A lot of course websites let you know when you book if the greens are punched. Some even give a discount. Goat Hill did neither.
But it's fine. The greens were still rolling okay. The rule issue came up when I couldn't get my ball to stay where I had marked it due to an aeration hole. What's the rule?
Rule #14.2-e covers this. If your ball won't stay where you are placing it, you must place it in the nearest spot where it will stay. It can't be any closer to the hole, and if your ball is on the green, then you have to place it on the green, or in the general area.
The other issue came up when I tried to post. #18 at Goat Hill can play as a par 3 or a par 4. Today it was playing as a par 3, but when I went to post the round, it listed it as a par 4. I'm hoping that PCC will take care of it, but I'm not sure. I couldn't find anything definitive online, so I reached out to my handicap chair to get his thoughts. I'll post more when I find out more.
I called the pro shop, and the guy who answered said that he usually posts his score relative to par in this scenario. That didn't sound official.
ReplyDeleteMy handicap chair said that he wasn't sure.
The internet said to score the hole as a hole not played, and use par plus any handicap strokes as your score for the hole. I'm pretty sure that is the right answer.
Handicap Rule #2.1 Appendix G indicate that a new course rating would be needed for temporary tees. In the absence of a temporary rating, posting par plus handicap strokes seems like the correct procedure.