Another popular variant is teams (ie group) of 3 or 4 playing stableford, best 2 or 3 to count. If your score is not needed, pick up but no gimmes. In my roll up yesterday, 7 teams of four all played in under 4 hours on a longish...
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Originally Posted by Zeph
What? You can't play practice rounds or rounds in general that are not to be returned?
I'm not sure what you mean by that but the GB & Ireland and similar European...
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Originally Posted by MyrtleBeachGolf
I'm no rules expert, but it would seem odd to me that a water hazard behind the green is marked with yellow stakes. My understanding is that water hazards you must hit over on...
We are told it was yellow staked behind the hole and that the ball went into that hazard.
The answer is staightforward.
Take a line from the hole, through the point that the ball last crossed the margin of that hazard and...
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Originally Posted by Golfingdad
sometimes I don't bother to mark my ball. I'll just lean over and pick it up while resting the tip of my putter just next to the spot, wipe the mud off of it, put it...
This shows up the inherent flaw in the USGA handicap system - all scores are to be returned.
It virtually eliminates the opportunity for social golf.
One effect is that people pick and choose which rounds they declare, often it...
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Originally Posted by ilikefishes
@Harmonious, I am not sure how the USGA uses/interprets the 1 ball rule. In PGA tournaments it is same brand, model and number. Most of us use 1 # on the ball anyways. Superstition...
I reckon the CoC will become virtually unused within a few years. The top players can make almost any ball do circus tricks.
My suspicion is that it is driven by the manufacturers to ensure 'their man' stays with 'their ball'
The 'One ball' Condition of Competition should really only be used in elite level or pro competitions.
If you see it elsewhere it is because the committee think their comp is very grand.
