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| Ian Woosnam |
You are standing in the
2nd fairway and you realize you have more than 14 golf
clubs in your golf bag. What is the ruling in stroke
play and match play?
Match Play - At the conclusion of the hole at
which the breach is discovered, the state of the match
is adjusted by deducting one hole for each hole at which
a breach occurred. Maximum deduction per round: two
holes
What does adjusting the
state of the match mean?
A common mistake in match play is that the player with
too many clubs would lose the hole. That is incorrect.
Actually the player with too many clubs in his golf bag
needs to try and win that hole. In the scenario above, we
have teed off the second hole, if player B has too many
clubs in his bag and he lost the first hole, we would adjust
the status of the match after the second hole. Lets say
that player B lost the second hole and he is now 2 down. We
are going to adjust the status of
the match and player B is now 4 down after just two
holes.
Stroke Play You are penalized two strokes for
each hole at which any breach occurred; maximum penalty
per round: Four Strokes.
Since you teed off the second hole you would be
penalized two strokes on hole #1 and two strokes on hole
#2. Do not make the same mistake Ian Woosnam did in the
British Open.
Frequently Asked
Questions:
Now that you have discovered you have too many clubs in
your bag
.what do you do?
You must declare one of the clubs out of play and
turning upside down in you golf bag is just fine.
Could you lay an extra club on the floor of the golf
cart before I start my round?
A. NO.
4-4a/9 Clarification of Match-Play Penalty
Q. Please confirm that the following is a correct
interpretation of
Rule 4-4a in a match between A and B:
(1) After the 1st hole, it
is discovered that B has more than 14 clubs:
(a) If B won the hole the match is all square.
(b) If the hole was halved A is 1 up.
(c) If A won the hole A is 2 up.
(2) After the 2nd hole, it is discovered that B has more
than 14 clubs:
(a) If B won both holes the match is all square.
(b) If B was 1 up A is 1 up.
(c) If the match was all square A is 2 up.
(d) If A was 1 up A is 3 up.
(e) If A was 2 up A is 4 up.
(3) Later in the match, but before the players leave the
last green, it is discovered that B has more than 14
clubs:
(a) If B was more than 2 up 2 ups are deducted.
(b) If B was 2 up the match is all square.
(c) If B was 1 up A is 1 up.
(d) If the match was all square A is 2 up.
(e) If A was 1 up A is 3 up.
(f) If A was 2 up A is 4 up.
(g) If A was more than 2 up 2 ups are added to his
ups.
A. As the loss of hole penalty for a breach of
Rule 4-4a
is not applied to a specific hole, but to the state of
the match at the conclusion of the hole at which the
breach is discovered, your interpretation is correct. |
