par par par par :) On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > THE USGA WOULD LIKE TO INFORM ALL GOLFERS > > There is a possibility of MAJOR rule changes to the game of golf, this may > occur sometime after January 20, 2009. > > This is only a preview as the complete rulebook is being written now. Here > are a couple of basic changes. > > Golfers with handicaps: > > - below 10 will have their green fees increased by 35%; > - between 11 and 18 will see no increase in green fees; and > - 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. > > > -- > Scott Stroz > --------------- > The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are > willing to work and give to those who would not. - Thomas Jefferson > > http://xkcd.com/386/ > > >
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