mmaclay
Oct 29 2007, 08:40 PM
Had two situations come up this weekend that were somewhat unique to me so I thought I'd ask the Board and see what ya'll thought.
1) Player throws OB. We all agree to the spot he went out. He takes 1m relief and lays his mini down. Upon mapping out his footwork, he finds that there is a small stump right where his plant foot needs to go behind his mini. Asks if he can re-mark his lie closer to the OB where the stump won't affect him. Obviously you don't have to mark a lie 1m from the OB line as long as your stance is legal (no supporting points OB etc). However, once marked, can you change your mark? Could also come into effect is situations near the 10m circle while putting? Should he have been more careful before marking his lie and thus just have to live with a silly mistake?
2) A player obviously does a falling putt from his knees from an awkward position. He misses the putt. He is called for a falling putt. Does he get to putt again? I looked but could not find it explicitly in the rule book. A group member contended that since he missed, he continues to play out without a reputt but the warning counts towards future stance violations.
803.04 G. Any throw that involves a validly called and seconded stance violation may not be used by the thrower. Re-throws must be taken from the original lie, prior to subsequent play by others in the group.
Seems to me that if called for a falling putt (ie: stance violation), the player should rethrow, even if he missed, according to the rules. I'm not saying this is reasonable but it's how I interpret the above statement.
Thoughts appreciated.
-MADMAX
1) Player throws OB. We all agree to the spot he went out. He takes 1m relief and lays his mini down. Upon mapping out his footwork, he finds that there is a small stump right where his plant foot needs to go behind his mini. Asks if he can re-mark his lie closer to the OB where the stump won't affect him. Obviously you don't have to mark a lie 1m from the OB line as long as your stance is legal (no supporting points OB etc). However, once marked, can you change your mark? Could also come into effect is situations near the 10m circle while putting? Should he have been more careful before marking his lie and thus just have to live with a silly mistake?
2) A player obviously does a falling putt from his knees from an awkward position. He misses the putt. He is called for a falling putt. Does he get to putt again? I looked but could not find it explicitly in the rule book. A group member contended that since he missed, he continues to play out without a reputt but the warning counts towards future stance violations.
803.04 G. Any throw that involves a validly called and seconded stance violation may not be used by the thrower. Re-throws must be taken from the original lie, prior to subsequent play by others in the group.
Seems to me that if called for a falling putt (ie: stance violation), the player should rethrow, even if he missed, according to the rules. I'm not saying this is reasonable but it's how I interpret the above statement.
Thoughts appreciated.
-MADMAX