When Does A
Golf Ball 'Move'?
The West Brunswick golf team is slowly thawing oat from the deep
freeze of recent weather conditions. The players arc grabbing every
chance that they can to play their games into shape. Last week they were
turning in their first semester I 1
grades and information forms need
ed to establish their eligibility with
the North Carolina High School
Athletic Association. They also
picked up a memo from the coach
on team policy, school rules and
state regulations.
The memo alerted new team
members to the fact that each play
er must pass a test on the rules of
WILLGOLFf
BY I
WILL
COCKRELL
golf and golf courtesies in order to be qualified to play in competition for
West Brunswick. The test focuses on the definitions of golf terms. Inside
the front cover of the USGA Rules of Golf, it is suggested that becoming
familiar with the definitions is one of the best ways to learn and under
stand the playing rules. Practically every rule in the book is based on one
or more of these definitions.
Ball Moved
Just for kicks let's look at a typical example of how one definition
impacts upon a whole set of rules. The definition, "Move or Moved,"
states that: "A ball is deemed to have 'moved' if it leaves its position and
comes to rest in any other place." This definition is used in no less than
ten separate rules. It is the basis of Rule 18-Ball Moved, Deflected or
Stopped.
Rule 18 begins by restating the following definitions: "Addressing the
Ball," "Moved," "Outside Agency," "Equipment," "Stance," and
"Caddie".
Each of these definitions plays a functional role in describing how a
ball may be moved both with penalty and without penalty. Remember that
a working knowledge of the rules will save you more strokes than it will
ever cost you in penalties.
Addressing The Sal!
One example of how knowledge of the rule may help you is found in
"Addressing the Ball." The player has addressed the ball when he has
taken his stance and has also grounded his club. Once these two condi
tions have been met, if the ball moves the player is penalized one stroke
and must replace the ball before making his stroke. This is true even if the
club is not touching the ball. It is under such circumstances that the play
er is "deemed" to have moved the ball.
While this may seem a harsh penalty under certain circumstanccs it is
clear that the rules makers clearly have provided the golfer with a safe
alternative for those circumstances. If a ball is perched precariously on
twigs or pine straw or on a steep embankment the player may take his
stance and not ground his club. Then if wind or gravity cause the ball to
move, there will be no penalty. The player has only to replace the ball and
make his stroke without penalty. The penalty applies only when the player
has "Addressed the Ball."
A player is penalized when the ball moves as a result of being touched
by the player, his partner, either of their caddies, or their equipment; or if
the ball moves after the player has touched loose impediments within one
club length of the ball. While this may seem like a lot of reasons for a
penalty, these are all circumstances that may be avoided in order to pre
vent such penalties.
Ball Moves Without Penalty
The interesting part of Rule 18 is that it describes a longer list of cir
csmstsnc^s when the player is not penalized ever, though he has accident
ly touched or moved the ball. There is no penalty for moving the ball
when measuring to determine which ball is farther from the hole, no
penalty for moving a ball that is covered in a hazard, no penalty for mov
ing a ball while searching for it in casual water or ground under repair, no
penalty for moving a ball while repairing a hole plug, no penalty for mov
ing a ball while removing loose impediments on die putting green, no
penalty for moving a ball in die process of lifting a ball under the rules, no
penalty for moving a ball while placing or replacing the ball under the
rules, no penalty for moving the ball while lifting a ball which interferes
with or assists the play of another player, and no penalty for moving a ball
while removing a movable obstruction.
There is, of course, no penalty when a competitor's ball is moved by a
fellow competitor, his caddie, or his equipment in stroke play. The ball is
simply replaced and play continues. In match play, however the rule is a
bit different. If your opponent moves your ball while helping to search
for it, there is no penalty, but if he moves it under any other circumstance
your opponent is penalized one stroke.
If a ball is at rest and it is struck by another ball that is in motion after
a stroke, there is no penalty to anyone and the ball must be replaced in the
position where it was resting prior to being moved.
Well, there you have ten different rules in which the definition of a
Ball Moved is directly involved in how to proceed with play in equity for
all parties concerned. I'll bet most of you learned one or two things about
the rules in the above discussion. If you did not, I congratulate you on
your thorough knowledge of the rules and their definitions.
North Wrestlers Win First
North Brunswick defeated Pam
lico County 36-33 Saturday for its
first prep wrestling win of the sea
son. The match was part of a tri
meet won by host Dixon.
Results: 103 pounds: R. Jones
(NB) won by forfeit; 112 pounds:
Armstrong (P) decisioned Cook
(NB); 119 pounds: Trowbridge
(NB) won by forfeit; 125 pounds:
Tan (NB) won by forfeit; 130
pounds: Bullock (NB) pinned
Madsen (P); 135 pounds: Allman
(P) won by forfeit; 140 pounds:
RuJones (NB) won by forfeit; 145
pounds: Moore (P) pinned Gibbs
(NB); 152 pounds: double forfeit;
160 pounds: Voliva (P) won by for
feit; 171 pounds: Monzon (NB)
won by forfeit; 189 pounds: Jones
(P) pinned Brooks (NB); Heavy
weight: Vereen (P) pinned Benton
(NB).
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The Sea Trail Ladies Golf Associ
ation held a nine-hole captain's
choice tournament last week at the
new Rees Jones coursc.
Rita Bilz, Amy Racquet and
Rosemary Walker teamed up to
shoot 42 and tied the foursome of
Louisa Nicol, Ruth Upton, Nin
Consalvi and Louise Lucas for first
place.
The threesome of Mary Penfield,
Jean Krisher and Betty Dawley fin
ished third with a score of 43.
Following the tournament, mem
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clubhouse for their monthly meeting
and luncheon.
Officers elected for 1990 are Mrs.
Penfield, chairman; Betty Geesey,
co-chairman; Mrs. Waker, secretai^
and Mrs. Consalvi, treasurer.
Ruth's Renegades
Ruth's Renegades golf group
from Carolina Shores held a low net
of twosome event last Thursday.
Twenty golfers competed on the
home course and 14 played at Brier
wood Golf Club.
Sue Bacr and Cynthia Omundscn
teamed up for a score of 30 to lead
the way at Carolina Shores. Play
was limited to nine holes due to
inclement weather.
Second place went to the two
sonic of Dons Dudley and Jeanne
Bordinger with net 31. Mrs. Bor
dinger chipped in at the fourth hole.
Louise Qldman and Louise Mc
Guire took third place at Carolina
Shores with net 34.
At Brierwood, Marion Corbin and
Grace Thorpe shot a net 60 to take
top honors.
Second place went to the team of
Marie Broekstra and Peg Steiner
with net 63. Mrs. Broekstra chipped
in at the seventh hole and Mrs.
Steiner chipped in for birdie at the
12th hole.
Finishing third at Brierwood was
the twosome of Ruth Brown and
Mary Ahearn with a net 65.
The only other chip-in at Brier
wood came from Toni Kobos at the
fourth hole. Edith Wilkens had a
birdie at the 10th hole.
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GOLFING ACTION
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dropped stores on the iwo worst
holes and used full handicaps in
their weekly tournament last Thurs
day.
Ruth Gardner won the first flight
with a score of 57, and Marie Barry
won the second flight with a net 50.
Low putt winners were Rose
Gomey in the fust flight with 25
putts and Betty Squire in the second
flight with 33 putts.
In the nine-hole group, Terry
Ehlers took first-place honors for
low net. Roseanne Johnston had low
putts for the day.
In other news from Brick Land
ing, Joe Barry became the fifth club
member to score a hole-in-one when
he accd the 116-yard 17th hole last
Tuesday. He was playing with Bill
Johnston and Ron Hohing.
Other Brick Landing members
who have recorded holcs-in-one arc
Marie Barry, Quinn Anderson, Viv
ian Rowe and Dick Swigart.
Brierwood Men
The Brierwood Men's Golf Asso
ciation held a two best ball tourna
ment last week at the Rees Jones
course at Sea Trail Plantation, one
of nine tournaments the group has
held over the past two weeks.
The foursome of Gary Burbank,
Don Martin, Dave Harper and Bill
Crean teamed up for a score of 122,
22 strokes under par, to win the best
ball event at Sea Trail. Two teams
finished at 127 to share second
place.
In other recent action, Ed and
Claire Aston teamed up for the low
gross of 76 in the Brierwood Home
owners Tournament.
Fred and Ncarle Einstein and Jack
and Ann Causer tied for low net
honors with matching scores of 60.
Three other couples tied for second
place at net 61.
John Lang and Marg Harper won
the closest-to-the-pin contest at the
third hole. Ethel Brown made the
longest putt of the day.
Brierwood hosted a pair of nine
hole scrambles recently with the
team of Bud Burbank, Ann Causer,
Rosie Hewett and Lois Martocci
winning one with a round of 32. The
team of Joe Reid, Martin, Hazel
Casey and Tru Sc'nmaier won the
other scramble with a score of 33.
In other team action, Odie John
son, Tom Mahcr, Harper and Crean
finished at 18 under par to win a two
best ball event using 80 percent
handicaps. Two other teams tied for
sccond at 13 under par.
Joe Tymchak, Dillon Taylor, Bill
Schroun and Johnson racked up 149
points to win a four-man point sys
tem event using fuli handicaps. The
second place team finished seven
points behind.
Forney Edwards and Al Hierman
combined for a 12-under-par score
of 60 to win a recent full handicap
two-man team event In another
two-man tournament, Phil Brown
and Bud B urban k took top honors
with a gross 79.
Hierman also won the only indi
vidual event in the past two weeks.
He scored 19 points to win a full
handicap point system tournament
by one stroke.
Carolina Shores
Golfers competing in the Carolina
Shores Ladies Golf Association
event last Thursday dropped the
worst score on the front nine and
back nine and used full handicaps.
Flo Warren won the first flight
with net 54. Her round featured a
birdie at the eighth hole and a chip
in for birdie at lite 12th.
The runner-up in the first flight
was Betty Kibblchouse with net 58.
She had a chip-in at the fifth hole.
In the second flight. Rose Mar
cisyn led the way with net 54. Dot
Trostle placed second with net 57.
Third flight winners were Sue
Greiner with net 53, Gerry Burdick
with net 55 and Elizabeth Carter
with net 56.
Lill Haupt fired a net 53 to win
the fourth flight. The runner-up was
Mae Robertson at net 55.
Jean Krisher chipped in for birdie
at the 1 2th hole.
Other chip-ins during the tourna
ment came from Pat Soule at the
11th hole and Phyllis Otte at the
16th.
Birdies were recorded by Anne
Gentles at the seventh hole, and Jen
nie Botts at the 16th.
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