4.4 Certification of a Score

A score submitted for handicap purposes must be made available for peer review as soon as possible after completion of the round. To facilitate the process of peer review:

(i)

A player, or someone authorized by the player, must submit their score as soon as possible after completion of the round, and

(ii)

The Handicap Committee should ensure a submitted score is posted to the player’s scoring record as soon as possible.

Rule 4.4 Clarifications:

4.4/1 – Clarification of Meaning of Peer Review as a Method of Certification of Scores

Peer review is normally conducted by someone:

Playing in the same group or who was present during the round, and/or
Who is a member of the same golf club as the player.

In all cases, it must be someone who:

Has formed a reasonable basis from which to provide support for a score that has been posted or challenge the player on any anomalies in the posted score, or
Has knowledge of the player’s demonstrated ability and can reasonably verify or challenge the Handicap Index issued to the player.

Challenges or disputes should be raised with the player and/or reported to the Handicap Committee for consideration.

To facilitate the process of peer review, player scoring records must be accessible to all other members of the golf club (see Appendix B: Player’s Scoring Record).