高尔夫读者

美国高协执行总监大卫-费(David Fay)近日接受了《纽约时报》的采访，谈了他对最近一届美国公开赛的看法。

很显然，在贝斯佩奇举行的美国公开赛不是一届理想的赛事，受到大雨的影响，该赛事一共举行了5天，后边4天，没有一轮比赛是在早上开始下午结束的。有一位报道了200届大满贯赛的美国知名记者说这是他见过的最混乱的一届大满贯赛。 (more…)

第109届美国公开赛于美国时间6月18日正式开始之前，第一组出发的球员在比赛进行到第11号洞后，因大雨天气被迫暂停。
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一、贝利亚算法（Peoria）
在高尔夫计分方式里面，贝利亚算法是一个起源比较早比较原始的方法。
它的操作方法是，各从前九和后九抽出3个洞，即一共6个洞来计算差点，贝利亚要求所抽取的6个洞的标准杆的总和必须等于24杆。

贝利亚差点 = （抽取的6洞成绩总和 x 3-72） x 0.8 (more…)

3. Format

A competition cannot be played until the Committee decides on the format.

b. Stroke Play

If the competition is to be played at stroke play, the Committee must decide on the form of play, how many rounds are to be played and if more than one round is involved, whether the field is to be reduced at some point, whether the field is to be broken down into classes and whether the competition is to be at scratch or on a handicap basis.

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3. Format

A competition cannot be played until the Committee decides on the format.

a. Match Play

If the Committee wishes to conduct a match play competition, it must decide on the form of play, (i.e., singles, foursome or fourball), the number of flights, the number of players or sides in each flight, how the players or teams in each flight are to be determined, the pairing method for each flight and whether the competition is to be at scratch or on a handicap basis.

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2. Eligibility

The first order of business for a Committee planning a competition is to decide who is eligible to enter.

If a junior competition is planned, the conditions should state the age limit and the date on which a player must be under that limit in order to be eligible. For example, to be eligible to participate in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, a player must not have reached his 18th birthday by the last day of the Championship. (more…)

Section 1 INTRODUCTION

The USGA receives hundreds of requests each year for information on various aspects of the game of golf. One of the most frequent requests is for information on how to conduct a competition. A number of USGA publications deal with the subject, but not extensively. (more…)