Re: ShopTalk: Non-conforming driver list
I have no idea. He strutted around the club house and the restaurant while on the course he held loud conversations with other officials. He did not seem to be in charge. But I never did learn what his official duties were. All I heard him do was complain about the cart, the food and if the billing arrangements had been taken care of. I ran in to him at least three times on the course and twice in the club house/restaurant area. Each time he was mouthing off. I do not want to imply that he was drunk or anything like that. He was not. I never saw him at anytime drink anything but water. He was just full of himself.
Re: ShopTalk: Non-conforming driver list
Ed, Based upon my experiences with rules officials I would have to say that this behavior is an exception and not the norm. Also, most rules people are volunteers. Was this person a USGA employee? /Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only golfers the USGA are concerned with are the "Country Club" players. We, of the public course domain, are just caddies on their days off. I have witnessed two separate conversations, at two different courses, with different officials, and the only thing they were concerned about was what was on the menu at the restaurant and had the arrangements been made for the expense account to pay for the food. These conversations took place on the course not while they were chowing down. At one of these events, there was one particular official who was so pompous, a lady spectator, asked who he was and why did he think he was so important. She overheard him complaining about being issued a newer cart. All the while, he had his feet draped over the front of the cart and was dropping cigar ashes on the floor of the cart. I do not know what his duties were at this event, but never once, did I see him get out of the cart or to take up a position where he could even look at any of the golfers. This is only notable in that he had showed no interest in the participants and the quality of the golf being played. Ed
Re: ShopTalk: Non-conforming driver list
The only golfers the USGA are concerned with are the "Country Club" players. We, of the public course domain, are just caddies on their days off. I have witnessed two separate conversations, at two different courses, with different officials, and the only thing they were concerned about was what was on the menu at the restaurant and had the arrangements been made for the expense account to pay for the food. These conversations took place on the course not while they were chowing down. At one of these events, there was one particular official who was so pompous, a lady spectator, asked who he was and why did he think he was so important. She overheard him complaining about being issued a newer cart. All the while, he had his feet draped over the front of the cart and was dropping cigar ashes on the floor of the cart. I do not know what his duties were at this event, but never once, did I see him get out of the cart or to take up a position where he could even look at any of the golfers. This is only notable in that he had showed no interest in the participants and the quality of the golf being played. Ed
ShopTalk: Non-conforming driver list
Yup, hadn't noticed that...December 23 of last year. This is probably why... http://www.usga.org/test_center/method_measurement.html Now, we'll have both a COR of .830 and CT of 250 to contend with. I can see it now...because the USGA has a patent on the new portable tester, they'll probably market it as a requirement to every pro shop in the country for testing your opponent's driver. There will be a testing shed beside the ball washer at the first tee and for $5 you can test your opponent's driver, have his clubs counted, check driver length and head volume, measure between the grips on his belly putter, check grooves on his irons, etc. Since nobody is joining the USGA anymore because they can't make any sense out of the present rules and have decided to play by their own rules every day, it will be a good supplemental source of income at tournament time. :-) BernieWriteto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 7:44 AM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Nike Dave: Check the date at the USGA site. the last time I looked it had not been updated for 2003.
