How do you disqualify yourself?

[trevor]

Reading the other post about being disqualified reminded me of the time that someone said to me I should be disqualified but as I didn't know how to I just entered my scores as usual. What happened was I had a senior moment one week and forgot to sign my card so the following week I signed it before we started, I know I shouldn't but I did and all went well until the miserable sod I was playing with who had said virtually nothing the whole game said here's your card but you should be d/q for signing too early. I put my scores in the computer as normal but what should I have done? By the way it was only a seniors roll up qualifier and I think I came about 10th.

 

[Imurg]

We had a thread on this some time back and there's nothing in the rules that states when you have to sign your card.
To me it seems wrong to sign it before you go out but the rules just say sign the card so you shouldn't be dq'd

 

[woody69]

Nothing in the rules that say you must sign the card AFTER completion of the round. 6-6b just states it SHOULD be, so your FC was wrong

 

[guest100718]

Actually it's OK to sign your card before you play. Not a dq

 

[guest100718]

Ooh all at the same time.

 

[Fyldewhite]

The only requirement is that your card is signed when it is returned. When you sign it is up to you. No need to DQ yourself in this instance... the miserable sod was wrong.

If there was a valid reason then you enter card as normal and inform the committee of the reason for the DQ and they will record on system.

 

[BTatHome]

There was a thread on here about signing beforehand, I do it all the time ..... can't remember the outcome of the thread.

My opinion was that I wouldn't hand in the card until the card was correct (ie. All scores were correct) so why would it make any difference.

Anyway if I wished to DQ myself I would write DQ across the card and place in the box. I wouldn't put the scores into the computer, but I would tell someone of authority what I had done.

 

[rosecott]

There was a thread on here about signing beforehand, I do it all the time ..... can't remember the outcome of the thread.

My opinion was that I wouldn't hand in the card until the card was correct (ie. All scores were correct) so why would it make any difference.

Anyway if I wished to DQ myself I would write DQ across the card and place in the box. I wouldn't put the scores into the computer, but I would tell someone of authority what I had done.

You should enter your scores as it's perfectly possible to be DQ'd and have your handicap chopped. You would need to let the committee know the reason for DQ as there are some DQ reasons which mean that the scores are not acceptable and some which are.

 

[cliveb]

... the miserable sod I was playing with who had said virtually nothing the whole game said here's your card but you should be d/q for signing too early.

Ignoring the fact that he was wrong, if he really thought you should be DQ'd for signing the card early, why didn't he say so when you handed him your card before starting the round so you had a chance to correct the "mistake"? Such sportsmanship!

 

[rulefan]

Anyway if I wished to DQ myself I would write DQ across the card and place in the box. I wouldn't put the scores into the computer, but I would tell someone of authority what I had done.

If you do it frequently you could then be charged with building a handicap and possibly lose it.

 

[trevor]

Ignoring the fact that he was wrong, if he really thought you should be DQ'd for signing the card early, why didn't he say so when you handed him your card before starting the round so you had a chance to correct the "mistake"? Such sportsmanship!

Exactly, that is just what I thought but that's the sort of person he is.
Thanks for the replies, might just carry on signing my card when I write it out then.

 

[BTatHome]

If you do it frequently you could then be charged with building a handicap and possibly lose it.

Keep doing what?

 

[bladeplayer]

As per the title ? can you DQ yourself ? I didn't think you could ..

 

[rosecott]

Exactly, that is just what I thought but that's the sort of person he is.
Thanks for the replies, might just carry on signing my card when I write it out then.

As long as you remember that it's not the physical act of signing that is important. It is meant to be a confirmation that you have checked that the gross scores have been correctly recorded. If you sign before you start the round it still signifies that the gross scores have been checked when you submit the card.

 

[rulefan]

Keep doing what?

What I quoted you as saying

Originally Posted by

BTatHome

Anyway if I wished to DQ myself I would write DQ across the card and place in the box. I wouldn't put the scores into the computer, but I would tell someone of authority what I had done

 

[BTatHome]

Wow, so you decide to take a hypothetical situation and took it on one direction to make that statement! Thanks!

 

[rulefan]

Wow, so you decide to take a hypothetical situation and took it on one direction to make that statement! Thanks!

How was I supposed to know it was a hypo? It seemed to be an answer to the thread title.