Proposed Rule Change
A proposed revision to the rules of golf is being sought in South Florida
which will replace the traditional call of "FORE."
Once a player has hit an errant shot, he will be allowed to call "GORE" while
the ball is still in flight. He can then replace the ball in the same spot and
hit it again to try for a better position than the first shot.
The player can do this until he is satisfied the ball is going where he has
INTENDED to hit it in the first place. This will cause the time of play to be
extended until such time the player can claim the hole.
This revision is causing some consternation to the PGA, but proponents say it
is only "fair," since only the "intended shots" should be considered.
A recent test of this new rule was just played out in an exclusive club in
Palm Beach County, Florida, and the first hole only took 7 days to complete.
Further testing may need extra judgments to achieve the desired results
