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**anolbom** · 05-17-2012, 09:05 AM

The rule is to prevent cheating, a worthy cause, but the implementation is vindictively stupid. I wonder who she pissed off.

WHAT???

It was being run like a USGA event. If the rules official doesn't implement the rule, he has no job. What kind of precedent does it set when you don't follow the rules of the game? Hey, we will overlook it this time but never again?

If you don't like the rule, make sure you don't break it.

I feel bad for the girl, I really do. I played competitive golf in high school and ALWAYS had my own score on the bottom of my opponents scorecard. More than once I had to walk through a hole with my group to get the scores accurate for everyone. It is part of the game and actually is pretty easy to follow.

We had a local kid who was on his way to win the state tournament by like 11 strokes. He put his approach shot within 6 inches of the hole and had a tap in birdie to finish it all off. He walked up with his putter and tapped it in. One issue, he didn't take the head cover off his putter! He absolutely destroyed everyone for 35 holes and 2 strokes but blew it on the final stroke to win it all. Even if his "cheating" wasn't intentional, it was still against the rules and cost him.

Live and learn.

05-17-2012, 09:05 AM	#30
anolbom Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	The rule is to prevent cheating, a worthy cause, but the implementation is vindictively stupid. I wonder who she pissed off. WHAT??? It was being run like a USGA event. If the rules official doesn't implement the rule, he has no job. What kind of precedent does it set when you don't follow the rules of the game? Hey, we will overlook it this time but never again? If you don't like the rule, make sure you don't break it. I feel bad for the girl, I really do. I played competitive golf in high school and ALWAYS had my own score on the bottom of my opponents scorecard. More than once I had to walk through a hole with my group to get the scores accurate for everyone. It is part of the game and actually is pretty easy to follow. We had a local kid who was on his way to win the state tournament by like 11 strokes. He put his approach shot within 6 inches of the hole and had a tap in birdie to finish it all off. He walked up with his putter and tapped it in. One issue, he didn't take the head cover off his putter! He absolutely destroyed everyone for 35 holes and 2 strokes but blew it on the final stroke to win it all. Even if his "cheating" wasn't intentional, it was still against the rules and cost him. Live and learn.
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