RULES OF GOI F
Most Of The World
is Out Of Bounds
The West Brunswick High School golf team will begin practice nexl
Monday with a team meeting which
of Golf. There is no question that I
love the game of golf and I have an
abiding respect for the rules of the
game. The rules changes for 1992 are
a reinforcement of that respect and
confirm that the game remains in
good hands with the United States
Golf Association.
1 am more convinced than ever
that a working knowledge of the
rules will inevitably save golfers
more strokes than it will cost them. Just being aware of the options provided
by the rules tends to make the game more equitable for all golfers.
Teaching Understanding
When teaching the rules to young golfers I want to convince them that
there arc a number of reasons to study and understand the rules of play. Being
prepared to take advantage of the options available under the rules is the first
reason. Second, knowing what is permissible and what is not permissible is a
confidcncc builder on the course. Third, understanding the intent of the rules,
the procedures for taking relief, and the penalties involved prevents a golfer
from being improperly influenced by another who docs not thoroughly un
derstand the rules. Finally, if you know and understand the rules, you will
never be frustrated or embarrassed by an imposition of the rules.
The West golf team will take a rules test Monday which will determine
whether they will begin practice the following day or they will attend classes
on rules instruction. Those golfers who have played for me before usually
bone up on tne rules and pass the test easily. Players new to the team general
ly demonstrate a working knowledge of the rules, but do not often possess a
full understanding of the rules.
The classes on the rules cover etiquette, dcfiniiions, and application of
the rules. Etiquette encompasses courtesy, safety, priority on the course and
care of the course.
Learn Definitions First
I am convinced thai the first sirn to developing fu!' understanding of the
rules is to become familiar with the definitions found in Section II of the
Rules. There are 43 definitions in all but only 23 of them arc at the heart of
the game. The way you can tell the difference is to simply read the defini
tions.
Those definitions which you have never had an occasion to use while
playing the game, you may disregard except to remember that they arc de
fined should you ever need them. The definitions which you recognize as op
erative concepts in the rules deserve to be reread to confirm that you fully un
derstand their bearing on the rules.
The Course
Let me give you on example. There is a definition of "course" which
says the course is the whole area within which play is permitted. OK. Swell,
we all know that. No sweat. However in Rule 33-2, The Course, we find out
that the world is divided into two areas: the course and out of bounds. Most
of the world is out of bounds.
There is a acfinition of through the green which is all the area of the
course except the Teeing Ground, the Putting Green, and all Hazards. These
excepted areas arc capitalized bccause they arc, in turn, definitions of other
golfing concepts. These specified areas are singled out because certain of the
rules of golf are either intended for them exclusively or not applicable to
these areas.
Tl n . r- ,
tne ruinny ^jreen
The pulling green is one area of the course which is not included in
through the green. Next week we will explore those rules which are unique tc
the putting green and those rules which apply to through the green and not to
the nutting green. Confusing? Not if you know the rules.
It may be a little less confusing if you consider rules which do not apply
to a ball lying in a hazard and rules apply only to a ball lying in a hazard.
Since both of these sets of rules regarding hazards often relate to penalties,
we are intimately more familiar with them. Maybe more so than the rules ex
clusive to the putting green.
Before referring to a rule book see how many of the rules you can list
which apply through the green and not on the putting green, and how many
apply exclusively to the putting green. You may be surprised to learn that you
know these rules so well and apply them so frequenUy, that you have never
thought of them in this exclusive context.
will center on eligibility and The Rules
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WILL
COCKRELL
Two South Carolina Schools
Pin North Brunswick ScorDS
Nuriii Biunswitk's wicsiling tcaiTi
has lost dual meets to a pair of South
Carolina high schools in the past
week.
The Scorpions fell to S ocas tee 39
28 on Monday after losing to Aynor
48-24 last Thursday.
North's wrestlers won't compete
again until the individual regional
tournament Feb. 14 and 15 in Will
iamston.
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Socaste? Results
103 pounds: Boyd (S) defeated
Sweeney, 12-3; 112 pounds: Cox
(NB) pinned Evans, 1:51; 119
pounds: Cook (NB) pinned Rosario,
1:40; 125 pounds: Jones (NB) pin
ned Hickman, 1:10; 130 pounds:
McDonald (S) pinned M. Ganey,
5:04; 135 pounds: Bullock (NB)
pinned Perez, 0:25; 140 pounds:
Walker (S) defeated McBridc, 4-0;
145 pounds: Mclchonie (S) defeated
J. Ganey 16-0, 152 pounds: Green
(S) pinned Chadwick, 4:55; 160
pounds: Young (S) defeated Hobbs,
17-15; 171 pounds: Sinclair (S) won
by forfeit; 189 pounds: Gibbs (NB)
defeated Dclchlebor, 15-3; Heavy
weight: Fullwood (S) pinned Ben
ton, 2:45.
Aynor Results
103 pounds: Merideth (A) pinned
Sweeney, 3:59; 112 pounds: H.
Nobles (A) pinned Cox, 0:55; 119
pounds: Cook (NB) defeated C. Mc
Cracken, 1 3-6; 125 pounds: Jones
(NB) pinned Garber, 033; 130
pounds: M. Ganey (NB) defeated
Long, 5-2; 135 pounds: Bullock
(NB) pinned Richardson, 1:05; 140
pounds: Bri. Carroll (A) won by dis
qualification over McBridc; 145
pounds: Bra. Carroll (A) pinned J.
uaney, z:a2; i52 pounds: S. Nouies
(A) pinned Chadwick, 0:55; 160
pounds: Dudley (A) won by forfeit;
171 pounds: Gibbs (NB) pinned
Hardee, 1:59; 189 pounds: J. Mc
Cracken (A) won by forfeit; Heavy
weight: Jenerette (A) pinned Ben
ton, 0:58.
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COUNTY TOURNAMENT WINNERS are (front row, from left ) Gary Jones, Dexter Cokeley, Roddie Jones, Brian Cook, Drew Johnson,
Chris Sheppard (back row, from left) Keith Bullock, Blake Hohbs, D'. jun (iibbs, Steve Brooks, Eric Andreis, Elbert Johnson and Trey
Hickman.
Trojan Wrestlers Win All-Brunswick Tourney
West Brunswick's wrestling team added the
county tournament title to its regular-season
championship Saturday in Shallottc.
The host Trojans compiled 44 points, winning
seven of the 13 weight classes against wrestlers
from North and South Brunswick.
North Brunswick's Scorpions finished second
in the county tournament. They won live weight
classes and scored 30.5 points.
South Brunswick placed third, winning only
one weight class and scoring 1 1 points.
Winners in Saturday's county tournament from
West Brunswick were Drew Johnson, 103; Dexter
Cokclcy, 112; Gary Jones, 130; Eric Andrcis,
145; Elbert Johnson, 152; Trey Hickman. 189;
Sea Trail Foursome
Jan Rick, Hcni Moullon, Jane Bye
and Nin Consalvi shot net 55 10 win
the Sea Trail Ladies Golf Asso
ciation best ball tournament last
week.
Finishing second in the field was
the team of Eva Baham, Mary Pen
field, Carol Young and Elena Law
ranson with net 56.
Pat Reid, Marie Munn, Lois Cur
ry and Carol Peters shot 59 to lie the
foursome of Nancy Williams, Dor
othy Cambria, Jerri Moore and Gail
Schadlc for third place.
Schadle birdied the sccond hole
and Reid birdied the Uth. The tour
nament was played on ihe Byrd
course at Si\-1 Trail.
Nifty Niners
The Carolina Shores Nifty Niners
held a low gross event last Thursday
at Ocean !s!e Beach Golf Course
and Bricrwood Golf Club.
Top finishers at Bricrwood were
Jane Taubcl with 68, Marge Mar
eyes with 76 and Marie Reagan with
79. Marcyes had low putLs with 1 5.
At Occan Isle, Martha Lovaty led
the way with a 58. Runners-up were
Charlotte Martin with 60 and Ellen
Miltncr with 61. Miltner also had
low pulls with 15.
Gerrie O'Connell had a chip-in
playing at Ocean Isle.
CS Travel League
The team of Ken Earl, Bob Mur
phy, Jack Baumeisler and Tony
Basile shot ! !6 to win ihe Carolina
Shores Men's Travel League tourna
ment last Friday.
Teams counted one ball on the par
fives, two balls on the par fours and
three balls on the par threes.
Second place went to the team of
Bob Johnson, George O'Connell,
Terry Radcliffe and Ken Singleton
with 118.
Finishing third, also with 118,
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and Steve Brooks, heavyweight.
North Brunswick winners were Brian Cook,
119; Roddic Jones, 125; Keith Bullock, 135;
Blake Hobbs, lft(); and Dwaun Gibbs, 171.
Chris Shcppard of South Brunswick won the
140-pound weight class.
West Brunswick, which clinched the recular
scason county championship two weeks ago, was
to wrestle South Granville Tuesday night at
Dixon High School in the first round of the state
1-A/2-A dual team playoffs.
In its only dual meet of the week. West
Brunswick defeated Aynor (S.C.) 47-21 last
Wednesday in Aynor.
Aynor Results
was the foursome of Jack Brady,
Gene Miltncr, Ed Johnson and Guy
Williams.
A1 Wright. Percy Blough. Dick
Lytic and A1 Storm took fourth placc
with 119. Placing fifth with 120 was
the team of Bob Wilkcns, Joe
Bruzzi, Slu Thom and Ed Frey.
Brick Landing
Rosemary Dobson, Ginny Hohing
and Vivian Rowe combined for a 72
and won the Brick Landing Ladies
Golf Association captain's choice
last Thursday.
The foursome of Pat Taylor,
Claire Cheney, Loraine Babcock and
Rose Gomey finished second with a
76.
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Sally Manifold shot gross 47 and
Ginnie Dcrrickson fired net 38 to
lead the first flight in the Carolina
Shores Ladies Golf Association
tournament last week.
The event was shortened to nine
holes due to rain. Low net runner-up
in the top flight was Ginny Dor
shimer with 39.5.
Kathy Deming shot 47 for low
gross in the second flight. Low net
winners were Isobel Sleight with
34.5 and Ruby Vandertourg with 41.
In the third flight, Gerry Burdick
fired the low gross of 54. Jean
103 pounds: D. Johnson (WB) defeated
Meredith, 15-9; 112 pounds: H. Nobles (At de
feated Cokcley, 21-8; 1 19 pounds: Earwood (Will
pinned C. McCrackcn, 2:15: 125 pounds:
Woodard (WB) pinned Ciarber. 2:13; 130 pound-:
Long (A) defeated Jones, 4-3; 135 pounds:
Mitchell (WB) pinned Richardson 3:30: 140
pounds: Bri. Carroll (A) pinned Gausc, 2:16; 145
pounds: Andreis (WB) pinned Bra. Carroll, 5:16:
152 pounds: S. Nobles ( A) pinned Johnson, 2:08;
160 pounds: T. Dudley (A) and Ashley (WB)
drew, 9-9; 171 pounds: Stanley (WB) pinned
Hardy. 1:31: 189 pounds: CarT (WB) pinned J.
McCracken, 3:36; Heavyweight: Brooks (WB)
pinned Jcnerctte, 1:17.
Wins Best Ball With 55
Palmer shot net 39.5, followed by
Louise Oldman with net 43.
Fourth flight winners were
Claude Kyker with gross 58 and
Cissic Fleming with net 43.
Deming chipped in for birdie at
the fifth hole. Burdick chipped in at
the first and fourth holes.
Palmer had low putts for the day
with 12.
Ruth's Renegades
Evelyn Wuthrich fired a net 3X to
win the Ruth's Renegades nine-hole
tournament last Thursday at Caro
lina Shores.
The crossover event was cut to
nine holes due to rain. Runners up
were Laura Paliwoda with 39.5 and
Jenny Briggs with 42.
Blanche Johnson had the low
gross with a 57. Wanda Ogden
chipped in at the second hole.
Brierwood Men
A team that included Greg
Bouldin, Howard Baync and Norm
Soucie shot 130 to win the Brier
wood Men's Golf Association best
ball event last Thursday.
Second place in the two best ball
tournament went to the team of Ed
Astcn, Jack Causer, Jim Kennedy
and Charlie Stranskv with a 1 34.
In other recent action, the four
some of Dave Harper, Jim Kelleher,
Bob Sterner and Bill Goldsbcrry
won a team tournament on Jan. 27.
Groups added the low net and
high net on cach hole to determine
the team store. The winning team
shot a three-over-par round of 147.
Finishing 1 3 shots back in sccond
place was the foursome of Jim
Crosby, Straud Maerkcr, A I Hier
man and Charlie Stransky.
On Jan. 26, the team of Joe
Reiter, Bob Weingarten. Joanna
Maglionc and Martha Wareheim
won the capiain s choicc mixed
scramble w ith a round of 68.
Joe Tymchak, Chick Weingarten,
Bill Goldsberry and Dede Havenga
shot 70 to tic the foursome of Jack
Akers, Nancy Bouldin, Tru Schm
alerand Marian Rockstroh.
Sea Trail Hosting
Songwriters Fest
Nashville songwriters will play
by day anu entertain by nigni at the
Songwriters Golf Festival later this
month at Sea Trail Plantation at
Sunset Beach.
The Feb. 21-23 captain's choice
tournament will be held on the
Jones and Byrd courses at Sea Trail
as a fund-raiser for the Brunswick
Community College Foundation.
The entry fee is S100 per golfer.
Four-member teams will play Sat
urday and Sunday. Entertainment is
scheduled for Friday and Saturday
nights.
To enter, call Brunswick Comm
unity College at 754-6900 or Sea
Trail Plantation at 1 -800-624-660 1 .
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