Asking For A Ruling (Friendly Game)
With all this banter about "honour in golf" and the various accompanying situations, I was curious about one thing. I am relatively familiar with the rules of the game, and the accompanying etiquette, but sometimes I'm unclear.
In my billiards league, you can ask your opponent about rulings before making the shot you plan. Is it the same in golf? Can I ask about rules at ANY point in the game (not while my opponent is shooting or anything...)?
Obviously in a tourney, there are judges and officials to ask about it, and the situation where you play a provisional and then ask for a ruling comes up. But in cases where there is no official, are there restrictions on what kinds of rules questions I can ask, or who I ask them to?
Thanks,
Dan