SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
And so my match today. Having got all square on the 18th we went up the 1st as it got dark. We halved the hole and stood by the 2nd tee peering up the fairway to see if we could see it. Well we could….just. My opponent suggested we stop as it was too dark. I wanted to play on…my logic being that as I was giving him a shot on the hole…a par 4 playing a lot longer than it’s 450yds…I’d take my chances given the darkness. I was 99% certain that if we stopped we’d come back and start on the 2nd giving a shot on a par 4 I was unlikely to reach in two. All my opponent would have to do would be to get a 5 and I’d be in trouble. If I lost the hole in the dark today, and so the match, then so be it.
So two questions.
1) Was I right thinking that if I wanted to continue then it was my right to insist…or could my opponent have said No, he wasn’t playing it in the dark - he was walking in and would seek guidance on what to do about stopping play due to the dark.
2) Was I right in thinking we’d have to pick up where we’d left off. Or could we agree to decide either do that or to replay the full round. If a replay was an option who decides if we disagree on our course of action.
In the event we played the hole and I got a half against the shot. But it was almost pitch dark as we finished off. We had to walk in. We’ve booked a tee time for a replay if that is what we decide to do (or if that is what is decided for us)
So two questions.
1) Was I right thinking that if I wanted to continue then it was my right to insist…or could my opponent have said No, he wasn’t playing it in the dark - he was walking in and would seek guidance on what to do about stopping play due to the dark.
2) Was I right in thinking we’d have to pick up where we’d left off. Or could we agree to decide either do that or to replay the full round. If a replay was an option who decides if we disagree on our course of action.
In the event we played the hole and I got a half against the shot. But it was almost pitch dark as we finished off. We had to walk in. We’ve booked a tee time for a replay if that is what we decide to do (or if that is what is decided for us)
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