Respectfully Submitted, Foremost

Introduction Unlike some of our justices and their expansive reading of our Constitution, in which these justices are proud to find constitutional rights “in penumbras…of emanations”*, Foremost interprets the laws established in the ROG as a “strict constructionist.” In other words, he turns first to the text itself so that his rulings depend not on various outcome-oriented rationales and conclusions which, however twisted, F suspects might be pleasing to a high percentage of his Readers, but rather he tries to…

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When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalia Facts. Foremost stepped in to attempt a 2 1/2 footer to clinch a singles match play victory. It had been a hard-fought competition, and the 2 1/2 footer was certainly no gimme as he had missed one of a somewhat similar distance to clinch the match on a prior hole (he never should have tried that one right-handed!) Nevertheless, he stood over this putt confidently. His opponent faced a…

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Mickelson Misses 3-Stroke Opportunity Even Pros suffer mental lapses …as evidenced by Phil Mickelson Saturday during the U.S. Open. Rather than slowly pace as he did and strike the ball only as it gathered speed some 10-12 feet past the hole (missing the hole with that stroke and again missing on a subsequent stroke with the ball at rest), PM should have simply raced to the hole and stroked the ball into the hole as it passed the hole the…

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The players gathered around the table in the locker room enjoying refreshments and settling the afternoon’s wagers. Foremost’s mind was wandering. Although he had won a few dollars with his team, it was hard to enjoy the victory since he hadn’t been allowed to keep score. (The other team was justified in wanting to handle the scoring after discovering F had given them a best ball 7 on a hole on which they had scored a birdie 3). A passerby…

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R15-1,2; R20-6 “the Insurance Rule”; R33-1; App I PartC; and Where’s the Hazard Line? Facts The setting was the difficult Par 4 7th hole at BMCC during the opening match play round of President’s Cup competition. Foremost’s opponent, BB, had pushed his second shot with the ball just trickling over a mound in the direction of Richland Creek. Indeed, upon arriving at the scene, BB found his ball in the water just over the shelf of the embankment. Dropping to…

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Facts The format was team match play with points awarded by hole for low ball, low total, and trash including birdies. Opponents JS and DS were using the flagstick to measure the greenie for closest to the pin. DS claimed victory as his ball was measured at 1 flagstick , plus, extending the flag a second time to his ball lying by the red paint of the flag, while JS’s measurement was one flag, plus, extending the flag a second…

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Setting Issues of world peace and thermonuclear war occupied the conversation of a group recently during a pre-match meal over-looking the scenic 18th hole of BMCC. “Why would North Korea do a deal with Trump?”, one asked, “when he looks so eager to back out of the deal with Iran.” “It must gall the Democrats sorely”, said another, “to have their icons, the Europeans, appear to get along so well with Trump.” He was, of course, referencing the state visits…

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Begin forwarded message: From: taterich Date: April 27, 2018 at 9:49:01 AM CDT Subject: Respect One’s Elders (R9; R10; R20) More From the Livingstone The great thing about a round robin match play format is the opportunity to meet and compete against various members with whom a player might not otherwise have an opportunity to play. New opponents may even be of a different generation, and will certainly present different skill levels and levels of experience. Foremost remembers well how…

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Facts Foremost and his partner, WT, won a nail-biter in the opening match of BMCC’s member/ member Livingstone Tournament closing out their opponents in the esteemed Royal Lytham Flight on the 9th hole for a dramatic 6-4 victory. (The scoring system was a ten point game with one point for a hole victory, a half point for a tie, and a bonus point to the match winner). Apparently, the weight and pressure of the tournament was too much even for…

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1. Facts (Ball Hits Golf Bag) In match play competition, Reader BE bladed a greenside bunker shot on Hole #9. The ball was screaming over the putting green towards the practice tees when it struck his opponent’s bag and ricocheted back onto the green. BE sunk the putt and won the hole. Issues 1) Was either player penalized by virtue of the fact that the opponent’s golf bag deflected BE’s ball in motion? 2) Was BE required to replay his…

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