Played my first comp for about 4 months today, with the course in surprisingly decent condition but a little soft around the edges, and managed to plug it in the rough twice on approach shots.
I didn't know whether there was a Local Rule in force extending relief to through the green, so on both occasions played a second ball, with a view to finding out for sure later. Neither of my fellow-competitors were sure, although other players we asked out there all seemed pretty sure you did get relief.
When we got back to the clubhouse we asked in the pro shop and he too was pretty sure there was something up on the noticeboard, but we couldn't find anything.
I was beginning to think I was going to have to sign for the two higher scores, even though everyone else out there was clearly taking relief under similar circumstances, and that would probably have made the difference between buffer zone or not.
Fortunately, we managed to get hold of the chairman of greens on the phone who confirmed that there was a Local Rule in force, so the lower scores stood.
But if we hadn't been able to get hold of him, it would have been pretty galling having to sign for the higher scores, knowing that 90% of the field was taking relief under similar circumstances.
What would you have done?
I didn't know whether there was a Local Rule in force extending relief to through the green, so on both occasions played a second ball, with a view to finding out for sure later. Neither of my fellow-competitors were sure, although other players we asked out there all seemed pretty sure you did get relief.
When we got back to the clubhouse we asked in the pro shop and he too was pretty sure there was something up on the noticeboard, but we couldn't find anything.
I was beginning to think I was going to have to sign for the two higher scores, even though everyone else out there was clearly taking relief under similar circumstances, and that would probably have made the difference between buffer zone or not.
Fortunately, we managed to get hold of the chairman of greens on the phone who confirmed that there was a Local Rule in force, so the lower scores stood.
But if we hadn't been able to get hold of him, it would have been pretty galling having to sign for the higher scores, knowing that 90% of the field was taking relief under similar circumstances.
What would you have done?