Why is it that golf never seems complicated until you get out on the course? And, how do you fend off a hyper-competitive partner or group when your team is down 1 stroke heading into the final 2 holes and you are in a odd lie?
Do you really know when you can take a free drop, or do 2 or 3 of you think you know? How do you handle a playing partner who is 'certain' that he is right, but you are sure he is wrong? What is the maximum handicap that a player can take?
How do you score and unfinished hole? What is the penalty if your ball lies 3 feet from the pin when another player chips from 40 yards off the green and his ball hits yours?
In any given season, I know that these issues come up at least once. The answer is simple, and this is not an ad for anyone, just the logical choice. Join the USGA. I did earlier this year and am totally surprised at what a great organization it is. While a lot of golfers think the USGA exists for the purpose of regulating golf courses (which it does) it also offers a host of services and information to golfers.
For example, did you know that you and a group of your friends (minimum 10 people) can form your own USGA licensed golf club without owning a golf course? All you need is the opportunity to play together on a regular basis, a set of by-laws and a USGA registered handicap manager, and you are in business.
Visit www.usga.org and you'll learn a lot, like how golf courses and individual holes are rated. The annual dues are so little, I can't remember what they are.
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