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Originally Posted by Fourputt 
Despite the cautious wording in the order of play rule, it is still effectively irrelevant in stroke play. The only time I can see it as potentially affecting play is when the leaders in a stroke competition are paired in the final round and it comes down to the wire where it's almost a match situation. I could see a player being picky about order of play in that case, but he still doesn't have any recourse if his fellow competitor decides to ignore propriety and play out of turn. A rule without teeth is pretty much meaningless.
Very reasonable.
