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  1. Link to old Rules Forum (read only)

    Link to Old Rules Forum (read only)

    Started by Kilroy‎, 06-18-2001 12:29 PM
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  2. provisional ball

    ok - i hit a ball and it goes somewhere close to either an O.B. area or close to a red staked area...............i then declare i am going to hit a provisional ball because i really dont know. I then get up to hit the second ball (prov. ball) and continue walking up the fairway.... then i see...

    Started by NoBack‎, 06-19-2001 04:22 PM
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  3. Question You make the ruling

    Lost in the shuffle to the new board was this question: On June 11, at the C.P.G.A. Ottawa zone tournament at Brockville Golf Club, I had this ruling: A player hit his ball over the 18th green into some long rough. Some of the spectators assisted in searching for the ball. One of the...

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 06-20-2001 03:05 PM
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  4. Post Lee Janzen penalty in U.S. Open

    Interesting penalty situation in the U.S. Open. Janzen penalty info This is first time I have ever seen the Committee waive the penalty of disqualification. The U.S. Open has an official with every group unlike the PGA Tour which has a few roving officials on the course.

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 06-18-2001 01:52 PM
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    06-22-2001 07:02 PM Go to last post
  5. Replacement of equipment

    Gary... Andy is a guy who has a temper. He breaks at least one club during each round. Sometimes it's broken during an aggressive swing in the trees. Can Andy carry an extra 5 iron in his bag (the club he usually breaks in the trees) and declare it out of play; but when he breaks his regular 5...

    Started by spidey‎, 06-27-2001 10:27 AM
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  6. Match Play - giving bad info

    Its a match. Bob and Andy are on the tee of a par 3 hole. Andy plays first, slicing his ball into the trees out of bounds. The out of bounds is an environmental area, they are not permitted to go and look for the ball. Andy declares his ball lost, and plays another ball up to the green. Bob plays...

    Started by spidey‎, 06-26-2001 04:54 PM
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    06-27-2001 05:58 PM Go to last post
  7. Question watching line of putt...

    This happens to me often. I'm standing over my putt, ready to hit. Another player - fellow competitor, I guess - walks behind me looking straight down the line of my putt. First of all, I'm not used to having someone stand there while I putt, so it's distracting (although it's becoming common)....

    Started by spidey‎, 06-28-2001 01:17 PM
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  8. Cool unmarked ball

    Gary, My opponent and I walk up to our drives and discover that we are both playing the exact same ball. We can easily tell which is which because we are on different sides of the fairway. Mine is embedded through the green, and I mark, lift, clean and prepare to place it. May I put a mark on it...

    Started by spidey‎, 07-04-2001 04:22 PM
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  9. damaged ball

    My irons have square grooves. They make mincemeat out of most balls, but the covers are tough enough to prevent them from becoming out of shape or cut. How much damage can I repair on my ball? f'rinstance... usually, my irons peel some of the skin pretty deeply into the cover of the ball....

    Started by spidey‎, 07-05-2001 12:52 PM
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    07-05-2001 04:32 PM Go to last post
  10. Question area of intended swing....

    Gary.... When I see a pro tee his/her ball, many times I will see them step down on the grass behind the ball. This is presumably to press down the grass behind the ball so it doesn't accidentally get caught between the ball and clubface. I was just at the rules site for the USGA, and I saw a...

    Started by spidey‎, 07-09-2001 03:37 PM
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  11. New OB stakes

    From Sunday's intersectionals at Mont Cascades... New ob markers were put up inside a fence line which used to define out of bounds. The fence posts were painted white to identify them as OB markers. The fence was not repainted when the new OB stakes were added, and a ball came to rest in...

    Started by Kilroy‎, 07-10-2001 06:03 PM
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  12. Question What's wrong with this picture?

    A few weeks ago in the final round of Buick Open, Tom Lehman arrived at the tee with 15 clubs. He declared his 5 wood out of play and started the round. He must have gone brain dead because on the ninth hole he used that 5 wood and was immediately disqualified. Can anyone explain why the Rules...

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 07-09-2001 06:11 PM
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  13. Handicap Calculation

    Could you please outline the calculations and procedures necessary for the development of a handicap? Are there ever different rules applied? Thanks very much.

    Started by jazman‎, 07-10-2001 01:16 PM
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    07-12-2001 12:23 PM Go to last post
  14. Obstruction in Hazard

    Jack's ball flies into a hazard marked with yellow stakes. There is a culvert in the hazard which extends through the hazard into the ground beyond the stakes. We all see the ball go into the culvert. When we approach the culvert, we cannot retrieve the ball, it has rolled down into the culvert...

    Started by spidey‎, 07-12-2001 02:27 PM
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  15. Question Ball marking in rough

    It happened today... The fellow I golf with and I were playing the nineth at Cloverdale this morning and the funniest thing happened. Both our second shots (from the fairway) landed just off the green and in the thick rough about an inch apart. 2 questions 1. If it was seen that the...

    Started by JimmyW‎, 07-15-2001 11:37 AM
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  16. Lightbulb overkill?

    On Father's Day, Mark Johnson came to the last nine holes of the Arizona Mid-Amateur with an 11-shot lead. His caddie, son Seth, was celebrating his 14th birthday. Walking with the group was Seth's buddy, 12 year old Derek, who mistakenly took the putter out of Johnson's bag and carried it. ...

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 07-14-2001 12:48 PM
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  17. TSN Skins Game

    For anyone watching the Skins Game, please disregard the players fast and loose use of the advice rule regarding club selection and break on the greens. This is a charity event. Charity is also the only way to describe the rules official allowing Sergio Garcia an incorrect drop on the 13th...

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 07-25-2001 10:15 PM
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  18. Free Drop Ruling and power lines

    I played a course in Toronto recently that had power lines running across some of the fairways. <ZAP> Anyway. The score card stipulates a free reshot if your ball hits the wires. Question: Can your ball be placed in the spot you shot it from or is it a drop. Part B. If you have to place...

    Started by Andru‎, 07-28-2001 12:56 AM
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  19. Post Reasonable Evidence 101

    When there can be no clear determination of the facts, the Rules state the procedure to be followed. In the case of a ball moving after the player has addressed it, the player is deemed to have moved the ball regardless of whether or not he caused it to move. In other situations, the Rules...

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 07-13-2001 09:25 PM
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    07-30-2001 05:18 PM Go to last post
  20. Question teeing ground ruling requested

    Here is the senario. A player tee's up his ball and addresses it. The swing (club) hit's the ground behind the ball, but does not strike the ball. The ball falls off the tee (4 inches in front of the tee), but is still in the tee box. Can the ball be re-tee'd or must it be played where it...

    Started by Ed Coleman‎, 07-31-2001 09:22 PM
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  21. Question You be the judge!

    Interesting question from today's Cisco Junior Tournament at Kingsway. These are the circumstances exactly as decribed to me by the player. I hit my tee shot into the deep rough and only seached for it for a minute. I returned to the tee and played a provisional into the same general area....

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 07-30-2001 06:05 PM
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    08-01-2001 01:40 PM Go to last post
  22. Striking w/ face of club??

    Hi Gary: I was wondering about something that I had seen a few weeks ago (I think it was Sergio who did it) one Sunday afternoon. Whoever it was had embedded the ball in the woods to the left of the fairway and it had come to rest up against a tree root, the tree being closer to the gallery...

    Started by JimmyW‎, 08-01-2001 09:29 PM
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  23. Question rolling ball

    During a long holdup on the 3rd tee, a player walks over to the 5th green which is open and rolls his ball at the hole from various locations on the green and then returns to the 3rd tee. Any opinions?

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 07-12-2001 04:36 AM
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  24. Question Another problem situation

    This comes from yesterday's Junior event at Upper Canada. A player hit his ball into a lateral water hazard (red stakes) beside the putting green. He determined the point where his ball last crossed the margin of the hazard. He was unsure whether he was allowed to drop one club length or two...

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 08-01-2001 02:32 PM
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  25. ..not exactly a rule, but....

    I was playing a course this weekend, an older one, established about 1931. It was beautiful, and had just recently been expanded to 18 holes from 9. When I got to the original holes, I was surprised at how small some of the greens were. Just like there's a guideline about how close to the edge...

    Started by spidey‎, 08-07-2001 03:25 PM
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  26. Question Slice-Free Tees

    I was playing with someone the other day who used these special "slice-free" tees that they had picked up at Canadian Tire, and I was wondering if they were legal according to the RCGA. If you haven't seen them before, the base is like a regular tee but they have a spoon-shaped piece attached...

    Started by terrygray‎, 08-05-2001 11:19 PM
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    08-09-2001 02:08 AM Go to last post
  27. injury

    Gary, Question about injury. Say a player is injured during a match. Can you outline the procedures for determining the match under conditions such as: a) player injures himself while executing a stroke; b) player is injured by competitor, either accidentally or otherwise;

    Started by spidey‎, 08-08-2001 02:34 PM
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  28. Hole-in-one

    A lot of attention has been given to a local tournament this weekend in which two vehicles were won on the same hole for a "hole-in-one". I hope both winners realize this immediately classifies them as professional golfers and they are no longer eligible for amateur play.

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 08-01-2001 03:07 PM
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  29. Destroyed the hole

    Gary, Playing a match, A's ball carries into the hole and severely damages the hole, so that it cannot be easily repaired. There is no official in the group. B has a putt for a half, and the hole is significantly larger than regulation on his line. What are the options? spidey

    Started by spidey‎, 08-10-2001 10:29 AM
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  30. Course Etiquette Tip

    Please do not take pull carts between greenside bunkers and the putting green. This narrow traffic area quickly wears down.

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 08-06-2001 01:44 PM
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  31. Monty??

    I saw that Colin Montgomerie was DQ'd this weekend in the final round at the PGA but haven't heard anyway what he did. Did he sign an incorrect scorecard or was there more? Any insight?

    Started by tripnone‎, 08-21-2001 08:30 AM
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  32. Slope ratings

    Dunno if this is the right place to post this question, but.... What does a Slope rating sheet look like. I'm curious to know what is rated and how it's rated in coming up with a slope for a course. I guess my ulterior motive is to second-guess the slopes of various courses, but it just seems...

    Started by spidey‎, 07-30-2001 01:46 PM
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  33. Lightbulb Weir & Mickelson clubhouse violation

    Pete Rose wanabees

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 08-31-2001 09:40 AM
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  34. Empty hazard...

    Hit my ball into a lateral hazard. Due to the drought, there's no water in it. I didn't see it exactly, but it was clearly in the hazard. When I walk up to the hazard, I see a ball down in the bottom of the hazard. It's in muck that's unplayable, in fact I can only reach the ball if I bend over and...

    Started by spidey‎, 08-28-2001 12:12 PM
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  35. Rock retaining wall.

    On Manderley's 4th hole there is a very small retaining wall behind the green, about 1 - 2 feet high. The wall is made from stones, which could be debated as natural, but in my opinion, not when built into a wall configuration. If my ball lies close enough for the wall to inhibit my swing, I...

    Started by Kilroy‎, 09-02-2001 09:32 AM
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  36. ball marker

    quick question for you..... during weekend game with the guys..... someone does not remove his ball marker and proceeds to putt with it under the back of his ball ........what happens? any penalties???

    Started by NoBack‎, 08-19-2001 07:24 PM
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    09-03-2001 11:51 AM Go to last post
  37. Cart path gravel in hazzard

    On Mont Cascade's 7th hole, there is a cart path at the bottom of the hill at the narrowest point. The path is adjacent to a ditch which is staked as a hazzard. The retaining wall of the cart path has broken, and a considerable amount of "cart path gravel" has spilled into the ditch. One of my...

    Started by Kilroy‎, 09-02-2001 09:44 AM
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    09-04-2001 07:12 PM Go to last post
  38. Thinking outside the box again

    Stupid a**ed question here Dan: Do putter shafts have to be "straight"? (direct line from the club to the top of the grip) The reason I'm asking is because I'm a lefty but I shoot right. I'm thinking of doing something to an old putter shaft (read "bending") to keep my left hand from...

    Started by JimmyW‎, 09-04-2001 09:11 PM
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    09-05-2001 11:15 AM Go to last post
  39. Obstruction hit by ball in flight

    This isthe closest thing I could find in the decisions regarding hitting man made obstructions. Decision 19-1/1 Ball Deflected by Direction Post Q. A ball is deflected by a direction post. What is the ruling? A. It is a rub of the green and the ball must be played as it lies, without...

    Started by Kilroy‎, 09-02-2001 09:28 AM
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    09-06-2001 09:34 AM Go to last post
  40. Match play...

    Gary... Do you happen to know the stipulations for posting a score for handicap purposes from a played match? I'm interested in things like: What if the match doesn't last 13 holes? What score do I record if I concede a hole before holing out? Are there any conditions that can make a...

    Started by spidey‎, 09-07-2001 11:58 AM
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    09-10-2001 11:00 AM Go to last post
  41. Cool R.C.G.A. Rules Official not intimidated

    On the 18th hole of the Bell Canadian Open, Scott Verplank requested relief from a Temporary Movable Obstruction (grandstand) on his line. The Rules Official refused to grant him relief, just as Tiger Woods should have been refused relief in the NEC World Golf Championships on August 26 (IMHO).

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 09-10-2001 11:22 AM
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    09-10-2001 01:55 PM Go to last post
  42. Talking humourous ruling

    Yesterday at the Cisco Player's Championship at Highlands, a player in one of the final groups hit his second shot to the eighteenth green. To the delight of hundreds of spectators on the overlooking patio, a pigeon continually nudged the ball across the green with his beak. The ball was...

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 08-29-2001 01:30 AM
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    09-17-2001 12:39 PM Go to last post
  43. Question about "at address"

    It's happened to everybody You're setting up, doing your pre-shot routine, whether it be the Sergio waggle or the Mike Weir three stop, and you accidently wobble your teed up ball off its tee. I'm 99% sure that after you place the ball back on the tee you are now hitting your second (or is it...

    Started by JimmyW‎, 09-17-2001 08:55 PM
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  44. Question ....used to...

    Gary.... At one point, you were posting rules issues, and letting us take a stab at the rulings.... Is that over, or are we just waiting for you to get a bunch of new, tougher questions for us? spidey

    Started by spidey‎, 09-19-2001 10:48 AM
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  45. Question Quiz question #1

    In stroke play, a player's ball in motion after a stroke strikes the hole-liner that is pulled out with the flagstick. What's the ruling?

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 09-19-2001 12:00 PM
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    10-05-2001 10:07 PM Go to last post
  46. Question Quiz question #2

    In stroke play, a player's tee shot was lost in ground under repair. He went back to the tee and played another ball (ball B). He then became aware that relief is granted for a ball lost in ground under repair. He lifted ball B and dropped a ball in accordance with the ground under repair...

    Started by Gary Hill‎, 10-05-2001 10:24 PM
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    10-12-2001 11:52 AM Go to last post
  47. Another Question G

    I was discussing rules with a self-professed golf pig at work this morning (70+), And I was wondering if the Gary the golf guru guy could put to bed some urban legends (you know the ones-if everyone in your group agrees, a mulligan in a tourney is perfectly legal etc. etc. ) Tour pros are only...

    Started by JimmyW‎, 11-01-2001 09:45 PM
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    11-02-2001 10:31 AM Go to last post
  48. Quiz question #3?

    Even if we can't play all winter... maybe Gary can keep our minds sharp by at least understanding the rules better, come April... spidey

    Started by spidey‎, 10-22-2001 10:20 AM
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    11-03-2001 07:21 AM Go to last post
  49. Question Rules Question

    Did anyone see Sergio's near chip-in on the 1st playoff hole yesterday at the Tour Championship? More importantly, did anyone see him moving the ball during his address? I thought that when addressing the ball, you cannot move the ball. Sergio moved the ball up and down in the fringe for a good...

    Started by cchiu‎, 11-05-2001 01:35 PM
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    11-05-2001 02:26 PM Go to last post
  50. Question Man made obstructions

    I have probably a very easy question for Gary... I played the Dome last weekend and on the 9th hole par 3 my ball came to rest against a ciment block that has been put there to hold a giant net to prevent any balls from reaching the street behind it? Am I allowed relief from that since it is a...

    Started by TigerWoods‎, 11-07-2001 09:52 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    11-07-2001 10:32 PM Go to last post

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