joshmo65
Eagle Member
I have two different cases where people have walked off the course in the middle of the round not due to injury or an emergency and I am unsure of whether to give them an 888 or an 999. In both cases, the weather was very crappy out and both players were not playing well at all.
1) After round 1 of a tournament, the player was not happy with their scores and expressed that they wanted to quit; however, they decided to start the round and by the 4th hole was shooting absolutely terrible. Instead of completing the round in the rain and struggling through their bad play, they walked off the course without notifying the TD and left.
2) During a round in which the TD was on the card, with 3 holes to go, a player loses his disc. Instead of walking back up the long hill which was just thrown down in a light rain, the player tells the group to go on and finish the last two holes without him as he looks for his disc. After locating his disc, he leaves the course. This player was also shooting terribly compared to their rating.
According to the pdga site:
1) I believe that this is a pretty clear 888. The player left the course without notifying the TD without a legitimate reason and should therefore get an 888 penalty.
2) I am not certain of this as the player notified the TD that he would not be finishing the round. It is not clear to me whether the 888 applies to "What happens to my rating if I do not complete a round?" or "What happens to my rating if I do not complete a round... without telling the TD?" I believe that this should also be an 888 as I feel like if the player were shooting well, they would have finished the round and then gone and found their disc since we only had 2 holes left after the lost disc.
I am interested in hearing people's opinions.
1) After round 1 of a tournament, the player was not happy with their scores and expressed that they wanted to quit; however, they decided to start the round and by the 4th hole was shooting absolutely terrible. Instead of completing the round in the rain and struggling through their bad play, they walked off the course without notifying the TD and left.
2) During a round in which the TD was on the card, with 3 holes to go, a player loses his disc. Instead of walking back up the long hill which was just thrown down in a light rain, the player tells the group to go on and finish the last two holes without him as he looks for his disc. After locating his disc, he leaves the course. This player was also shooting terribly compared to their rating.
According to the pdga site:
What happens to my rating if I do not complete a round or start the next round without telling the TD?
This is considered a Did Not Finish (DNF) with a penalty. You will receive a score of 888 for the round which triggers a penalty lowering your overall rating up to 5 rating points for a 6 month period. If your current rating is within 5 points of dropping into a lower division, your rating will only be dropped enough to keep you in your current division.
1) I believe that this is a pretty clear 888. The player left the course without notifying the TD without a legitimate reason and should therefore get an 888 penalty.
2) I am not certain of this as the player notified the TD that he would not be finishing the round. It is not clear to me whether the 888 applies to "What happens to my rating if I do not complete a round?" or "What happens to my rating if I do not complete a round... without telling the TD?" I believe that this should also be an 888 as I feel like if the player were shooting well, they would have finished the round and then gone and found their disc since we only had 2 holes left after the lost disc.
I am interested in hearing people's opinions.