Due to the collapse of the driving range fence onto the first fairway, hole #1 at Sea 'n Air has been shortened from a 500 yard par 5 (from the blue tees) to a 240 yard par 4. So how do you post a score?
Section 5-2g of the USGA handicap manual covers this:
http://www.usga.org/handicapping/handicap-manual.html#!rule-14379
According to the table, 260 yards equates to -1.4 on the course rating, and -3 for the slope. For men, from the blue tees, this is:
Rating = 70.6 - 1.4 = 69.2
Slope = 126 - 3 = 123
So if the course is playing 260 yards shorter than the rating, then you post manually, using these revised numbers.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Sunday, May 13, 2018
5/5/2018 - St. Mark's
We had a couple of unusual rulings to make in our foursome at St.
Mark's last weekend. The first was casual water on the green, which
doesn't happen in San Diego very much, especially in May.
Rule 25-1 indicates that an abnormal ground condition exists if the ball is on the putting green, and casual water is in your putting line. If you are off the green (even in the fringe), then you would only get relief if the abnormal ground condition interfered with your stance or swing, not the line to the flag. But on the green, you are entitled to relief if the casual water is in the line of the putt. Relief is to the nearest point of relief, not closer to the hole, which may be off of the putting green. Off of the green, you would drop the ball, but on the green, you would place it.
The second was a boundary fence interfering with the swing of a player. Normally, a fence interfering with your swing would be an immovable obstruction. In this scenario, free relief is available if the fence interferes with your stance or swing, but not if it is just in your line of play (see 3/17/18 - Riverwalk). In the case it's a boundary fence, and so the fence itself is out of bounds, and cannot be moved. This is noted on the scorecard. So you can either play the ball as it lies, or take an unplayable lie and a one-stroke penalty.
Rule 25-1 indicates that an abnormal ground condition exists if the ball is on the putting green, and casual water is in your putting line. If you are off the green (even in the fringe), then you would only get relief if the abnormal ground condition interfered with your stance or swing, not the line to the flag. But on the green, you are entitled to relief if the casual water is in the line of the putt. Relief is to the nearest point of relief, not closer to the hole, which may be off of the putting green. Off of the green, you would drop the ball, but on the green, you would place it.
The second was a boundary fence interfering with the swing of a player. Normally, a fence interfering with your swing would be an immovable obstruction. In this scenario, free relief is available if the fence interferes with your stance or swing, but not if it is just in your line of play (see 3/17/18 - Riverwalk). In the case it's a boundary fence, and so the fence itself is out of bounds, and cannot be moved. This is noted on the scorecard. So you can either play the ball as it lies, or take an unplayable lie and a one-stroke penalty.
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