Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Ask Linda 1849-Player arrives late for match

Linda,
Playing match play, I’m late for the match. My opponent plays two holes. If I have not played the first two holes and catch her and play the rest of the course, am I disqualified or do I just lose the first two holes?
Thanks.
Lulu from Palm Desert, California 

Dear Lulu,

You are disqualified [Rule 5.3a]. If you had arrived within five minutes of your starting time, your penalty would have been loss of the first hole.

Linda
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