Page 16 - PPA Tour Magazine Spring 2022

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dale Fuhr, a PPA pro from
Orlando, Florida, was a highly competitive player with a
temper to match. He was also one of the best players at the

course that consisted of many accomplished players. He
was known as the “Blond Bomber” due to his “surfer” looks
and his ability to shoot very, very low scores. The younger

players on the Orlando course looked upon him as a
rebellious player and one that would likely stretch the rules
when given the opportunity, especially given the
“Generation Gap” movement during that time. However,

Fuhr (pictured right) could often be heard speaking of a rule
infraction by another player during a tournament and being disappointed if the
player did not call a penalty on himself. He would fiercely convey that the rules

are useless if players are not going to respect them. Interestingly, Fuhr was not as
upset with the tournament director for not enforcing the rule infraction, as he
was with the player for not acknowledging the rules of the sport. For Fuhr, it truly

was about the integrity of the rules and the rules that provided boundaries for the
sport.

Another rule commonly overlooked is Tournament Procedure Rule # 6, of which
addresses the Official Ball. This rule stipulates that only one ball may be carried
during tournament play. Any player found carrying more than 1 golf ball during a
competitive round must notify the tournament director once the error is realized.

The player will then be
charged a one-stroke
penalty for each hole

played until the
tournament director is
notified, with a
maximum penalty of 5-

strokes per round.
How many players

would realistically call
this infraction on him