AGS Rules and Games
Match Play and the Stymie
1) The Game of Golf is played by sides, each playing its own ball. A side consists either of one or of two players. If one player play against another, the match is called ‘a single.’ If two play against two, it is called ‘a foursome.’…
“Playing the Odd and the Like”
When the first player of a match tees up to hit a shot there must first be made, a consideration as to the status of the match. On the tee, the players are LIKE in score as neither player has hit….
Handicapping
Colonel Bogey Competitions
A Bogey Competition is a form of stroke play in which play is against a fixed score at each hole of the stipulated round….
Stroke Play
If nothing else, play the ball down on the green…
Balls were played as they lay on the greens. No marking and cleaning. If another player’s golf ball is in your line simply ask for a “gentlemans lift” and that player will pick up their ball, hold it as it is, and place it back as close as possible to where it was when appropriate.
This simplifies and speeds up play and was the way of the day…