Recent content by olijames

This is also where my suspicions lay. As I was not there myself it's difficult to pinpoint. According to the player (whom I have asked this on behalf) he spoke to the captain who then spoke to 'others'... I assume the 'others' were part of the committee and that there was a formal...

Thank you again Colin L The incident in question I asked on behalf of a friend. Unfortunately at the time I think he felt unable to question the authority. It was in fact the captain whom he spoke to, however the captain went away and returned with further advice from others/those in charge and...

Thank you again all for your very helpful replies. I'm not new to golf but certainly need to ask for help from time to time so thank you for being gentle! I appreciate the in depth comment (Colin L) breaking it down for me! This is extremely helpful. I shall pass on the information to the...

Thank you all for the replies! I had checked the official rules but found it didn't provide me with enough certainty. The general consensus I'm getting here is that the player made the correct choices and the captain who made the choice to disqualify the player had perhaps made the wrong...

A bit of a peculiar one. If a player was to tee off, miss hit and the ball hits their own bag, I understand this is a penalty and the ball is played where it lies. However in this instance, the ball not only hit the bag, but due to the loft of the shot the ball then landed on the bag and that...