Section 5: Rules of Play
Format
- Regular-season tournaments: typically 54-72 hole stroke play; team scoring
- Conference championship: same stroke-play format, with conference-defined scoring
- NCAA Championship: 4-day stroke play (72 holes) reduces to top 8 teams + top individuals; the top 8 teams advance to match play bracket
Pace of Play
- NCAA pace-of-play policy similar to USGA: each group has a timing par; bad-time accumulation triggers stroke penalties
Suspension of Play
- 1-tone air horn: normal suspension; 3-tone: immediate suspension (lightning); short+steady: resumption