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10-26-2011 07:42 AM #1
Checking in other palyer's bag
What's the rule if you check in a competitor's bag to see what he just hit on a par 3 ? Penalty of stroke?
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10-26-2011 07:49 AM #2Founder
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You can look. Don't touch. Don't ask. Pro caddies often throw a towel over the heads so the FC cannot see what's missing.
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10-26-2011 08:11 AM #3
There is no rule?
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10-26-2011 08:24 AM #4Golf Canada Rules Official L4
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Like Dan said, you can look but don't touch the other players clubs to check.
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10-26-2011 09:39 AM #5Singles Match Play Champ 2009 Team Match Play Champ 2013, 2014
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I was not sure if I could count the number of clubs a player had in a match play. I could see several drivers in the bag. In itself no big deal but the rest of the bag was packed. I did not dare touch his bag but I asked and upon the player counting he said he had 15 clubs. I did not know it was a rules violation to touch the bag or the clubs. I just thought that I would not want anyone else touching my clubs.
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10-26-2011 10:38 AM #6Hall of Fame
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just curious as to the rule for actually touching another players equipment and what is the penalty?
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10-26-2011 11:01 AM #7Golf Canada Rules Official L4
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8-1/10 Looking into Another Player's Bag to Determine Club Used
Q. A looks into B's bag to determine which club B used for his last stroke. Is this the equivalent of asking for advice?
A. No. Information obtained by observation is not advice. But see also Decision 8-1/11.
8-1/11 Removing Towel Covering Another Player's Clubs to Determine Club Used
Q. Decision 8-1/10 states that it is not a breach of Rule 8-1 for A to look into B's golf bag to determine which club B used for his last stroke. Suppose a towel was covering B's clubs and A removed the towel in order to determine which club B had used, would that be a breach of Rule 8-1?
A. Yes. A player is prohibited from obtaining such information through a physical act.
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10-26-2011 01:23 PM #8England Golf Referee
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The penalty for which is 2 strokes or loss of hole.
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10-27-2011 12:46 PM #9
I'll take a look all the time during tournament rounds. It's never bothered anyone in stoke play but in match play I'll usually have a caddy for a second opinion anyway.
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10-27-2011 01:37 PM #10England Golf Referee
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Do you actually remove any bag covering or move the clubs?
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