USGA rules change

[sssmokin]

THE USGA WOULD LIKE TO INFORM ALL GOLFERS
There is a possibility of MAJOR rule changes to the game of golf. This is dependent on the results of the USPresidential election, and may occur sometime after November 4.
This is only a preview as the complete rule book is being written now.
Here are a couple of basic changes.
Golfers with handicaps:
- below 10 will have their green fees increase by 35%
- between 11 and 18 will see no increase in green fees
- above 18 will play for free and even get a check from the club/course played
The $ amount put in for bets will be as follows:
-for handicaps below 10 an additional $10
-between 11 and 18 no additional amount
-above 18 you will receive the total amount in the pot and you do not even have to play.
The term gimme putt will be changed to entitlement
and will be used as follows:
-handicaps below 10, no entitlements
-handicaps above 11 to 17, entitlements for putter length putts
-handicaps above 18, if on green, no need to ever putt, just pick it up
These entitlements are intended to bring about fairness in scoring so that the final scores of all players will be about the same.
In addition, a Player will be limited to a max of one birdie and/or six pars, any excess must be given to those fellow players who have not yet scored a birdie or par. Only after all players have received a birdie or par from the player making the birdie or par, can that Player begin to count his score again.
The current USGA handicap system will be used for the above purposes but the term "net score" will be available only for scoring those players with handicaps 18 and above.
This is intended to "redistribute" the success of winning by making sure that in every competition the above 18 handicap players will post only "net score" against every other player's gross score.
These new Rules are intended to CHANGE the game of golf. Golf must be about Fairness Only, it should have nothing to do with Ability.

[Eracer]

You missed this over in the member's section...

[FATC1TY]

I'm waiting for Jeff to chime in about "no politics".....

[Clugnut]

Very funny!

[sssmokin]

I got this in an email................should have checked the Member's section first. Just had to put this in................Obama is the Pres and we need to come together to get over this mess, so he's the man.

[Clugnut]

Originally Posted by sssmokin

Obama is the Pres and we need to come together to get over this mess, so he's the man.

That's for sure. Everyone knows how conservative I am, but he's my president now.

[JEFF4i]

Aha! I play for free so 35% increase means nothing to me! Muahahahaha.

Good stuff Sssmokin.

[SilverUberXeno]

Very funny indeed. But he's the leader of the country I live in, he's not my president. I would not elect a socialist.

[FATC1TY]

Originally Posted by JEFF4i

Aha! I play for free so 35% increase means nothing to me! Muahahahaha.

Good stuff Sssmokin.

So your the reason I have to redistribute...

And I'm with Silver.

He might be the President-Elect..But he'll NEVER be MY President. He's not my Robin Hood, trying to punish me for being successful, and giving the trash my good fortune.

[JEFF4i]

Originally Posted by SilverUberXeno

Very funny indeed. But he's the leader of the country I live in, he's not my president. I would not elect a socialist.

Originally Posted by FATC1TY

So your the reason I have to redistribute...

And I'm with Silver.

He might be the President-Elect..But he'll NEVER be MY President. He's not my Robin Hood, trying to punish me for being successful, and giving the trash my good fortune.

Dude, do you guys even read the forum rules?

[MIKE1218]

I'd cool it a little guys. Politics are no longer even permitted in the member's forum. If you guys want to spout that BS then go to Sling's political forum. He can provide you with a link.

[ualtim]

Zero tolerance on political posts. This thread has been closed.