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17.9.8.1.1 Vacation-Period Exception. [FBS/FCS] A student-athlete may compete outside the institution’sdeclared playing and practice season as a member of an outside team in any noncollegiate, amateurcompetition during any official vacation period published in the institution’s catalog. The number ofstudent-athletes from any one institution shall not exceed five. (Adopted: 1/11/94)17.9.8.2 Postseason Football Contests. [FBS/FCS] A member institution shall not participate in anynoncollegiate or nonconference-sponsored postseason football game unless it satisfies the provisions of Bylaw18.7 and the NCAA postseason football handbook. (Revised: 2/1/05, 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08, 10/27/11 effective4/1/12)17.10 Golf.Regulations for computing the golf playing season are set forth in Bylaw 17.1. (See Figure 17-1 and Figure 17-2.)17.10.1 Length of Playing Season. The length of an institution’s playing season in golf shall be limitedto a 144-day season, which may consist of two segments (each consisting of consecutive days) and which mayexclude only required off days per Bylaw 17.1.6.4 and official vacation, holiday and final-examination periodsduring which no practice or competition shall occur. (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97)17.10.2 Preseason Practice. A member institution shall not commence practice sessions in golf prior toSeptember 7 or the institution’s first day of classes for the fall term, whichever is earlier. (Revised: 1/14/97 effective8/1/97)17.10.2.1 Exception. A member institution that is a member of a conference that conducts its only conferencechampionship in golf during the fall may commence practice August 24 or the first day in which classes arescheduled for the institution’s fall term, whichever date occurs earlier. (Adopted: 4/20/99 effective 8/1/99)17.10.2.2 Exception—Topy Cup. An institution selected to participate in the Topy Cup may commencepractice sessions five days before the practice round of the event. (Adopted: 1/14/12 effective 8/1/12)17.10.3 First Date of Competition. A member institution shall not engage in its first date of competition(match or practice match) with outside competition in golf prior to September 7 or the institution’s first day ofclasses for the fall term, whichever is earlier. (Revised: 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97)17.10.3.1 Exception. A member institution that is a member of a conference that conducts its only conferencechampionship in golf during the fall may engage in its first date of competition with outside competitionSeptember 1 or the first day in which classes are scheduled for the institution’s fall term, whichever date occursearlier. (Adopted: 4/20/99 effective 8/1/99)17.10.3.2 Exception—Topy Cup. An institution may participate in the Topy Cup before the date specifiedfor the first date of competition in Bylaw 17.10.3. (Adopted: 1/14/12 effective 8/1/12)17.10.4 End of Regular Playing Season. A member institution shall conclude all practice and competition(meets and practice meets) in golf by the conclusion of the NCAA Division I Golf Championships. (Revised:1/14/97 effective 8/1/97)17.10.5 Number of Dates of Competition.17.10.5.1 Maximum Limitations—Institutional. An institution shall limit its total playing schedule withoutside competition in golf during the permissible golf playing season to 24 dates of competition, except forthose dates of competition excluded under Bylaws 17.10.5.2 and 17.10.5.3 (see Bylaw 20.9.6.3 for minimumcontests and participants requirements). (Revised: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 4/26/07 effective 8/1/07, 1/12/08 effective8/1/08)17.10.5.1.1 Tournament Limitations. No tournament shall exceed three days. A “college-am” fundraisermay be excluded from this limitation, provided the event is held the day prior to a three-day tournamentand no practice round is played prior to the day of the “college-am.” (Adopted: 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91,Revised: 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94)17.10.5.1.2 Determination of Date of Competition. An institution shall be considered to have useda date of competition in golf if five or more student-athletes participate on behalf of the institution or anynumber of student-athletes contribute to a team score on a particular date. (Revised: 1/15/09 effective 8/1/09)17.10.5.1.3 In-Season Foreign Competition. A member institution may play one or more of itscountable dates of competition in golf in one or more foreign countries on one trip during the prescribedplaying season. However, except for competition in Canada and Mexico or on a certified foreign tour (seeBylaw 17.28), the institution may not engage in such in-season foreign competition more than once everyfour years.17.10.5.1.4 Maximum Limitations—Student-Athlete. An individual student-athlete may participatein each academic year in not more than 24 dates of competition in golf (this limitation includes thosedates of competition in which the student represents the institution in accordance with Bylaw 17.02.8, includingcompetition as a member of the varsity, junior varsity or freshman team of the institution). (Revised:1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 4/26/07 effective 8/1/07, 1/12/08 effective 8/1/08)260