I think it was Arnold Palmer who said that if he was playing a non-tournament round, he would carry 20 clubs, and practice different shots with all of them.
This didn't happen, but it came up. What if you knowingly start a round with more than 14 clubs, and continue to play with more than 14 clubs?
If it was a tournament, it's two strokes per hole, with a maximum of four strokes. So if you discover it and take excess clubs out of play after the first hole, it's a two stroke penalty. If it's discovered on the second hole, it's four total strokes. If no one notices until the third hole or later, it's the maximum of four strokes penalty, but you have to take the excess clubs out of play when it's discovered. Failure to do so means DQ.
So what if you're playing a practice round using Arnold Palmer's philosophy? I think the DQ equivalent for a practice round would be that you couldn't post that round for your handicap. And if it was your career-low round, too bad, it doesn't count.
But if you get a hole-in-one under these circumstances, I'm going to say that you're still obligated to buy drinks.
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