caddie as a communication device between coaches and players or players and spectators. Cell phones are permitted for live scoring and approved GPS applications, but may only be used as instructed.
b) If used during a round or match, for anything other than at the direction of tournament management i.e live scoring, GPS applications or a life or health and safety threatening emergency, the player is in breach of Rule 1-2, for which the penalty is: 1st Offense, Warning, 2nd Offense, Disqualification for serious breach of etiquette.

NOTE: The restriction on the use of voice communication devices will be reiterated in the published instructions and KHSAA hard card, and golfers directed to ensure that if the device is in the bag of the golfer for use at the direction of tournament management or in an emergency, it remain in an off position and available solely for use in the case of an actual emergency.
c) For all regular season competition involving KHSAA member schools, host facilities are encouraged to address the permissive or restrictive use of communication devices, i.e for live scoring purposes or a life or health and safety threatening emergency.

NOTE: Tournament directors are encouraged to take all preventive steps possible including notification to coaches and players to prevent violation, but failure to issue such notice shall not constitute a waiver of the restriction.