USGA/R&A Announcement Allowing Rangefinders

[Nat Williams]

The notion that golf was meant to be played with help only from a caddy and one's senses...

As far as I'm concerned, my Range Finder is my Caddie...

This is something that has always bothered me, caddies are welcome in tournaments, but not all people can afford a caddie. How is that fair?

If I were rich I'd have a great caddy, and it would be a major advantage because I'd send him out to measure EVERYTHING ... this means in addition to yardages, he'd have mapped the greens, tested the sand in all the traps, he'd know where to avoid due to conditions etc etc... In addition, he knows my game, can calm me down, help me with my course management, read putts and so on.

But since I'm not rich, I spent 400$ on a really nice Range Finder that can do 1/10th of a caddie's job and people are saying I shouldn't be allowed to...

give me a break, or buy me a caddie!

[NoBack]

But since I'm not rich, I spent 400$ on a really nice Range Finder that can do 1/10th of a caddie's job and people are saying I shouldn't be allowed to

Ok so you have the $400 to buy one but I dont. So YOU have an advantage now dont you. tsk tsk tsk how fair is that????