Course Conditions changed during competition

[georgedooley]

Hello
I'm looking for some help.
We have a weekend qualifying competition held on a Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday the course was in good condition and we had placing on the fairway only and all bunkers in play.
Saturday night and Sunday morning was very wet and the course management posted a notice that all bunkers were out of play and players get a free drop out.
What should happend with this competition? Course conditions were different on both days. also rules of golf do not allow all bunkers be taken out of play.
Looking forward to help here.

 

[duncan mackie]

Hello
I'm looking for some help.
We have a weekend qualifying competition held on a Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday the course was in good condition and we had placing on the fairway only and all bunkers in play.
Saturday night and Sunday morning was very wet and the course management posted a notice that all bunkers were out of play and players get a free drop out.
What should happend with this competition? Course conditions were different on both days. also rules of golf do not allow all bunkers be taken out of play.
Looking forward to help here.

probably more one for the Rules forum - may well get moved there.

however, in simple terms

1. conditions change all the time, that they did so here over an alternate day competition rather than morning to afternoon is just one of those things. Note separate CSS's will be calculated for each day for handicapping anyway.
2. As you say, the committee shouldn't play the second day as a Q event in any case with all the bunkers out of play. The course simply wasn't fit for competition play.

Day 1 should remain as a Q comp for handicapping, day 2 should be NQ - what the committee choose to do about winners is a completely separate thing (and good luck to them - there's no right or wrong answer). If it's an important club comp I would be tempted to play and pay day 1 as a simple comp and re-schedule the overall comp for a later date. My opinion doesn't make it a right answer though.

 

[rulefan]

2. As you say, the committee shouldn't play the second day as a Q event in any case with all the bunkers out of play. The course simply wasn't fit for competition play.

As more than 50% of the bunkers were out of play, it cannot be a qualifier.

I agree with the rest of what you say though.

 

[duncan mackie]

As more than 50% of the bunkers were out of play, it cannot be a qualifier.

I agree with the rest of what you say

Just realised you were really referencing my use of the word shouldn't in the context of the rule book....agreed I should have used mustn't.

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

In a recent shotgun start comp the weather at the 8.30 start was horrendous - we were soaked through for hours.
The 1.30 start enjoyed sunshine for several hours.
The club awarded two prizes - am and pm.

 

[chrisd]

My old club used to run several two day comps and if the weather changed markedly they would just split it into two seperate day comps