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Old 02-26-2008, 03:21 PM
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Re: What's the Most Ridiculous Rule in Golf?

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Originally Posted by JungleJ View Post
Thanks for that - I'd never actually seen the incident on screen before. One question though, how long in actuality did the incident last? I realise we're talking about the tortoise like pace of professional play, but I'm guessing that it took quite some time to get a ruling and move the rock, therefore delaying play?
On tour, they don't consider the act of obtaining a ruling to be undue delay. If, after getting the ruling, it took an excessive amount of time to round up enough bodies to move the boulder, then that could become an undue delay. For the pros, any pro, there are always enough patrons around to make that a moot point.

It takes longer for J.B. Holmes to go through his 50 swing pre-shot routine than it would take to get the assistance in moving a large loose impediment.
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