The Carl Spackler Open proudly supports two forms of gimme. (1) Golfers may take a gimme (one stroke) if scoring zero points on the hole. (2) If already taking a zero points on a hole, a golfer may drop with no penalty on the fringe, but at the furthest distance to the hole. The gimme rule speeds up pace of play while still allowing for long putt points. All other forms of gimme are prohibited.