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Month: August 2021

Live Not On Evil

Live Not On Evil

(R’s 20.1a; 20.1c; 18.2; 18.3; 1.3b(1); 4.3b(6); 10.2b; and Def “Known or Virtual Certainty”) As Foremost was getting his oil changed, the service attendant reported exciting news … that the mileage on F’s Jeep Wrangler – 21212 – was a palindrome, only the second mileage palindrome this gentleman had ever witnessed in his long oil service career! He was so excited that he threw in a 10% price discount on the oil change, at which point F promised to refer…

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Posting Scores (USGA Rules of Handicapping, R’s 3.2 and 3.3)

Posting Scores (USGA Rules of Handicapping, R’s 3.2 and 3.3)

1) Facts -Match Play In elimination Four Ball Match Play competition at BMCC, Foremost heartily congratulated his partner, Sandwich, after a hard-fought victory which was closed out on the 16th Hole. “Without a doubt”, said F magnanimously, “you were team MVP!” Sandwich agreed, and grasping a chilled beverage, soon posted himself in the center of the locker room to regale helpless passers-by with detailed accounts of his fine play and the “team” victory. F, a hostage in this situation, ordered…

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Foremost, the Reluctant

Foremost, the Reluctant

(Appendix I, Section 8 E(3), Model Local Rules “Preferred Lies”; R’s 14.1 and 14.2; R 1.3c(4); R8.1; R 10.2) 1. Preferred Lies Golf in the mountains is often played under the Local Rule of “Lift, Clean, and Place” as the fairways at times can get a bit soggy. In fact, Foremost has found that “LCP” (aka, “Preferred Lies” or “Winter Rules”) on fairways only, seems to be the accepted and practiced rule in many general play club competitions (at least,…

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