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Could Augusta National Have a Local Rule Banning Leaving the Pin In?


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Does anybody really think Fred Ridley is going to turn his back on the USGA?

 

LOL, no and not just because he has a lot of good reasons to support the USGA. USGA is one of the founding partners of Drive, Chip & Putt, both AN and USGA involved in other initiatives over the years.

 

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Well the answer to your question is yes.

So can we shut this thread down please....

Not correct. The only way they can say they’re going to prohibit leaving the flag in is if they say they’re not going to play by the USGA rules. A local rule CANNOT be made about the flagstick if they’re playing by USGA rules.

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Absolutely they could

 

Anyone can make their own changes to the Rules. Then of course, you are not playing Golf. Just a game that resembles it.

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Well the answer to your question is yes.

So can we shut this thread down please....

 

Silly me.

 

The OP's use of the phrase "Local Rule" made me think he was talking about the Masters playing the tournament by the Rules of Golf.

 

My bad. :rolleyes:

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Ill make early prediction no flags .

 

No flags what ?

 

And for my 2nd question, if you mean the Masters will NOT allow the players to leave the flagstick in while putting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, got ca$h ??? :)

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By all means the Augusta National could impose a local rule for the tournament but, I doubt it will stand out as the one against the U.S.G.A. newly changed rules.

Why, the local rules should have merit for being placed, not just out of disagreement with the sanctioning body. This will not be the battle ground the club will pick to make a stand.

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I couldn't see any serious tournament doing something so drastic. The USGA and R&A would simply remove the tournament from Order of Merits, World Rankings etc, so the tournament could certainly exist and the winner would get a jacket and prize money but it would no longer be a major (the debate on how a tournament is actually a major is another discussion) and therefore become less attractive to players.

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I couldn't see any serious tournament doing something so drastic. The USGA and R&A would simply remove the tournament from Order of Merits, World Rankings etc, so the tournament could certainly exist and the winner would get a jacket and prize money but it would no longer be a major (the debate on how a tournament is actually a major is another discussion) and therefore become less attractive to players.

 

I think'ths Masters can pretty much do whatever they want without ever jeopardizing their status. The USGA ands R &A don’t determine what is a major, and it won’t ever get less attractive to the players.


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1. Augusta could use pins that aren’t conducive to keeping them in for putts if they want to negate this awful rule.

2. I may puke if I see someone win the masters this year with a putt on 18 that clanks in off the flag stick.

 

That's a great point, Augusta could just change to pins with a larger lower portion, one large enough that the ball has no chance of going in the hole if it's left in.

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1. Augusta could use pins that aren’t conducive to keeping them in for putts if they want to negate this awful rule.

2. I may puke if I see someone win the masters this year with a putt on 18 that clanks in off the flag stick.

 

That's a great point, Augusta could just change to pins with a larger lower portion, one large enough that the ball has no chance of going in the hole if it's left in.

 

The fans patrons just hate chip ins, dunks from the fairway...and even more, those annoying hole-in-ones on 16! :)

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Absolutely they could

 

Anyone can make their own changes to the Rules. Then of course, you are not playing Golf. Just a game that resembles it.

 

What game is football? Youth, high school, NCAA, NFL, CFL?

 

What game is basketball? Youth, high school, NCAA, Euro, NBA?

 

What is baseball? Youth, high school, NCAA, MLB?

 

All other sports have different rule subsets and I think most would consider it them all to be the same sport. I don’t see why golf has to play by the same rules for every level or event. It would still be golf if AN made some rule improvements, the USGA doesn’t own golf.

 

 

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To those saying they can’t do it (or worse, then they’re not playing golf, what a crock), guess what. If they were to announce they were playing it that way, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA, NONE, players are going to say, “well, then I’m not playing”. And whoever wins it, they’re counting it as major win.


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And zero players are going to stay away if they continue to use the actual rules of golf.

Thankfully, there is absolutely no chance of Augusta deciding that they will unilaterally change the rules of the game just for their tournament.

 

Why on earth would they even want to?

 

Maybe they can use the rules that my old club used to have on the captain’s charity day, using a piece of string and allowing a kick, a throw and a mulligan .....it’s still golf, right?

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