{"id":1371,"date":"2012-09-10T23:18:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T23:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2012\/09\/10\/hope-change-golf\/"},"modified":"2012-09-10T23:18:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T23:18:51","slug":"hope-change-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2012\/09\/10\/hope-change-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope  Change &#8211; Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\nPresident B.H.O. has recently appointed a Golf Czar.<\/p>\n<p>\tMajor rule changes in the game of golf will become effective November 1, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\tThis is only a preview as the complete rule book (2,700 pages) is being rewritten as we speak.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe USGA needs to approve it to find out what is in it.<\/p>\n<p>\tHere are a few of the changes:<\/p>\n<p>\tGolfers with handicaps:<br \/>\n\t&#8211; Below 10 will have their green fees increased by 35%.<br \/>\n\t&#8211; Between 11 and 18 will see no increase in green fees.<br \/>\n\t&#8211; Above 18 will get a $20 check each time they play.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe term &quot;gimmie&quot; will be changed to &quot;entitlement&quot; and will be used as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\t&#8211; Handicaps below 10, no entitlements.<br \/>\n\t&#8211; Handicaps from 11 to 17, entitlements for putter length putts.<br \/>\n\t&#8211; Handicaps above 18, if your ball is on green, no need to putt, just pick it up. <\/p>\n<p>\tThese entitlements are intended to bring about HOPE, fairness and, most importantly, equality in scoring.<\/p>\n<p>\tIn addition, a Player will be limited to a maximum of one birdie or six pars in any given 18-hole round.<\/p>\n<p>\tAny excess must be given to those fellow players who have not yet scored a birdie or par.<\/p>\n<p>\tOnly after all players have received a birdie or par from the player actually making the birdie or par, can that player begin to count his pars and birdies again ..<\/p>\n<p>\tThe current USGA handicap system will be used for the above purposes, but the term &quot;net score&quot; will be available only for scoring those players with handicaps of 18 and above.<\/p>\n<p>\tThis is intended to &quot;re-distribute&quot; the success of winning by making sure that in all competitions every Player above an 18 handicap will post only &quot;net score&quot; against every other player&#8217;s &quot;gross score&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>\tThese new Rules are intended to CHANGE the game of golf.<\/p>\n<p>\tGolf must be about Fairness. It should have nothing to do with ability, hard work, practice, and responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\tThis is the &quot;Right thing to do.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\tSo, please remember; if you shot a round of golf under par, you didn&#8217;t shoot it yourself. Some one else built that course, and someone else cut the grass so that you could play on it. Someone else built the clubs and the cart.<\/p>\n<p>\tYou need to share with everyone who made you a successful golfer&#8230;this is. REAL, HOPE and CHANGE.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Replies:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> ACPA on September 11, 2012, 4:52 am<\/p>\n<div>didn&#8217;t know you were a golfer, Skinny.<\/p>\n<p>\tThought your game with balls was rolling.<\/p>\n<p>\tNoah<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Skinny on September 11, 2012, 1:29 pm<\/p>\n<div>I am just full of surprises Noah \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President B.H.O. has recently appointed a Golf Czar. Major rule changes in the game of golf will become effective November 1, 2012. 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