NAC386.728. Boys’ golf: Tournaments.

     1. The rules of golf established by the United States Golf Association or its successor organization govern the conduct of each state tournament for boys’ golf.

     2. Each team that participates in a state tournament for boys’ golf must consist of five or six members. Each state tournament for boys’ golf must be:

     (a) Completed in 2 days during which 36 holes are played; and

     (b) Scored as 2 events consisting of 18 holes for each event.

     3. Each league or regional tournament for boys’ golf must be completed in not more than 2 days, as determined by:

     (a) The league or region;

     (b) The director of the tournament; and

     (c) The Executive Director.

     4. A team or a pupil who is a member of a team that participates in a state tournament for boys’ golf shall not, within 7 days before the tournament, participate in a practice round or play any hole on the course designated for that tournament. If a team violates a provision of this subsection, the director of the tournament shall impose a penalty of 10 strokes against that team for the violation for the tournament. If a pupil violates a provision of this subsection, the director of the tournament shall impose a penalty of 2 strokes against that pupil for the violation for the tournament.

     5. A school that hosts a state tournament for boys’ golf shall not, within 7 days before the tournament, conduct a golf tournament on the course designated for the state tournament. A league or region shall not, during a season of boys’ golf, host a league or regional tournament for boys’ golf if the course designated for the league or regional tournament is the course designated for the state tournament for that season.

     6. If the scores of a team that participates in a state tournament result in a tie score for the team for the tournament or for a round of golf played by the team during that tournament, the team shall break the tie in the manner specified by the Association.

     7. If approved by the owner or operator of the golf course where a state tournament is played, a spectator may enter the golf course to view the tournament in any area of the golf course designated by the owner or operator for that purpose.

     8. Each coach of a team that participates in a state tournament shall, at least 45 minutes before the tournament begins, meet with the director of the tournament and the coaches of the other teams that will participate in the tournament to discuss the rules and regulations for the tournament and to receive any instructions from the director of the tournament concerning the tournament. The meeting must be conducted at a location specified by the director of the tournament.

     9. The director of a state tournament:

     (a) Shall ensure that a scorer who is at least 18 years of age accompanies each group of participants in the tournament during any period in which the group participates in a round of golf for the tournament; and

     (b) May authorize a member of a team that participates in the tournament to use a pull cart during the tournament.

     10. Before a state tournament begins, the director of the tournament shall appoint a person to interpret the rules for the tournament. A decision made by a person appointed pursuant to this subsection relating to those rules is a final decision and may not be appealed.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004)