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14-3/0.5 Local Rule PermittingUse  of Distance Measuring Device
Q. May a Committee, by Local Rule, permit the use of distance measuring devices?
A. Yes.  A Committee may establish a Local Rule allowing players to use devices that measure distance only.  However, the use of devices that gauge or measure other conditions that might affect a player’s play
 (e.g. wind or gradient) is not permitted.
  See: JPT Handbook Section Rules Primer, Item #13

”Distance-Measuring Devices:
 In this competition, The Junior Players' Tour, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. However, if, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., gradient, wind-speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional functions are actually used.”

Any Local Rule, regardless of the wording, must prohibit the use of a distance-measuring device that is capable of gauging or measuring other conditions that might affect play, even if such a function is not used. For example, if a golfer uses a distance-measuring device that also has compass and factors in changes in elevation, that golfer would be disqualified even if he or she uses the device solely for distance information and does not use the compass or elevation-change function.

In establishing these usage guidelines, the USGA does not endorse or approve any brand of distance-measuring devices. Manufacturers are not permitted to use the terms “USGA approved” or the like in any product advertising.