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3. Format

A competition cannot be played until the Committee decides on the format.

b. Stroke Play

If the competition is to be played at stroke play, the Committee must decide on the form of play, how many rounds are to be played and if more than one round is involved, whether the field is to be reduced at some point, whether the field is to be broken down into classes and whether the competition is to be at scratch or on a handicap basis.

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3. Format

A competition cannot be played until the Committee decides on the format.

a. Match Play

If the Committee wishes to conduct a match play competition, it must decide on the form of play, (i.e., singles, foursome or fourball), the number of flights, the number of players or sides in each flight, how the players or teams in each flight are to be determined, the pairing method for each flight and whether the competition is to be at scratch or on a handicap basis.

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6-2b/0.5 Meaning of “Handicap” When Full Handicap Not Used

Q. It is the condition of a stroke-play competition (e.g., four-ball) that players will not receive their full handicap allowances. Under Rule 6-2b, what is the player responsible for recording on his score card?

A. He must record his full handicap. It is the Committee’s responsibility to apply the condition of competition to adjust his handicap. (New) (more…)

今天晚上在宿舍时和舍友碰到了一个判例，我们两个在宿舍辩论了半天，后来终于明白为什么那个案例中要以违反15-3来处置。

判例问题和答案如下：27-2c/3

Q: A player’s ball came to rest 20 yards over a green and beyond a white stake which the player’s caddie said was a boundary stake. The player played a provisional ball which came to rest short of the green, but closer to the hole than his original ball. The player played the provisional ball onto the green. At that point, he walked behind the green towards his original ball, which had been visible all along, and discovered that the white stake was not a boundary stake and that his original ball was in bounds. What is the ruling?

A: The player should have determined the status of his original ball before playing a second stroke with the provisional ball and, since the original ball was not out of bounds, he should have abandoned the provisional ball. When he failed to do so, the second stroke with the provisional ball was a stroke with a wrong ball – Rule 27-2c.
In match play, the player lost the hole (Rule 15-3a).
In stroke play, he incurred a two-stroke penalty (Rule 15-3b) and was required to hole out with the original ball.

我们之间的争论在于，为什么该球手的情况不能按27-2b进行处理，即暂定球在该情况下成为使用中球；而判例却判定球手打了错误的球。

我们把相关的问题集中了一下，还找了27-2b/1和27-2b/2两个判例进行了对比，发现我们的思路并没有错，而且27-2b/1和27-2b/2两个判例也证明暂定球在球手放弃寻找初始球而打了暂定球的时候（当然，还要符合其它要求）该暂定球会成为使用中球。

那么，为什么会是打了错误的球呢？

后来我们再看了一遍原文，发现，我们又再一次成为粗心的马大哈。原文中说打了球进了（误以为是界外）的桩外面，并且一直都可以看得到球（his original ball, which had beed visible all along）！所以，在这样的情况之下球手有责任去确认他的球的状态是不是已经OB了，没有OB的话而他的球却一直都看得到，不算lost ball，所以无法按27-2b进行处置，打了球也就违反了15-3a或15-3b。

看来，还是不够细心。

上一篇日志里有提到过关于the applicable Rule的疑惑，后来在规则判例书里看到了一些案例，是在相关的规则中应用了the applicable Rule的。

首先例如在规则21中出现的：If a player who is required to replace a ball fails to do so, he incurs the general penalty under the applicable Rule, but there is no additional penalty under Rule 21. (more…)

有一天的链接的博客内看到一些笑话，有一个个人认为最为经典和一针见血的是：史上最神秘的部门——有关部门。

当时觉得这位哥们真的有惊人的洞察力。但不知道大家知道最诡异的规则是哪一条吗？

这几天在宿舍有空看了一下规则书和判例，其中的一条规则快把我搞晕了！

哪一条？那就是the applicable Rule。 (more…)

26-1/3.7 Ball Dropped Under Water Hazard Rule Without It Being Known or Virtually Certain Ball in Hazard; Original Ball Then Found

Q. A player’s ball is struck towards a water hazard and is not found. It is neither known nor virtually certain that the player’s ball is in the water hazard, but he drops a ball under Rule 26-1b. Before he plays the dropped ball, his original ball is found within the five-minute search period. What is the ruling?

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