(see rules below reprinted from the USGA website)
Results for Saturday, May 15:1st Place:
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Here are the basic guidelines. Generally, you should post all scores no matter where you play. But there are a few specific rules to follow in particular cases:
Post your score when you play at least 13 holes. On the holes you didn't play, record a par plus any handicap strokes you would have received. For example, Uncle Snoopy joins his group on the second tee. The first hole, a par 4, is allocated as the llth stroke hole. Uncle Snoopy writes down a 5 (4 plus 1 handicap stroke) on the first hole as his posted score on that hole.
Post a score if you play two nines in a row, even if it's the same nine holes, regardless of whether you played them on different days. Simply combine these two consecutive nines into an 18-hole score. Add the nine-hole Course Ratings together and average the Slopes. Re-member, though, that you can only combine consecutive nine-hole rounds. In other words, don't combine them if you had an 18-hole round in between.
When you pick up on a hole, jot down the score you most likely would have made. If this score is higher than the maximum number you are allowed under the ESC system, then you need to adjust your score to this maximum.
You must play by the principles of the Rules of Golf in order to post your score. For instance, if you use a mulligan, you aren't playing a hole under the Rules of Golf, so treat it as a hole not played and record par plus any handicap strokes you would have received.
When don't you post scores?
Don't post a score if you've played fewer than 13 holes (except for consecu-tive nine-hole rounds).
Other situations that require you to forego posting of your score include: (1) You play an 18-hole course that is less than 3,000 yards; (2) a majority of the holes aren't played under the principles of the Rules of Golf as in a "scramble" format and (3) "out of season" scores. (Each regional golf association maintains its own sea-son, so be sure you're posting when you play during a regions active golf season. Sunbelt scores shall always be posted, even if your home club is out of season, since there's never an off season in those warm, sunny areas.)