Mayor Objects to Course Rule Change

It’s a little known fact that in the first year of the tournament the Mayor made arrangements to play on a different course rather than Cobblestone. Why he chose somewhere besides the greatest course this side of the universe is anybody’s guess.

Imagine our surprise at The Mayor’s Tournament headquarters when we found the original tape recording of the Mayor calling this course after finding out there was a rule change.

Keys to a Perfect Swing

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The Masters Tournament Schedule

All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time

Monday, April 6 – Close 30 minutes after play Gates open 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday, April 7 - Practice Round ,Close 30 minutes after play Gates open 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday,  April 8 - Practice Round Par 3 Contest ,Par 3 course 1:00 p.m. Gates open 8:00 a.m.

Thursday,  April 9 – Competitive Round ,Close 30 minutes after play Gates open 8:00 a.m.

Friday, April 10 - Competitive Round ,Close 30 minutes after play Gates open 8:00 a.m.

Saturday, April 11 – Competitive Round ,Close 30 minutes after play Gates open 8:00 a.m.

Sunday, April 12 – Final Competitive Round Gates open 8:00 a.m. Close 30 minutes after Presentation Ceremony

Somtin Fishy

Dear Tony,

While standing on the tee box, I noticed that my arch enemy Lou Cabrazzi was placing his left foot against the tee marker, which was a large block of wood. Almost like da piece of metal that kept the door open at da Luftunsia Air Freight office at JFK airport in New York.

Lou did this on each tee box to help stabilize his stance, dis didn’t seem legal ta me, so I called him on it. Lou said in some ancient Sicilian accent dat dere ain’t nothin in da Rule Book saying he couldn’t do dat.

Is he correct?

Pauly Walnuts

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Dear Pauly,

Believe it or not, there is nothing in da Rules of Golf dat prohibits a person of Mr. Cabrazzi’s stature as described. As long as Louie did not cause the tee marker to move while taking his stance. If he did cause da wood to move den he wood incur a two stroke penalty unda Rule 13-2.

Oh by da way, that piece of metal holding open the door at the JFK facility turned out to be a sixteen pound gold bullion that was stolen from Luftunsia back in 1977 in the Great Luftunsia Heist and is worth about two hundred fiddy thousand dollars in today’s money.

And dey said dat Tony don’t know no mat.

Tony

Plugs not Thugs

Dear Tony,
As me and my business associates was playing da ninth hole at Augusta National, I noticed an old cup hole in my line or path.

Da f$#&*@ groundskeeper hadn’t pushed da plug down into da hole and da plug coulda popped my ball off line. I moved my ball over to da nearest clear spot nearest to the spot of da plug.

Was dis da right move?

Anally Retentive

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Dear Anal,

Rule 16-1c/3 lets yous raise or lower da plug to level it wit da level of da surface. Da alternative would be to get da course official to do it since you musta paid a lot of scaroll to play in Augusta.

Da decision also entitles you to relief unda Rule 25-1b(iii). “Not relief yourself or da cource” which states you can lift and place your ball without any penalty to da nearest point of relief not in a hazard or not any nearer to da hole.

Gots dat?
Tony