Forum: Rules Of Golf

Playing Falconridge 17th hole. Hit a bad tee shot, went right and landed in long grass maybe into light bush. I hit a provisional ball. Get up there and if I choose to look for my ball I'm in ankle deep water. There are no red stakes. Couldn't find my ball but my playing partner agreed it was in...

An interesting situation came up in a 2 man best ball. Our opponents; one right handed and one left handed. On their drive the left handed guy's ball is gone and the right handed guy's ball is on a cart path. Now , I want to say I think they did the right thing. I just found it interesting how...

I watched Camillo on a par 5 chip up a hill and have the ball roll back. The next time he chipped it rolled back again. While it was still rolling he was brushing some grass or part of a divot away with is club. It looked relatively close to his line. But even if it wasn't is this legal?

When Tiger took his drop it looked to be very near a hazard line on his left. When he set up it looked to me like his back heel was very close to the line. My question is if his heel was on the hazard line does that constitute not taking total relief? If that is the case should he have dropped...

Maybe my eyes are bad but it looked like his shot landed over the hazard and then bounced back into the water. If that was the case why didn't he get to place his ball on the fringe rather than reteeing? Even if I was wrong in where Rory's ball landed, hypothetically what would be the ruling if...

Hit your tee shot into a red staked area. It lands in a pile of branches that are to be removed. Do you get relief? Does it change things if part of the pile is outside the hazard? This is what I found online. Definition: An "abnormal ground condition" is any of several conditions that, when...

This is a bit convoluted. Our cart path takes a 90 degree bend to the right then a quick 90 degree left. It follows a red staked hazard line on the right side. Now, at the first bend there is a worn out area where people drive off the cart path. It is just dirt. It is used as an exit point...

A player at our club had won their matches. The other competitors that still had unsettled matches asked this person to stop playing and go back to the clubhouse. This player was having a good round and wanted to continue but due to the unfriendly environment went back to the clubhouse. A couple...

Beside a 100 yd stake. ( a 4 by 4) I removed the stake but the grass around it was 6 inches long. My ball was in light rough but my backswing had to be much stepper because of the long grass. I played it where it was but had to alter my swing. A friend wondered why I hadn't left the red stake in...

My buddy who I have discussed the free drop (see last post) chunks a shot towards the water. He lands in an area that is yellow staked. He laughs and say free drop because the stake is in his way. ( he is joking) I pulled the hazard stake that was in his way. My question is was I right to pull...

Playing today and this occurred. Player A and Player B we both approx 15 Yds off the green. Player A chips and puts it 6 ft left of pin and approx pin high. He walks up and begins to mark his ball. Player B not paying much attention is not aware Player A is going to mark his ball. Player B chips...

RULING Dogleg left hole Cart path on left side with small margin of light rough to the left of path. Wide enough to take a drop with stance. Player takes stance with ball position just off cart path. Now Wants to take their club length across the cart path. If they get to place it after two...

A painful question. I attempted to back into a tree to take my stance. It was a very large thorn bush! Needless to say I leapt out from that bush wth a howl. Much to the delight of my friends! So, I took a drop. My question is what is the ruling when a plant is injurious to your health?...

Players both agree before playing hole 16 that it is to dark to continue beyond that hole. At the completion of hole 16 player A says no, I want to continue to hole 17. Player B says no and leaves the course. What is the ruling? Do it make a difference if player B has cater acts and has...

Player A has to give player B 14 strokes. Question 1 Player A says no strokes on par 3's Player B agrees. But according to the card one of the par 3's should have been a stroke hole. Is this legal or do players have to use the card's hole handicap ratings? Question 2 Play is suspended in the...

Example White tees 70.0/118 Red tees 65.0/ 106 Two men with 7 hdcps are playing a match. One has only ever played from the reds and the other only ever played from the whites. My understanding for their match the calculation is: 70.0-65.0=5 So the player from the red must give the player from...

Is it legal to change clubs when you are taking relief from a cart path? A rules official once told me I could use my driver to take my stance then once relief was given switch clubs. I thought you had to take your stance with the club you were going to use?

This discussion occurred on the course. Someone has a driver grip that is so worn that the shaft shows in spots. It looks like one of those grip training grips. It has contours now that his hands fit in. Does this constitute a damaged club or one that is modified/altered thru wear from it's...

Not sure where to put this post. A question to clubs running their match play championships. Are contestants allowed caddies? I wonder this because of of this scenario. A low handicapper is playing a high handicapper. Full handicaps in play. There is cash on the line for the winner. A high...

I came across these local rules, which were apparently in effect at Richmond Golf Club in London during World War II. It made me realise that playing in the wind and rain is not that much of a problem. Cheers, Tim Richmond Golf Club Temporary Rules, 1941 1. Players are asked to collect...

Prompted by musings in another thread, I got to thinking about playing single. If you come up behind a group, are they obliged to let you through? I was brought up to believe that a single player has no rights over a group. Therefore, it is completely up to the discretion of the group in...

I'm sure I could find this easily on google, but I thought I would ask here first. Is there a rule about hitting out of turn? Either on the tee, fairway or green? Is it the same during stroke and match play? To avoid slow play, my regular group plays "ready golf" and we only stick to honours...

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The USGA and the R&A have introduced a new local rule and new video protocols for 2018. A working group led by the USGA and The R&A has unanimously agreed to adopt a new set of protocols for video review when applying the Rules of Golf. The group, consisting of the PGA Tour, LPGA, PGA...

I was playing in a club championship and was teamed up in a group where the other 3 guys were all buddies. We were playing a Par three and one of the guys was taking a practice swing with his wedge prior to chipping onto the green. he proceeded to actually hit his ball on the practice chip and it...

Rules of Golf Memorization Trick The key to memorizing the 28 basic rules of golf starts by associating the rules with a golf course that you know like the “back of your hand.” I use the National Golf Club, in Woodbridge, near Toronto. You will visualize each hole on your favorite course and the...

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...

Ok, this is not a rules question, but is an etiquette question. A funny situation happened today. My son and I were playing the whites, and my wife was playing the reds. I teed off first, and sent my ball well into the fairway. Then my son teed up and topped it and it rolled only a few...

Just a follow up question to last weeks answer. Say that A holes a putt, and B has a putt to tie the hole. A then picks up B's ball is A peanalized 1 stroke for picking up the ball or is the hole halved? (Assume this is a match play situation) This could be very important if the match...

Hi, just wondering what the ruling is for grounding your club in a sand bunker after you've hit your shot?? No stroke penalty?? Thanks, Ty.:wave

for a ball on the gree,I believe you move it too the nearest possible spot is this correct

QUESTION, if your in a grass hazard to what extent is your club considered grounding. if there is alot of grass you would have to i believe be touching ground before you incur a penalty. if there is alot of grass you almost can't groung your club, is this correct.

My son just got his level one, is the next step pay for level two then study or study first then pay,Hhe has the decisions book and is study his definitions, thanks TIM

Why are some penalties loss of hole and others are penaltys. And is there an easy way to know, thanks

He passed with 100 percent , pretty impressive because he really does not play much. he is actually very close to being ready for level 3 , he has taken a huge interest in the rules. Great for me because he now caddies in tourny's. Our head official is on my street and has been helping him, great...

My son and I discussing this, tough question.

this happened to a buddy pro that just played in the can pro event in florida.

Tyorke0 passed level three with 89% , he happens to be my son and he happens to be 13 , great accomplishment , proud dad

My son has started a rules questioning on instagram with pictures. His user name is @golfrules4u , pretty cool idea.

Anybody else going to participate in the level 3 online seminar with the OGA? Thanks Just wonderring. I will also partake.

Under rule 6-7 it says that if a player is late STARTING but withi 5 minutes he is penalized 2 strokes or loss of 1 hole in match play. Does that mean that even if you are on the tee at the correct time (9:00)but your group does not start untill 9:03 the hole group is penalized 2 stroke or loss of...

While I was studying for the seminar online i came across this. Under decision 18/7.5 a player is penalized if he accidentally drops a ball, that was lifted under a rule or is not in play, and it hits and moves another player's ball. Would the same apply if a player dropped a ball-marker? ...

just wondering about how many rules officials there are on this forum

Everyone see the ruling on the 14 year old penalized for paceofplay of play.

Hi everyone a was asked a question but could could not find an answer. Does anyone know why one set of clubs(Callaway prototypes) would be legal in one competition(Canadian Amateur) but not legal in another (Canadian Mid-Amateur) when they are both put on the RCGA. Unless it's because of groove...

Some courses allow relief from small trees less than 2 club lenghts in height. does anyone know if this is a rule for all courses?

A small tournament -no rules posted , other than a 4 man scramble, after the 5 hole back problems caused a player to be unable to continue - some said you are now a 3 man scramble team -- others suggested you do play a 4th ball with the remaining 3 players rotating taking turns taking the shots...