Order of play question.....

[Smiffy]

I know that in a 4BB matchplay situation, if you are on the green and sitting furthest away from the hole you can elect that your playing partner putts first to maybe secure a par to enable you to have a go for birdie despite the fact that his ball is sitting closer to the hole than yours.
But can you do this in a betterball Stableford as it's a stroke play format, not matchplay?
Let him try to secure the 5 for 2 leaving you free to have a run at the 4 for 3???

 

[MashieNiblick]

Rule 31 - Four-Ball Stroke Play

31-4 Order of Play

Balls belonging to the same side may be played in the order the side considers best.

 

[Smiffy]

Rule 31 - Four-Ball Stroke Play

31-4 Order of Play

Balls belonging to the same side may be played in the order the side considers best.

Thanks Geez.
I thought that was the case but am playing in a betterball stableford in a couple of weeks and didn't want to get pulled up by a rules "expert".

 

[MashieNiblick]

Always best to check. Nothing worse than being pulled up on the course by some guy who is adamant that he's right only to find out later that the self appointed "expert" was no such thing.

 

[Foxholer]

Yep. Now you can sit and wait for the sod to call you and take some beer/money off him!

You nasty evil plotter!

 

[Smiffy]

Yep. Now you can sit and wait for the sod to call you and take some beer/money off him!

You nasty evil plotter!

Mange tout Rodney, Mange tout.

 

[Deleted member 1418]

A reminder though Rob - when you've got a putt for '6 for 0' you can pick your ball up and leave it to your partner!!

 

[pokerjoke]

A reminder though Rob - when you've got a putt for '6 for 0' you can pick your ball up and leave it to your partner!!

He knows that rule,he does it often enough.[smiley]

 

[chrisd]

A reminder though Rob - when you've got a putt for '6 for 0' you can pick your ball up and leave it to your partner!!

Fat lot of use his partner was yesterday, but then Smiffy was reading the putts for him!!

 

[richart]

I personally wouldn't give you a putt for 0 points.:ears:

 

[Smiffy]

I personally wouldn't give you a putt for 0 points.:ears:

I have a very long memory don't I Paul.
Certainly, as long as about 7 or 8 holes