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ules cont. lengths but I knew it hadn’t and he was going to have to either play the ball as it lay or deem it unplayable for a second time. It was definitely a bad break but Decision 28/3 tells us, “That if a ball dropped under Rule 28 comes to rest in the original position or in another position from where it is unplayable, the player must either play the ball as it lies or again invoke Rule 28.” He decided to play the ball as it lay. Given the situation, what would have been the ruling had the player stopped his dropped ball? Decision 20-2c/4 tells us, “There is no penalty if the player or caddie stops a dropped ball after it has rolled to a position from which the player would be required to re-drop it under Rule 20-2c, provided it is reasonable to assume that the ball would not return to a position at which Rule 20-2c would be inapplicable. However, if a player or caddie acts prematurely and stops a dropped ball before it has reached such a position, the player incurs a penalty of two strokes under Rule 1-2 and must play the ball from the spot where it was stopped.” The last situation I encountered wasn’t a rules inquiry but I wanted to share it with you to introduce one of the unwritten rules of golf officiating. The situation took place on the eighth hole as I was watching a player, his fellow competitor and both their caddies deliberating over how to take relief from a sprinkler head. I maneuvered my cart into a position where the players could see me and I continued to watch. The third competitor in the group said to his caddie but loud enough for me to hear, “I don’t know why he is just sitting there and not helping them?” I didn’t say anything to the player because it was neither the time nor the place to explain the duties of rules officials. As a rule of thumb, rules officials don’t get involved with rulings unless asked by the players. The only time a rules official would jump into a ruling without being asked is if he sees a player about to breach a rule. A seasoned official practices preventative officiating rather than watching a player breach a rule and then inform the player of his/her breach. In addition to preventative officiating, a rules official is there to interpret the rules of golf for the players and make rulings when necessary. Rule 6-1 states, “The player and his caddie are responsible for knowing the rules.” Can you imagine how slow a round of golf would be if Rule 6-1 wasn’t in the book? So, the next time you’re playing a competitive round of golf and you and your fellow competitors are deliberating on a ruling with a rules official standing idly by, don’t be surprised if he doesn’t get involved. He is acting under the assumption of Rule 6-1. In closing I would like to wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season and I look forward to sharing more rules situations in 2011. p.a.t. passers Congratulations to those who passed their Player Ability Test October 1st at San Carlos <strong>Golf</strong> Club: Kris Andreu Josh Belau Brittany Bertilson Manoj Bhatti Michael Cavaseno Warren Chappuis Keith Clawson Zachary Edenfield Donald Erdman Michael Frattarelli Dean Fry Alexandre Giguere Wyler Gins Joseph Glass Brett Graf Chris Hagy Joseph Hammer Kenneth Hendricks Kevin Hendricks Charles Hollinbeck Travis Hopson Eric Kasdin Scott Kash William Kuhn Robert Kusek Philip Lea Robert Lee Sam Logan Charles Miller Ryan Miller Connor Murphy Zachary Newman Andrew Pascoe Alvaro Puche Ricardo Ronderos Erin Ronsen Tony Serra Nicholas Silvin Sean Stewart Eberley Stonestreet Aaron Taylor Kody Tibbetts George Twyman Zack Walker Matthew Whalen Jacob Whitehouse 12
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