DQed but at least I still got cut.

[louise_a]

Played pretty decently today had a net 73, we swapped cards and then stuck mine in my pocket while I put my clubs in the car, went inside changed my shoes then realised I hadn't put my card n the box, put it in the box and didn't think anything of it until the handicap secretary told my that I had been disqualified, I hadn't signed my card! What a numpty.
CSS was 74 and I would have been 2nd, I wasn't bother about missing out on that and happily I still got a 0.3 cut.

 

[Hobbit]

I do the same every few years. It happens, you're human. Well played, and congrats on the cut.

 

[duncan mackie]

never know if it's good, or bad, to get these reminders that you are human.

it happens a lot more often than most realise!

 

[garyinderry]

I couldn't finish my round on Tuesday as I had to start work. 30 points through 14holes. I went home and my card was still in my bag. whoops.

0.1 and a DQ. doesn't look great.

 

[Jabba]

Well played. I like your attitude too, the handicap cut's the goal.

 

[Captainron]

You're playing well while the weather is good. :thup:

 

[Siren]

Well played!

 

[49neil]

I did similar at the weekend

didn't sign the book, scored 37 points, but got cut 0.6 as CSS went up by a shot to 73

Won't do that again!

 

[Hacker Khan]

Played pretty decently today had a net 73, we swapped cards and then stuck mine in my pocket while I put my clubs in the car, went inside changed my shoes then realised I hadn't put my card n the box, put it in the box and didn't think anything of it until the handicap secretary told my that I had been disqualified, I hadn't signed my card! What a numpty.
CSS was 74 and I would have been 2nd, I wasn't bother about missing out on that and happily I still got a 0.3 cut.

As a non member of a club I just find it strange and a bit pathetic that people are disqualified for making a genuine mistake like not signing a card. Why on earth could you have not signed it when he told you, and that was that? Can't help thinking some sad people get some kind of pleasure from disqualifying people, no doubt doing it in some adenonal whiny voice. I know people will say rules are rules, etc etc, but to me it just makes the game look a bit stupid and you just think, use a bit of common sense you sad person.

Well done on the cut anyway.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I did similar at the weekend

didn't sign the book, scored 73 points, but got cut 0.6 as CSS went up by a shot to 73

Won't do that again!

That's confused me ?

 

[49neil]

That's a typo, was 37 points, and CSS went up by 1 (so effectively 38 pts) and a 0.6 cut

sorry!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

As a non member of a club I just find it strange and a bit pathetic that people are disqualified for making a genuine mistake like not signing a card. Why on earth could you have not signed it when he told you, and that was that? Can't help thinking some sad people get some kind of pleasure from disqualifying people, no doubt doing it in some adenonal whiny voice. I know people will say rules are rules, etc etc, but to me it just makes the game look a bit stupid and you just think, use a bit of common sense you sad person.

Well done on the cut anyway.

But it is the rules - a number of people forget to sign cards or put handicap on cards etc

It's nothing to do with getting satisfaction or lack of common sense - it's just following the rules. Everyone knows them

 

[User20205]

As a non member of a club I just find it strange and a bit pathetic that people are disqualified for making a genuine mistake like not signing a card. Why on earth could you have not signed it when he told you, and that was that? Can't help thinking some sad people get some kind of pleasure from disqualifying people, no doubt doing it in some adenonal whiny voice. I know people will say rules are rules, etc etc, but to me it just makes the game look a bit stupid and you just think, use a bit of common sense you sad person.

Well done on the cut anyway.

Signing your card is one of the cornerstones of golf, I'd expect to be dq'd if I forgot to sign. It does sound like 'rules and rules' but self regulation of the rules is a cornerstone of the game, without them the game is a nonsense. See the matchplay thread for an example of what can happen if they are ignored.

I wouldn't expect you to get it, you seem to dislike everything most golf clubs stand for, it seems a strange attitude when you play the game you reluctantly go and play at these places, whilst all the time, secretly scheming to bring them down.

I'm amazed you can pick up a club without being physically sick.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Signing your card is one of the cornerstones of golf, I'd expect to be dq'd if I forgot to sign. It does sound like 'rules and rules' but self regulation of the rules is a cornerstone of the game, without them the game is a nonsense. See the matchplay thread for an example of what can happen if they are ignored.

I wouldn't expect you to get it, you seem to dislike everything most golf clubs stand for, it seems a strange attitude when you play the game you reluctantly go and play at these places, whilst all the time, secretly scheming to bring them down.

I'm amazed you can pick up a club without being physically sick.

I manage to contain my physical revulsion and hide my copy of socialist worker in my bag

I just can't see why some common sense can not be applied in cases like this. Some rules in all sports have common sense applied to them to some degree, and if someone has clearly forgotten to sign a card then what is the problem with applying some common sense and letting them sign it afterwards? As surely there is a difference between out right cheating and not signing a card. As in effect that is what the person has been classed as, classed as the same as someone who has cheated.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

If you don't sign your card then your round isn't completed - it's quite a simple rule and it's a simple thing to do.

We all know the rule - at lot of clubs don't sort the cards out until the next day or maybe even a couple days later. Would you like the comp guys to then phone everyone to get them to sign for their cards two days or maybe three days later ? What if the person is away for a week ? Let them sign it then ?

Nope sorry - cards are signed when entered into the box.

 

[IanG]

I didn't realise you could still get a cut even though you are DQ-ed from the competition, I'd have assumed it was an automatic +0.1. Interesting, and I wonder if that is applied universally at all clubs.

 

[louise_a]

You are signing to say the score someone else has put down for you is correct, I only have myself to blame.

As for not doing it again, well after marking my ball on the fringe last year, I said the same thing, only to do the same thing last week.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

When you pay your few quid to enter you agree to abide by the rules of that comp and that includes completing a scorecard correctly and submitting it. Signing a card is one of those rules of golf we all know we should do but like many I've forgotten to do it myself. It happens and at least there was a cut to soften the pain

 

[User20205]

I manage to contain my physical revulsion and hide my copy of socialist worker in my bag

I just can't see why some common sense can not be applied in cases like this. Some rules in all sports have common sense applied to them to some degree, and if someone has clearly forgotten to sign a card then what is the problem with applying some common sense and letting them sign it afterwards? As surely there is a difference between out right cheating and not signing a card. As in effect that is what the person has been classed as, classed as the same as someone who has cheated.

If you allow signing afterwards for one then you'd have to allow it for all. It then becomes open to abuse

It's the kind of thing you only do once. It's all about the cut anyway :thup:

on a side note, if I find a golf club that will allow you to wear your Che Guevara t shirt, some cut off jeans and sandals with socks, shall I arrange a forum meet???

 

[Fyldewhite]

There are lots of rules you can break without meaning to. I accidentally kicked my ball, I accidentally dropped my club on a ball, accidentally played the wrong ball etc etc. All of these I've done. None of these I've done on purpose. Common sense would say "just put the ball back where it was" and it's true that if I did that I would have gained no advantage so could seem perfectly reasonable. However, every single rule is there for a reason (sometimes hard to see admittedly) and signing your card is simply the way that has been accepted as a line in the sand, for the avoidance of all doubt, that the player and his marker are happy the score recorded is correct. If you didn't have the rule then nobody would sign and potential chaos after each and every comp.