IanMcC
Well-known member
If the handicap is not on the card, he does not receive any strokes. He is eligible in the gross competition playing as a scratch. You're saying that he received 15 stokes, that is more than he was entitled to and he is therefore disqualified from the handicap competition.
I agree that something is amiss with the decision that anyone can leave the handicap off of their scorecard and, as long as they can count correctly, will not be disqualified. I think the hole in your specific argument lies in the fact that 3.3b(3) highlighted section specifically states handicap competitions. There would, indeed, be no need for the written handicap in a gross comp. With this interpretation, I cannot see how you can read it other than no penalty. Still does not seem right, I agree.