If a slow group calls a single through, can they revoke the offer while the single is on the next tee and the group is still putting out because the group are playing in the comp?

was he was wearing cargo shorts ?

If the group in front and the group letting the single through are in comp. then the single should allow the group which he passed through continue on while he finds other holes to play.

Playing in a comp has nothing to do with etiquette.

The only ‘issue’ with a comp is that the course is likely to be chockers with a succession of groups and holding one group up will also hold up all the following groups.

single player does not have same status as a group, especially in a comp. A single player would not/should not be allowed on a course during a comp unless at the very end of the field.

single player does not have same status as a group, especially in a comp. A single player would not/should not be allowed on a course during a comp unless at the very end of the field.

Consultancy….if you’re not part of the solution, there’s big bucks to be made prolonging the problem.

Used to be true mug but not so now; though it it is pretty difficult to play comp without a marker : )

From the R&A:

It is a group’s responsibility to keep up with the group in front. If it loses a clear hole and it is delaying the group behind, it should invite the group behind to play through, irrespective of the number of players in that group.

Short answer: If you call a group through single or otherwise then you are now behind them in the field.

Ok, more info then. It was a ladies comp. 4or5 groups of ladies were out then appeared to be 3 groups of blokes followed by the husband and wife team in front of me. Course was empty-ish as it was still early. I joined with another single on the first tee which made us a 2some until he finished up at 9. The three groups of blokes also dropped out after 9 which left the ladies groups, husband and wife team then me. When I got to 11 tee the husband and wife duo were 15m from the tee adjacent to the 17th green where obviously they were chatting to friends, xmas and all that I guess. The gent politely called me through while they talked, I played the hole (par3) then continued on to the 12th tee. This is where the husband raced down with the cart while his wife putted out and proceeded to advise me, rather politely, that he could not let me through because his wife was playing in the ladies comp and they could not lose their spot. I replied no worries and waited for them. It wasn’t an issue waiting but I’ve never heard that before.

It sounds like someone has wound up some bullshit with facts and come up with a dumb ‘rule’ that doesn’t really exist.

As a pair, they should have invited you to join them and play as a three.

Good question, iat my club they have the view that comp players take precedence and you cant be called through a comp field if youre not in it – is that not so?

Cheers

Good question, iat my club they have the view that comp players take precedence and you cant be called through a comp field if youre not in it – is that not so?

Cheers

That’s what I was thinking

There’s nothing in the rules of golf or in etiquette that specifies that.
But also, there’s nothing to stop a club invoke such a rule for their members.

It seems somewhat arrogant to me.

At our club non comp players get T spots at the end of the day
Call comp players through by all means but you don’t automatically get your spot back.
Unless of course you then lose time

I guess at the club I play at because we have 36 holes it would be very rare to have a social player or players tagging on the end of a comp and catching up to the last group and getting called through. If I go to play a lazy nine on my own I will wait on the tee if I see a group or someone in a cart to let them get ahead of me.

Sorry if I confused anyone. I will try explain more.

The first five tee times of the day were taken up by the ladies comp (small field), followed by three groups of blokes (social players), the pair I’m talking about then me. Our club doesn’t put social players in the middle of comps so that is not the issue. Myself as a single was the fifth tee time behind the last of the ladies. The three social groups of blokes finished after nine which left a big gap between the ladies comp and the husband and wife pair in front of me, over two holes gap to be precise. Once I was called through I assumed I would be now following the ladies comp until I was advised by the gent what has already been explained.

1- I haven’t heard his explanation before.

2- if there were three social groups in front of them which had departed how would my moving ahead influence their position in relation to the ladies comp?

3- Does this only apply to individual comps within a small section of the day and players playing outside said comp? For example if I’m playing in the men’s comp and the group in front is lost and calls us through do they have the right to get past us further down the track because they can’t lose their spot?

It’s intriguing more than anything as well as slightly confusing. There are many interpretations of the calling up procedure.

It’s an abnormal procedure so it must be documented somewhere, perhaps the member’s handbook?

If a slow group calls a single through, can they revoke the offer while the single is on the next tee and the group is still putting out because the group are playing in the comp?

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Singles should be pretty flexible , jump a hole if necessary. Nothing worse than letting a fella through only to see flunk a chip then 3 putt, holding us up along the way. Tis only a praccy session, just pick the damn ball up and move on out of the way. If im practicing on my own ill criss cross the nine to avoid holding people up, its called etiquette