Word: rule
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Both promised a quick return to civilian rule. The most likely leader of any such return is Siaka Stevens, 62, who was named Prime Minister after the country's elections in 1967 but held the job for only ten minutes before the army officers deposed him. Stevens, who has been in exile in nearby Guinea, may well have had a part in encouraging the "sergeants' coup...
...carrying more than 14 clubs in his bag (two strokes for each excess club), for accidentally moving a ball (one stroke), for playing too slowly (two strokes), or for wiping mud off his ball (two strokes). Yet few are so strict or so harsh in their application as Rule No. 38, which holds a player responsible for the accuracy of his scorecard -even though he does not keep his own score. His opponent does: each player checks his score, then both sign the card, attesting to its correctness. Reads the rule: "If the competitor returns a score for any hole...
Last week Rule No. 38 deprived Argentina's Roberto de Vicenzo of at least a tie and perhaps a victory in golfs most prestigious tournament: the Masters, at Augusta, Ga. After 72 holes of brilliant golf, De Vicenzo finished with a score of 277, eleven under par. Tired, anxious (competitors were still out on the course), assailed by the hubbub of the huge gallery, Roberto gave his scorecard a cursory glance and signed...
...inaccurate. On the 71st hole, in full view of the gallery and countless millions of TV watchers, Roberto had scored a birdie three. But his playing partner and scorekeeper, Tommy Aaron, had marked him down for a par four - and De Vicenzo had not caught the error. Under Rule No. 38, that four stood official, giving Roberto a 278 instead of a 277. When Bob Goalby later came in with a 277, he was the winner...
Math as Well as Skill. It was not the first time that Rule No. 38 caused a golfer grief: Hawaii's Jackie Pung actually won the 1957 Women's Open, but was disqualified because her card showed a lower score for one hole than she had actually shot (although the total on the card was correct). Nor will last week's incident be the last-unless something is done about changing a rule that requires a golfer to test his math as well as his skill under the stress of competition, and penalizes mistakes without regard...