DQ or not?

[needmoreclub]

Question for the knowledgable amongst us gents.

Competition day, members card marked by AN Other who records correct score at each hole but adds up incorrectly giving final score of 69 instead of 72, player signs for the 69 and enters his card. Is he DQ'd?

 

[BTatHome]

Afaik you are signing for the score on each hole, not for the adding up

 

[Val]

Responsible for score at each hole not total! If there's been a dq it needs to be questioned

 

[needmoreclub]

BT/Val,
Thanks guys, subject of much debate this morning at the club.

 

[Iaing]

As long as the score entered for each individual hole is correct, it is the committees responsibility to add up, or indeed correct any arithmetical errors with no penalty to the player.

Decision 6-6d/2

 

[needmoreclub]

Thanks Iain

 

[chrisd]

Had it happen to me recently. All the scores added to what I made totals so didn't check the boxes. The eejit doing my card put 2 scores wrong in boxes and added them up wrong, so was given a nett 70 rather than 68!

 

[rosecott]

Had it happen to me recently. All the scores added to what I made totals so didn't check the boxes. The eejit doing my card put 2 scores wrong in boxes and added them up wrong, so was given a nett 70 rather than 68!

It takes only about 20 seconds to cross-check the the individual hole-by-hole gross scores with your marker - could save you some heartache!

 

[Stub]

As long as hole scores are correct it is up to Committee to check arithmetic and apply correct handicap.

 

[chrisd]

It takes only about 20 seconds to cross-check the the individual hole-by-hole gross scores with your marker - could save you some heartache!

I do agree and wont make the mistake again but it also it only takes a few seconds to check that the score you write down is the right one!

 

[stevelev]

Like others have said, the marker and player are only responsible for putting in scores & signing. everything else is committe's responsibility so any errors are for them to correct. No DQ

 

[Foxholer]

It takes only about 20 seconds to cross-check the the individual hole-by-hole gross scores with your marker - could save you some heartache!

Yep. Never trust you eejit Marker. Even if he's a Pro. There's certainly been incidents where incorrect scores have been expensive. Roberto de Vicenzo?

 

[thecraw]

Why was it not picked up when it was entered into the computer?