June 21, 2009

Rounds 1 And 2 Rulings Summary
Part of the responsibilities we ask of our referees is to document the rulings they make during their rounds on our “Rules Incidents” cards. I’ve been taking a look at these cards and this is a summary of the rulings we’ve been having during Rounds 1 and 2 on this rain soaked US Open at Bethpage’s Black Course.
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Scoring In Stroke Play
The scoring area is a sacred area from a rules standpoint. We use a quiet area in which only the officials assigned to work in scoring (we assign two officials to this duty) are allowed along with the players and their caddies.
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Practice Swings and Ricky Barnes
Have you ever missed a shot to the green and your ball ends up in the rough near the green? You have most likely taken a few practice swings away from your ball but in a similar area to get a feel for how the club will go through the rough prior to making the stroke.
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Re-Pairing For The Fourth Round

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Ian Poulter's Cell Phone Photo
Ian Poulter is an active participant on Twitter with more than 80,000 followers, and he has been tweeting from the U.S. Open. This afternoon, after he played his third round, he tweeted a photo of his golf ball on the10th fairway.
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