The rule seems pretty clear but the chat is a beauty
add another 2 on for white trousersA minute? He should be added an extra 2 shots for unnecessary slow play ?
It probably dropped in because of the vibrations caused by all the walking around. Staggering that they don’t know the rule.
They obviously didn't from the conversation SKY showed last night with the rules official - Matt Kuchar seemed baffled by what the guy was telling them.Don't they??
Doesn't matter if the ball is moving - it's considered to be at rest after ten seconds. I don't think them walking around was any more of a factor than Tony Finua using his shadow to get the ball to drop a couple of weeks ago.That’s ridiculous I think they knew the 10 second rule but seemed to be arguing that the ball was moving, I think it only dropped because 3 of them were walking round the hole.
To be fair I thought Kuchar was right and the rule is a joke. Why is there a time limit if the ball is clearly still moving? So he should have tapped it in even though there's another rule that says you can't hit a moving a ball? How can you have two rules that directly contradict each other?They obviously didn't from the conversation SKY showed last night with the rules official - Matt Kuchar seemed baffled by what the guy was telling them.
You have a reasonable amount of time to get to your ball - so you can't take 5 minutes to walk 100 yards - and then 10 seconds waiting for it to drop.I don’t know the rule. When does the 10 seconds start? From when the ball appears to have stopped, or from when you get to it?
How would this work if this was an approach shot, you hit, the ball “stops” and then as you are walking up (still say 100 yards away) and the ball then drops with nobody on the green.
You have a reasonable amount of time to get to your ball - so you can't take 5 minutes to walk 100 yards - and then 10 seconds waiting for it to drop.
Both players agreed the ball was still moving though. The ball wouldn't be moving for 3 or 4 hours would it?Reading that feed, how long do some people want to wait for the ball to drop? 3 hours, 4 hours? Maybe come back tomorrow and see if is dropped in the morning? Ridiculous.
10 seconds after reaching the ball is long enough. It's a basic rule and there is no excuse for any pro not knowing it. They should have been penalised an additional stroke for incompetence and causing and unnecessary delay in play.
The ball's moving is irrelevant. The test is simply has it dropped within 10 seconds?Both players agreed the ball was still moving though. The ball wouldn't be moving for 3 or 4 hours would it?
The ball's moving is irrelevant. The test is simply has it dropped within 10 seconds?
Why though?? If it's still moving then the shot shouldn't end until it stops moving. It's simple.The ball's moving is irrelevant. The test is simply has it dropped within 10 seconds?