10 stroke penalty for playing wrong PROV1

RE: 10 stroke penalty for playing wrong PROV1

Chuck Z — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:32:57 GMT

That is funny....got me pal...make sure I open them up at Pinehurst. Best to think before we speak...ha..ha..ha.. with respect and appreciate the good laugh. See ya soon.

RE: 10 stroke penalty for playing wrong PROV1

Dale V — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:13:22 GMT

[quote user="Chuck Z"]It could have been worse, if he had not caught the error. It is a two stroke penalty for every hole played under the new rule. An honest mistake, but very costly. Believe the old rule was two strokes per hole, two hole maximum. Lesson learned, always double check your balls before teeing off when playing one ball rule. I do when playing tournaments and only play unopened balls. All other balls stay in the car. With respect.

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Not sure worse would have mattered. I think he missed the cut by quite a bit, probably was going to miss the cut even without the penalty. Chuck, If you play unopened balls, does the box slow down their momentum on the course? Cheers buddy!

RE: 10 stroke penalty for playing wrong PROV1

Chuck Z — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:42:10 GMT

It could have been worse, if he had not caught the error. It is a two stroke penalty for every hole played under the new rule. An honest mistake, but very costly. Believe the old rule was two strokes per hole, two hole maximum. Lesson learned, always double check your balls before teeing off when playing one ball rule. I do when playing tournaments and only play unopened balls. All other balls stay in the car. With respect.

RE: 10 stroke penalty for playing wrong PROV1

Dale V — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:28:04 GMT

Ouch, yes, I saw that. The rule is designed to keep a player from having an "into-the-wind" ball and switching to a "down-wind" ball or a low ball for Par 5's and a high ball for Par 3's. This certainly was a case where he wasn't trying to take advantage but never the less, broke the rule.