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Month: May 2018

Player Blames Ball! Substitution Issues

Player Blames Ball! Substitution Issues

R15-1,2; R20-6 “the Insurance Rule”; R33-1; App I PartC; and Where’s the Hazard Line? Facts The setting was the difficult Par 4 7th hole at BMCC during the opening match play round of President’s Cup competition. Foremost’s opponent, BB, had pushed his second shot with the ball just trickling over a mound in the direction of Richland Creek. Indeed, upon arriving at the scene, BB found his ball in the water just over the shelf of the embankment. Dropping to…

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Putting Anyway (Dec 2-4/6; R1-4)

Putting Anyway (Dec 2-4/6; R1-4)

Facts The format was team match play with points awarded by hole for low ball, low total, and trash including birdies. Opponents JS and DS were using the flagstick to measure the greenie for closest to the pin. DS claimed victory as his ball was measured at 1 flagstick , plus, extending the flag a second time to his ball lying by the red paint of the flag, while JS’s measurement was one flag, plus, extending the flag a second…

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