Out of Bounds and ball lost Rule Query

[Swinglowandslow]

There's nothing wrong with the local rule, it makes sense on some courses and in some locations for non-elite events, particularly where golf societies of various stripes play and bring a field with a proportion of visitors unfamiliar with a specific course. What is bizarre is a handicapping authority uniquely overriding the Rules of Golf and a Committee's legitimate choice in a strange exception to what the rest of the planet sees as potentially appropriate. IMO, it says much about the arrogance and limited intellectual capacity of the decision makers at the handicapping authority. Reminds me of the proud Mum at the military parade, "look there's my Johnny, the only one in step".

Well said.
I’m not criticising the local rule at all. All would have been fine if Clubs had adopted it as and when. The reason I advocated it being made a rule, as opposed to a local rule, was so that the handicap lot wouldn’t have been able to “veto” it, which is what they have effectively done….

 

[doublebogey7]

Read the local rule and its preamble. It is all laid out there, eg, "The Local Rule is not appropriate for competitions limited to highly skilled players (that is, professional competitions and elite amateur competitions)". It has a place that can be important for some courses, some holes and some "everyday" club and society-type competitions, no-one is suggesting here it should be used everywhere. My observation is where does a handicap body get off telling everyone in their unfortunate jurisdiction they are overriding an official Local Rule from availability? It is sad behaviour by pettifogging bureaucrats.

Sorry, I thought the poster I was replying to said it should be made a rule of golf and not simply an MLR.

 

[salfordlad]

Sorry, I thought the poster I was replying to said it should be made a rule of golf and not simply an MLR.

No problem, context can become estranged in this kind of format and with hindsight I was responding to some different angles. I think E-5 is best retained as an MLR and should require conscious Committee deliberations before promulgation. It would be tail wagging dog if RBs start creating rules to get around strange handicapping authority behaviour.