Golf - Do They Have Referees/umpires?

lankeela | 23:55 Fri 19th Jan 2018 | Sport

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Was discussing this at work - nobody could ever remember seeing or hearing mention of a referee or umpire on a golf course.

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sapelesam

Tournament golf has rules officials on the course, nothing in club golf where golfers work out infrigements amongst themselves.

sapelesam

^^ Infringements.

twix123

At my golf club we always have a referee accompanying the players during the finals of our knockout tournaments, to officiate if necessary.

sapelesam

That must be a posh club Twix. At the last club I was a member of, you would have struggled to find any golfer with a good enough understanding of the rules.

Davemano

There is a Professional Golf Referees Association and they operate at every major tournament.

Maydup

At a professional tournament, there are a good number of officials walking round with the players. Scorers, record keepers, and rules officials. What with the local and national media it can be quite a busy fairway.

Here are a few in this picture.

http://danbubanygolf.com/usga-rules-official-ball-properly-in-play/