Patrick Read’s caddie

[Philbyk1]

It's just a wind up.

It’s not in the same way your not allowed to place a water bottle on the green as this can help quantify the slope

 

[Philbyk1]

I think this is what you're looking for :

https://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/threads/what-are-you-drinking-tonight.75239/

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/rules-unusual-decisions/amp

 

[Philbyk1]

Not strictly true.

There is no penalty just for putting your water bottle down on the green.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/rules-unusual-decisions/amp

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

It’s not in the same way your not allowed to place a water bottle on the green as this can help quantify the slope

All that it is telling Reed/his caddy is the slope at the point where he has placed the flag which from what I can see is nowhere near the intended line of the putt.

 

[Neilds]

Think someone has started the Christmas Sherry a bit early ??

 

[Philbyk1]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/rules-unusual-decisions/amp

https://www.usopen.com/content/dam/...es/2016-2017-Decisions-Amendments-Section.pdf

14-3 12.5

 

[SammmeBee]

Bonkers - he’ll have a remedy for COVID next!!!

 

[Philbyk1]

All that it is telling Reed/his caddy is the slope at the point where he has placed the flag which from what I can see is nowhere near the intended line of the putt.

It’s still helping.

 

[Philbyk1]

Bonkers - he’ll have a remedy for COVID next!!!

As this is not getting much traction does anyone know why he would place the flag in the same way? It so unusual I still reckon he is getting a read

 

[Philbyk1]

No it doesn't, be even if it did, how is laying a stick down measuring anything.

Just try it! It is much easier to read the slope of you place the flag across the slope. That’s the point he takes out the flag and then places a cross any slope so the flag is going to parallel to putter face.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I think you are reading something into this that doesn't actually exist.

 

[SammmeBee]

Bryson’s much better at putting anyway too.......

 

[Philbyk1]

Thanks your probably right. It just looked really odd and clearly part of a routine when I was watching the final round in Dubai today and then to find he does that all the time seemed even odder. I’ll get back to the sherry ?

 

[Crow]

One thing I would add, this thread has been running for a while now and we haven't had any input from one of our resident rules experts which we normally would have, maybe there is a bit of a grey area here?

 

[Philbyk1]

Thanks your probably right. It just looked really odd and clearly part of a routine when I was watching the final round in Dubai today and then to find he does that all the time seemed even odder. I’ll get back to the sherry ?

One thing I would add, this thread has been running for a while now and we haven't had any input from one of our resident rules experts which we normally would have, maybe there is a bit of a grey area here?

would welcome that so many images of this strange ritual it can’t be superstition.

 

[Philbyk1]

I would welcome that as it s very odd ritual!

would welcome that so many images of this strange ritual it can’t be superstition.

 

[Philbyk1]

Staggering how many times you see Reed's caddie with the flag held in this way. Always perpendicular to the hole No one else seems to do it. Back to the sherry

 

[Philbyk1]

Staggering how many times you see Reed's caddie with the flag held in this way. Always perpendicular to the hole No one else seems to do it. Back to the sherry

And again

 

[jim8flog]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/rules-unusual-decisions/amp

That article is dated 2013

The rules changed in 2019

 

[jim8flog]

https://www.usopen.com/content/dam/usga/pdf/2015/2016 Rules/2016-2017-Decisions-Amendments-Section.pdf

14-3 12.5

Ditto to post previous

There is no decisions book now.