i phone

yettie1701

Can anybody clarify something for me. I was playing with a guy today who was using his i phone on his trolly with some sort of golf gps app. I told him I thought they were illegal but he told me otherwise because it was only measuring distance. I'd just like to know and it has probably been discussed here before. Thanks

G1032

yettie1701 wrote: »

Can anybody clarify something for me. I was playing with a guy today who was using his i phone on his trolly with some sort of golf gps app. I told him I thought they were illegal but he told me otherwise because it was only measuring distance. I'd just like to know and it has probably been discussed here before. Thanks

Illegal because it has the capability of measuring/telling wind speed direction. There are also undoubtedly apps out there that could potentially tell him the slope

big_drive

Illegal for competition play

PARlance

If DMD's are allowed in comps then iPhones "may" be allowed.
The latest statement from the R&A is very unclear. I think Snow Drifts has a link to something that shows they are now ok

John Divney

iPhone app can be used as long as it does not have other functions for wind, slope etc.

However the club must have a local rule permitting it.

So sounds like yours did not allow it.

Golfgraffix

John Divney wrote: »

iPhone app can be used as long as it does not have other functions for wind, slope etc.

However the club must have a local rule permitting it.

So sounds like yours did not allow it.

The wording is still a little unclear and I think still needs a little better clarification, our club did not add smartphones to the local rule so in our comps they are still banned.

J

SnowDrifts

PARlance wrote: »

If DMD's are allowed in comps then iPhones "may" be allowed.
The latest statement from the R&A is very unclear. I think Snow Drifts has a link to something that shows they are now ok

Yeah the whole issue was dealt with very poorly and only added to confusion.

Here is the new flow chart which seems to render the iphone legal for use. (if there is local rule permitting the use of a DMD...)

http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAHome/equipment/DMD%20flowchartv1-3.pdf

GreeBo

Still think you could argue either way based on that for chart.

Golfgraffix

GreeBo wrote: »

Still think you could argue either way based on that for chart.

Yep I agree, that is why as a committee we decided not to amend the local rule.

J

GreeBo

Golfgraffix wrote: »

Yep I agree, that is why as a committee we decided not to amend the local rule.

J

this seems to clear it up?
Basically work away as long as not cheating!