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01-29-2011 09:33 AM #31
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01-29-2011 10:12 AM #32
I know they aren't the same thing, but for it to be considered GUR doesn't it have to be marked as such? That wouldn't really be feasible. Even if it doesn't need to be marked I think a 'filled divot' could also be open to a wide range of intepretation.
I do agree with the sentiment, and I'll always play out of any divot I land in, but I won't like it.Al Gore didn't invent the internet, but he did invent global warming.
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01-29-2011 11:52 AM #33
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01-29-2011 12:03 PM #34
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I understand.
My one concern about landing in a divot that is not sand filled centres around a player swinging firmly down on the ball, not knowing what the ground is like underneath. Hard clay or perhaps even rocks, puts the player in potential danger. Of course, the ball could be declared unplayable.
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01-29-2011 12:09 PM #35
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Other "unfair" rules centre around the action of one partner that negatively affects the other. In checking the rules on Four Ball and Foursomes play, Rules 29 and 30, one can find a host of actions by one that will affect the other.
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01-29-2011 03:53 PM #36
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As long as we're talking about divots, what about landing in the fairway only to find a big chunk of mud on your ball? Haven't seen any courses, outside of a tournament, declaring lift-cleand-and-place on rainy days. Can a golfer arbitrarily declare that on his own?
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01-29-2011 04:38 PM #38
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The rules, like life, are not designed to be fair. They are intended to treat similar situations in a similar way.
If you were playing with the pros then the situation would be similar and you would get similar treatment.
But you, Joe Soap and I just have to get on with it.
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01-29-2011 04:53 PM #39
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01-29-2011 08:43 PM #41
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01-30-2011 09:22 AM #42
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In a match, what seems fair to you is unfair to me.
You hit your ball behind a fixed distance marker just off the fairway. Your npr + 1cl puts you on the fairway. Hmm.
Unfortunate or careless are perhaps better words to describe a situation that you are in and don't like. And if you like it, fortunate or lucky.
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02-03-2011 01:40 AM #43
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"Right but we were talking about unfair rules"
JeffC, you are right, we are talking about unfair rules. But there is no rule related to your specific comments that is any different for you or the pros. There just happens to be folks around when they play. Have you ever shown another player where his ball is because you saw him hit it off line, maybe near your fairway? I know I've been helped that way, and vice versa. Just friendly golf for us, but an Easter egg hunt for PGA fans! Same thing though.
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