804.06 Grouping and Sectioning

A. Professional and Amateur players should not be grouped together, and all players from
different divisions shall be segregated from each other during play as much as practicable.

B. All players within a division should be randomly grouped for the first round and grouped by
cumulative score for each round thereafter.

C. Groups shall not be less than three players, except under extenuating circumstances, as
deemed necessary by the director, to promote fairness. In cases where fewer than three players
are required to play together, an official is required to accompany the group and may play as
long as this does not interfere with the competing players.

D. When there are more entrants than can play together in one round, the field of competitors
may be split into sections or pools.

E. If conditions differentially affect play among  sections, the director may consider
using a sectioning procedure for cut and advancement. Under this procedure, a proportionate
number of advancing players are taken from each section by score and the scores are not carried
forward.