Voyager EMH
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On many of our holes, if the tee markers are level with the permanent markers and you step backwards 4 yards, you are likely to fall down a slope or into some nettles or both.
This information, which I guess came from my rather convoluted posts must be read with caution.Instructions to greenkeeper. (I can genuinely only hope that I have interpreted this correctly)
1.
Measure backwards 4 yards from the permanent marker and then 2 club lengths forwards.
You should not put the tee-markers any further back than this.
2.
Measure forwards 2 yards and 2 club lengths from the permanent marker.
You should not put the tee-markers any further forward than this.
I shall be playing a social game from our yellow tees today. I shall take note of non-compliance.
I doubt number 1 will be infringed, but a few cases of number 2 infringement might be noted.
Never really cared much about this before. We all play the same course no matter where the tee markers are placed on the day.
If this is a permanent or regular thing , not approved by the County then no. I know of a club that had 100s of scores deleted from players records due to playing on a non compliant course in winter.If a course is 105 yards more or less than the measured yardage of the course, can rounds be used for handicapping?
What if a course is 95 metres more or less than the measured course?If this is a permanent or regular thing , not approved by the County then no. I know of a club that had 100s of scores deleted from players records due to playing on a non compliant course in winter.
A course is rarely just one side of compliant or the other. If they are clearly non compliant in an unauthorised and regular manner then it should not be used for handicapping.What if a course is 95 metres more or less than the measured course?
CoolA course is rarely just one side of compliant or the other. If they are clearly non compliant in an unauthorised and regular manner then it should not be used for handicapping.
Again, the odds of a course being a metre or a yard one side of the line or other is incredibly rare and is probably a one off early morning greenkeeping error. Courses are normally compliant or have their tees switched off when using forward unrated tees or mats. However if a course has a number of tees considerably (usually) shorter than the 10 yards, normally entirely different platforms in regular use, then they better watch out as EG will advise Counties to delete scores. All it takes is one player advising the County.Cool
So if a course is 108 yards outside the measured distance, you can probably put that in the category of not being "clearly" non-compliant, and therefore scores are acceptable for handicap. Especially as it is still within 100 metres.
It just strikes me as odd that the authorities have defined a specific distance, but casually used metres and yards as if they are the same thing.
I get all that, yet still no clearer why they used two completely different units.Again, the odds of a course being a metre or a yard one side of the line or other is incredibly rare and is probably a one off early morning greenkeeping error. Courses are normally compliant or have their tees switched off when using forward unrated tees or mats. However if a course has a number of tees considerably (usually) shorter than the 10 yards, normally entirely different platforms in regular use, then they better watch out as EG will advise Counties to delete scores. All it takes is one player advising the County.
Perhaps if you are virtual certain a club is a yard / metre in length.I get all that, yet still no clearer why they used two completely different units.
It is like saying a player can take an unplayable drop 2 club-lengths / metres from where the original ball lay
I suspect that they are really saying :I get all that, yet still no clearer why they used two completely different units.
It is like saying a player can take an unplayable drop 2 club-lengths / metres from where the original ball lay
European countries have a bit more wiggle room then to move their tees aboutI suspect that they are really saying :
If your country uses yards then 100 yards - if your country uses metres then 100 metres.
Yup, they can move 10 tees a full 2.8 feet further forward or back than ours - and they call it a World handicap system!European countries have a bit more wiggle room then to move their tees about
But their holes are always longer than oursYup, they can move 10 tees a full 2.8 feet further forward or back than ours - and they call it a World handicap system!
Since an inch has been defined in millimetres since July, 1959, make that 152.4 mm.Winter rules:
Pick, clean and place within 152mm.
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I think we are meant to round millimetres to the nearest whole number.Since an inch has been defined in millimetres since July, 1959, make that 152.4 mm.
The Europeans have bigger holes than us - it's in the definitions, "The hole must be 4 ¼ inches (108 mm) in diameter". They get 0.05 of a millimetre more than us.I think we are meant to round millimetres to the nearest whole number.
6 inches is bigger in the UK, naturally.
Those poor Europeans!
This will require machine precision and rounding is not permitted.The Europeans have bigger holes than us - it's in the definitions, "The hole must be 4 ¼ inches (108 mm) in diameter". They get 0.05 of a millimetre more than us.
I think we are meant to round millimetres to the nearest whole number.
6 inches is bigger in the UK, naturally.
Those poor Europeans!