Rules are rules. There is no grey area.

Anchoring is cheating.

Except where long putters are concerned in your book?? Nebulous comments like “spirit of the game” usually get bandied around …

It wouldn’t happen in any other State Open – not signing a score card after shooting a 7-under. The Officials are to help the players and ensure this doesn’t happen.

The man who hits at the ball rather than through it has no sense of rhythm.
Secrets of the Master – The Best of Bobby Jones

The officials aren’t there to help the players, they are there to check scorecards are accurate. If a players hands in his card and leaves, any mistakes found could result in a DQ.
However, if a player asks the official to check the card and make sure there is no mistakes, whilst the player stands there waiting for the official to give it the ok, any mistakes that may be found will be pointed out to the player to clear up without being DQ’d.
This is the case in all Australian professional tournaments.

It wouldn’t happen in any other State Open – not signing a score card after shooting a 7-under. The Officials are to help the players and ensure this doesn’t happen.

The man who hits at the ball rather than through it has no sense of rhythm.
Secrets of the Master – The Best of Bobby Jones

The officials aren’t there to help the players, they are there to check scorecards are accurate. If a players hands in his card and leaves, any mistakes found could result in a DQ.
However, if a player asks the official to check the card and make sure there is no mistakes, whilst the player stands there waiting for the official to give it the ok, any mistakes that may be found will be pointed out to the player to clear up without being DQ’d.
This is the case in all Australian professional tournaments.

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Thanks…what happened here with the process, do you know?

No idea, but he obviously handed in his card and didn’t ask for it to be checked for any mistakes or simply just handed it in and walked away before the official even looked at it

He will be known as “Nick the dick” for some time to come.

Rules rhymes with stools, sort of.

Time for a limerick I’d say.

There once was a Pro called Nick
He shot 7 under off the stick,
Didn’t sign his card
The rules they are hard
Much harder than the poor guys dick!

Ok , but some of the rules of golf are archaic , like having to play out of a divot , and should be modernised . Whatever it takes to bring it in line with other sports.

Give me a man with big hands big feet and no brains and I will make a golfer out of him .

Quote, Walter Hagen.

Sorry, but i just don’t understand your statement?

What do you mean bring it in line with other sports? and which sports are you talking about? and how hasn’t golf bean modernised? I would say out of any sport in the world, golf has by far gone ahead leaps and bounds in terms of the original equipment we use and the grounds in which we play.

Some of the rules of golf are still archaic . Yes they have gone ahead in terms of equipment and the courses we play , but , a player forgets to sign a card .

Who gives a shit , the bloke has just played one of the best games of his life and it don’t count because he forgot to put a pen to paper.

Stuff golf then , what counts is a piece of paper.

What counts is the rules.

Razaar is correct. At the majority of tournaments the officials do help players when finalising their cards etc.

I’m not sure why this is being debated. It’s the most basic rule in golf check your card and sign it. Not rocket science!

Usually when you shoot a low number you check and check again and check one more time and then sign it and check again before you hand your card in.

How many other sports require the athlete to finish the athletic contest and then become an accountant for a few minutes at a professional level?

Can’t think of any!

Play it as it lies, get on with it, its not life or death, its just a game!

I can’t even think of one.
you’ve said some pretty dumb things regarding the rules, but this tops them all

Have you come here to play Jesus, with the leopards in your head

Have you actually said anything intelligent in terms of the rules ever?

Rules are rules. There is no grey area.

Anchoring is cheating.

Except where long putters are concerned in your book?? Nebulous comments like “spirit of the game” usually get bandied around …

I am afraid there are plenty of grey areas, that is why you need a forklift to carry the decision book that covers all the grey areas the rules do not cover.

Most other sports have refs or umpires to enforce the rules and scores etc.
In golf you have the marker of your card who is responsible to keep track of your score and everything else.
Then you both check and sign the card not hard and not archaic.

I always thought the markers job was to record the scores I told him I achieved, and make sure I added up correctly at the end.

Signatures are naff. Just put the scores into a computer and if someone disputes them and the scores are proven wrong then DQ. It isn’t hard.

Most other sports have refs or umpires to enforce the rules and scores etc.
In golf you have the marker of your card who is responsible to keep track of your score and everything else.
Then you both check and sign the card not hard and not archaic.

Which is exactly what pro golf has, an independent scorer follows every group in any significant event.

The player is not the scorer in any case, it is the marker.

Check scores, sign card, end of story!

Check scores, sign card, end of story!

Not quite, you better check your marker has signed.

Good point cheers

Good point cheers

Debate over.

How many other sports require the athlete to finish the athletic contest and then become an accountant for a few minutes at a professional level?

Can’t think of any!

Play it as it lies, get on with it, its not life or death, its just a game!

I can’t even think of one.
you’ve said some pretty dumb things regarding the rules, but this tops them all

Have you come here to play Jesus, with the leopards in your head

Have you actually said anything intelligent in terms of the rules ever?

Play it as it lies, get on with it, its not life or death, its just a game!

I haven’t said anything intelligent about anything ever, and don’t profess to try

How many other sports require the athlete to finish the athletic contest and then become an accountant for a few minutes at a professional level?

Can’t think of any!

Play it as it lies, get on with it, its not life or death, its just a game!

I can’t even think of one.
you’ve said some pretty dumb things regarding the rules, but this tops them all

Have you come here to play Jesus, with the leopards in your head

Have you actually said anything intelligent in terms of the rules ever?

Play it as it lies, get on with it, its not life or death, its just a game!

I haven’t said anything intelligent about anything ever, and don’t profess to try

Have you come here to play Jesus, with the leopards in your head

Except Kaaaaaw kaaaaaw! Now that’s intelligent.

The poor guy has played arguably the best round of his career and he has made a mistake he will regret for the rest of his playing days. Let’s show just a bit of sympathy for him, he must be absolutely shattered. It was a mistake but he lives to fight another day. It is hard to believe some of the idiotic statements on this topic.

Rules are rules. There is no grey area.

Anchoring is cheating.

Except where long putters are concerned in your book?? Nebulous comments like “spirit of the game” usually get bandied around …

If you feel he has been wronged you can stand up and argue that the rule should be changed.

Rules are rules. There is no grey area.

Anchoring is cheating.

Except where long putters are concerned in your book?? Nebulous comments like “spirit of the game” usually get bandied around …

If you feel he has been wronged you can stand up and argue that the rule should be changed.

Anchoring is cheating.

Were you pissed when you wrote that?

i make mistakes at work sometime, they cost me money and i try not to do them again. same story for this guy!

Rules are rules. There is no grey area.

Anchoring is cheating.

Except where long putters are concerned in your book?? Nebulous comments like “spirit of the game” usually get bandied around …

If you feel he has been wronged you can stand up and argue that the rule should be changed.

Anchoring is cheating.

Were you pissed when you wrote that?

Not at all. I haven’t been at work long enough.