Rules question - order of play.

[Kellfire]

A simple scenario...

Player A, Player B and Player C are playing Stableford.

On hole 3: Player A shoots a 6, net 5. Player B shoots a 7, net 6. Player C no returns.

On hole 4, they tee in order A - B - C...

Player A gets a 4, net 3. Player B gets a 3, net 2. Player C gets a 3, net 2.

What is the order on the 5th and why?

This caused a discussion yesterday at our roll up.

 

[USER1999]

B, c, a. It's done on stable ford points, and who had the honour last hole.

 

[macca64]

i would of thought b,c,a on count back

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Yep, I agree... B,C,A

 

[duncan mackie]

B C A

it's done on net score (which will equate to stableford points if everyone scores but might not).

rule 32-1

 

[rosecott]

B, C, A, assuming B's 7 nett 6 had a stableford score.

 

[pbrown7582]

B C A but I always thought it was on gross score not points,

 

[duncan mackie]

B C A but I always thought it was on gross score not points,

medal is gross score

bogey, par and stableford is net score

 

[chrisd]

B C A for me too

 

[rosecott]

B C A but I always thought it was on gross score not points,

See rule 32-1

 

[Pro Zach]

I was taught the order should remain A-B-C because nobody had the lowest score. I have just come back to golf after about 15 years off and people now seem to play as the answers above. So I have just looked up the rule (10-2).


I can see why people say it should be B-C-A, but I still think it should be A-B-C.


It says: “The competitor with the lowest score at a hole takes the honour at the next teeing ground.”


In the example no competitor had the lowest score, so it should remain the same order as the previous tee.

 

[duncan mackie]

I was taught the order should remain A-B-C because nobody had the lowest score. I have just come back to golf after about 15 years off and people now seem to play as the answers above. So I have just looked up the rule (10-2).


I can see why people say it should be B-C-A, but I still think it should be A-B-C.


It says: “The competitor with the lowest score at a hole takes the honour at the next teeing ground.”


In the example no competitor had the lowest score, so it should remain the same order as the previous tee.

you don't like rule 32-1 then?

 

[Imurg]

I was taught the order should remain A-B-C because nobody had the lowest score. I have just come back to golf after about 15 years off and people now seem to play as the answers above. So I have just looked up the rule (10-2).


I can see why people say it should be B-C-A, but I still think it should be A-B-C.


It says: “The competitor with the lowest score at a hole takes the honour at the next teeing ground.”


In the example no competitor had the lowest score, so it should remain the same order as the previous tee.

But as they're playing Stableford it's the Stableford score that counts - not necessarily the number of strokes.

 

[rosecott]

I was taught the order should remain A-B-C because nobody had the lowest score. I have just come back to golf after about 15 years off and people now seem to play as the answers above. So I have just looked up the rule (10-2).


I can see why people say it should be B-C-A, but I still think it should be A-B-C.


It says: “The competitor with the lowest score at a hole takes the honour at the next teeing ground.”


In the example no competitor had the lowest score, so it should remain the same order as the previous tee.

Read a little further - the exception points you to rule 32-1.

 

[Kellfire]

B, C, A, assuming B's 7 nett 6 had a stableford score.

B's score of 7 for a 6 did not score a point. He tapped in the putt for the sake of keeping a score for his own records but it was a zero point hole.

Does this change things? Would we need to go back to the previous hole because both B and C in effect "no returned" on the third.

 

[rosecott]

B's score of 7 for a 6 did not score a point. He tapped in the putt for the sake of keeping a score for his own records but it was a zero point hole.

Does this change things?

Yes.

 

[duncan mackie]

Read a little further - the exception points you to rule 32-1.

2+2 - if he's reading 15 year old rule book it won't of course..........introduced in 2008 edition

 

[Kellfire]

Yes.

How so?

Would we need to go back to the second to split B and C?

 

[rosecott]

On hole 4 the order should have been A, followed by the better stableford score between B and C on hole 2 as B's non-stableford score on hole 3 is irrelevant. Are you sure this was a friendly?

 

[Imurg]

Player A, Player B and Player C are playing Stableford.

On hole 3: Player A shoots a 6, net 5. Player B shoots a 7, net 6. Player C no returns.

On hole 4, they tee in order A - B - C...

Player A gets a 4, net 3. Player B gets a 3, net 2. Player C gets a 3, net 2.

Whether Player B gets a point for his 7 on the 3rd is , to my mind, irrelevent - a 6/5 is always going to beat a 7/6 which is always going to beat a blob

And once they've teed off the 4th in the order A, B, C. the that is the order - move on.

After all it's only Stableford - who cares who goes first..?