Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Bunker Babes Lay Down The Law

The Bunker Babes. What they don't know about a preffered lies isn't worth knowing. For your information Jenica is on hand to help with a rule quandry that recently caught the public eye. Take it away Jenica.

Dear Jenica,

I was playing in my club championships last summer and doing pretty well, until I had a bit of misfortune. On the 11th tee I was making practice swings with my driver whilst waiting for the group ahead to clear the fairway. I didn’t realise I was standing too close to a ball washer and the club struck it, making a loud, embarrassing noise, as well as denting the clubhead. Naturally I just wanted to get on with things but the official at the tee insisted on conferring with his colleagues at the clubhouse (via loud, embarrassing walkie-talkie) and then told me I couldn’t use my driver for the rest of the round! To make things worse I wasn’t allowed to borrow one from the pro shop, even though they had the exact same model as a demo club. As a result I dropped shots, and came tied seventh. Was I cheating, or was I cheated?
Wes, Cumbria


When Jenica speaks, you listen.


Jenica says,
Oh Wes, this is a classic case of cheating yourself. According to rule 4-3b if a club is significantly altered (and a massive dent in the clubhead is definitely significant) other than in the normal course of play (and attacking a ball washer isn’t the normal course of play) its playing characteristics have changed and it must not be used or replaced.



Don’t worry though, you’re in good company. You may have seen Ian Poulter using a wedge to hole out on the last four holes in the WGC on Saturday. He wasn’t doing it to show off. Walking to the 15th tee he tapped his putter on the concrete path and the weight on the back of it loosened. For the same reasons as yours, he was forced to leave his flatstick in the bag and use another club to putt. The thing is, he’s still quite good, and on the 18th he holed a 20-footer with a wedge.

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3/26/2008 11:20:24 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [1] 

3/26/2008 6:00:08 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Wow, She is super fine! I want her to be my caddy chick :)
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