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Rules of Golf: Lydia Ko's Ball 'Lost' in Tree

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Tuesday, 5 May 2015. Lydia Ko's Ball 'Lost' in Tree. There are several circumstances in Golf where a ball is ‘lost’ even if the player is pretty sure that they know whereabouts it is. Here are four examples;. Two players hit their tee shots into the same area and both balls are easily found, but the balls are of the same brand and number and neither player has put an identificati...

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Rules of Golf: April 2015

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Wednesday, 29 April 2015. AimPoint Green Reading and the Rules. During a stipulated round, a player must not:. A give advice to anyone in the competition playing on the course other than his partner, or. B ask for advice from anyone other than his partner or either of their caddies. Q A booklet contains illustrations of the holes on a course, including isolated trees, bunkers, et...

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Rules of Golf: Ian Poulter Breaches Rule 20-3

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Sunday, 28 November 2010. Ian Poulter Breaches Rule 20-3. Photo by Kamran Jebreili. Now some may claim that there was no penalty as part of Rule 20-3a states;. However, Decision 20-1/15 clearly states;. Q What is meant by the phrase "directly attributable to the specific act" in Rules 20-1 and 20-3a? N Rule 20-3a the phrase means the specific act of placing or replacing a ball in...

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Rules of Golf: May Miscellany

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Tuesday, 19 May 2015. This week I am covering a few miscellaneous items that I hope may be of interest to readers. Level 1 Introductory Rules School. Level 2 Rules School. Level 3 Tournament Administrators and Referees School. More details of these courses can be found on the R&A web site at this link. Paperback Version of ‘999Q’. For details and to purchase. Please note that...

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Rules of Golf: The Hole on the Putting Green

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Tuesday, 17 March 2015. The Hole on the Putting Green. As a Rules ‘enthusiast’ I am repeatedly asked similar questions by players, whatever their golfing ability. Here are five of them relating to the hole on the putting green. The player is only penalised if their smoothing of the ragged edge was done with the intention of influencing the movement of a fellow-competitor's or par...

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Rules of Golf: Ball Played within Water Hazard

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Wednesday, 6 November 2013. Ball Played within Water Hazard. Rule 26-2a: Ball played from A, within a water hazard, lands at B in the same water hazard. Ball Comes to Rest in Same or Another Water Hazard. If a ball played from within a water hazard comes to rest in the same or another water hazard after the stroke, the player may:. Rule 26-2b covers what options are available whe...

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Rules of Golf: January 2015

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Tuesday, 27 January 2015. John Paramor's Memo on Provisional Balls. John Paramor (Photo: Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie). So what’s going on here? 8220;The current generation of young players is the first who don’t seem to have learned the game on the golf course,” points out Ogilvy, who is 37. Geoff Ogilvy, Australian Pro golfer). 8220;All I ever did growing up was play golf. A...

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Rules of Golf: February 2015

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Tuesday, 24 February 2015. Before Dropping a Ball. I guess that most readers know how to drop a ball under the Rules. If you are not sure then this blog. Of mine will remind you. However, there may be some questions that you should think about before you drop a ball;. Should you mark the outside extent of where you are permitted to drop your ball? Again ($8, €6 or £5). Of mine)&#...

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Rules of Golf: 2015 Masters Rules Incidents

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Tuesday, 14 April 2015. 2015 Masters Rules Incidents. I am sure that Augusta National’s Masters Tournament Committee is very pleased that there were no controversial Rules incidents this year. However, I was able to uncover three minor incidents that should be of interest to readers. Graeme McDowell and the Bumblebee. It was clumsy so I reckoned I deserved the penalty.". I asked ...

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Rules of Golf: Did Ernie Els Ground His Club in a Hazard?

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Miscellaneous content for golfers of all abilities who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of the Rules of Golf. Tuesday, 24 March 2015. Did Ernie Els Ground His Club in a Hazard? As no penalty was assessed, I will concentrate on the applicable Rules affecting the ruling. Most of us know that we cannot ground a club in a hazard, as per this part of Rule 13-4;. 8230; before making a stroke at a ball that is in a hazard (whether a bunker or a water hazard) … the player must not:. Nevertheless...