Had this come up today during a practice round and as a TD I want to make sure I get the correct ruling if it happens during an event.
Player makes an intentional throw. Hits a small tree branch, flies another 200' forward and up into a huge headwind. While in the air the disc gets blown all the back to land 5' in front of the tee box. In this case it was simply a hilarious disc golf fail.
But in an event, if the player steps forward and catches the disc, is it treated like intentional interference, a non-throw ( like tossing it up and catching it - we all do it while waiting for a fairway to clear) or something else? Pretty sure I know the ruling,but again I want to get second opinions should it ever happen.
Player makes an intentional throw. Hits a small tree branch, flies another 200' forward and up into a huge headwind. While in the air the disc gets blown all the back to land 5' in front of the tee box. In this case it was simply a hilarious disc golf fail.
But in an event, if the player steps forward and catches the disc, is it treated like intentional interference, a non-throw ( like tossing it up and catching it - we all do it while waiting for a fairway to clear) or something else? Pretty sure I know the ruling,but again I want to get second opinions should it ever happen.