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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  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. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Small, newly planted tree in a LWH

    Black #3 @ Greensmere. I pull my tee shot long and left, rolling into the dry section of the lateral water hazard. The ball comes to rest beside a freshly planted decorative shrub inside the boundry of the hazard. I was fortunate enough to be able to safely straddle the plant and play my ball back...

    Started by Foddz‎, 06-14-2009 02:00 PM
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  10. unplayable lie

    Second shot a 3 wood to a completely unplayable lie (looked great in the air)..would need to take 4 strokes 8 club lengths to find a playable spot..crowded course can't walk back 220 yards.....how do we deal with this since the option of going back is really not feasible although clearly the best...

    Started by nolrac2‎, 06-20-2016 04:53 PM
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  11. "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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  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. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. Tree stump - relief, or no relief?

    I didn't question it when it came up this afternoon but it doesn't seem right so I want to seek confirmation. It was clear the guy was going to be out of the hole anyway due to the way he started off (we were in a match play event) so I didn't say anything, but he said that his ball was near a...

    Started by BullDog‎, 05-22-2006 11:41 PM
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  18. How do you play best ball?

    What are the rules? Here are some questions?? 1) If the best ball might be ok.. and a provisional is required, do both players hit a provisional? 2) Do you do best ball on the putts as well?? Second guy would get an amazing look at the putt.. that doesn't seem right 3) Do you have to...

    Started by sillywilly‎, 07-28-2008 09:11 AM
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  19. Can I use a wedge on a green?

    Is there a rule against this? There have been times when I have a long putt with lots of slope and I have thought, "I should use a wedge to get over the trouble areas." Can I use a wedge or really any other club on a green? I've never done this nor have I seen anyone do it, but it seems that...

    Started by Grabster‎, 02-23-2009 01:41 PM
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  20. New Rule on Playing alone & HC

    I'm wondering if the new rule about solo play rounds not being eligible for HC purposes will affect many golfers. Before I got injured two years ago I played at least twice a week alone.

    Started by stevek‎, 04-13-2016 07:23 AM
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  21. Ball on a bridge over water hazard

    My ball is resting in the middle of a bridge going over a red staked water hazard. Local rules state that there is a free drop from roadways/pathways. What is the ruling? This has come up several times in the course of play over the last several years. It is my understanding that the bridge...

    Started by priorlad‎, 04-03-2008 07:56 AM
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  22. Truly Unfair Rules

    In the Harrington thread I made reference to some rules of golf where the player does everything right, but still gets penalized. The challenge then, to those interested, is to search your understanding of the rules or your experience on the course, and come up with examples of situations where...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 01-24-2011 07:25 PM
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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. Poll Poll: New Groove Rules

    For those who don't know yet, the R&A and USGA announced a couple of weeks ago, new groove rules and specifications for clubs with lofts greater than 25º (5-iron range). Without getting into too much detail (you can read the full text here,...

    Started by LobWedge‎, 08-19-2008 12:54 PM
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  26. Why can't you use range balls on a course?

    Is there a specific rule that says you cant? or is it more of a course rule? If its a course rule then what is the purpose of it?

    Started by "Richard"‎, 03-17-2006 08:59 PM
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  27. 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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  28. can you mark your ball in the fairway?

    I think I asked this before but can't find the thread (if I even made one). If you have a line on your ball and want to use the line to line up with the hole out of the fairway like you do on the green? Can you mark your ball and rotate it and put it back? Thanks

    Started by "Richard"‎, 03-26-2006 08:21 PM
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  29. 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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  30. Rakes

    Not sure if there is a rule or is it etiquette. Where is the correct place to leave a rake, in or out of the bunker? I always thought in but saw during the women's US Open yesterday they are out, and by 2-3 feet.

    Started by Sab‎, 07-11-2016 08:20 AM
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  31. No TV calls

    http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2017/12/local-rule--new-video-review-protocols-introduced-for-2018.html

    Started by AAA‎, 12-11-2017 12:18 PM
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  32. 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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  33. How to deal with a fellow member

    While playing a round yesterday one of the guys in our group wanted to keep giving instructions throughout the round and it was quite annoying. He also asked me to fix some marks on the green that weren't ball marks. I noticed that he had 15 clubs in his bag and he just told me where I could...

    Started by gbower‎, 06-25-2008 12:25 PM
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  34. Sweeping rules change proposals

    http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/test-item-graphics/?cid=Email_WednesdayNL_20170301 I could see adoption of many/all of these could really speed up the game. New rule: Committees are given the discretion to mark all penalty areas as red so that lateral relief is always...

    Started by stevek‎, 03-01-2017 10:18 AM
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  35. Lift-clean-and-place

    Gary I'm in need of a little clarification of the "local rules". If you are playing in a tournament and they call it "lift clean and place throughout", are you allowed to go from rough to fairway or even rough to green under this local rule. Is there a set amount of relief you can take? Is it...

    Started by NoBack‎, 09-13-2004 06:58 AM
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  36. 2016 Rules & Decisions

    http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/News/News/2015/October/The-RandA-and-USGA-release-2016-edition-of-Rules-of-Golf.aspx

    Started by AAA‎, 10-26-2015 02:42 PM
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  37. Ban the belly now!

    :grumpy:

    Started by nokids‎, 04-14-2013 07:40 PM
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  38. Cart Path

    In taking a drop from a cart path, it is my understanding that you must take "full relief". In other words, you cannot still stand on the cartpath after taking relief. The argument could be made that this says nothing about the stance. My take on it is that the stance is understood to be...

    Started by Kilroy‎, 06-05-2004 05:16 AM
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  39. 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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  40. Grounding the Putter

    I've heard of this happenning while watching some PGA events, however each time this occurs, it seems they talk about everything BUT the details of this rule. Can someone explain this rule?

    Started by dpanco‎, 09-14-2006 11:53 AM
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  41. Drop Area

    This incident happened on #17 (Par 3) - Le Sorcier. Player hit tee shot into the woods which are not staked. Player hits a provisional and then upon reaching the green realizes that there is a drop area. He then hits from the Drop area, ignoring the provisionl ball. Wht stroke is being...

    Started by AndreM‎, 08-22-2005 01:59 PM
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  42. 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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  43. Need Ruling on a Bizarre Situation

    My buddy and I had a small money match going on today. We came to the 18th hole at the Marshes and he was 2 strokes up. He hits his second shot from a fairway bunker and the ball ends up in the left hand brush near the cartpath about 100 yrds from the green. The left hand side is staked with...

    Started by KOKO72‎, 08-01-2019 10:12 PM
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  44. 2019 rules changes

    No one is talking about the rules changes coming in 2019? Interesting stuff for us amateurs.

    Started by Marcos‎, 03-26-2018 07:25 AM
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  45. Handicapping

    Can someone explain to Birdieman why all golfers must use Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) when entering their scores for handicap purposes? http://forum.golfresource.net/showthread.php?t=9104

    Started by SIMMER‎, 07-26-2006 09:08 PM
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  46. 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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  47. 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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  48. Rules of Golf - Silly or Valid?

    OK, instead of hijacking the other thred, I will start this one. I do believe that rules are necessary to make the game of golf fair during competition but in my opinion, some fo the rules of golf are archiac, outdated and just simply put, stupid! Is it time for the R&A/USGA/RCGA to update...

    Started by Indio‎, 08-05-2006 12:52 PM
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  49. Kuchar and an Immoveable Obstruction

    Those who watched Saturday's golf action saw Matt Kuchar trying to get relief from an immovable obstruction on the 16th hole. His ball was against a rock wall which was declared an integral part of the course. But, when taking a stance his left foot was on an irrigation pipe, which is an...

    Started by BC MIST‎, 09-04-2011 02:44 PM
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  50. Provisional ball under the new rules

    OK so We had a player hit today into an area he thought the ball would likely be lost. He played a provisional as we usually yo. A discussion started about what do we do next year. Player hit a ball to a questionable area. Player Hit a provisional Provisional would be lying 3 if needed Can't...

    Started by Kilroy‎, 07-19-2018 04:04 PM
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    07-30-2018 04:04 PM Go to last post

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