Signing Card

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

There seems to be a lot of fussiness about signing and certifying a scorecard and much less about having the gross scores correct, which is what the Rules require. A returned scorecard requires the player's handicap, 18 correct gross scores and signatures of the player and marker, nothing more. The Rules outline what to do if there are errors/omissions in these requirements. The Committee is responsible for everything else.

The score on each hole can matter if the card counts towards an eclectic score.

Also in all my many years of playing I have really never experienced anything other than at end of a round marker and players running through the card checking score for each hole. Occasionally I’ll do a quick gross or stableford total after 9 to pick up any mistakes while still reasonably fresh in mind.

Never signed a card in advance of a round, but not a bad idea at all - though it would feel a bit weird.