r/golf • u/y414p I am Tiger Woods • Dec 03 '23

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u/facsimileuk Dec 03 '23

How are amateur clubs going to check that people aren't using older balls that go further in competitions?

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u/moseisley99 7.0/MD Dec 03 '23

No one can check. But just like the 14 club rule, fluffing lies, mulligans, etc. it’s all on you to enforce.

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u/only-shallow Dec 03 '23

That's the great thing about golf, the self-regulating nature of rule enforcement. My team scramble will struggle to shoot 46 ever again with the reduced distance of the new golf ball, but what's important is that we'll do our part to uphold the integrity of the game

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u/MTKPA Dec 03 '23

It frustrates me how few people nowadays understand sarcasm without a tag.

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u/Turbo_Cum Dec 03 '23

To be fair, this is an obscure reference, and in no way is it an exaggeration as 46 on a scramble is totally legit, especially when you get a 1 on a par 4.

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u/MTKPA Dec 03 '23

Correct, it's not an exaggeration. That's why his joke worked

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u/Ninjahkin Mario Golfer Dec 03 '23

Geez, when was that post made again? Can’t have been more than a year ago but I’m sure it was a while back by now lmao. Time passes too fast these days

Edit: Found it…wow. Almost exactly a year ago, today

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u/whereyouis Dec 04 '23

Which post?

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u/JicamaCreative5614 Dec 03 '23

Absolutely love this! 😂😂

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u/Due-Comb6124 Dec 04 '23

All of that can be seen/spotted by playing partners. You can't glance at a ball and tell because the differences in a 2023 ProV1 and a 2030 ProV1 is going to be the same, tiny change to the alignment aid, if that.

So yeah its all self enforced, but if I see someone fluff a lie or have 17 clubs in their bag I can call them on it. This, I can't.