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09-08-2008 08:14 AM #1
Rule explantion svp
I took out all the Karma references but why is this a penalty? Can't a big divot on the green be repaired before I chip onto the green??
This is one of the most weird things that I've ever heard of happening on a golf course.
Bart Bryant was docked two shots in a bizarre penalty that basically amounted to him opening his mouth.
Martin Laird tamped down his own pitch mark on the fringe of the 16th green during the second round, which he was not supposed to do because it was in the line of Bryant’s ball in the rough. The fact Bryant said, “Yes” when Laird asked if it was in his line meant Bryant was penalized because he allowed his line to be improved.
Laird was not disqualified because it was not his intent to help Bryant, who chipped well over the mark.
Asked if he should have been penalized, Bryant said, “Yes, because I broke the rule.” He was more concerned that Laird, a rookie from Scotland who needs to finish this tournament to secure his PGA Tour card, was not disqualified.
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09-08-2008 08:40 AM #2
If the divot is on the green it can be repaired but in this case the pitch mark was off the green so it is not allowed.
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09-08-2008 08:49 AM #3
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09-08-2008 01:53 PM #4
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If Lairds pitchmark was made AFTER Bryants ball came to rest , then it can be repaired without penalty
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09-08-2008 04:23 PM #5
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Rule 13-2
A player must not improve or allow to be improved:· the position or lie of his ball,
but
· the area of his intended stance or swing,
· his line of play or a reasonable extension of that line beyond the hole, or
Rule 16-1c
The player may repair an old hole plug or damage to the putting green caused by the impact of a ball, whether or not the player's ball lies on the putting green.
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09-08-2008 05:05 PM #6
on a sidenote, if i am on the fringe or rough around the green, can I remove a twig, rock, etc. that is on the green that is in my line?
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09-08-2008 05:31 PM #7
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