NEW RULES FOR 1992
Ball Lying In A Hazard.
Other Changes Noted
This week we will examine the last two significant rules changes. These
changes stand a better than even chance of occurring some lime this year in
your foursome.
Rule 13-4. Ball Lying in or Touching Hazard, has always hail a rigid in
terpretation by officials and in the decisions on the rules. It has always been
well known that you may not ground your club in a hazard and you may not
touch the water in a water hazard prior to making your swing.
The new rule takes note of some recent decisions which loosened up the
interpretation of this rule, by making exceptions when a player falls in a haz
ard or when he touches the sand in a
bunker while picking up a rake. They
also allow accidental contact with the
sand while the player is measuring 111
a bunker or when his kill is being
marked and iiftcd under the rules.
The exceptions are all providing
the player has done nothing which
would constitute testing the the haz
ard or impaiving the lie of the ball.
Under those circumstances a penalty
would continue to be in order.
This is nice addiuon to the rules. I remember when they first allowed us
to take a rake in the bunker with us provided we did nothing to lest the condi
tions. That was an equally nice revision to the rules and contributed to faster
play, as well.
Some Bunkers Are Too Steep
On some of today's new courses with very steep walls on deep bunkers,
it can well be expected that some folks will lose their balance and take a tum
ble. I remember watching a professional golfer on a TV show at The PGA
West Course when he literally could not Like any thing resembling a normal
stance. Every time he attempted to lake a back swing he lost his balance and
had to retreat down that extra steep bank around the green. He finally
changed clubs, took a stance ninety degrees open to the line of flight and
chunked the hall on the green.
Two exceptions lo Rule 13-1 have been consolidated into one to clarify
those circumstances when a player may indeed touch the hazard without
penalty. Also a "Note" has been added to list those kinds of objects that may
be touched by the player in the act of making a backswing. Those objects are
obstructions, grass, bushes, trees or any growing tiling.
Borrowing Clubs
Prior lo 1988 players were prohibited from borrowing clubs from anyone
on the course. In that year, however. Rule 4-4. Maximum of Clubs, was
changed to allow a player to borrow a club from anyone so long as the Good
Samaritan or lender did not use the loaned club for the remainder to the
round.
This year Rule 4-4 has been changed back to the original idea due to the
many weird situations which have occurred. The new rule stales that the ad
dition or replacement of clubs may not be made by borrowing any club that is
in the bag of any person playing on the course.
Golfers who start a round with less than 14 clubs or who damage a club
in the normal course of play are allowed to add or replace such clubs as long
as il docs not unduly delay play. 1 should add that the use of the word "nor
mal" is interpreted in the decisions to the effect that any club damaged due to
intentional abuse, may not be replaced.
I remember a young feller in The Amateur at the Brick that w hacked a
tree with an offending puller and saw the blade of the putter fall on the
ground. He was obliged to finished the round by putting with his one-iron
and then go in search a club repairman.
While ttVMlina Rnlo 4-4 1 nolircd vnm.Mhim* t*v?i < ITiy UtlCH
lion before. Partners may share clubs so long as the number of clubs carnal
by the partners does not exceed 14. I have played in some wacky tourna
ments where partners played out of one bag, but 1 hail always thought that
was ? special rule just for the tournament. ! had no idcu .such wa> pioviucu in
the rules.
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Seniors Goif At Lion's Paw
Brunswick County Parks and
Rccrcation hosted a senior golf tour
nament last Tuesday at Lion's Paw
Golf Links at Grissettown, with 127
competing.
Top finishers, listed in order of
finish in each age group with their
scores, were as follows:
Men 55-59: Jim Kielty, 79; Ron
Painter, 80; Don Martin, 83.
Women 55-59: Marge Roach, 95;
Ellen Parker, 96; Florence Greene,
96.
Men 60-64: Jim Parker. 70;
Albert Thomas, 75; Warren McDon
ald, 81.
Women 60-64: Betty Holt, 89;
Lib Brooks, 92; Vivian Rowe, 107.
Men 65-69: Bill Lewis, 76;
Emery Toth, 81; Ray Linder, 82.
Women 65-69: Donna Jenks, 95;
Harriet McKinncy, 105; Jana Ebcrly,
106.
Men 70-74: Ed Aston, SO; Bill
Lucas, 80; Larry Doclman, 84.
Women 7(1-74: Jody Cole, 105;
Margaret Wood, 109; Louise
Bowns, 111.
Men 75-79: Jim Smith, 87;
Donald Seit/, 97; Jim Jeffries, 106.
Women 75-79: Loraine Smith,
113; Margaret Portcrfield, i 1 3.
Men 80-84: Buss Neville, 1 10.
Men 85 and over: Larry Nielsen,
103.
Seniors play next on Wednesday,
Maah 11. at The Gauntlet at St.
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Brierwood Tops Fox Squirrel In Match Play
A team ol Brierwood men beat a
group from Fox Squirrel in a match
play golf tournament last Friday at
Brierwood.
Teams were limited to 20 players
from each course. Each twosome
could win a total of three points for
match play wins on the front nine,
back nine and all IS holes.
Bricrwixxl had 38 points in die
tournament, and the Fox Squirrel
team finished w ith 22 points.
John Wilson of Fox Squirrel won
closest to the pin honors at the ninth
hole.
Sea Trail Ladies
Pal Rent won the gold charm as
winner of ihe recent Sea Trail
Ladies Golf Association Charm
Tournament, which is the group's
big event of the year.
Betty Ciccscy received the silver
charm, and Nancy Mchne was
named most improved golfer of the
year.
In more recent action, the team of
Kilty Smoker and Nancy Williams
shot 68 U) win the nine-hole blind
draw tournament last Wednesday.
Mchne and Gcesey took second
place with 78.5. Reid and Eva
Baham were third with 79.5.
Other top finishers were Caroline
Young and Marge Stokes. 80.5;
Gaylc Schadlc and Dorothy Cam
bria, 81; Jennie Botts and Joan
Llewellyn. 81.5; Jane Bye and Bcuy
Dawlcy, 83; and Betty Street and
Freddie Kimball, 84.5.
Mchne and Smoker had birdies at
the fifth hole. The tournament was
played on the Jones course at Sea
Trail.
Carolina Shores Ladies
The foursome of Helen Morrison,
Dot tie Russo, Sue Grcincr and Jean
Palmer shot 65 to win the Carolina
Shores Ladies Golf Association
tournament Jan. 16.
Finishing four shots back in sec
ond place was the team of Lynn Jcrr,
Dot Trostle, Irene Crane and Cissie
Fleming.
On a match of cards, the team of
Bcuy Kibblchousc, Sally Manifold,
Louise Oldm an and Pat Kennedy
(blind draw) look third place with
nci 72.
Flo Warren chipped in at the fifth
hole and had low putts for the day
with 13. Kibblchousc birdicd the
second hole
Sea Trail Men
John Ewan accumulated 47
rtrtintc in \?>in th?"? Trill! MCH S
Golf Association points tournament
last week on the Jones course.
Golfers used 75 percent of their
handicaps and received eight points
for eagle, five for birdie, two for par
and one for bogey.
Runners-up were Ray Washam
with 46 points, Roger Young wilh
45 and John Walker with 39.
Closest ui the pin winners were
Bill Miller at the second hole, Dick
Zinscr at the fifth, Howard Van
Dusen al the 13th and John Walker
at die 17th.
Brierwood Ladies
Joanna Lang shot net 28.5 to win
the first flight in ihe Brierwood
Ladies Golf Association tournament
last week.
Golfers counted even-numbered
holes on the front nine and odd
nuinbcrcd holes on the back nine
and used half of their handicaps.
Golfing
Action
Runners-up in the top High l were
Nancy Bouldin and Rose Rcitcr with
matching scores of 30.5. Vera
McCabe had low putts in die flight
with 28.
Claire Aston placed first in the
second Might with a net 29. Tied for
second at net 33 were Maureen
Farley, Marge Harper and Ruth
Lindcr. Chick Wcingartcn and Aston
tied for low putLs with 30 apiccc.
In the third flight. Dot Crean fin
ished first with 30.5. Mary Ahcarn
and Carolyn McCroskey lied for
sccond with 31.5. Ginny Anzclonc
and Ahcarn lied for low pulls with
30 each.
Emily Laughlin led ihc way in Ihc
fourth flight with 29.5. Lou Culp
was sccond with 32.5 and May
Robertson had low pulls with 33.
Birdies during the round were
carded by Joyce Thompson at the
third hole and Doris Dunfcc at the
ninth. An/clone chipped in at the
14th.
CS Travel League
Lcn Brown tired net 71 lo win the
first flight in the Carolina Shores
Men's Travel League tournament
last Friday.
Other top finishers in the first
flight were John Pointer and Ken
Earl with 75, John Farley with 76
and Dick Powell with 77. The tour
nament was played on the Byrd
course at Sea Trail Plantation.
Second flight winners weic Gene
Miltncr with net 73, Hal Todd with
74, Bert Reed with 75, Claude
Tvson with 77 and Bob Lupcan with
78.
Top Finishers in the third flight
were A1 Storm and Jack O'Conncll
with 73, Tony Basilc with 76, Al
Decker with 77 and Tom Kecnc with
80.
Sea Trail Couples
The team of Joe Reid, Boh
Moore, Dinah Gore and Gail
Schadlc shot net 62 to take first
place in the Sea Trail Couples golf
scramble Sunday.
Ron Schadlc, John Stokes, Nancy
Mchne and Ruth Kivctt look second
place with net 66.
The foursome of Dave Dcfcric,
John Penficld, Adele Stephens and
Dorothy Cambria placed third with a
net 67.
Kitty Smoker and Lois Curry
hosted an awards buffet at the Map
les clubhouse following the tour
nament.
West Grapplers Win County Title ;
First Round Playoffs Start Tuesday
wcsl brunswick's wrestling team
will competc in the first round of the
state 1-A/2-A team playoffs next
Tuesday after clinching the Bruns
wick County championship last
week.
The Trojans, who host the county
tournament Saturday, will battle the
top team from the Capital Area
Conference in opening-round play
off action Tuesday at Dixon High
School, said Coach Joe Noble.
Wcsl Brunswick captured the
county regular-season tide and play
off berth after winning three of four
dual meets against county competi
tion during the regular season.
The Trojans wrapped up their
county schedule with a 45-30 deci
sion over South Brunswick last
Tuesday in ShaHotic.
North Brunswick, which won the
county title last year, also went 3-1
in county competition in 1992. But
West Brunswick finished the season
with a slight edge in touil points in
county matches, 175-150.
If West Brunswick wins its first
round playoff match next Tuesday,
Noble said the Trojans will face
Dixon in the second round on
Thursday.
The Bulldogs, ranked sccond in
the state in the 1-A/2-A class, won
the Coastal Plains Conference this
year.
The county tournament this Satu
rday won't have a bearing on the
team playoffs, but could affect indi
vidual standings and berths in the
state tournament in mid-February.
The top 16 wrestlers in each
weight class qualify for the East Rc
gionals to be held Feb. 14 and 15 in
Williamston. The state finals will be
Feb. 21 and 22 in Greensboro.
South Brunswick Results
103 pounds: D. Johnson (WB)
pinned Arnold, 4:38; 112 pounds: B.
Johnson (WB) pinned May, 5:35;
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