3 minute search rule

[Deleted member 15344]

😂😂

😂😂 you time yourself. With an actual stopwatch?

My trolley has a timer - I use that , nice and simple and keeps me within the rules

Shall I tell you what happens in real life. You look for your ball until everyone has played their shot and walks as far as where your ball is. This happens in every club up and down the country. No one actually times you. As for handicap adjustments I’m 52 and have been of 1 or less for 25 odd years so I don’t get touched.

I’m not sure what that remark is in reference too ? And what do you mean “don’t get touched “

It’s not cheating in my book as everybody does it. It’s not moving the ball. It’s a rule that you need to put some sort of timescale on but in reality as long as your group are keeping up with the pace of play and it’s not taking forever, normally it’s less but sometimes more than 3 mins. If you find it at 3 mins 10 sec do you think you should lose 2 shots. I think I can guess your answer. But I’m afraid if people were honest, maybe not you, this isn’t very often kept too. Btw I still won but I had the hump with the stickler as did the rest of the lads.

So you had the hump with someone because he pulled you up on a rule you broke

Sorry to go on that bloke ain’t no pro. That’s what he calls himself on here. Otherwise he’d of spoke a bit more sense. If he is a pro then he’s probably only just sprouted pubes and is lying.

which bloke are you talking about ?

 

[67 under par]

😂didn’t mention social golf and admittedly probably a bit rude about high handicappers, my apologies, but as for flaunting the rules. Wolf a well known member I would assume you play a fair bit of golf, are you disputing that this rule is very rarely kept to or would you say it’s more like 5 mins before including you gives up on it. Tell the truth.

 

[67 under par]

I mean if you are 3 handicap or less you don’t have anything taken off you handicap ie 75% or 90% because it’s still 3

 

[chrisd]

Listen I was actually looking for the R&A site but stumbled across this. You right I’m just moaning. Good luck in your golfing endeavours and stop timing yourself coz no one else does. Happy golfing. 😀👍

I always check my watch at the start of a search for my ball, I wouldn't want to resort to cheating to win

 

[67 under par]

I always check my watch at the start of a search for my ball, I wouldn't want to resort to cheating to win

Well like I said I only stumbled across this site which seems full of people not being honest, you will always get people who do this timing themselves but I’ve never meet one until today. I hope at some point someone who tells the truth might see this and say of course this rule is not adhered to at all times by everyone, infact if you’re searching for your ball amongst loads of leaves and it takes 3mins 10 sec what plank would penalise himself. As I say it’s not moving the ball. This doesn’t happen in reality. Please someone be honest.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

😂😂

😂😂 you time yourself. With an actual stopwatch? Shall I tell you what happens in real life. You look for your ball until everyone has played their shot and walks as far as where your ball is. This happens in every club up and down the country. No one actually times you. As for handicap adjustments I’m 52 and have been of 1 or less for 25 odd years so I don’t get touched. It’s not cheating in my book as everybody does it. It’s not moving the ball. It’s a rule that you need to put some sort of timescale on but in reality as long as your group are keeping up with the pace of play and it’s not taking forever, normally it’s less but sometimes more than 3 mins. If you find it at 3 mins 10 sec do you think you should lose 2 shots. I think I can guess your answer. But I’m afraid if people were honest, maybe not you, this isn’t very often kept too. Btw I still won but I had the hump with the stickler as did the rest of the lads.

I'm afraid that this just isn't true - well it certainly isn't true in my club.

The length of time I look for a ball is as laid down by the rules - and nothing at all to do with what everyone else in my group or on the course is doing. And when I look for an.other's ball I'll say - without looking at a watch - I think that's the 3mins about up. I've played for long enough to be able to estimate that 3mins and in my experience the members I play with are sensitive and aware of it also. We had a lengthy discussion on the 3mins limit earlier this year on this that generated much debate as a result of an incident on the course that I was part of ads a 'witness'.

https://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/threads/3-minutes-to-find-ball.102006/

 

[chrisd]

Well like I said I only stumbled across this site which seems full of people not being honest, you will always get people who do this timing themselves but I’ve never meet one until today. I hope at some point someone who tells the truth might see this and say of course this rule is not adhered to at all times by everyone, infact if you’re searching for your ball amongst loads of leaves and it takes 3mins 10 sec what plank would penalise himself. As I say it’s not moving the ball. This doesn’t happen in reality. Please someone be honest.

Thank you, I just love being called a liar 👍

 

[rulefan]

90 % is known to be incorrect and will be sorted over the next few years.
Will take 2 steps more but we will get there. The rest of the planet are already there 🤗

From Nov 20
Single strokeplay will be 95%
Single matchplay - 100%
4ball stroke - 85%
4ball match 95%

 

[Colin L]

Listen I was actually looking for the R&A site but stumbled across this. You right I’m just moaning. Good luck in your golfing endeavours and stop timing yourself coz no one else does. Happy golfing. 😀👍

Given what you have said about your attitude to the rules, why on earth were you looking for the R&A?

 

[Crow]

I'd agree that most people don't time themselves and hence the 3 minutes are exceeded on occasion but this is not done knowingly and so isn't breaking the rules as far as I'm aware (correct me if I'm wrong), in exactly the same way as the 5 minute rule used to be exceeded.

If I were timing myself or someone else was timing me and I found my ball after 3 minutes had elapsed then I wouldn't play it as I would know that I was breaking the rules.

The three minute rule was brought in to try and speed up play, whether that was a good decision or not is another argument altogether, but to complain that you're being penalised for breaking a rule that you're well aware of is not something I'd expect of a golfer, whatever their handicap.

 

[67 under par]

I'm afraid that this just isn't true - well it certainly isn't true in my club.

The length of time I look for a ball is as laid down by the rules - and nothing at all to do with what everyone else in my group or on the course is doing. And when I look for an.other's ball I'll say - without looking at a watch - I think that's the 3mins about up. I've played for long enough to be able to estimate that 3mins and in my experience the members I play with are sensitive and aware of it also. We had a lengthy discussion on the 3mins limit earlier this year as a result of an incident on the course that I was part of ads a 'witness'.

Exactly correct and when you say I think that is about 3 mins it’s probably slightly more as who would say it on the dot of 3 mins or before. Everyone just uses their loaf. I’m not talking 10 mins. I’m talking apparently 3mins 10 sec. when he knew I’d started I don’t know but I was apparently 10 sec over. To make matters worse I went on to birdie this hole but had to take a blob. Very annoying.

 

[rulefan]

in reality as long as your group are keeping up with the pace of play and it’s not taking forever, normally it’s less but sometimes more than 3 mins.

So a group on time get as long as they need. A group trying to catch up because they were searching for a couple of balls on the last hole only get 3 minutes? Pretty fair I suppose.

 

[chrisd]

Exactly correct and when you say I think that is about 3 mins it’s probably slightly more as who would say it on the dot of 3 mins or before. Everyone just uses their loaf. I’m not talking 10 mins. I’m talking apparently 3mins 10 sec. when he knew I’d started I don’t know but I was apparently 10 sec over. To make matters worse I went on to birdie this hole but had to take a blob. Very annoying.

But very correct !

 

[67 under par]

Given what you have said about your attitude to the rules, why on earth were you looking for the R&A?

I give up it was 10 sec over according to someone I was playing with. I’m not a rule breaker for god sake quite the opposite. I’m just talking about the reality of it.

 

[67 under par]

But very correct ![/

I give up it was 10 sec over according to someone I was playing with. I’m not a rule breaker for god sake quite the opposite. I’m just talking about the reality of it.

you clearly are a cheat picking and choosing which rules you wish to adhere too

challenge tour shoe cleaner you mean. You all talking *** probably tread behind your balls mark o neara all the time I’ve seen all the little tricks most choppers get up to. The one thing you all have in common is that you don’t show any knowledge of what actually happens never mind what is supposed to happen. Good bye.

 

[chrisd]

I give up it was 10 sec over according to someone I was playing with. I’m not a rule breaker for god sake quite the opposite. I’m just talking about the reality of it.

If you come on here and make a case for flouting the rules then you're gonna get shot down in flames - all your own making

 

[67 under par]

Fair enough. This site should be renamed jobs worth’s are us. Not one of you have spoke of the reality of what actually happens in 97% of fourballs. It’s very very rare that 1/ someone will pull you up for a perceived 10 sec over run 2/ someone times themselves. But it takes all sorts.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Surprised such a low arrogant handicap snob hits so many balls off line that he gets so wound up about only having three minutes to find his crap shots.

I was thinking just the same!

 

[robinthehood]

I wouldn't disagree, lots of people don't correctly time thier searches.
But 3 mins is plenty of time, most still give up pretty quick anyway.

 

[SammmeBee]

From Nov 20
Single strokeplay will be 95%
Single matchplay - 100%
4ball stroke - 85%
4ball match 95%

Stupid question but why is singles strokeplay not 100%?