Posted score card but not signed.

[SocketRocket]

I wonder why people post in a Rules of Golf forum to suggest people should ignore the rules. Very odd.

Because they have opinions and these may disagree with 'The Rules'.

Have you ever erred from a rule in your life or disagreed with them.
They are there for the guidance of wise men and the strict following of fools.

 

[theoneandonly]

If I am signing a card I do it at the start when I'm filling everything else out ?

 

[jim8flog]

Not signing a card could get you 0.1 back,.

In what way will they suffer?
There's a lot more suffering going on in this world than getting 0.1 back .

As an aside getting 0.1 back disappeared nearly 3 years ago. It is the WHS now not the UHS

 

[Deleted member 29109]

It’s also another reason for digital score cards. Can’t get DQd for forgetting to sign a bit of paper if there is no bit of paper.

 

[chrisd]

It’s also another reason for digital score cards. Can’t get DQd for forgetting to sign a bit of paper if there is no bit of paper.

Do all golfers have the means to use digital?

 

[bobmac]

As an aside getting 0.1 back disappeared nearly 3 years ago. It is the WHS now not the UHS

Do you go around correcting people in real life?
Good job.
I'm out.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Do all golfers have the means to use digital?

Perhaps not but most will. Even if not all can there is no reason to prevent those who want to use digital from using it.

 

[chrisd]

Perhaps not but most will. Even if not all can there is no reason to prevent those who want to use digital from using it.

I agree with what you say about those who can use digital, but there has to be allowance for everyone to properly submit a score. One of my regular playing partners does his by phone and not at the terminal, and just pops his card in the box

 

[wjemather]

If I am signing a card I do it at the start when I'm filling everything else out ?

Your signature is required for certification of the hole scores having checked them; obviously this cannot be done before any scores have been recorded.

 

[chrisd]

Your signature is required for certification of the hole scores having checked them; obviously this cannot be done before any scores have been recorded.

My understanding is that signing the card beforehand is not against the rules. Surely if I sign the card on the first tee and continue to record scores as they happen and check that they are correct before handing it over then I've acted perfectly correctly

 

[SocketRocket]

My understanding is that signing the card beforehand is not against the rules. Surely if I sign the card on the first tee and continue to record scores as they happen and check that they are correct before handing it over then I've acted perfectly correctly

Only on days with a 'Y' in them.

 

[wjemather]

My understanding is that signing the card beforehand is not against the rules. Surely if I sign the card on the first tee and continue to record scores as they happen and check that they are correct before handing it over then I've acted perfectly correctly

Signing your card beforehand is not against the rules, but you are not certifying the hole scores "when the round has ended" (you have only checked them) as required by the rules.

 

[chrisd]

Signing your card beforehand is not against the rules, but you are not certifying the hole scores (having checked them) "when the round has ended" as required by the rules.

When the round ends I would normally ask my player to confirm the score for each hole before handing back the pre signed, and added up card. How do you see it as a breach ?

 

[wjemather]

When the round ends I would normally ask my player to confirm the score for each hole before handing back the pre signed, and added up card. How do you see it as a breach ?

Checking and certifying are not the same thing.

 

[chrisd]

Checking and certifying are not the same thing.

I get that, I just dont see how my signing the card beforehand stops me from checking and certifying the scores in accordance with the rules. If I check and certify at the end of the round , whether or not I have pre signed the card i have still carried out my duty and pre signing the card is not a rule breaker?