But the penalty would still be the same, you would still be hitting your fourth shot after dropping with the two shot penalty, same as if you took stroke and distance. You just have a chance to put your provisional or 3rd on the fairway with stroke and distance as opposed to likely dropping in the rough and taking your fourth from there if you take the drop and two shot penalty.
The OB one is the stickiest part
The person that hit the shot may well say 'no I know I was within the white stakes/trees' or something like that, and avoid the need to tee off again when they hit their first drive
Maybe having the rule left as-is might be safest
The stats guys say that keeping the ball in play is the #1 rule to improving for amateurs. If you think about it, any OB tee shot, you need a par to get a point assuming you have a shot. It's a hard ask.
Allowing amateurs to take the relief where it goes OB, or lost would be a far fairer system. But it would be a complete change and as you say, open to interpretation.
Place within 6" of tree roots when your ball is sitting on them. Usually you damage the tree and your wrist.
For the average golfer, I'm a massive advocate for:
If you hit a drive and you track where it went but can't find it (i.e. winter soft ground/leaves), you can take a drop where you thought it was and take your next with a penalty stroke (i.e. it's now your 3rd shot), instead of having to go back to the tee
Obviously it potentially leaves things open to people taking the mick to an extent, but it would help out a bit surely
Another one potentially would be being in a divot on the fairway. The punishment for it is too harsh I think and i think you should be allowed place within 6 inches. Obviously again, a small dent and someone might call it a divot and want the free place, but I'd nearly be fine with that
Would be a fan of bringing in a rule where you had a choice of taking stroke & distance or dropping where the ball went in and taking a two shot penalty for a ball gone out of bounds or just lost. I think USGA brought in a similar rule but it wasn't adopted by Golf Ireland. I'll normally hit a provisional if I think its gone but so many times I think my ball has just snuck into the rough or into long grass and should be easy to find but arrive to find it nowhere to be seen at all.
I'd vote against it. I'd just lose twice as many balls.
Nobody would benefit from that greater than me but it would be awful! Rounds can already be slow enough without there being 8 drives a hole
Seeing as it's a 'Random' thread - how about what kinda new random/never gonna happen (unless maybe on LIV tour) rule would you like to be implemented? I'd be a big fan of a second serve like tennis whereby if you don't like your tee shot (water/lost/OOB whatever) you get another free one off the tee.
That would save me a nice few shots every round 😀
Don't think i've ever bought good golf balls in my life. Just wait for you lot to lose them and i find them when looking for mine.
Good day on the course is when i lose 3 Srixon Distances and find 2 Pro-V1's and a TP5 😂
The SD-15 Seed balls are a waste of time imo. Srixon distance especially when on a deal is better than the SD-15.
However it's Seed's Pro1/X1 all the way for me, they have great value and performance.
Thanks for the feedback lads. Much appreciated.
It's a decent course. You can put away your driver for most of it but a lot a tight holes.
Agreed - I always enjoyed playing it (prob been 3 or 4 years now since playing it last)
The course is nice and always in good nick. Not too long and not too difficult. I prefer it to Faithlegg etc.
I hope that's not true as I can think of at least 4 courses with the word "Island" in their name 😮
Of course the other "Island" courses all have access via bridge or road.
I haven't played there in a long while, but I always enjoyed playing there. Plus you need a ferry to get across. That's always fun, it adds to the day for me.
It's the only island course in Ireland I believe.
Anybody any course knowledge of Waterford Castle Golf Club? Is the course any use? Possibly looking to book a weekend there for a society in the new year.
Yeah, I don't like the SD-15. I think they are very hard and "clacky".
I'm a big fan of seed, but just to point out, aren't they their budget balls? So comparable to a pinnacle or something. These are not their premium balls.
Great deal here for the winter. The colour might not be to everyone's taste but good value. The Seed balls in general are excellent.
No, worked fine for me.
Yeh nice deal on pro vs 82.50 for 2 boxs.
Anyone else having difficulty placing order for delivery? keeps asking me to select country even though it selected
never mind got it working
Yeah, used a gift card I had to buy 2 boxes.
Decent multi price on Pro Vs!
Deals on Titleist balls in Elverys:
https://www.elverys.ie/search/?text=titleist
And golfsupport.com
clubhouse golf and snainton golf are two from UK to consider.
Yep that's the one. Fake link to An Post looking for card details.
Try Clubhouse Golf-i think they sort out all the vat issues like amazon does.
Has anyone bought clubs from the UK since Brexit and managed any kind of workaround to not get hammered on VAT etc?
I've decided I'm too old for football and want to play more golf than the couple of rounds a year. Current set are 20+ years old so want a new set and the Callaway Edge set from Costco tick all of the boxes. Going to get hammered in import tax and VAT though I think buying from the UK which is putting me off.
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