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  Rulesman said:

Originally Posted by Rulesman

I hope you feel better soon.

I thought this forum was about the Rules of Golf, don't shoot the messenger

Incidentally, it would seem that you had not noticed that the Rules of Golf specifically address entering ESAs where entry is prohibited.

Bingo.

And FourPutt's post too.

Nobody's being "manly" here. It's just the Rules forum. Chill out man.

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  joekelly said:

Originally Posted by joekelly

Most of you guys know that many courses are struggling financially and need daily players who enjoy the total experience.  The need to keep the course open and operational in critical for the local players. When posters here tell us that the golf course with the 'river water hole', mentioned above,  disregards the rules and need a spanking, that poster, IMO, is fast approaching the line which separates men who can see the real world and pompous, self-rightous arseholes.

The rules of golf haven't changed substantially in decades. As far as I know, it's never been permitted to give a free drop forward of where a player has reached by strokes, and certainly not on the other side of a natural obstacle like a water hazard.

I have no sympathy for courses designed so that play by the rules of golf is impractical for most golfers. These are the "men" who can't see the real word, and they shoulder the blame for the problems here.