Spectator Guidelines and other general information about High School golf competitions.
Players and families are encouraged to support their kids by attending golf meets. All meets but the state tourney are free of charge to attend. Most golf courses will have carts available for rental for a fee, please check ahead with the course for pricing and availability.
Meets will start at the time listed on Bound - Some may be tee times( which takes about an hour for everyone to tee off) and some may be Shotgun starts( where every starts at same time on different holes. This will make a major difference in what time you show up to watch.
Meets within Iowa City there is no school provided transport, kids will drive themselves or have parents assist.
Out of town meets the team will be driven by a member of the coaching staff. Dismissals are submitted by the coach and are done to arrive at our venue approximately an hour prior to start to allow for warm up.
9 hole and 18 hole meets - Regular season has a combination of 9 and 18 hole meets. As a general rule, all meets that start in the morning are 18 holes, and those 1pm and later will likely be 9 hole meets.
SPECTATOR REGULATIONS FROM THE STATE WEBSITE
Being a spectator in golf is very different from many other sports, please see below for regulations from the state regarding what you may or may not do as a spectator.
• Family, friends, spectators, etc. cannot provide instruction or guidance to participants on the course until the final scorecard has been signed and submitted. (Walking immediately alongside a player is deemed to be communication.)
• Spectators may cheer, applaud, and offer words of encouragement to golfers. However, spectators must adhere to golf etiquette when doing so.
• Spectators are allowed to assist a player in looking for a lost ball but may not offer any rulings.
• Spectators should remain in the rough or on the cart paths and always keep parallel to the golfers.
• Spectators should refrain from speaking on their cell phones on the course when play near them is occurring.
• Any spectator disrupting play in the opinion of the Rules Committee will be removed from the course. Competitors may be disqualified if in violation of this rule.