About John C Bunch Expertise I can answer a wide variety of questions concerning equipment, how to make minor equipment repairs, shot selection, match play vs. stroke play strategy, and rules. I can also give some swing tips based off of information given to me by someone, such as divot shape and direction, trajectory, ball flight, etc.
Experience I can't remember a time in my life when golf wasn't part of it. I got serious about competing in college. I walked on as a freshman, played in a few tournaments but never shot under 85. By the time I graduated from college my handicap was a 1.7, I had won two college tournaments, had several top 5 and 10 finishes and was the captain of my college golf team. I was a 3 year letterman and was named to the all- conference team my senior year. I worked for and managed a Golf USA franchise in Texas, where I became a certified fitter for a couple of the industry's biggest manufacturers.
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ouachita Baptist University.
Awards and Honors Captain of college golf team, medallist twice, named to 1995 all- conference team.
Question I was playing a match play competition.My opponent sliced his drive to a par three and played a provisional to within 4 feet of the pin before finding his original ball.He played a very good down hill pitch to the green which struck his provisional stopping his original ball dead and cannoning his provisional off the green.He played his original and sank the putt for a three thus winning the hole against my four.Neither of us knew whether his provisional had become equipment and therefore automatic loss of the hole or whether it was rub of the green.We continued to play the match in good spirit which he won,either 3 and 2,or two up on the last. Unfortunately our Pro. was not around to clarify the position.You could not make it up but it happened!Can you clarify please to satisfy my curiosity. Michael.
Answer Wow. Good question. My first instinct is to call it a rub of the green, but since the ball is not in play I just don't know. I haven't been able to research this very well, sorry. I'd try and ask a pro, or maybe email that one to the USGA since it's such an odd circumstance.
