Anyone looking for reasonable priced house in Portrush for the week of The Open drop me a private message. 3 bed house within 5 mins walk of the course. Basic accomodation but location is 1st class.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: leaveherinsir on December 31, 2017, 11:21:26 AMBUMP. STARTS THURSDAY. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY TO FIRST TOURNAMENT IS MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY. ALL DETAILS BELOW!!
Yahoo have dropped Fantasy Golf this year.
As an alternative the European Tour have a similar competition. You pick 6 players each week to include a captain whose points get doubled. If you forget to pick your team you get an automatic selection. Ill set up a league. See link below
Pin to enter is zWjgYAddj5
First tournament is mid January
https://fantasyrace.europeantour.com
Quote from: thebigfella on July 24, 2017, 10:21:21 PMI know the rules but I dont believe this rule is within the spirit of the game. He clearly got to play from a more advantgeous spot. Either the trucks/tv towers/grandstands etc become part of the course or out of bounds as that range probably would be on most courses. It will never happen though, same way the final group in a major will never be penalised for slow playQuote from: leaveherinsir on July 24, 2017, 10:02:11 PMQuote from: Puckoon on July 24, 2017, 09:35:50 PMIm not suggesting the rules should disadvantage a player. However in the 3 options he had he clearly was allowed to bend the rule keeping the ball, its original position and the flag in a straight line. If he wants to drop the ball in between the trucks then play it from there after. I am suggesting the rule is imo wrong as it stands and thus is against the spirit it was intended in. And dont get me started on the length of time he takes generallyQuote from: leaveherinsir on July 24, 2017, 09:16:23 PM
I know Speith used the rules to his maximum advantage to get the most advantageous drop on 13th. However that aside I was always taught there was a spirit to the rules of golf. I would go as far to say he was allowed to break that spirit. Surely the powers that be need to look at the way the pros get these drops in tournament play. I remember D.Johnson getting a free drop from thick US Open rough last year because a tv tower was in his line of sight. He proceeded to drop the ball on an adjacent fairway and hit over the tower onto the green. Could they not make all the trappings that go with tv coverage part of the course. They are already getting an advantage of trampled down rough in many cases as it is. I think the less opportunity they have to put their hand on the ball in open play the better. This rant aside glad to say I had Speith and Kuchar both done e/w.
The crux of the bolded is that the rules of golf do not exist to solely be used to disadvantage a player. There are usually options in any given rule and you are allowed to use them to your advantage. Using a rule to your advantage is not against the spirit of the game or the rules.
How is the rule wrong? He took his drop as per the rules and got relief due to the trucks being a temp immovable obstruction on the course.
Quote from: Puckoon on July 24, 2017, 09:35:50 PMIm not suggesting the rules should disadvantage a player. However in the 3 options he had he clearly was allowed to bend the rule keeping the ball, its original position and the flag in a straight line. If he wants to drop the ball in between the trucks then play it from there after. I am suggesting the rule is imo wrong as it stands and thus is against the spirit it was intended in. And dont get me started on the length of time he takes generallyQuote from: leaveherinsir on July 24, 2017, 09:16:23 PM
I know Speith used the rules to his maximum advantage to get the most advantageous drop on 13th. However that aside I was always taught there was a spirit to the rules of golf. I would go as far to say he was allowed to break that spirit. Surely the powers that be need to look at the way the pros get these drops in tournament play. I remember D.Johnson getting a free drop from thick US Open rough last year because a tv tower was in his line of sight. He proceeded to drop the ball on an adjacent fairway and hit over the tower onto the green. Could they not make all the trappings that go with tv coverage part of the course. They are already getting an advantage of trampled down rough in many cases as it is. I think the less opportunity they have to put their hand on the ball in open play the better. This rant aside glad to say I had Speith and Kuchar both done e/w.
The crux of the bolded is that the rules of golf do not exist to solely be used to disadvantage a player. There are usually options in any given rule and you are allowed to use them to your advantage. Using a rule to your advantage is not against the spirit of the game or the rules.