Forum: Rules Of Golf

hi there guys i know this probably never happens but i was curious as to what a amateur golfer can and cannot accpet ($$$) money wise. Of course they cannot accept any winnings , but for example , if Tiger woods became a amateur golfer and say the tournament organisers would want to give him a...

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

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necessary to make the game of golf fair during competition but in my opinion, some fo the rules of golf are archiac, outdated and just simply put, stupid!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...

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...

Does a hazard marked on one hole, need to also be marked on the adjacent hole? Playing Greensmere Legacy this weekend I hit my tee shot on 14 into the left bush. I re-teed. I get to the next hole, the par 3 and the same wet, swampy bush area is marked red. Does a hazard need to be marked...

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.

From The Leith Society - a story. In a stroke play tournament, on a 180 yard par 3, a player played his tee shot that flew into a tree on the tee side of a wide stream, i.e., water hazard, that runs across in front of the putting green. Although there was no evidence to that affect, the player...

Just wondering if the Taylormade R9 Driver legal in Tournaments ?

Can anyone tell me if Finau who won in Puerto Rico did the right thing in the final round when he hit his ball into the hazard, and took a penalty drop. I saw him drop his ball once, then he dropped it again and then he picked it up and repositioned it in the waste bunker. It just seemed odd to me....

If my ball is right behind a marker on the course (ie. posts defining yardage) where is my closest relief.... if any. Note: It does not interfere with my swing but I'm almost certain that I will hit it with my ball. These posts cannot be moved.

I'm new to golf and my friend plays provisional balls all the time. He told me that he doesn't know where his first ball went so plays a second one off the tee. Then we go to his second ball, he doesn't even look for the first one. Then after he shoots his provisonal ball he usually finds his...

I played a quick nine at Raceview last night and an interesting rules situation came up (BTW, the course is in great shape and fairly dry considering the weather and time of year). The 2nd hole has a lateral water hazard on both sides of the fairway, but with all the rain we've had the hazard has...

Gerry fades a ball to the right towards an area of bush. Thinking his ball may be lost he announces, "I will play a provisional." His provisional again fades towards the same area and he says, "I'll play another." In searching, he finds the 2nd and 3rd balls, but he does NOT find the original. ...

played with someone new to our golf circle yesterday and he used a tee in the hole at bottom of his club in thi grip. I asked him what he was doing and she said "it helps me point my club straight back of the target and also helps me with not going outside-in. I didn't say anything since he...

A question for the rules minded folks... A photo to help so have a look. I hit my tee shot up against a tree. I'm a righty so I was totally stymied, there was no way for me to hit that shot. So I flip my club over to hit it lefty and my partner points out I'm standing on the road and now...

Playing Equinelle hole number 8. Pin in back. Player is in the sand short to the right of the green. Air mails the green with bunker shot and it lands in the water over the back of the green on the fly. (Tough shot) The player took a drop just inside the red stake. I am under the understanding...

I was watching the Golf Channel last night and they showed a brief snippet of the LPGA that had a weird one. The player's ball was on the green and she had marked and lifted it. She then replaced the ball and before she had a chance to address it a strong gust of wind blew the ball off the green...

https://youtu.be/Mc90UbpJbuM

As a rule change proposition, I suggest if: 13-4/8 When Club Touches Ground in Grass in Water Hazard Q.If a player's ball lies in a water hazard, when is his club in tall grass considered to be touching the ground in the water hazard, in breach of Rule 13-4b? A.When the grass is compressed...

I have another question about a ruling. Myself and 3 other guys are playing a match after the golf course has been aerated (little holes in the ground). On the second hole I drive my ball about 5 feet in the right rough, my playing partner was waaayyyy out to the left, one opponent was wayy to...

You pop up your driver. It's late on the course, no one waiting for the tee and it's been a couple of holes since you hit a good one, or maybe you just want to see how far down the fairway you can hit one that doesn't count, so you say "I might not find that one" lol, and tee another up. ...

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...

My ball lands in a water hazard and I decide that I want to play it out. I do not ground the club, however, the club touches some long grass that is growing in the hazard, as I take my backswing. As I start down I decide that I want to stop my swing and do so before contacting the ball,...

O Rules Gods, who's pronunciations are law........... Rule 16 (1) a (ii) states that a player may place his putter ahead of the ball along the line of putt during address, except that it can't "press down anything". Does this mean that I can sole the club, providing that there is no obstruction...

Hole #14, sign says: Free drop off rocks. Member drives ball in the woods on the left, in red stake area and ball come to rest on a rock. Does he have free drop? Sign didn't say drop was limited to fairways...etc. Personally I'd say no...

Perhaps Kilroy, you know this. Does anyone know for certain how close to the side of a green a hole can be cut and where this is set down? I don't think it is really a rules issue, but I get asked all the time and would like to have a supportable answer.

What happens if on Monday morning, someone looks at a Sunday photo of that week's PGA tournament winner and notices 15 clubs in the bag (or some similar, obvious, unquestionable rules violation)? Just to make it messier, assume two or more players were tied for second, one stroke behind the winner....

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...

<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...

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...

Player A hits his tee ball into a red staked area but finds it and is able to make a stroke at his ball. Stroke is made and the ball is left in the hazard but is now unplayable. What are the next options?

Hi, Is there a ruling on how close to the fringe pin placements can be? I have always heard that 8 feet was the limit but I can’t find a ruling.:scratchch Thanks Mike

On a par 3...do you have to pass the drop area distance in order to use the drop area? Or can you use it anytime your ball isn't playable? 17th hole at Soricer. It is about 180 yards from the blues to the centre of the green. The drop area is about 120 yards over water. Say I had a playing...

Are there any rules to be aware of if a ball is found in long rough by stepping on it? This happened a couple of times in my round today. On the first occasion, I stepped on my FC's ball and on the second occasion, I stepped on my own. When I found my own ball, I'm pretty sure I made the lie...

My ball ended up up against a tree. The tree is about two feet on the left side of a cart path and I am right handed. It is a big tree. This is not hazard. My best shot to advance the ball is to hit it left handed. This puts my feet on the cart path. What is my nearest point of relief? If I...

Al and Bob played a match, with Al giving Bob five strokes. The match was all square after 18 holes. The competition rules called for the match to continue in sudden death, starting on hole #1. On the tee, Bob pointed out that that hole was handicap #5, so he gets a stroke. Al disagreed,...

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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?

Hello. New to handicap and have not registered with gao yet. I play when I can at public courses and have no membership at any club. I read the rules on gao.ca. I consider most of my rounds when I can play practice. Because I am generally teamed up with people I do not know, they may or may...

Let Harrington's penalty on #15 be a lesson to all. :nono :-) If your ball moves after the first time you've addressed it, even if you back away before it moves, you'll incur a one stroke penalty under Rule 18-2b, and you need to replace your ball. :book

If anyone saw this, its an advantage to the player when he asked the official to drop his ball so not to hit the inbeded camera in the sand trap. His lie was like a 'fried' egg and now he gets a free drop 1 club length behind the ball and his ball has a good lie!!! I dont get this? Should he not...

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What are the options of an unplayable lie.

Played today in match play and my opponent jarred his second shot from 100 out. When we got up to the hole most of the ball was above the hole and stcuk against the flag. He lifted the flag by pushing it and the ball fell in. Is there a rule on this or how it played out was good to go?

(A) A player hits his tee shot towards an area of trees and thinking that it may be lost, plays a provisional. The ball flies in the same direction as the first. Upon arriving at the area where the balls flew he finds two balls, one in a lateral water hazard and one is nearby in the rough. They...