bobmac
Major Champion
In my opinion, yes.
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In my opinion, yes.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Ditto to Rulefan's comments
The USGA Rules pages are far better laid out then the R&A ones on their respective websites
tobybarker
Active member
Let's start a thread discussing what we think of the 3rd party who reported it.... No way I would do that for this breach.
salfordlad
Well-known member
Why would you possibly want to target someone for raising a legitimate rules issue? I can only suggest you have a careful read of Rule 20.1c(2), this is simply what the rules require of everyone in a stroke play competition.
tobybarker
Active member
You live by your moral code, I'll live by mine. It's a monthly medal not the open fgs
DickInShorts
Newbie
Whatever the golf competition us competitors don’t get to choose which rules we will - or will not - play to.
Once you allow discretion then no strokeplay competition would be valid for all competitors as there would be different players playing to different rules
tobybarker
Active member
I am referring not to the rules break but to the person who sees this from another hole and reports it. I wouldn't do so.
rulefan
Tour Winner
As you would be prepared to breach one rule, which other rules would you ignore?
You see an elderly lady sneak a couple of packets of cigarettes into her bag whilst the assistant's back is turned. Do you report it?
salfordlad
Well-known member
I cannot fathom why anyone would be whining and criticizing another person for trying to ensure that the rules are observed in a monthly medal. You are absolutely welcome to your own moral code.
tobybarker
Active member
That's very generous of you
tobybarker
Active member
Do you stick to 30mph when instructed, or to 70 on the motorway? This could go on all day. Enough.
bobmac
Major Champion
Ah, but traffic police can use their discretion when dealing with possible life changing incidents, whereas golf rules are so important that no discetion is permitted under any circumstances.
wjemather
Well-known member
You are demonstrating a total lack of respect for the person involved and rest of the players in the competition.
I can't help but wonder how your morals stack up when the person who you have allowed to unknowingly break the rules ends up winning something. How do you suppose they would feel if they became aware that they shouldn't have won but did because you essentially cheated on their behalf (never mind the person who should have won)? Or when they break the same rule again in a different competition because they didn't learn this time, and the resultant penalty costs them a win.
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rulefan
Tour Winner
As it happens, I do.
The Dog.
Active member
Neither would I.
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
What a class thread.
Dude who hit the ball is a legend - dude who reported the incident is a legend too - why? Because of threads like these
Honestly, why the hell would you do that in a medal.. dying here
Dude who hit the ball is a legend - dude who reported the incident is a legend too - why? Because of threads like these
Honestly, why the hell would you do that in a medal..
dying here
Old Skier
Tour Winner
His rule only comes into play if he is in the winners enclosure
Swango1980
Well-known member
I think you fried your own brain, and statements like this prove you are in a complete muddle. If I just about holed a putt, I see that as I HOLED the putt, but maybe it did a 360 round the hole before dropping. If I just about made the train, then I got on the train just before it left.
