The Office of Golf Standards has monitored pace, attire, and decorum on American golf courses since 1895. We do not advertise. We do not solicit. We are told about you.
Most golfers will complete their playing careers without ever hearing from this Office. That silence should be understood as a compliment, and it is the only compliment the Office issues.
How Enforcement Works
Public Guidance Pamphlet No. 3
1. You FileSubmit Form C-1 with the offender’s particulars and a statement of facts. Your identity is sealed under § 31.2.
2. The Office ReviewsA filing-fee invoice follows by email upon acceptance. Frivolous complaints are not refused, merely noted.
3. The Offender Is ServedOfficial correspondence on cotton letterhead, by United States mail. The Office does not gloat. The Office documents.
Enforcement levels range from the Digital Citation ($7.99) to League / Group Enforcement ($99). Review the full schedule of enforcement →
Public Notices
- Effective immediately, the practice swing shall be understood as a courtesy extended by your playing partners, not a right. See § 4.2.
- The Office reminds members that a rangefinder confirms the distance; it does not improve the swing.
- Cotton garments remain legal. The Office simply asks that you consider the group behind you, and the group behind them.
- The Committee on Repeat Offenders is accepting new files. It is always accepting new files.
Services of the Office
Directory of Public-Facing Functions
File a ComplaintReport an offending golfer. Form C-1. Identities sealed; consciences cleared.
Verify a CitationReceived correspondence? Confirm its authenticity against the public docket.
File an AppealContest your citation before the Bureau of Appeals. Form F-2. Appeals vary; the outcome does not.
Voluntary Offender RegistrySome golfers wait to be reported. Others know what they are. Form R-9.