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Month: January 2019

Always Blame the Caddie! (R10) #golf #NewGolf Rules2019

Always Blame the Caddie! (R10) #golf #NewGolf Rules2019

After several weeks of flagstick “in” or “out” diagnosis, Foremost has been waiting for another “New Rules” shoe to drop. (He’s been warning that this new stuff can be tricky!) Well, another shoe did drop this week at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. This mistake was costly! Wire services report that Haotong Li’s caddie cost him $98,000 by standing behind the extension of his putting line as the player “began” (emphasis added) to take his stance. A review by officials…

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Phil and Slugger, and the new Relief Area; R14.3

Phil and Slugger, and the new Relief Area; R14.3

Foremost (F) was thrilled when Phil (PM) summoned Slugger White (SW) to explain his “Relief Area” and options after he splashed his ball into a Penalty Area during the closing holes of the Desert Classic. F took careful notes, and reports this conversation to the best of his ability: PM: Sorry, I just don’t know the Rules. SW:That’s okay, that’s what I’m here for. (F: that’s what I’m here for, too). SW: Where’s your “Relief Area”? PM: This was my…

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Bigfoot Spotted at BMCC! (R8.1a(3);R12.2b(1); “CAS”)

Bigfoot Spotted at BMCC! (R8.1a(3);R12.2b(1); “CAS”)

Facts and Rulings The locker room was tense as Reader and Player JS scowled menacingly and interrogated the prior foursome. “Did any of you leave a deep footprint in the bunker adjacent to the 10th green?” One could almost hear a pin drop. “That depends”, said Reader RP who was a member of this prior foursome, after an awkward moment of silence. “I was in there I think…but did it look like a size 9 and 1/2?” JS had indeed…

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