Dear Linda,
The answer given in your reply to [Ask
Linda #1593-Player in match remembers earlier violation] is
not quite correct.
Whilst it is true that the state of the match must be
corrected, the players must return to the 18th tee and play this hole under the
match conditions.
The previous playing of this hole was not during the
continuance of the match but on a social basis.
In Decision 9-2/9 the match is still alive although it does
not clearly say this.
Decision 2-5/5.5 is more appropriate where the discovery is
made after the result of the match and after the players have continued to play
holes under the impression that the holes do not matter.
Thank you,
Lou from the UK
Lou from the UK
Dear readers,
While the procedure explained above by Lou from the UK is
the correct way to proceed, there would be no penalty to the players in #1593
for not replaying Hole #18 from the teeing ground. Neither team was aware of
the need to replay the entire hole; both teams agreed on the procedure. There
was no agreement to waive a Rule of Golf.
Linda
