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In the US Disc golf Champions On a OB throw they have to throw over from the spot they threw from.
Yup, re-throw without a stroke penalty for entire USDGC.
McBeth had 9 re-throws in his first round alone I believe.
Wow, 9 errant throws in one round used to be a bad thing. Tournament has gone soft.
Just to level-set: Keep in mind, the current OB implementation at USDGC is *more* penalizing than the old "regular" PDGA rule of "last point in-bounds plus one stroke".
Yes, there are instances it goes either way. But at USDGC, net, the current rule is more penal. That's simply because, at USDGC, *most* OB shots end up OB after already travelling nearly their whole distance. Hyzer off the tee on 888 is an obvious exception.
I disagree again. Cutting the corner over the water on 5, most approach shots to 9, and the tee shots on 10, 12 and 17 all have a carry over OB for a fair amount of the disc's flight. And then there are the lefties and sidearm players who are going to carry over OB on 3, and likely on their tee shots on 9.
And I can't agree that this year's rule is more penal when more players are shooting lower scores than in year's past. Anthon shot his course record 53 in 2009 when there was normal OB rules on most holes. There were *3* 53s yesterday alone. Players seem to be playing everything much more aggressively than in the past, and it's in large part because of the change in the OB penalty. They're not as afraid to take risks because the penalty isn't there to dissuade them.
Players seem to be playing everything much more aggressively than in the past, and it's in large part because of the change in the OB penalty. They're not as afraid to take risks because the penalty isn't there to dissuade them.