SaintHacker
Journeyman Pro
Just a question thats popped into my head. Who fills in a pros scorecard? Do they swap cards, fill in their own, do the caddies do it?
Do pro players swap cards?
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PJ87
Journeyman Pro
from what ive seen they dont swap no.. they mark their own card.. sign it at the end and hand it in
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Seen plenty tv coverage of players walking from 18th green into recorders hut... never ever seen two players swap cards though
KenL
Tour Rookie
I'm pretty sure they do swap cards. There have times when players have signed for the wrong score. Surely they wouldn't write the wrong score on their own card?
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guest100718
Guest
yes they do.
Capella
Journeyman Pro
I know that in the rare cases that a player goes out on his or her own (like because the other player from the group withdrew or the like) they are assigned a marker, so I suppose they must swap cards usually.
PaulyMcK
Assistant Pro
Yes they do swap cards.
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Aside from local rules the rules for professionals are the same as amateurs in Golf?
Duckster
Tour Rookie
Yes they do swap. They don't normally use the courses card as they don't really need the info we normally have (SI etc...) just simple hole number, yardage and par.
They also have a perforated strip for the player to mark his own score which he can rip off and hold alongside his card to easily double check that his FC has got the scores right.
This is a pic of Justin Thomas's from the Sony Open last year.
They also have a perforated strip for the player to mark his own score which he can rip off and hold alongside his card to easily double check that his FC has got the scores right.
This is a pic of Justin Thomas's from the Sony Open last year.
*TQ*
Club Champion
I think the reason you don't see them swapping cards is because they're pre-printed and the starter gives them out the right way round (ie already swapped).
Is there even a requirement to swap cards in golf ???
2blue
Journeyman Pro
EngGolf provide exactly this for their events..... there’s even a Recording caravan for final check & processing. As close as Ill ever get to ‘the big time’!!! Considerate marshalling as well keeps things moving ðŸ‘ðŸ‘
Jacko_G
Blackballed
I think Mark Roe may confirm what happens when you don't swap cards!!!!!
http://www.skysports.com/golf/the-o...ls-his-disqualification-from-the-open-in-2003
http://www.skysports.com/golf/the-o...ls-his-disqualification-from-the-open-in-2003
He was dq'd for signing the wrong card. Serious question, is there anything in the rules you have to swap cards, I honestly don't know.
HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
I think that the fact you can't mark your own card in any competition (official) must mean something but hey ho why doesn't one just look up the rule book.
pogle
Head Pro
The rules require the marker to check the player's score after each hole and record the player's score. I suppose the player could keep his own card and hand it over after each hole and then take it back after the marker has recorded it, but that would probably lead to even more problems.
Andy
Tour Winner
The card has a space for the marker to sign and the player, is the player going to sign both?
That's not what I asked. I've done a Google and can't actually find anything that says players must swap cards.
hovis
Tour Winner
but a score card need a markers signature to be valid.
Absolutely and everyone swaps cards that I've ever played with but is it in the rules you must swap....its taken as read but is it a rule ?
