Another seven matches had not been played. My club is very strict on (not) granting extensions for individual matches unless there are extraordinary circumstances…usually personal.
That's it, you're out I'm afraid.
As said. I don’t know. There may have been other constraints that meant ‘I’ knew I could not play in any extension if one were granted - maybe I just couldn’t be bothered playing a reduced course in poor conditions. My question was the general one about the position under the rules and what folks might think they would do if I could have played in an extension period.
How would you ensure the progression of a knockout competition without having deadlines?
Yep. Very strong possibility the party that conceded couldn't care less. I'm part-way through a winter pairs league and am looking forward to it being all over so I can concentrate on fun time social golf again.
This seems to me to be the perfect approach and I agree with Rulie that there are far to many on here all too happy to advocate ignoring the Rules.
Pairs matches are always a royal pain in the bottom to sort. This time of year you find there is always one who can't carry or doesn't want to play as its too cold/wet etc and in the summer with holidays it is even harder. Glad I didn't enter our winter knockout this year (my partner and both forgot and missed the deadline but a blessing in disguise with the course closures etc
In matchplay, can one (both?) players ignore a rule breach and therefore the concession could be withdrawn? Not sure on the exact details on this so just asking the question.
Do you think so? The first round of our one and only winter comp, a Greensomes knockout, was drawn in October and slated to be completed by mid-November. Looking at the draw sheet yesterday, only one first round match has been completed and the completion date for each round has been changed so many times the sheet is an inch thick with Tipex.
