rules official

plural rules officials · alternative Rules official

1. golfAn individual who monitors the game for rules violations; a referee.

   The Decisions book is the ultimate reference manual for tournament organisers, rules officials, golf professionals, and anyone interested in the Rules of Golf.

   2012 11, Mohamed Noorani, Sandy Parr At The 19th Hole, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 101

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   Jones told Walter Hagan, who was playing with him, and a USGA rules official that a Rules infraction had occurred and that he would assess himself the one-stroke penalty appropriate for the infraction.

   2006, John Companiotte, Golf Rules & Etiquette Simplified: What You Need to Know to Walk the Links Like a Pro, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN

   Once I got an inebriated Rules official to utter the words sand trap and tee box, by bribing him with a free beer. The next morning he shamefully turned in his Rules badge.

   2012, Bill Pennington, On Par: The Everyday Golfer's Survival Guide, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 21