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  1. Tiger's drop on 15

    Hopefully Lyle or Gerry can chime in on this. I saw a tweet from my buddy who was questioning Tiger's drop on 15. At first, I thought it was totally fine because the pond is marked yellow - he can go back as far as he wants keeping the point of entry and flag in line right? But the ball crossed...

    Started by Adska‎, 04-12-2013 10:42 PM
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  2. Is this Cheating?

    Curious on your opinions: I played a match several years ago in the club match play final. The guy I played was a higher handicap than I was and I was forced to give him 18 shots which was the difference between our caps. I played with him regularly at the Canadian and he hit his driver almost...

    Started by Sphere Hunter‎, 03-15-2007 02:41 PM
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  3. Help with Nearest Point of Relief (cart path)

    A cart path runs parallel to a fixed out-of-bounds fence, with a 6-inch strip of grass running between them. My ball came to rest on the 'fence side' of the path. My playing partner informed me that my 'nearest point of relief' would be in that 6-inch strip of grass. I argued otherwise, for the...

    Started by Hogeboom‎, 06-30-2005 07:22 PM
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  4. Do you think this is fair?

    I think it was on the 18th yesterday that Henrik Stenson drove his ball through the fairway into the rough, but it went into a drainage grate or something. So he gets free relief, but one club length gave him a perfect lie right in the fairway. If I was a fellow competitor battling for such an...

    Started by fundonny‎, 05-10-2009 10:17 AM
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  5. Changes to Handicapping System for Next Year

    Saw this in the Ottawa Citizen: http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2011/10/26/handicap-change-approved/ I think this is the same as the USGA system. If your goal is to decrease your handicap next year, this change will make that more difficult.

    Started by justsomeguy‎, 10-27-2011 08:16 AM
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  6. Worst Match Play Defeat Possible

    In a stipulated 18 hole match, what is the worst defeat that a golfer could suffer?

    Started by BC MIST‎, 12-18-2007 06:44 PM
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  7. "Are Rules Made to be Broken?"

    There has naturally been an increased focus on the severity of the Rules of Golf following a number of high profile situations over the past few weeks. These include; S.Korean LPGA players Shi Hyun Ahn and Ilmi Chun (both disqualified for playing each other’s balls on the 18th fairway, putting out...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 08-30-2010 05:15 PM
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  8. Harrington

    This time Harrington. Good thing the tv viewer was able to protect the field from this blatant attempt at cheating. http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,2043790,00.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J9Bh-ZVAz48

    Started by spackler‎, 01-21-2011 08:07 AM
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  9. How honest are you?

    :rolleyes Just curious as to how many golfers out there actually record their "true" scores. Do you ever roll your ball up on higher grass to improve your lie? Give yourself a "gimmie" for a two foot putt? Actually drop your ball a club length when taking a penalty drop? Feel free...

    Started by Chris‎, 06-03-2002 11:14 AM
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  10. Poll Poll: White stakes

    Dear Golf Canada, Eliminate white stakes and make them all red stakes. Thanks, The majority of golfers

    Started by nokids‎, 07-14-2012 10:46 AM
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  11. USGA/R&A Announcement Allowing Rangefinders

    GolfWeek, July30, 2005, Newsmakers section, reports that an announcement from the ruling bodies is imminent regarding the use of artificial rangefinding devices (laser rangefinders, GPS, etc.). Highlights of the article written by James Achenbach: ... the devices - all called range finders - now...

    Started by 1dash1‎, 08-03-2005 07:05 PM
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  12. Brian Davis

    Wow. Sorry, but the rules are lame sometimes. I know what Faldo said about the rules being black and white, and I agree. However, in no way did he deserve a two stroke penalty for that.

    Started by Adska‎, 04-18-2010 06:26 PM
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  13. Ban the belly now!

    :grumpy:

    Started by nokids‎, 04-14-2013 07:40 PM
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  14. Ruling?

    Had a situation this weekend, nobody knew the correct ruling. Player hits his ball into a red hazard right of the green, finds a ball on a very steep slope, walking down trying to get to his ball to identify he slips a little causing the ball to move, what happens, he doesn't know that's his ball...

    Started by habsfan‎, 08-18-2014 12:34 PM
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  15. is this cheating??

    when I play my early rounds I always player very poorly on the front 9 because I've just woken up, am not loose and takes me a few holes and sometimes the entire front nine to get into the swing of things. Ex. I played with Geoff and donny on wednsday morning and stunk it up on the front 9 (52...

    Started by "Richard"‎, 05-13-2006 10:37 AM
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  16. RIDICULOUS Ruling for Tiger Today at WGC Event

    Tiger's behaviour intimates rules officals. For Tiger, no shot is Out- of- Bounds, Clubhouse is a removable obstruction, and he deserves a clear path and good lie to the green. Cannot panalize Tiger for a poor shot. it would ruin the hype. Riduculous.

    Started by mcgoo‎, 08-25-2006 05:37 PM
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  17. Players / Rules / Callers

    <HR style="COLOR: #000000" SIZE=1> <!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->I turned on TGC in my morning ritual while eating my breakfast...checking out the latest Golf Central or whathaveyou......when a show called "In his own Words" came on. It was Tiger (surprise!) talking about the 2005...

    Started by Samick‎, 12-22-2005 09:24 AM
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  18. Do I Record A Game for Handicap

    In a skins game, I was in a lightly wooded area - a clear shot back to the fairway, and a narrow opening straight at the green. If I were going for my best score (stroke) I'd play it safe, but in a skins (or match play) I went for the green. Skins or match play are fun in part because you...

    Started by Martin B‎, 10-21-2007 04:42 PM
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  19. DJ On 18

    If he gets knocked out of the playoff this falls on the rules commitee as BS. If that is anything other than a waste bunker or rough, the USGA should never have let the fans stand in it. Bunkers in play should have been marked and had fans kept out of it.

    Started by Big Johnny69‎, 08-15-2010 07:19 PM
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  20. Thumbs down Viewer call ins

    Gary Is there something in the rules of golf that say all rules violations should be called by someone "who is phsycally at the tournament"? ex: Yesterday's violation called in from the US by a viewer on Paul Azinger, for his caddy pulling the flag out before a ball came to rest. IMHO...

    Started by NoBack‎, 09-06-2003 08:14 AM
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  21. Shot replayed????

    #14 green at Hawkesbury Golf and Curling is a long and heavily sloped green from back to front. If your above the hole, it is very easy to putt the ball off the green and have a 20 yard chip back to the hole. Someone told me that you always have the option to replay your shot (even a putt) with a...

    Started by ricmar‎, 10-18-2004 09:42 PM
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  22. Club Championship

    364 days a year, a club plays under the regular rules of golf, unamended. No problems. No disputes. One day a year, the club plays its championship. Same regular members participate - no sleepers or unknowns. They impose the "one ball rule" for this tournament. When asked why they...

    Started by 1dash1‎, 12-14-2005 01:25 PM
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  23. Measuring devices allowed by GAO

    Just received the following email from the GAO. I wouldn't be surprised to see other regional associations do the same.

    Started by jvincent‎, 11-29-2006 06:30 PM
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  24. no way to hit your club without damaging it...

    what would you do? Lets say if you try to get a club on the ball you will hit a rock that will damage your fogred wedges... Your ball just happens to land on grass that has rock under it. Yes, I would also like to know what the rules say but also want to know what YOU would do. I personally...

    Started by sillywilly‎, 06-12-2008 07:58 PM
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  25. Verplank Ruling - Mercedes

    I just caught the tail end of Verplank playing two balls on a hole and was wondering what the details were that caused him to play two. I gather there was a heated discussion with the on-site rules official. Anyone know what happened?

    Started by BC MIST‎, 01-04-2008 10:05 AM
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  26. Rule 33 - 7 Disqualification Penalty

    33-7. Disqualification Penalty; Committee Discretion A penalty of disqualification may in exceptional individual cases be waived, modified or imposed if the Committee considers such action warranted. Any penalty less than disqualification must not be waived or modified. If a Committee...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 06-13-2004 07:52 AM
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  27. Protectig from the sun-Legal or not.

    Is it legal to put your bag or your caddy in such a position that you are blocking the shade: STORY

    Started by Chieflongtee‎, 04-08-2007 10:20 AM
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  28. Upcoming Rules Seminars

    Golf Quebec will be holding four, Level 3 Rules of Golf seminars, in the spring. Locally, one seminar will be held at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club on May 3 and 4, and three others will be held in other Golf Quebec regions and in both English and French. Registration is done through the Golf Quebec...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 02-12-2008 09:53 AM
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  29. Another where to drop Q...

    Hello, So you're hitting to a green that is just beyond a pond. You hit your shot short and it lands just on the edge of the water, not in the water, but on the bank of the lake just in front of the green. The area has thick grass and rough and you're not able to hit the ball, but you can...

    Started by oneputt‎, 06-29-2005 08:28 AM
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  30. Cart Path = Immovable Obstruction

    I am appalled at the number of golfers who do not yet understand how to find the "nearest point of relief" when their ball comes to rest on a cart path. Most just pick up the ball and drop it on the side of the cart path that gives them the easiest shot to the green/fairway. Many do these because...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 08-30-2004 08:44 AM
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  31. Attending the Flagstick

    Gary, Rule 17-1 starts with: The start Before making a stroke from anywhere on the course, the player may have the flagstick attended, removed or held up to indicate the position of the hole. I've always been under the impression that if you were not on the green, you only had the...

    Started by Colby‎, 03-23-2005 02:29 PM
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  32. Various Rulings - Intersectional Matches

    During yesterday’s Intersectional matches a number of situations arose that caused grief for some of the players, mainly because of lack of a basic understanding of the rules of golf. 1. Player A hits a ball and it comes to rest between the flag and the hole liner and is visible above the top...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 07-03-2005 09:15 PM
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  33. Blackberry while golfing

    1. can I go to the course website and check out the layout of the course?? 2. If your phone is able to, can you use google earth on your phone in real time? 3. can you check live weather reports in your area for temperature, humidity, wind IF the answer to #3 is no, why are you allowed...

    Started by sillywilly‎, 05-26-2009 09:46 AM
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  34. Am I obligated to identify?

    If I hit a ball in the woods off the tee then I hit a provisional ball dead center, I then look for my first ball and spot a ball in the dense bushes. From where I am, I can see if that ball is mine. Am I obligated to identify that ball or can I just say that the ball is lost, not try to identify...

    Started by mberube‎, 09-14-2005 09:45 AM
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  35. O.B. "Aiming Post"

    I ran into this on the TGC discussion board. There is a relatively short hole that doglegs sharply to the right. A public road runs parallel with the hole along the right side of the fairway and makes a corresponding 90-degree turn at the corner. Although the road and everything right of the...

    Started by 1dash1‎, 12-20-2005 02:39 AM
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  36. Known or Virtually Certain - Revisited

    Hole #15 - Mississippi GC - Blind tee shot - Lateral Water Hazard (swamp) all along the right side which cannot be seen from the tee. Trees on the right about 100 yards from the tee. Situation: A player hits his tee shot towards the trees on the right in the direction of where the hazard is,...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 08-03-2008 01:23 PM
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  37. Searching for ball - identifying ball

    If you hit your ball into thick bush/trees, and play a provisional, when searching for your original ball, if you see a ball in the bush, do you HAVE to identify the ball to see if it might be yours? In some cases, you may see a ball deep in a bush, and know you're way better off playing the...

    Started by hackzaw‎, 07-06-2009 11:28 AM
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  38. Ruling need @ CedarHill - Out of Bounds

    I was playing yesterday on the Slammer Tour, and yes I hit a bad shot...I was on the 6th hole and hit over to the 7th tee blocks. Beside the blue and white tee decks there is saftey nets, about 4 feet high and 10 feet long to prevent someone slicing into the house beside. The two saftey nets...

    Started by Malone‎, 05-14-2009 11:44 AM
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  39. Where can I drop ?

    Sometimes it is complicated where I have to drop around yellow stake hazzard area. Where should I drop ? or Do I have to rehit from tee box ? Thank you

    Started by yjustin‎, 06-03-2010 06:45 AM
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  40. New Decisions

    http://golfweek.com/news/2013/nov/19/usga-r-a-rule-golf-change-penalty-camera-ball-move/

    Started by AAA‎, 11-19-2013 03:23 AM
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  41. Question Which golf rule would you like to see changed?

    Simple question, of the rules of golf, which one do you think is the most archiac and would like to see changed/updated/eliminated?

    Started by Indio‎, 01-07-2008 06:17 PM
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  42. Question Clearing line on the green

    Hi Gary, With all the rain today some of the greens seemed to have a mushroom type growth and I was wondering what the ruling is if these are in your line as it's not something like a leaf or sand on the green????

    Started by gbower‎, 07-11-2003 05:16 PM
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  43. Ball "Moved" by Outside Agency

    In a recent club tournament a player ducked hooked a ball out of view to the left and as the players were walking toward the area where the ball could have been, a non-competitor(green fee player) was seen picking up a ball. The competitors asked to see the ball and the green fee player...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 07-02-2004 07:48 AM
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  44. Weird ball position

    Yesterday, I shot my ball and kind of sliced it. It landed on the top of the cart shed. As we went to find the ball, we could not see it on the ground beside the building, so I walked a few feets back on top of a small hill and I could see my ball in the drain surounding the roof. There was no...

    Started by Maverick‎, 07-11-2006 02:33 PM
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  45. Water in sand trap

    When a ball entered a sand bunker and rest in water, what relief do you get? My take is you must drop at the dry spot in the bunker. My opponent mentioned since the only dry area is now closer to the hole, he can opted to drop on grass. We debated a bit since he no longer in the hazzard and...

    Started by Eldred‎, 07-26-2008 11:00 AM
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  46. Cart Path Rule

    Hi All. I know it sounds stupid but I really have a brain cramp when it comes to the cart path drop rule. Can someone explain in laymans terms, that I cannot forget. Where do I drop when I am on a cartpath????

    Started by BillD‎, 06-30-2008 04:54 PM
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  47. Where to drop the ball

    Hey all, I have another rules question. The questions regards hitting a ball out of play from the fairway. Scenario: It's a par 4 and I'm hitting my second shot from the fairway. The ball slices off to the right into a bunch of tall trees and bounces around in the woods. The first thing I do...

    Started by oneputt‎, 06-20-2005 11:20 AM
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  48. Question Unplayable

    Just to be clear, first, I play for fun, but do keep score to track my progress. I have had this happen recently, more than once, so I should get the "facts". I hit from the tee and the ball slices/hooks. I think that I can find it so do not hit a provisional. From what I have read, rules and...

    Started by Kiwi‎, 10-04-2006 05:17 PM
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  49. Only the OLD will understand this one.

    Dan, Mike and Lyle walk down the fairway of a par 4 in search of their golf balls. Dan and Lyle find theirs but Mike cannot find his. After a 5 minute search, Mike walks back to the tee and hits a ball. When he walks up to the ball, he finds that it is his ORIGINAL ball. What is the ruling?:)

    Started by BC MIST‎, 03-14-2008 09:20 AM
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  50. Cool Overlly Complicated?

    I certainly do not want to offend anyone with what I am about to say, but I think it must be said. I have been playing for many years and have always had a decent understanding of the rules of golf. However, recently I have taken a much bigger interest in gaining a greater understanding of all the...

    Started by 72 Divots‎, 05-19-2005 11:16 AM
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