Forensics: The R&A's Rules Summary From The 2013 Open
/One of the nice annual touches from the R&A is their forensic analysis of rulings at The Open Championship, now posted on their website.
Right off the bat there was this stark reminder about the difference between the '12 and '13 Opens.
There were 234 rulings at the 2013 Open, which compares with 339 in 2012 at Lytham where a large number of rulings were given due to casual water on the course caused by the very wet summer.
Matsuyama was then given a second bad time for his second shot to the 17th hole. Given his tee shot had gone in to the crowd and considering the difficulty of the shot, Matsuyama was given additional time to deal with the crowd and to go forward to assess his shot. The timing for the shot therefore only started when the player had returned to his ball; however he then took a further 2 minutes 12 seconds to play the shot. That second bad time resulted in a one shot penalty being applied to Matsuyama’s score on the 17th hole which became 6.
