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[Vikingman]

In a medal round a player tees off, walks to his ball and plays his second shot. After searching he cannot find his ball but instead of going back to the point from where he played his second shot he goes all the way back to the tee. He tees off again and on walking to his ball his playing partners inform him of his error. He then picks up this ball and procedes to the original point of his second shot. On reaching this point he drops his ball and then takes a further 5 shots to hole out. What is his score on the hole?

 

[doublebogey7]

By my reckoning he should write 10 on his card. That's his first 2 strokes, 2 for playing from the wrong place, 1 for stroke & distance and 5 strokes strokes at the end.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I can certainly see how I could top a tee shot into horrid stuff a couple of yards in front of the tee. Find my ball; take my second shot; and lose that ball in more horrid stuff only a further couple of yards in front of me. I am still only a handful of yards from the tee. Very easy to imagine I could just go back the few yards and tee off again. I'd be wrong. But I can see how I could lose track of what I'd done and what my options were.

 

[Colin L]

I had to move on from my fingers to counting on my toes. I make it 14 and an early retiral to the bar for a stiffener to counter the shock.

Plays 2 shots and loses ball.
Stroke and distance but plays 4th from wrong place getting 2 penalty strokes.
Not a serious breach and should carry on by playing his 7th shot from where he lies.
Picks up and plays 7th shot from wrong place getting 2 penalty strokes.
Let's be kind and assume this wasn't a serious breach. He carries on and plays his 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and pots with his 14th stroke
Holes out in 14

Any advance on 14?

 

[Orikoru]

I was going to guess 12. Two shots played, then takes stroke and distance (+1), but in the wrong place by going from the tee (+2). Hits tee shot (+1). Then tries to correct his error by taking a drop where he should have done (+1 for that drop). So that's seven, then the five more to get in the hole makes 12.

Edit: His name isn't David Duval is it?

 

[doublebogey7]

I had to move on from my fingers to counting on my toes. I make it 14 and an early retiral to the bar for a stiffener to counter the shock.

Plays 2 shots and loses ball.
Stroke and distance but plays 4th from wrong place getting 2 penalty strokes.
Not a serious breach and should carry on by playing his 7th shot from where he lies.
Picks up and plays 7th shot from wrong place getting 2 penalty strokes.
Let's be kind and assume this wasn't a serious breach. He carries on and plays his 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and pots with his 14th stroke
Holes out in 14

Any advance on 14?

In hindsight I concur

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Who are these people who do these things? ?

And why don't their mates stop them? ?‍

In an ideal world. However I would suggest the "mates" are no wiser on the rules than the poor soul racking up the score by making mistake over mistake.

 

[robinthehood]

Id be nr ing after about the 8th shot I reckon....

 

[robinthehood]

In an ideal world. However I would suggest the "mates" are no wiser on the rules than the poor soul racking up the score by making mistake over mistake.

It's a pretty basic rule ....

 

[Orikoru]

In an ideal world. However I would suggest the "mates" are no wiser on the rules than the poor soul racking up the score by making mistake over mistake.

Well they seem to have let him walk all the way back to the tee, hit a ball and then walk all the way up again before telling him he made a mistake. Wouldn't you shout after him once he started walking back too far?

 

[Neilds]

Well they seem to have let him walk all the way back to the tee, hit a ball and then walk all the way up again before telling him he made a mistake. Wouldn't you shout after him once he started walking back too far?

Maybe they thought he had enough and was going home ?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

It's a pretty basic rule ....

I think I'll just declare that statement lost...

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Well they seem to have let him walk all the way back to the tee, hit a ball and then walk all the way up again before telling him he made a mistake. Wouldn't you shout after him once he started walking back too far?

Do we know the exact scenario, the guy might only be a few yards from the front of the tee...in which case I can imagine it quite easy to get it wrong and think you can just go back to where you started...the tee...

Top your tee shot and it ploughs into long stuff just off front of tee. Have a good hack at it and it goes in deeper and can't be found. In red mist of frustration just goes back onto the tee...

 

[Vikingman]

The ball was lost approx 380 yards from the tee. Ignore the playing partners. So how many shots should he record?

 

[Colin L]

The ball was lost approx 380 yards from the tee. Ignore the playing partners. So how many shots should he record?

14. See post #4

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

The ball was lost approx 380 yards from the tee. Ignore the playing partners. So how many shots should he record?

OK - so player confusion due to proximity of tee is no longer an excuse (I was trying to be understanding of confusion ). Others more knowledgeable of the rules than I have done the counting. I'd always go with them so @ColinL's 14 sounds good to me.

 

[Colin L]

OK - so player confusion due to proximity of tee is no longer an excuse (I was trying to be understanding of confusion ). Others more knowledgeable of the rules than I have done the counting. I'd always go with them so @ColinL's 14 sounds good to me.

Open to challenge of course.

 

[mikejohnchapman]

Perhaps he should only enter stableford competitions in future?