Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Ask Linda #1596-Record gross scores and Stableford points

Hi Linda,
In a Stableford competition, if I enter on the card the Stableford scores plus the gross scores am I or the owner of the marked card disqualified?
The professional at my club insists that entering the Stableford points on the card is cause for disqualification, and only the gross scores should be entered.
Is this correct?
Lou, an Englishman living in France

Dear Lou,

Absolutely not. While players are required to accurately record their gross scores, there is no prohibition against keeping track of your Stableford points (or team better-ball score or net score or anything else) on the scorecard. If the Committee wants you to turn in a “clean” scorecard (gross scores only), it should make that wish known. But even if you missed a directive to record gross scores only, and kept track of your points on the card, this would not be grounds for disqualification (or any other penalty). Ask the pro to show you in the rulebook where it says a player is disqualified for recording Stableford points in addition to gross scores on the scorecard. Dollars to doughnuts he won’t find it.

Linda
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