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Re: Loosing a ball during a tournment.....enoying!!!

• 621 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 10:28 AM

   

  EDIT: Some people are hilarious!

• Woodoworkery 3,498 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:02 AM

  All I'm saying is WGT is a business they are there to make money. The lost ball problem is a easy fix I explained that in a earlier post. 

  I my self make sure I always have enough balls, and if I do have to chose I buy more, you are going to do that anyway. But the fix is easy and if they was going to be nice then they would implement that feature. 

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:48 AM

  filmslayer:

  courteneyfish:

  You don't understand his point. It would be against the rules. It's nice of WGT to let you continue your round at all as you should really be disqualified.

  this is wrong and you do not understand the one ball rule .... look it up ...

  Courteney is 100% correct, you cannot continue if you do not have the exact same ball with the one ball rule- so you would have to forfiet (ie disqualified) the round. WGT at least allows you to finish, albeit with a range ball. Surely this is a better option than automatic disqualification?

  And as pointed out - you get the option to buy more balls when you get the warning on the first tee (or when you are on your last ball). For the time as a member the OP should have known better, especially when credits are involved. No sympathy from these quarters!

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:52 AM

  filmslayer:

  courteneyfish:

  You don't understand his point. It would be against the rules. It's nice of WGT to let you continue your round at all as you should really be disqualified.

  this is wrong and you do not understand the one ball rule .... look it up ...

   

  These games are played as if they were in USPGA competitions. You look it up.

   

• filmslayer 2,340 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 12:00 PM

  courteneyfish:

  filmslayer:

  courteneyfish:

  You don't understand his point. It would be against the rules. It's nice of WGT to let you continue your round at all as you should really be disqualified.

  this is wrong and you do not understand the one ball rule .... look it up ...

   

  These games are played as if they were in USPGA competitions. You look it up.

   

  i have ... and if thats the case how its it you can get dropped in a hazard ? 

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 12:01 PM

  The same TYPE of ball, not the same ball.

• filmslayer 2,340 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 12:07 PM

  http://www.usga.org/RulesFAQ/rules_answer.asp?FAQidx=177

• tuttagolf 3 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 12:53 PM

  I know the ball rule. I had an exactly equal ball in my bag, black  "X slow meter",  but not purchased at the same time. That's why i tought it was no problem. And I think it is a quick fix if WGT wanted. But I understand that it won't happen.

   

• GlassMan27 573 Posts

  Thu, Feb 14 2013 1:06 PM

  tuttagolf:

  I had an exactly equal ball in my bag, black  "X slow meter",  but not purchased at the same time.

  It wasn't the 'exact' same ball, or the ball you lost or whatnot would have been replaced with that ball. There are four different MAX balls, you must have had one of the others. Even the same same ball with/without a vapor trail is not considered the same ball. Live and learn...