sev112
Tour Winner
I thought i'd asked this but couldnt find evidence that i have - must be getting old
Club match at the weekend, singles matchplay , par 4 dogleg left, oppo cuts corner 120 ish to go, i am 170 out.
I hit through the back of the green and so hit a provisional into the front bunker - as it turned out it was sitting up nicely.
Oppo hit his to edge of green ,a nd becasue he was 30 odd yards ahead of me, he said he would go to the back of teh green and let me know whether the ball was still in play or off the course. (It had gone over the tee box close to OOB). he gets there and shouts back "it's ok it's still in play".
So i pick up the provisional from the bunker and walk around the green and around the tee to "my" ball.
Except it's not my ball, and my (YELLOW!) ball is clearly off the course.
I've picked up my provisional.
Whilst i know at that point i could walk back 200 yards and play another one to the green, playing 4, when he is on the green in 2, should the hole have been mine ?
I think not, as it was still my decision to pick up the provisional whatever he said, but at least one of my colleagues thinks he gave me duff information (what with the fact that i had been playing a yellow ball all teh way round) and therefore he lost the hole for that - i'm not sure.
(nice chap though, was clear to me that he didnt do it deliberately)
Thoughts
Club match at the weekend, singles matchplay , par 4 dogleg left, oppo cuts corner 120 ish to go, i am 170 out.
I hit through the back of the green and so hit a provisional into the front bunker - as it turned out it was sitting up nicely.
Oppo hit his to edge of green ,a nd becasue he was 30 odd yards ahead of me, he said he would go to the back of teh green and let me know whether the ball was still in play or off the course. (It had gone over the tee box close to OOB). he gets there and shouts back "it's ok it's still in play".
So i pick up the provisional from the bunker and walk around the green and around the tee to "my" ball.
Except it's not my ball, and my (YELLOW!) ball is clearly off the course.
I've picked up my provisional.
Whilst i know at that point i could walk back 200 yards and play another one to the green, playing 4, when he is on the green in 2, should the hole have been mine ?
I think not, as it was still my decision to pick up the provisional whatever he said, but at least one of my colleagues thinks he gave me duff information (what with the fact that i had been playing a yellow ball all teh way round) and therefore he lost the hole for that - i'm not sure.
(nice chap though, was clear to me that he didnt do it deliberately)
Thoughts