Linda,
We play in a women's league where our annual dues get paid
out at the end of the season, based on weekly winners in flight. All foursomes
are suppose to keep two scorecards, compare them at the end of the round, sign
one card and turn it in.
Recently, there was a dispute that a scorecard's
"net" scores were incorrect, and consequently the player should be
DQ'd for turning in an incorrect card. The question is whether this is a DQ
offense (in a stroke play format), since the hole-by-hole scores were correct;
the gross score was correct; but the net score (the one that counts for weekly
prize money) was incorrect.
We'd appreciate your take on this. Thanks.
Lulu from Florida
Dear Lulu,
Each competitor is responsible for recording her correct
handicap on the scorecard [Rule 6-2b] and for recording the correct gross score
on each hole [Rule 6-6d].
The Committee is responsible for adding the gross scores and
subtracting the handicap recorded on the card [Rule 6-6, Note 1].
The competitor is not responsible for any mistakes in
addition or subtraction, assuming her hole-by-hole gross scores are correct and
she has recorded a handicap on her scorecard that is not higher than her
official handicap.
Whether the player in your narrative is subject to
disqualification depends on why the net scores are incorrect. If the reason is
that she recorded an incorrect handicap (too high), she is subject to
disqualification. If it is a simple error of subtraction (whether by her or the
Committee), she is not disqualified and the error must be corrected.
Linda
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