Tour Players and 2019 Rules (Running Topic)

[DeadMan]

10 minutes ago, klineka said:

To that point, let's say there was a newer golfer in a tournament and he hit multiple balls out of bounds throughout the round but played them as red staked hazards because he didn't know any better, but then it was discovered after the round and after signing the scorecard that he had played them as such, does that mean he would only get the applicable penalty strokes added to his score instead of being DQ'ed simply because he didn't know it was a rule that white stakes are treated differently than red stakes? That doesn't seem right IMO.

That's a very specific scenario covered by the rules. He would be DQed for a serious breach of Rule 14-7b for playing from the wrong place.

I take your point, but there really isn't much of a difference between a DQ and 58 penalty strokes.

[DaveP043]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

Because Dave got it wrong. You're DQed for a lower score, you take the higher score.

I did get it wrong, even though I was looking at the correct information as I was typing my response.  The point remains, a DQ penalty cannot be rescinded based on lack of awareness.

[klineka]

3 hours ago, iacas said:

Where have you been? 🙂

Remember?

Again, did you miss that whole conversation in the topic I posted up above? You didn't, because you replied in it.

Oops. Just went back and read over some of that again. Obviously I had forgotten about that earlier. 

3 hours ago, iacas said:

That would be such a case. The scorecard could not be adjusted sufficiently because the ball was literally not played from anywhere near where it should have been.

Yeah that makes sense, and obviously in her case now they could adjust the scorecard sufficiently so yeah. 

[colin007]

Adam Hadwin will rethink playing if players forced to putt with flagstick in

 

[dennyjones]

28 minutes ago, colin007 said:

Adam Hadwin will rethink playing if players forced to putt with flagstick in

 

oh darn.   If he chooses not to play, it will make room for another.   The guys that are struggling to earn a decent living on the Tour will play with the flag in place.   $$ or the lack of $$ is a huge motivator.     If the rules are the same for everyone, it's fair.

[Double Mocha Man]

Hey Adam, no hissy-fits. It's a bad look.

[phillyk]

They could go without flagsticks all together really. They have their yardage books and pin sheets. They know where all the holes are and the slopes around them.  If you don’t use it when putting then the only reason for a pin is to get yardage. But if course is well marked and you have pin sheets every day, you don’t really need them. 

Other option is to quit complaining. This shouldn’t last forever. Do what needs to be done now so it can hopefully can back to normal sooner.