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HOW TO
FILL IN YOUR SCORECARD
When Padraig Harrington forgot to sign his scorecard after the first
round of the B&H International Open at The Belfry in 2000 he lost
the chance to win the £166,599 first prize and move into the top
25 in the world rankings. His error wasn't noticed until the Sunday
morning, by which time Padraig was 5 shots clear after setting a
new course record of 64 in the third round. The problem was only
noticed because The Belfry wanted to frame the scorecards to mark
this
achievement. Jamie Spence had signed the card as the marker, Michael Campbell
noticed the blank space for 'competitors signature' and signed the card.
Padraig, presuming one of the signatures was his, handed in the card.
Although making a mistake on your card will hopefully
never cost you £166,000, it can cause you to be disqualified from a competition.
The solution is to get use to filling out your scorecard correctly even
when playing a practice round. It will soon become a habit and as long
as you check the card more closely than Padraig you should never have
a problem in a competition.
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