Referee Challenge – Too many clubs in a four-ball match

I'm sure we all remember Ian Woosnam carrying too many clubs on the first hole in the 2001 Open at Lytham. The 2 stroke penalty and mental trauma arguably cost him his best chance of winning the open - he ended up 4 shots back and tied for 3rd. When interviewed in 2012 he said … Continue reading Referee Challenge – Too many clubs in a four-ball match

Referee Challenge – Who is it to Play?

Surely the easiest decision in golf is whose turn it is to play. While "Ready Golf" is to be very much encouraged in stroke play, in match play it should be strictly the farthest from the hole at all times (and you can have your stroke recalled by your opponent if you play out of … Continue reading Referee Challenge – Who is it to Play?

Referee Challenge 2

https://youtu.be/mOio-73rEeQ So, its a strokeplay competition and we have a ball in the battery compartment of a trolley which is on an artificially surfaced path and then the wind blows the trolley and the ball to a new position. What rules apply and how should the player proceed?

We’d Better Get A Referee – Video Challenge

Watch this video and let me know your decision(s). https://videopress.com/v/5bBmL8ae?preloadContent=metadata What happened and what penalties apply in MATCHPLAY The player on screen touches his ball when not allowed to - 1 penalty stroke under Rule 9.4b and - under Rule 9.4a the ball must be replaced on its original spot The player off screen advises … Continue reading We’d Better Get A Referee – Video Challenge