corin_brown
Eagle Member
But you're making the same kind of assumption you're accusing others of making, that the clarification came because the rule wasn't clear, as opposed to the notion that the clarification came because people played the hole incorrectly.
EMac is assuming McBeth didn't read or possess the rules he worked so hard to write. I'm not accusing him of assuming, I'm stating that he is. Unless EMac has info, and is, for some reason, withholding that info, that McBeth stated that he didn't read the rules, EMac IS assuming that he didn't.
It's true, that the email came after players played it incorrectly. But it's only about hole 7. If players chose to ignore or not even possess the caddybook, I'd expect more mistakes to be made throughout the course. But because of the concentration of misplays on hole 7, the only other explanation is that the rule is confusing and poorly written.
Just because they played it incorrectly doesn't mean the writing wasn't clear enough, it could be an indication that they didn't read the rule and played it the way such things are typically played.
It could be. So why weren't there other misplays throughout the course?
A question, why do posters think they added the final sentence: Once safely on the island, regular OB rules apply.? That is an indicator that something else is going on. If you read that sentence and then play by the "normal" OB/IB rules you're kind of asking for it.
"... indicator of something else going on." I don't follow. Sounds like some hanky-panky.