My Top 10 Rulings

Mak Lok-lin, fresh from his latest golfing disaster, remembers the times when the Rules (or the interpretation of them) either helped or hindered the world’s finest players

 

Phew! The sound of children chuckling brought me back. As the amateurish wavy lines cleared, I looked over at my twin nephews who were caddying for me, and saw them laughing at the five extra wedges I had been practicing with earlier and then stuffed into my bag, whilst pretend sword fencing with my non-conforming Cleveaway Big Trampoline Face driver and another driver that I had angrily bent out of shape during the round. Summoning up all of my courage, I did the honorable thing and put my hand up. That brought the round to a rather premature end, even by my staggeringly low standards, losing as I did 14 & 12 to set yet another record.* Ah well, there’s always next year…

*Editor’s note: The honorable Mak was actually correct. He was penalized the maximum two holes for each of the following violations: Rule 6.4 - having more than one caddie, Rule 4.4 - having more than 14 clubs, Rule 4.1 – playing with a non-conforming club and Rule 4.2 - club playing characteristics changed during play.
 

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