On February 3rd 1941, Carol Mann was born in Buffalo, New York. Naturally left-handed, she chose, like Ben Hogan, to play righthanded golf and was extremely successful, winning 38 tournaments, including the 1965 US Women's Open. At 6ft 3ins, she also gained the distinction of being the tallest woman to play successful tournament golf, though she playfully preferred to describe her height as 5ft 15ins.
Teaser: In strokeplay, a competitor's ball in a hazard moves due to his removal of a loose impediment in the hazard. What is the ruling?
Answer: The competitor incurs a penalty of three strokes - two for moving a loose impediment in a hazard (Rule 13-4c) and one because the ball moved (Rule 18-2a). The ball must be replaced (Rule 18-2a).
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