conceding a putt

[Shaunmg]

During our club pairs match play knock out comp this week, my partner had a 2ft putt to win the hole and take us 1 up. Our opponents asked him to pick the ball up, conceding the putt and the hole. He took a casual tap at the hole and missed. I considered he had he declined the concession and missed the putt, so the earlier putt I made halved the hole. Our opponents agreed.

I was I correct?

 

[brendy]

Once its given, its given.

 

[duncan mackie]

I considered he had he declined the concession and missed the putt,........

I was I correct?

No

A concession cannot be declined; so it wouldn't matter what was either said ("no thank you") or done (casually tapped and missed).

 

[Kellfire]

Hope you didn't halve the match or lose one down after that mistake. I think your opponents might have known exactly what happened!

 

[buggerlugs]

Once a put is given any put after that is just a practise put and doesn't count

 

[louise_a]

what the others said, once conceded thats it!

 

[Hobbit]

A concession cannot be withdrawn or declined.

 

[pbrown7582]

Not a good idea playing a putt that's given, it's it my pocket and away although it can't be retracted just saves any hassles.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Important to know these basics when playing matchplay as there are some scurrilous bounders about that will feed off this type of mis-understanding

 

[6inchcup]

During our club pairs match play knock out comp this week, my partner had a 2ft putt to win the hole and take us 1 up. Our opponents asked him to pick the ball up, conceding the putt and the hole. He took a casual tap at the hole and missed. I considered he had he declined the concession and missed the putt, so the earlier putt I made halved the hole. Our opponents agreed.

I was I correct?

you called against your partner in a matchplay comp!!!!bet he loved you,seems bad 4 players and not one knows the rules.

 

[rosecott]

you called against your partner in a matchplay comp!!!!bet he loved you,seems bad 4 players and not one knows the rules.

I think maybe two of them knew.

 

[woody69]

During our club pairs match play knock out comp this week, my partner had a 2ft putt to win the hole and take us 1 up. Our opponents asked him to pick the ball up, conceding the putt and the hole. He took a casual tap at the hole and missed. I considered he had he declined the concession and missed the putt, so the earlier putt I made halved the hole. Our opponents agreed.

I was I correct?

Err no and I have to ask the question, why?!

 

[Colin L]

.......... there are some scurrilous bounders about ....... /QUOTE]

Gad, Sir, how right you are. There are scurrilous bounders abounding. Chap at my Club last week had to be spoken to by the Secretary - turning the pages of his Times far too loudly.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

you called against your partner in a matchplay comp!!!!bet he loved you,seems bad 4 players and not one knows the rules.

One of them didn't even know that they were playing 4BBB. [Pairs, hurrumph]

 

[DCB]

I never get opponents like the OP and his partner. It's not fair


In all seriousness though, it pays to get a reasonable understanding of the rules if you play this great game regularly. Time to ask santa for a Decisions book if you don't have one already.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I think they should go back to the 1960's rule that the opponent was the only person who could ask for a ball to be marked. No penalty for hitting a ball in matchplay.

You could do good in offs and stops.
Mind you sometimes it backfired and you accidently put your opponents ball in the hole.

 

[Colin L]

I think they should go back to the 1960's rule that the opponent was the only person who could ask for a ball to be marked. No penalty for hitting a ball in matchplay.

You could do good in offs and stops.
Mind you sometimes it backfired and you accidently put your opponents ball in the hole.

It might be helpful to clarify what Doon frae Troon is probably referring to here since you can still do "in-offs and stops" - if your opponent is daft enough to leave his ball in a position where it could help you. In the 1960s, if your opponent lifted his ball on the green to clean it, you had the right to have it replaced before you played so in effect you were guaranteed the chance to use his ball to your advantage.

Another change of course is that now if you knock your opponent's ball into the hole, he would have to replace it. Then, as Doon frae Troon says, he would have been deemed to have holed out with his last stroke.

 

[Shaunmg]

you called against your partner in a matchplay comp!!!!bet he loved you,seems bad 4 players and not one knows the rules.

Well I thought that was what made golf different to other sports, you call penatlies on yourself.

Regarding rules; I bow to your superior Knowledge, It must be great to know everything, I wish I did. There are even professional golfers who don’t know all the rules. I’ve actually seen them on the telly asking for guidance. :mmm:


The truth is we they weren’t sure and I had been told in a previous friendly and accepted it as so. However we did agree to seek clarification in club house. However it was not checked up as we won anyway 3 and 2. I can assure if it had gone to play off clarification would have been sort in the club house

 

[Big D 88]

In all seriousness though, it pays to get a reasonable understanding of the rules if you play this great game regularly. Time to ask santa for a Decisions book if you don't have one already.

you called against your partner in a matchplay comp!!!!bet he loved you,seems bad 4 players and not one knows the rules.

Why have a 'Rules of Golf' section of the forum if you're going to belittle anyone asking for advice on a rule?

 

[duncan mackie]

Well I thought that was what made golf different to other sports, you call penatlies on yourself.

Regarding rules; I bow to your superior Knowledge, It must be great to know everything, I wish I did. There are even professional golfers who don’t know all the rules. I’ve actually seen them on the telly asking for guidance. :mmm:


The truth is we they weren’t sure and I had been told in a previous friendly and accepted it as so. However we did agree to seek clarification in club house. However it was not checked up as we won anyway 3 and 2. I can assure if it had gone to play off clarification would have been sort in the club house

whilst not everyone knows the rules, and I would even agree that no one actually knows a rule for every situation (because they don't exist that way) do not be fooled by the activities of professional golfers on TV; it's nothing to do with knowing the rules and everything to do with protecting themselves by the rules ie if they do what they are told by the Rules Official they are covered.

finally, I don't understand your reference to "I can assure if it had gone to play off clarification would have been sort in the club house" there is nothing to clarify that could change the situation at that point. For there to be anything to clarify at any point there has to have been a valid timely claim ie before teeing off at the next hole you and your partner would have had to claim that your partner's putt was conceeded and therefore counted - job done. You now play the match out on the basis that you are either right or wrong ie the match score can be one of two possible scores at any point and is played out until both are final; a decision is made by the committee when you get back in and the correct match result established. No-one gets heated and everyone blames the committee!