rulefan
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How many golfers actually play in the sort of competition that has a transport Condition of Competition?
It will make no difference to the world of ordinary golf. Will you stop playing as a result?
Molinari DQ
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How many golfers actually play in the sort of competition that has a transport Condition of Competition?
It will make no difference to the world of ordinary golf. Will you stop playing as a result?
Foxholer
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Golfers will just shake their heads and get on with it as a quirk. It is the perception to non golfers that matters. They are the potential golfers who can be slightly intimidated by the mryiad of odd rules that they fear falling foul of. It is the drip drip effect.
turkish
Journeyman Pro
And never gets another job! Very sensible!
LOL just making a point it's not the players fault
Old Skier
Tour Winner
He should employ a caddy who knows the rules.
MadAdey
Money List Winner
Harsh....Yes, but the rules are the rules. If his caddie has messed up then he needs to hire a caddie that knows them, especially the ones that affect him. Im not saying he should be a rules guru, but if a rule is specifically affects a caddies actions and what he can do during a round then he should know them at least.
Crow
Crow Person
I'm a golfer and this had completely passed me by until I saw this thread so I doubt many non-golfers will have noticed it.
To me the rules are the rules and if you want to enter a competition then they have to be followed.
With many years of continuous and ongoing editing, I don't think we can ask for much more really.
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
Too many daft rules in this game that, for me, serve no real purpose.
MadAdey
Money List Winner
Never understand these type of comments. Every rule has a purpose as all eventualities need to be covered. The one being questioned here relates to caddies, so you would have thought he would have known it.
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
Disqualifying a player because he didnt know his caddie took a short ride on a cart.....how very Draconian. What purpose does that serve other than showing that golf, in some respects, still resides in the past?
Old Skier
Tour Winner
And other caddies might feel he gained an unfair advantage. It's his job, he should know the rules.
Colin L
Tour Winner
There weren't any buggies in the past. This COC is relatively recent and resides in the present.
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
The residing in the past reference was regarding the attitude and the ethos of the rule rather than the rule itself.
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
What advantage does Molinari gain from his caddie hitching a ride? And i'm talking a genuine, significant advantage that would greatly effect Molinari's performance rather than a perceived, pedantic equivalent. (i.e the caddie will have saved an iota of energy by not walking those few yards)
andycap
Head Pro
but they get in a cart on a play off , when time constraints exist , i.e daylight hours or tv schedules . Ive never heard of a ruling like this . I can also recall a player being taken back to the tee in a cart after his ball could not be found ,to play 3 off the tee , that may have also been a play off though
rulefan
Tour Winner
What advantage would Molinari have got if he had accidentally knocked his ball back 1/4" into a divot hole? You can't break a rule 'a little bit'. You either have or haven't.
Old Skier
Tour Winner
Caddie who's player lost by 1 shot might have a view. Having heaved a tour bag a ride on a buggie no matter how short the ride would save me a major heart attack :lol:
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
As was highlighted earlier, i'm not questioning the implementation of the rule, rather the daft nature of the rule itself.
Old Skier
Tour Winner
Nothing to do with time constraints. ALL caddies and players get a lift to the START for the play off but are not used apart from giving a lift to ANY player if the need to go back to play another shot.
Colin L
Tour Winner
What exactly is the "attitude and ethos" of a rule? It doesn't make any sense to me.
It would be interesting to hear an argument as to why it is daft, rather than just an assertion. A good start would be an explanation of why it is daft to prevent a tournament grinding to a halt because of a traffic gridlock. There are, I think, around 156 players in the first round of the Open. Without that COC, you could have 156 carts on the course.
