and placed on the Fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled
into the Rough with no penalty. The senior should not be penalized for tall grass
which ground keepers failed to mow.
Rule 2.d.6 (B) A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have
hit the tree. This is Simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game.
The senior Player must estimate the distance the ball would have traveled if it
had Not hit the tree and play the ball from there.
Rule 3.B.3(G) There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The
missing ball is on or near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed
by someone else, making it a stolen ball. The player is not to compound the felony
by charging himself or herself with a penalty.
Rule 4.c.7(h) If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it
is deemed to have dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.
Rule 5. Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could
be blown in, may be blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three inches
from the hole. No one wants to make a travesty of the game.
Rule 6.a.9(k) There is no penalty for so-called “out of bounds.”
If penny-pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur..
The senior golfer deserves an apology, not a penalty.
Rule 7..G.15(z) There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard,
as golf balls should float. Senior golfers should not be penalized for manufacturers’
shortcomings.
Rule 8.k.9( S) Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved
by purchasing new golf equipment. Since this is financially impractical for many
senior golfers, one-half stroke per hole may be subtracted for using old equipment.
Please advise all your senior friends of these important rule changes