Dear Ms Kallas-Way
Last week I played in the final of our club champs. On the 37th hole, my opponent spat on her ball to clean it. I immediately claimed the hole, and the match, by telling her that she'd breached Rule 5-2: Foreign Material. As she had not been born in New Zealand, her saliva was definitely foreign and she'd changed the ball's characteristics by applying it. Therefore, she was disqualified. We argued for the next half hour before she eventually gave in and muttered something about taking up croquet. I was right, wasn't I?
Dear Saliva
Rule 5-2 states: The ball the player plays must not have foreign material applied to it for the purpose of changing its characteristics.
The penalty is disqualification, so you got that part correct.
However, your interpretation may be incorrect. Did you ask for proof of your opponent's nationality? Although born overseas, she may have taken New Zealand nationality and so wasn't foreign. And, technically, if she was going through the citizenship process at the time of your match, she could have argued that she was more local than foreign.
Next time, insist on seeing proof of citizenship BEFORE you start your match.
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