George Maltsiniotis › IOS #68 The Dave Pitner Memorial - All Other Divisions May 10, 2016 at 9:48am
somebody shot an 888? .... maybe 88? is that a typo?
where? at the CAC? 888 is what is reported when a player DNF's but does not report their injury/reason for DNF to the TD. Same as a 999, but could affect your rating.
i think i saw it at the Pitner memorial last year, 2015.
888 and 999 are both DNF codes. 888 means that the player left the event without informing the tournament directors or were trying to avoid having a bad round rating affect their official PDGA rating. Some people were known to play 17 holes badly, and then decide not to putt out on hole 18 taking ... more
888 and 999 are both DNF codes. 888 means that the player left the event without informing the tournament directors or were trying to avoid having a bad round rating affect their official PDGA rating. Some people were known to play 17 holes badly, and then decide not to putt out on hole 18 taking a DNF so that the round would have no rating and not affect them. The PDGA instituted the 888's as a way to penalize a player's rating. It's a player's responsibility to report to the TD's if they cannot continue playing, and that's when we'll give a standard 999 for a DNF.