Hi Linda
Enjoying your emails!
Question regarding the 1st question in Ask Linda #777:
Even though C cannot win the hole, if A& B do not
concede C's putt, doesn't C still have the right to putt, regardless of whether
or not it helps his partner?
Perhaps C is far enough away that he would have to take a 6
as the "most likely " score but he would rather try for the 5. Isn't
it up to A&B to be alert in match play and give him his putt before he can
try to make it?
I know most of the time you are supposed to "pick
up" if out of the hole as a time saver, but do you have to pick up if you
prefer to make the putt (assuming your opponents don't concede it)?
All the best
Lulu from New York and Florida
Dear Lulu,
You are absolutely correct. Even though Player C is out of
the hole (he was putting for a 5, and A and B had both scored 4), C has every
right to putt if A and B have not conceded his putt. And if his putt assists
his partner, all the better for his team.
If A or B concede C’s putt, the narrative changes. In that
case, D will be disqualified from the hole if C’s putt assists D (e.g., speed,
break, line of play).
The savvy player who knows the Rules will concede the putt
of an opponent who is out of the hole.
Linda
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