Lost or Out of Bounds Ball

[ColonelMac]

(08-21-2013 11:05 PM)Simonko Wrote:  No-one's going to like losing points, but it has to be considered in the grand scheme of things.

For instance:

Would they be against zero points if groups in front kept on returning to the tee to rehit?

Or if hit because the penalty for reckless driving is only stroke and distance, at worse?

Not quite sure what is meant by "grand scheme of things". In the grand scheme of things, there are still men and women fighting and dying in Afghanistan. Yet, the golfing world goes ballistic over Tiger Woods dropping in the wrong place at Augusta.

My "take" on this entire project is finding ways to make the game more enjoyable for the majority, rather than requiring a law degree to understand the rules.

If a player steps on the tee with out of bounds left or right KNOWING there's a chance they can come up with a complete zero with absolutely no chance of at least getting 1 point if they hit it out, THAT seems to be defeating the main purpose.

In numerous places in this Forum the point has been made about looking to the results desired. If the result sought is making the game more enjoyable by simplifying the rules, then imposing such a severe penalty seems counterproductive.