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Old 08-18-2025, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by BrianL99 View Post
The USGA disagrees.

Distance to the Green, Pin, or otherwise, is considered "public information". If you don't have a rangefinder, you can ask another player for the distance ... no penalty.
And that's just fine. It's just that I grew up with the idea that golf was testing yourself against yourself if I watch a road race, for example, and I want to find out who the best driver is, they should all be driving identical vehicles. If not, then I only know who has the fastest car (best tech).