Golf Rules for playing partners in competition play?
Golf Rules for playing partners in competition play?
Can anyone help me please.
I play at a golf course in Scotland and we have a member who never has a good score when playing with fellow competitors, however he has entered some competitions recently and his wife has played with him and marked his card.
Surprise surprise he always comes first or second. Our golf club committee have done nothing about this.
Are there any rules to govern this or does it have to be a local club rule??
His wife has played for a year and has only recently gained a handicap. Any help would be much appreciated.
I play at a golf course in Scotland and we have a member who never has a good score when playing with fellow competitors, however he has entered some competitions recently and his wife has played with him and marked his card.
Surprise surprise he always comes first or second. Our golf club committee have done nothing about this.
Are there any rules to govern this or does it have to be a local club rule??
His wife has played for a year and has only recently gained a handicap. Any help would be much appreciated.
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2 Responses
2.2.2010
Best Answer – Chosen by Voters Either your Golf Committee is asleep or is non – existent. In any club competition where partners are involved, the opponents scores are kept by the competitor, attested to by the opponent , signed and turned into the committee for recording. Similar results occur when friends play in partnerships. One couple usually won the gross prize while the other usually won the net. Wasn't that outcome extraordinary ? Source(s): If the Committee allows cheating, the membership is responsible. You have no complaint if definitive action is not taken.
2.2.2010
first things first, any competition should be paired by the competition committee. In most cases this is the clubhouse or the men's club themselves. Players must be paired with a fellow competitor and mark each others card. That is the only way to have a competition without the appearance of impropriety. If he is not available to play at the appointed time or with a proper partner then he is simply not available to compete. I have never heard of any tournament that lets the players effectively mark their own cards. If you continue to allow someone to compete without such a pairing, then the USGA and R&A handicapping rules allow for reductions in handicap based on tournament performance, but they are very convoluted. Source(s): tournament player and men's club member for many years