One evening i was playing with my best freind,we teed of on the par 3 13,i hit a good shot to about 10 feet,my mate hit his shot and as the light was fading we sort off lost sight of it as it went through the back of the green,we had a good look for his ball and could not find it,after a while my mate conceded the hole,i then went to retreive my ball and saw his ball in the hole.Who won the hole?
2007-01-26 01:58:19 · 15 answers · asked by smiler 4 in Sports ➔ Golf
Please only answer if you have or genuinly think you have the right answer,i have heard many variatins of the rules,i think i may have lost the hole as once the ball is in the cup the hole is over.
2007-01-26 02:02:53 · update #1
If i did win it,what a thing to brag about in the bar,[winning the hole when my mate had a hole in 1]
2007-01-26 02:04:39 · update #2
A gentleman may not show is discretion,if you agree to break a rule you would be dissqualified,[trust me the rules are a nightmare]i know moraly he won the hole and i am happy he got a hole in 1,but whats the actual rule
2007-01-26 02:10:31 · update #3
For the right answer how do i choose between Shmesh and AnthonyC,i am and seem allways to be no further forward.
2007-01-26 02:15:54 · update #4
Please i dont want to take the hole from him,[he is my best mate]we just want to know the actual rule,we both did justice to the celebbration.
2007-01-26 02:39:25 · update #5
This issue was in a US golf magazine within the past two years. The variation in the magazine was that the person thought his original ball was lost and hit another ball only to find his original in the hole. Once the original ball was holed, the hole is done.
Your mate has a bonafide hole in one.
Found the rules. From
http://www.usga.org/playing/rules/books/decisions/dec02.html#2-4/11
2-4/11 Player with Lost Ball Concedes Hole; Ball Then Found in Hole
Q. In a match, A played his second shot towards the green but he could not find his ball. He conceded the hole to B, whose second shot was on the green. The following players then found A’s ball in the hole. What is the ruling?
A. Since a player may not concede a hole after conclusion of the hole — Rule 2-4 — A holed out in two strokes and won the hole if he made a claim before B played from the next teeing ground (Rule 2-5). If A did not do so, he lost the hole.
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2007-01-26 04:13:28 · answer #1 · answered by zudmelrose 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It has been interesting reading all the answers to this questions and the different interpretations of the rule and depending on situations many of the answers have grains of truth. If a person concedes a hole and then finds his ball, anywhere, BUT in the cup he loses the hole. However " being in the cup is the key" . The rules of Golf say that once a ball is holed, then that hole is completed. It makes no difference if you saw the ball go in the cup or not. You cannot concede a hole for a lost ball after the hole has been completed. So in this case the person who struck the ball fairly from the tee and it went in the hole is the winner of the hole. His consession of the hole is invalid since the hole was completed the moment the ball went in the cub.
2007-01-26 12:52:55 · answer #2 · answered by incontrol_01 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OK, you said, Please only answer if you have or genuinly think you have the right answer".
Well, as it turns out, this question and answer are actually provided in the USGA rules book, which is available on line. Here's the ruling, directly from the USGA:
2-4/11 Player with Lost Ball Concedes Hole; Ball Then Found in Hole
Q. In a match, A played his second shot towards the green but he could not find his ball. He conceded the hole to B, whose second shot was on the green. The following players then found A’s ball in the hole. What is the ruling?
A. Since a player may not concede a hole after conclusion of the hole — Rule 2-4 — A holed out in two strokes and won the hole if he made a claim before B played from the next teeing ground (Rule 2-5). If A did not do so, he lost the hole.
2007-01-26 12:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by x-15a2 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This is not an uncommon occurrance and has been delt with in the Decisions on the Rules of Golf. Your mate won the hole because the hole was concluded after your mate's ball was in the hole.
His concession was irrelevant because a player can't concede a hole after the conclusion of the hole.
2007-01-26 13:01:49 · answer #4 · answered by Russzzz 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shmesh is correct! Anthony C makes a good point, but unlike the pros there are no field judges to have actually seen that the ball had gone in the hole. As a couple of gentlemen out on the golf course why would you want to take a hole in one away from him?
Heres how I would look at it you hit your ball. He hit his ball, it went into the hole. You lost the hole, therefore he could not have conceded a hole that was already over. If there were judges or daylight you would have seen that he had made a hole in one. He wins.
2007-01-26 10:21:08 · answer #5 · answered by HeySeuss el Savior Christ 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In the rules of match play. If one player gives up looking for his/her ball, that ball is considered lost. So since he conceded the hole, before finding his ball. You are still the winner. I will give you an example. If you watch the pros they will conceded a 3 foot putt. That player can still putt it, but say he misses it, since the hole was conceded that putt means nothing. At least your friend can say he had a hole in one. Although you won the hole!
2007-01-26 10:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anthony C 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
From my knowledge as soon as your opponent has declared the ball to be lost and has said they have conceded the hole you automatically win the hole regardless if your opponent finds their ball after or not.
Hope this helps
also note that you should look for a ball for maximum 5 minutes after that you automatically win the whole in matchplay whether or not your opponent finds it
2007-01-26 14:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He won! He had a hole in one, that means you lost when you did not put the ball in the hole. It didnt matter if he conceded or not, because you had already lost the hole.
2007-01-26 10:03:11 · answer #8 · answered by Shmesh 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You won the hole according to the rules but mate....he kicked ***!!...lol. Glad to hear u both celebrated his hole in 1.
2007-01-27 01:51:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he conceded the hole its over, no trade backs.
2007-01-27 01:02:22 · answer #10 · answered by Rip 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋