Bunkers out of play = non-qualifying?

BigChap1759

All bunkers out of play due to heavy overnight rain - I'm assuming that this would mean the comp in non-qualifying?

Read a bit that you could mark specific bunkers GUR(even all of them) and it could be qualifying but if not individually marked then can't be qualifying - anyone know for sure?

Mantis Toboggan

Don't know the rule but we had all bunkers out of play last weekend and it was qualifying!

frink

Always thought 90% of bunkers had to be in play for qualifying to count!

HighLine

A committee is not entitled to take all the bunkers out of play under the rules of golf and therefore, it shouldn't be qualifying.

33-8/27 Local Rule Providing Relief Without Penalty from Bunker Filled with Casual Water
Q.May a Committee make a Local Rule allowing a player to drop out of any bunker filled with casual water, without penalty, contrary to Rule 25-1b(ii)?

A.No. The Committee may not make a Local Rule providing generally that flooded bunkers are ground under repair through the green, as such a Local Rule waives a penalty imposed by the Rules of Golf, contrary to Rule 33-8b.

However, in exceptional circumstances, where certain specific bunkers are completely flooded and there is no reasonable likelihood of the bunkers drying up during the round, the Committee may introduce a Local Rule providing relief without penalty from specific bunkers. Prior to introducing such a Local Rule, the Committee must be convinced that such exceptional circumstances exist and that providing relief without penalty from specific bunkers is more appropriate than simply applying Rule 25-1b(ii). If the Committee elects to introduce a Local Rule, the following wording is suggested:

"The flooded bunker on [insert location of bunker; e.g., left of 5th green] is ground under repair. If a player's ball lies in that bunker or if that bunker interferes with the player's stance or the area of his intended swing and the player wishes to take relief, he must take relief outside the bunker, without penalty, in accordance with Rule 25-1b(i). All other bunkers on the course, regardless of whether they contain water, maintain their status as hazards and the Rules apply accordingly."

In a competition played over more than one round, such a Local Rule may be introduced or rescinded between rounds.

slave1

I played the Mullingar inter scratch cup earlier this month and the same scenario, brutal overnight rain left all bunkers out of play and the comp was non qualifying

BigChap1759

slave1 wrote: »

I played the Mullingar inter scratch cup earlier this month and the same scenario, brutal overnight rain left all bunkers out of play and the comp was non qualifying

Yep, result in today and it was NQ which makes sense, especially as I found 3 bunkers!

phkk

Or the person who fills the timesheet every week with a guest so that nobody can ruin their threeball, yet nobody ever sees this famous "guest".