Correct or DQ ?

curly from cork

Here is the scenario . Club match play. Played all through the winter. Singles matchplay. Shots involved. Through the winter some days 14 holes open , other days 16 open etc... but all matches played according to the course of the day as far as I know.
Final played today , the match is all square after over 2 hours of play. With a few holes to go one player turns to the other and says Im due one more shot off you but as we are flat now will we just say whoever wins this hole wins the match ( and the cup )
Correct or not ??? Seems incorrect to me.

GreeBo

Totally incorrect.
Shots are given on the appropriate indices and thats it!
You cant just make up a format on your own, though playing a different "course" in the same competition is crazy imo.

Fore Iron

To be honest, in matchplay, you could both decide that whoever can stand on their head the longest wins the hole and whoever can throw their clubs the furthest wins the match. To a very large extent, you can agree to complete the match whatever way you like. As long as both players are fully in agreement. From the competitions point of view, as long as a winner comes out the far end that's all that matters.

lfp

Fore Iron wrote: »

To be honest, in matchplay, you could both decide that whoever can stand on their head the longest wins the hole and whoever can throw their clubs the furthest wins the match. To a very large extent, you can agree to complete the match whatever way you like. As long as both players are fully in agreement. From the competitions point of view, as long as a winner comes out the far end that's all that matters.

Jaysus - never thought of it that way, but your kinda right. You can not "give a putt" in a normal round of stableford or strokeplay etc., but in matchplay - if you agree and the guy you are competing with agree - it's fine. In theory, if we are both in a bunker and we agree - whoever gets it closest to the pin wins the hole - who can argue????

BoardsMember

I'm pretty sure I'm right in saying that you cant agree to breach the rules, i.e. you still have to play by the Rules of Golf in matchplay.

GreeBo

lfp wrote: »

Jaysus - never thought of it that way, but your kinda right. You can not "give a putt" in a normal round of stableford or strokeplay etc., but in matchplay - if you agree and the guy you are competing with agree - it's fine. In theory, if we are both in a bunker and we agree - whoever gets it closest to the pin wins the hole - who can argue????

Anyone who knows the rules can argue.
You cannot agree to random things. You could concede the bunker shots and halve/win/lose the hole that way. You cannot make up a new course or a new way of deciding the winner of a hole. At least not in golf.

www.randa.org
Rule 1-3
Players must not agree to exclude the operation of any Rule or to waive any penalty incurred.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 1-3:
Match play – Disqualification of both sides;
Stroke play – Disqualification of competitors concerned.

curly from cork

interesting thoughts thanks... No one seems to have pulled them so it appears as if the match will stand. both players are happy with that.

the groutch

it would technically be a case of whoever loses the next hole agreeing to conceed the match, so well within the rules

GreeBo

the groutch wrote: »

it would technically be a case of whoever loses the next hole agreeing to conceed the match, so well within the rules

You either concede the match or you dont, you cant agree to concede based on some other result. No one could be bound by such an agreement, and any such agreement contravenes the RoG IMO.