We could just write the score on the card in advance, and retire to the bar
to tell stories about our exceptional play.
On Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 19:09 Dwayne Junker <dwayne.junker@xxxxxxx wrote:
Ah, these are soooo overdue and sooooo welcomed.
I submit we invoke these immediately.
It’s a pity that some of our Society mates don’t qualify for this but fear
not, you will – oh yes you will…….. J
/Ace
*From:* sogagg-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sogagg-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Gar Wright
*Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2019 6:52 PM
*To:* SOGAGG <sogagg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [sogagg] Golf rules for Seniors
*Fellow SOGAGGers,*
*Wanted to advise you of some changes to the rules being considered by the
PGA for golfers whose life experience is beyond the age of 62.*
*Let’s give this some consideration…..*
*KD *
*PGA 2019 RULE CHANGES FOR GOLFERS AGE 62+*
* Rule 9k.34 - If a tree is between the ball and the hole, and the tree is
deemed to be younger than the player, then the ball can be moved without
penalty. This is so because this is simply a question of timing; when the
player was younger, the tree was not there so the player is being penalized
because of his age.*
*Rule 1.a.5 - A ball sliced or hooked into the Rough shall be lifted and
placed on the Fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled
into the Rough with no penalty. The senior player should not be
penalized for tall grass which ground keepers failed to mow.*
*Rule 2.d.6 - A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed NOT to have hit the
tree. This is simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game.
The senior player must estimate the distance the ball would have
traveled if it had not hit the tree, and play the ball from there.*
*Rule 3.B.3 - There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missing
ball is on or near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by
someone else, thereby making it a stolen ball. The senior player is not to
compound the felony by charging himself with a penalty.*
*Rule 4.c.7 - If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed
to have dropped. The Law of Gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.*
*Rule 5. - Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be
blown in, may be blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three
inches from the Hole. No one wants to make a mockery of the game.*
*Rule 6.a.9 - There is no penalty for so-called “out of bounds”. If
penny-pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not
occur. The senior player deserves an apology, not a penalty.*
*Rule 7.G.15 - There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf
balls should float. Senior players should not be penalized for any
shortcomings of the manufacturers.*
*Rule 8.k.9 - Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved by
purchasing new golf equipment. Since this is financially impractical for
many senior players, one-half stroke per hole may be subtracted for using
old equipment.*
*Please advise all your senior friends of these important rule changes and
keep multiple copies in your golf bag. Those not following the rules need
to be provided a copy. *
Gar Wright
(cell) 619-733-3309
(fax) 619-435-0747
gar.wright77@xxxxxxxxx
