Ive found this Local Rule. What do you think??

Priority On Course

The Committee have discussed and implemented the following Local Rules.

1. Priority on the course. 2 balls have priority over 3 & 4 balls. 3 balls 
have priority over 4 balls.

2. Single players have no standing on the course.

3. Any group playing a whole round is entitled to pass a group playing a 
shorter round.

I did ask, and was told that this has nothing to do with pace of play. If 
you are a four ball, even if you are keeping up/are waiting/held up, you 
still have to let 2 & 3 balls through. Even if they have nowhere to go, the 
waters will part........

Why would they decide to go back to a position the R&A left many years ago? 
and remove the standing of a single player? and implement a local rule that 
is already in the rules?

Oooopppps - ive not yet read the 2008 rules, has this changed back to the 
old days of 2000???

Ian

"Ian"  wrote in message 
news:roYmj.383$Ij1.28@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
> Ive found this Local Rule. What do you think??
>
> Priority On Course
>
> The Committee have discussed and implemented the following Local Rules.
>
> 1. Priority on the course. 2 balls have priority over 3 & 4 balls. 3 balls 
> have priority over 4 balls.
>
> 2. Single players have no standing on the course.
>
> 3. Any group playing a whole round is entitled to pass a group playing a 
> shorter round.
>
> I did ask, and was told that this has nothing to do with pace of play. If 
> you are a four ball, even if you are keeping up/are waiting/held up, you 
> still have to let 2 & 3 balls through. Even if they have nowhere to go, 
> the waters will part........
>
> Why would they decide to go back to a position the R&A left many years 
> ago? and remove the standing of a single player? and implement a local 
> rule that is already in the rules?
>
> Oooopppps - ive not yet read the 2008 rules, has this changed back to the 
> old days of 2000???
>
> Ian
>
>
>
What it says in my version (R.C.G.A.) of the 2008 book in the etiquette 
section under the sub-heading "Priority on the Course" is :

"Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, priority on the course is 
determined by a group's pace of play. Any group playing a whole round is 
entitled to pass a group playing a shorter round. The term "group" includes 
a single player."

Ian, you should note that this etiquette section is neither a Rule of Golf 
or a Local Rule. It is not possible to publish a Local Rule that embodies 
this statement of etiquette, but it is reasonable to publish a Club 
Regulation that specifies sanctions for a breach. The sanction can not be 
"loss of hole in match play or two strokes in stroke play", and yet it is 
permissible to apply a penalty of disqualification under Rule 33-7 for a 
serious breach of etiquette.

Cheers

JohnT