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itilldo
11-04-2008, 10:00 AM
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There is a possibility of MAJOR rule changes to the game of golf, this may
occur sometime after November 4 if we end up with a Democratic
administration in Washington.
This is only a preview as the complete rule book is being written now.
Here are a couple of basic changes.

Golfers with handicaps:

- below 10 will have their green fees increase by 35%

- between 11 and 18 will see no increase in green fees

- above 18 will play for free and even get a check from the club/course played


The $ amount put in for bets will be as follows:

-for handicaps below 10 an additional $10

-between 11 and 18 no additional amount

-above 18 you will receive the total amount in the pot and you do not even have to play.


The term "gimme putt" will be changed to "entitlement" and will be used as
follows:
-handicaps below 10, no entitlements

-handicaps above 11 to 17, entitlements for putter length putts

-handicaps above 18, if on green, no need to ever putt, just pick it up


These entitlements are intended to bring about fairness in scoring so that
the final scores of all players will be about the same.

In addition, a Player will be limited to a max of one birdie and/or six
pars, any excess must be given to those fellow players who have not yet
scored a birdie or par. Only after all players have received a birdie or
par from the player making the birdie or par, can that Player begin to count
his score again.


The current USGA handicap system will be used for the above purposes but
the term "net score" will be available only for scoring those players with
handicaps 18 and above. This is intended to "redistribute" the success of winning

by making sure that in every competition the above 18 handicap players will

post only "net score" against every other player's gross score.

These new Rules are intended to CHANGE the game of golf. Golf must be
about Fairness Only, it should have nothing to do with Ability.

BBB725
11-04-2008, 12:01 PM
Nothing about caddies or gas golf carts?:biggrinjester:

itilldo
11-04-2008, 01:30 PM
no carts required, walking only... this is a two part idea, Obama to remove the carts and employ the unemployed as caddie's

Sea-Dated
11-05-2008, 10:34 AM
I have no problem walking if we get caddies.