Dear Linda,
I hope you can help me with the following.
I closed two competitions today - Saturday 18th March [2017]
and Tuesday 21st March.
I had eight ladies who signed for the Tuesday competition on
the 21st but dated the card the 18th, and one lady who did not date
the card at all.
I cannot find anywhere a rule about it being mandatory for
the competition date to be recorded, so I’m assuming that the one lady that did
not record a date would be fine - but I am unsure about the others as I could
argue they signed the book under the incorrect date or they entered the date
incorrectly on their cards.
Your help with this matter would be much appreciated. I have
closed the competitions and they are now on How Did I Do.
Thank you - hope that this email finds you well.
Lulu from the UK
Dear Lulu,
The answer to your question is found in Rule 33-5. The
Committee is responsible for recording the date on the scorecard. There is no
penalty to the player for recording an incorrect date, as it was not her
responsibility to record the date. This is similar to addition of scores, where
there is no penalty to the player who incorrectly totals the score, as this
responsibility also lies with the Committee.
The player is only responsible for recording the following
on his scorecard:
1. the player’s signature (or initials)
2. the marker’s signature (or initials)
3. 18 correct hole scores (in the correct order)
4. the player’s correct handicap (if required)
Everything else is the Committee’s responsibility. The
player is not penalized for the omission or incorrect recording of any
information that is the responsibility of the Committee.
Linda
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