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Episode 32
Bryson Brings Eye-Balls
Chapters
00:00 Welcome
04:40 GRQotW30 Answer
16:24 Patrick Reed Tampering
23:07 Justin Rose Shank
27:21 Bryson Doesn’t Let Go
37:36 Bryson Needs Help With Directions
41:55 Thoughts on the Increasing Length Players are Achieving
47:50 Background Bingo
54:00 IVOR
54:50 GRQotW30 Question
Episode 32
Rossco Is Taking a Break Part 1
GRQotW31
Fraz hits his tee shot into some medium rough. He searches for his ball in the rough, and finds it. Fraz then goes to get a club and on the way back he accidentally steps on his ball. He then decides to take an unplayable, and after dropping his ball, hits it onto the green, and makes a one putt. How many strokes has Fraz had?
This question was tricky, as it had a few holes in it. This was deliberate, so that you would hear it and ask questions. Because the story you get out on the golf course, whether as a player or as a referee will never be the full story unless you find out more by asking questions.
So let’s start:
Firstly, Fraz found his ball, but was it within the three minutes. There is no mention of time, so our first question would be – how long did Fraz take to find it?
Under three minutes, then that is the ball in play. Over three minutes, then he has to head back to his previous place played from.
Secondly, Fraz goes back to grab a club, and then when coming back to his ball that he had previously found, he accidentally steps on it. Did Fraz lose sight of it and was searching for it again? Or was he not being aware/careless and just stood on it?
If he was searching, then there is no penalty. If he wasn’t searching, then we get to another scenario.
So thirdly, by Fraz stepping on the ball, did the ball move?
If no, then no penalty. If yes, then Fraz incurs a one stroke penalty and must replace the ball.
It is my strong opinion that if a player steps on their ball, I would be 99.9% certain that the ball would have moved. You would have to be a very good lawyer to convince me otherwise.
Then fourthly Fraz takes a penalty stroke for an unplayable, this does not absolve Fraz from a penalty under Rule 9.4, but it does absolve him from having to put the ball back in the original spot.
Finally, Fraz finishes out the hole, and I would say that the answer is 5, but it does require assumptions to get there.
Reed at it again
Patrick Reed seen dusting around his ball. In the general area, you are permitted to remove loose impediments, but not improve your conditions by flattening grass, and moving sand.
Justin Rose Shanks one out of a Bunker –
After Justin hit one out of a bunker, his ball came to rest near one of the sponsors trucks, and he also interference from a tv tower. What did he choose?
Bryson Doesn’t Let Go –
Firstly, Immovable Obstructions around the green.
You will need to hope that the Committee has adopted Local Rule F-5.
Secondly, what does replacing the ball mean?
The ball must be replaced by setting it down on the required spot and letting it go so that it stays on that spot.
When replacing a lifted ball on a spot, the Rules are concerned about only the location. The ball may be aligned in any way when being replaced (such as by lining up a trademark) so long as the ball’s vertical distance to the ground remains the same.
Bryson Needs Help with Directions –
On the 6th hole at Bayview GC, Bryson wanted to drive across the water. The caddie took out a compass and had a look to determine the wind direction.
Background Bingo
Ivors
GRQotW32
Player A walks the course on the morning of their individual stroke round. During this process they are holding and swinging a golf club, placing their feet in positions on the fairway and putting greens they are about to play, no ball was placed on the ground. They arrive at the tee just before their starting time, and say to Player B, before either of them play ‘it is very wet out there, probably best that you hit the ball low to keep it from embedding itself and potentially being lost. On this first hole, I would take the line close to the right trees.’
Player A incurs how many penalty strokes?
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