BigInigoMontoya:I was given a penalty stroke on 18. My timer ran out on 17 cause I was unsure about my lie, and on 18 I was taking a screenshot of the green and lost track of time, and I ran out of time there as well. bhoese said he would talk to Corwyn about removing the penalty, so I'll wait to hear back from them before I officially enter my score.
Corwyn: bhoese: Oh! I will vouch for BigInigo's penalty stroke on 18. He played at a good pace all evening...seems unnecessary.
As for the penalty shot, thanks for sharing your perspective Ben. That definitely helps. I will confer with my co-organizer but my initial inclination is toward leniency here. As context, there's only a warning for first violation of screenshot posting rules anyway, so it would be cruel indeed to exact the 'slow play' penalty while someone's just getting to grips with their first screenshots.
I would urge everyone to get some practice in with taking screenshots. My method is just to drop them into whatever picture program you have (e.g. mine is Preview for the Mac), then Hide that program right away, and not worry about saving them until later.
OK. Catching up at last...
I did consult with Cerino, and yes we will remove the penalty stroke in this instance. As I said earlier, there's only a warning for first violation of screenshot posting rules anyway, so it would be cruel indeed to exact the 'slow play' penalty while someone's just getting to grips with their first screenshots.
Actually, Cerino did propose, tongue-in-cheek, I think... :) ... that since Ben was the playing partner, and he and Ben are currently tied for first place, that we "should take the penatly from Inigo and add it to Ben's score so I'm alone in first place. ;)"
Not sure if Ben would agree with that though, Cerino!
So, Inigo, I've marked you up for 76 instead.
And, everyone, please do practice screenshots. It's remarkable how easy it is for that distraction to affect your game. Consider doing them when you have a tap-in, or a long lag putt that you're not expecting to make.