[Fourputt]

Originally Posted by atticusfinch

but they didn't. and it wouldn't be easy. local rules must conform to the specimen lrs. there is no such specimen.

the remedy is to suspend play which they have done before

Yes, a proposed new local rule must be submitted to the governing body (in this case the R&A) for approval before it can be used. You can't just create a LR on the fly, as it must be examined and found to pass the test of conforming to the spirit of the affected rule. Since this isn't the first time that extreme wind has affected a tournament in Scotland, one would have to believe that such a proposal has long since been considered and rejected as being too intrusive to the spirit of the rule. It may be because there is an easy way to avoid the penalty by not grounding your club that the LR has not been considered.