scotts33 with sheep doing the course maintenance
In these "modern times", of which you are not a part of(apparently), they now use mechanical means. Because it is...2023. 😉
If playing tournaments, you go by their rules, and you can do whatever you want within those rules. When playing non-tournaments, you can play as you wish. It is up to one's discretion as to whether they post those scores where they 'roll em' or 'work around' tree roots, etc.. I don't post all scores myself. I know what was legit/by-the-book and what wasn't.
And no one.....NO ONE.....has ever taken a short cut at their work place!! Done it all exactly 'by the books'. No doubt. And got full pay.
21st Century. Life changes. And so does everything in it. Except death.