A scorekeeper's error
I hope the golf gods don't put a curse on my game or turn an indiscretion into a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" storyline after what happened yesterday on the first hole at Balboa golf course in Encino.
Perry Diller, a regular member of our Monday afternoon foursome, was late arriving for a 1 o'clock tee time, and Mike Sauthier, Joe Deems and myself went ahead and teed off, figuring he would catch up with us, which he did as we played out the first hole.
I keep score for the group and, without asking, I gave Perry a bogey 5 for the hole he missed. My reason was that both Joe and Mike had bogeyed the hole, so it wouldn't have been fair to them if I gave Perry a par.
Perry went on to shoot a beautiful round, scoring 40-41 for a 9-over-par 81.
When he looked at the scorecard afterward, he noticed the bogey-5 and I could sense a bit of disappointment. An 80 would have been a better score to post in the pro shop.
It wasn't his fault that he was late. He had car trouble and had to quickly re-arrange his schedule to get to the course. I called Mike later and told him I felt bad about scoring the bogey. Mike laughed, and said, "That wasn't a nice thing to do. Next time, give him a birdie."
I doubt that Perry will be late again as he is always on time. But if he is, the official scorer will use better judgement.
About Me
- John Scheibe
- "West Coast Feed" takes a candid look at sports and media in Los Angeles, with a side view of life in the San Fernando Valley. Scheibe, who grew up in Encino, is an editor at the Los Angeles Times. His career has spanned a remarkable 38-year period. The greater part has been spent in the paper's sports department, where he has written on a variety of topics including sports radio and television. He also had a 15-year stint in the paper's entertainment section where he edited and wrote for the television department. He is the author of the acclaimed book "On the Road With Jim Murray: Baseball and the Summer of '79" which was published in 2007 by Encino Media. He is currently writing a mystery novel titled "Angels Gate" and has also written two children's books, "The Baseball Shoes" and "The Yo-Yo Tournament," both of which are being illustrated for publication in 2014.
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