2019 Golf Rule Changes

[Steve]

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What part of the rule is confusing?[/QUOTE]

How do white males drop the ball

[mrbluu]

How do white males drop the ball

Anyway they want
#whiteprivilege

[Benje]

I suspect that 'attending the flag' will disappear, and it will tend to be either 'in' or 'out'.
That was my feeling from today.
I appreciated the new rules today, especially dealing with spike marks (not that I holed any more putts as a result though).

Benje

[marcel]

I suspect that 'attending the flag' will disappear, and it will tend to be either 'in' or 'out'.
That was my feeling from today.
I appreciated the new rules today, especially dealing with spike marks (not that I holed any more putts as a result though).

Benje

Anyone use the lost ball drop local rule?

[thecollective]

Anyone use the lost ball drop local rule?

My club is not endorsing it


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[marcel]

Benje's is

[thecollective]

What’s weird though is they want to introduce a maximum score of 9,8,7 (par 5,4,3) on medal round

Might as well be stableford


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[3Puttpete]

What’s weird though is they want to introduce a maximum score of 9,8,7 (par 5,4,3) on medal round

Might as well be stableford


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Surely it’s better than people having 10, 12 or 15 on a hole and makes no difference to handicap calcs

[thecollective]

But it’s a medal round....


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[Steve57]

What’s weird though is they want to introduce a maximum score of 9,8,7 (par 5,4,3) on medal roundMight as well be stableford Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

That is only another possible form of competition.No club is compelled to use it. Suggested as a way of keeping the likes of juniors and beginners interested and not giving it away.

[thecollective]

That is only another possible form of competition.No club is compelled to use it. Suggested as a way of keeping the likes of juniors and beginners interested and not giving it away.

I think C grade should never be stoke, ever


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[AndyP]

I think C grade should never be stoke

I'd argue for B grade, as well.

[Minor_Threat]

Agree B and C need to be Stableford on Medal days. I played with a dude yesterday who had two 10's and an 11.. 🤪

[Jazz18]

Why should stroke play only be for A graders? Doesn't golf have enough exclusion issues as it is?

[3Puttpete]

Why should stroke play only be for A graders? Doesn't golf have enough exclusion issues as it is?

To save a bunch of people shooting 110+

FWIW I think it’s a good idea. The only problem is, like shaft length and flex, nobody really knows what A grade is.

Then do we add those butt hurt by being in B grade so they’re in their own special little A reserve?

[Jazz18]

To save a bunch of people shooting 110+

FWIW I think it’s a good idea. The only problem is, like shaft length and flex, nobody really knows what A grade is.

Then do we add those butt hurt by being in B grade so they’re in their own special little A reserve?

I've seen A/A reserve guys shoot 100+. What's the difference?

[3Puttpete]

I've seen A/A reserve guys shoot 100+. What's the difference?

And blokes off 30 have shot under 100. Thanks

[AndyP]

I've seen A/A reserve guys shoot 100+. What's the difference?

It is a lot less common occurrence for A graders.

[Jazz18]

It is a lot less common occurrence for A graders.

Obviously but score alone isn't the reason for slow play. It could contribute but I've seen plenty of players shoot those kinds of numbers and keep up with the field.

If it's not slow play that's the issue, why would anyone care what kind of scores others are having?

[PerryGroves]

Blokes at clubs who don't give a faark about anyone other than themselves finishing 2 holes behind the group in front (not reprimanded by boards), watching professional golfers and their ludicrous pre shot routines play in 5 plus hours and not be penalised, all bigger factors than what grade you are in.

Opt out stableford on medal days? If you are racking up a bakers dozen, pick up and you are in a comp, just not the stroke?

[Jazz18]

Blokes at clubs who don't give a faark about anyone other than themselves finishing 2 holes behind the group in front (not reprimanded by boards), watching professional golfers and their ludicrous pre shot routines play in 5 plus hours and not be penalised, all bigger factors than what grade you are in.

Opt out stableford on medal days? If you are racking up a bakers dozen, pick up and you are in a comp, just not the stroke?

Yep, agreed. More style of play than strokes taken is the slow play problem.

Stonecutters Ridge have an option for people to play a stableford comp if they don't want to play medal but you have to chose before you tee off.

Your idea is a great solution if it could be done.

[AndyP]

So this additional competition is for players that screw up a hole, essentially putting them out of the running for the main competition, that they chose to play in. A consolidation competition for those not good enough. No thanks.

The same player would take less time to hit 7 shots then pickup, than to take 11 shots to close out a hole. Therefore, their round would take equal or less time, if they were to play stableford. If there are people that are playing slow, then this is a separate issue. Less strokes equals less time.

I really don't get the attachment that people seem to have to having the right to play stroke competition.

[Yossarian]

It is the millennial me me me generation that is the issue

[Jazz18]

So this additional competition is for players that screw up a hole, essentially putting them out of the running for the main competition, that they chose to play in. A consolidation competition for those not good enough. No thanks.

The same player would take less time to hit 7 shots then pickup, than to take 11 shots to close out a hole. Therefore, their round would take equal or less time, if they were to play stableford. If there are people that are playing slow, then this is a separate issue. Less strokes equals less time.

I really don't get the attachment that people seem to have to having the right to play stroke competition.

I don't know about a right to play stroke. It's the most basic form of the game. Some like the challenge once a month and there's nothing wrong with that.

It's not stroke play that makes the game slow, it's players. Clubs can do something about it but most choose not to.

[AndyP]

I don't know about a right to play stroke. It's the most basic form of the game. Some like the challenge once a month and there's nothing wrong with that.

Yes, there is.

It's not stroke play that makes the game slow, it's players. Clubs can do something about it but most choose not to.

The number of strokes is a contributing factor.