fishballer06
Eagle Member
Saturday I played in my first tournament of the year. I thought I legitimately had a chance at winning this one based on the field, but instead I shot my worst rated round ever in the first round. So for the second round, I played totally relaxed because I knew I couldn't win any more and I ended up shooting the hot round for my division. That's where it gets interesting.
Because I knew I couldn't win, I didn't bother verifying scores with the live score keeper on my card (I know, my fault) at the end of the round. Come this morning and I'm checking the hole by hole scores and I noticed in my second round, on a par 4 hole, my score is a 5. I know for certain that I birdied that hole (3). This being a 2 stroke swing, and about 22 points in ratings.
I also noticed that the person keeping score had scored himself a 7 on a long, challenging par 5 hole that he actually took a 10 on.
Now the scores are already done, and I don't think it would have made a difference in either of our final placements for the event, but it ethically isn't right. Is there anything I can do at this point with the TD and/or PDGA? Or do I just chalk it up as a learning experience to always verify my scores?
Because I knew I couldn't win, I didn't bother verifying scores with the live score keeper on my card (I know, my fault) at the end of the round. Come this morning and I'm checking the hole by hole scores and I noticed in my second round, on a par 4 hole, my score is a 5. I know for certain that I birdied that hole (3). This being a 2 stroke swing, and about 22 points in ratings.
I also noticed that the person keeping score had scored himself a 7 on a long, challenging par 5 hole that he actually took a 10 on.
Now the scores are already done, and I don't think it would have made a difference in either of our final placements for the event, but it ethically isn't right. Is there anything I can do at this point with the TD and/or PDGA? Or do I just chalk it up as a learning experience to always verify my scores?