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Dave Arenz | As a tournament volunteer, Dave has been a Forecaddie, Starter, Scorer, Marker, Observer, and Referee. He is currently a member of the USGA Senior Amateur Championship Committee. Dave has worked as a rules official at numerous USGA Qualifiers and Championships, NCAA Regional and National Championships, OHSAA tournaments, Nationwide Tour Qualifiers, and our own GCGA tournaments. Be sure to check the extensive collection of Frequently Asked Questions (USGA Rules FAQs) to get the fastest answer to your question. We provide a Question and Answer service for members of the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association and other golfers in the Greater Cincinnati area. If you are outside this jurisdiction, please use the Q / A service provided by the USGA (Ask the USGA). | |
Here is your opportunity to ask a Rules of Golf question and get an answer from Dave. All questions will be answered. Your question should be an actual situation encountered. For best results, include answers to these questions if possible:
- What is the form of play (e.g., match play or stroke play; single, foursome or four-ball?)
- Who is involved (e.g., the player, his partner or caddie, an outside agency?)
- Where the incident occurred (e.g., on the teeing ground, in a bunker or water hazard, on the putting green or elsewhere on the course?)
- The player’s intentions (e.g., what was he doing and what does he want to do?)
- Any subsequent events (e.g., the player has returned his score card or the competition has closed.)