![]() The Rules. Jim Dickson gave me a copy of the Rules of Golf 1927, which was among his father’s things. Mr J.T. Dickson was a member of our club but these rules came from his time at Bega Golf Club between 1933 and 1936. The 1927 rule book has some 64 pages in it, whereas our current rules book has some 208 pages in it. We have 34 rules now compared with 16 then. Of course the rules of golf have evolved over the years and I have reproduced below a rule dealing with handicapping – it makes interesting reading. Sympathetic Handicapping should be discontinued Course Safety. It was brought to my attention about a near miss recently. This happened when a player was approaching the 17th green and a player waiting to tee off on the 18th was standing between the green and the tee. It was a 'near miss' In order to increase the margin of safety, please wait up on the tee, towards the back. The onus is always on the player hitting the ball to ensure the way is clear to do so. This is in the Rules of Golf book, page 18. (There has been a court case in Australia where a person was hit by a ball, where a judge found against the person striking the ball citing this section of the rule book.) We should never assume that a person can see a ball coming or is looking to see if a ball is coming – the onus is on a player to ensure that the players in front of them are out of range before hitting. | Marion's and Inigo's Schedule ![]() Jan 22 2015 - Jan 23 2015 Moss Vale Classic Moss Vale Golf Club, Moss Vale NSW Australia Jan 29 2015 - Jan 29 2015 Renault Ladies Pro Am Castle Hill Country Club, Baulkham Hills NSW Jan 30 2015 - Jan 30 2015 Pennant Hills ALPG Pro Am Pennant Hills Golf Club Feb 12 2015 - Feb 15 2015 RACV Ladies Masters RACV Royal Pines Resort, Benowa QLD Australia Feb 27 2015 - Mar 1 2015 ISPS Handa New Zealand Women´s Open Clearwater Golf Club, Christchurch, New Zealand Mar 6 2015 - Mar 8 2015 Bing Lee Fujitsu NSW Women´s Open Oatlands Golf Club, Oatlands NSW Australia Mar 12 2015 - Mar 15 2015 WORLD LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP MISSION HILLS, BLACKSTONE COURSE - HAINAN CHINA HOME Mar 26 2015 - Mar 29 2015 LALLA MERYEM CUP GOLF DE L'OCEAN - AGADIRMOROCCO |
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