GUEST: Trevor Herden, TD of the Australian Open. From disqualifying the Shark and Nick Faldo, to running the Presidents Cup, refereeing at the majors and playing at Augusta - THE GRQ PODCAST EP113

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GUEST: Trevor Herden, Tournament Director of the Australian Open. Is there anything in golf administration this man hasn't done?! From disqualifying the Shark and Nick Faldo, to running the Presidents Cup, refereeing at the majors and playing at Augusta - THE GRQ PODCAST EP113 We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the world. Grab a t-shirt, a hat, or even a hoodie featuring the Rules Roo, or the Wombat caddie. And now whether you are in your car, or going for a walk, or just taking a break after mowing your lawn. Enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. GRQOTW111: Because Andy's ball was on the putting green he was allowed free relief from the interference on his line of play by the temporary water. However, Andy was supposed to drop the ball instead of place it. And as the question mentions that the ball didn't come to rest on the exact spot on which it was supposed to be placed, Andy's ball is in a wrong place, and he gets penalised a general penalty when he makes a stroke at it.The 8 talent strokes + two penalty strokes = 10. Episode 112 GUEST: Trevor HerdenTournament Director of the Australian Open and other Golf Australia championshipsHe only started playing golf when he was 27, but got himself in managing the Otago Men’s Team.Then moved on to caddie for one of New Zealand’s premier golfers - Greg Turner around Europe and Australia.But his referee and TD career all started when he was offered a job as assistant tournament director at the PGA Tour of Australasia.At the 1990 Palm Meadows Cup, Trevor had the awkward situation of disqualifying Greg Norman, who was leading the tournament after two rounds.In 1995 he had to disqualify Nick Faldo, who was leading the tournament in Bali.Trevor gave a thorough insight into what it means to be a Tournament Director, and how refereeing skills are vitaly important, but the tournament starts six months prior. GRQOTW 113: In a stroke-play competition, Player A hits their tee shot into a heavily-wooded area. They properly play a provisional ball under Rule 18.3b and it comes to rest in the fairway. They search for their original ball for one minute and declare it "lost". They walk over to their provisional ball and accidentally kick it, they replace it, but before they play it and within 3 minutes of starting search, a spectator finds their original ball. They lift the provisional ball and play the original ball to the green. They take two putts and tee off on the next hole. What is their score for the hole? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - [e-mail] WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey