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ball change during play

• GrayElk 10 Posts

  Sun, Jan 27 2013 4:10 PM

  I purchased new balls before I teed off because I knew I may run out of what I was playing (NIKE). When WGT took my last ball out of play, I was switched back to starter balls instead of the Callaway balls I bought before I started. My question is why did it not bring those balls into play instead of the starter balls? They were in my bag.

• WGTpizza 1,656 Posts

  Mon, Jan 28 2013 2:27 PM

  GrayElk:

  I purchased new balls before I teed off because I knew I may run out of what I was playing (NIKE). When WGT took my last ball out of play, I was switched back to starter balls instead of the Callaway balls I bought before I started. My question is why did it not bring those balls into play instead of the starter balls? They were in my bag.

  WGT follows the One Ball golf rule. You can purchase more of the same type of ball if you run out, and continue playing with them, but you can not switch to an entirely new ball in the middle of a match.

   

  Stay classy,

  -WGTPizza

• Lyrac 177 Posts

  Mon, Jan 28 2013 3:23 PM

  I know this already but it does seem that swapping to another ball is ok as long as its the wgt freerock right? so wheres your one ball rule now then? cos sure as eggs is eggs every rock is new right?

  not moaning really just saying

• WGTpizza 1,656 Posts

  Mon, Jan 28 2013 3:50 PM

  Lyrac:

  I know this already but it does seem that swapping to another ball is ok as long as its the wgt freerock right? so wheres your one ball rule now then? cos sure as eggs is eggs every rock is new right?

  not moaning really just saying

  The WGT rock doesn't have unique properties you could use to gain an advantage on a specific hole.

   

  Stay classy,

  -WGTpizza

• bubbadork 984 Posts

  Mon, Jan 28 2013 4:41 PM

  Really, what's so hard to understand about this rule? It certainly doesn't deserve 20 kazillion posts.

• Lyrac 177 Posts

  Mon, Jan 28 2013 5:27 PM

  WGTpizza:

  Lyrac:

  I know this already but it does seem that swapping to another ball is ok as long as its the wgt freerock right? so wheres your one ball rule now then? cos sure as eggs is eggs every rock is new right?

  not moaning really just saying

  The WGT rock doesn't have unique properties you could use to gain an advantage on a specific hole.

   

  Stay classy,

  -WGTpizza

  fair one.

   

• MainzMan 9,591 Posts

  Tue, Jan 29 2013 1:36 AM

  Honestly folks, WGT is cutting us a pretty hefty chunk of slack with this.  The alternative would be a message saying you have run out of the balls you started the round with and must now forfeit.    Hands up who'd prefer this.......

  And let's be honest, it isn't exactly rocket science to make sure you have enough of that particular type of ball in the bag.  We even get a warning when we get down to the last one.

• lonniescott711 4,207 Posts

  Tue, Jan 29 2013 9:48 AM

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