Dear Linda,
Last
Saturday was our monthly medal. In my group of three players, Player A teed off
forward of the tee box marker (outside the tee box). When his attention was
drawn to it, he elected to play another ball at the proper place, but with no
penalty. He won the monthly mug.
As I was going through the rulebook today, I found that in
the light of Rule 11-4b, he should have incurred a two-stroke penalty for
teeing off outside the tee box. I immediately sent a message to him confirming
my findings. What should be done about it, please?
Thank you.
Lou from Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Dear Lou,
A penalty must not be imposed after the competition has
closed [Rule 34-1b]. The player’s score stands.
If the player had known he had incurred a penalty, or if
someone had pointed out the penalty to him and he subsequently failed to
include it in his score (or failed to discuss the situation with the Committee
prior to submitting his scorecard), the player would be subject to
disqualification under Rule 34-1b, Exception (iii). The Committee must
disqualify a player after the competition has closed if the player failed to
include a penalty of which he was aware.
Linda
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