Summary of the question: Whats the ruling when a player/group begins play on the wrong hole?
Response: Applicable Rules: 801.04 Playing the stipulated course Case #1: Taro and his group, after finishing hole #7, should record the score for hole #7 on the scorecard, including a two throw penalty each for playing the course incorrectly. The group then goes and resumes play on hole #5. They play hole #5 and then hole #6. They then skip hole #7, which they have already played. After that they play hole #8 and the remainder of the course in the normal fashion. To break this example down into one with scores, let’s look at just one player. Assume that Taro completed each hole in three throws. His score for the round would be 56. (Eighteen holes times 3 = 54, plus the two-throw penalty on #3 = 56). Case #2: Taro and his group, upon realizing the error after taking their first throws, should retrieve their discs and go to hole #5. That throw will count as a practice throw for each of them, so they’ll each receive a one-throw penalty added on to their score for #5. They then play the c
