Greetings from Mill Run!
Most of us know the basics of golf. We know the rules, we know the etiquette, we know how to dress. One of the neat aspects of golf is the notion of honour as it relates the rules of the game. The majority of sports see athletes competing right at the limit of the rules and perhaps even bending them when they can get away with it. Golf is different. 99% of all golf rounds include over four hours of self-refereeing and require a good measure of discipline to complete with integrity.
Nevertheless, broken rules are common to nearly every amateur golf game. Most of the time, it isn't something done with malicious intent or sneakiness, but rather a decision of convenience or to maintain the pace of play.
Are you going to walk back to the tee to re-hit the 300+ yard drive you failed to find in the deep rough?
Probably not.
Most playing groups have established their own rulebook that they follow on a day-to-day basis. It can include consensual agreements on which rules must be always honoured as well as those perhaps deemed too strict or intense for weekend golf.
Here's some interesting USGA rules or rulings you might not be aware of:
Putting in the Rain
It is illegal for a player to receive umbrella cover from a caddie or another player when putting.
10 Second Stall
Think Tiger Woods' most famous shot... If your putt arrives at the lip of the cup, you have 10 seconds to address the ball before it falls in. If it falls in after 9 seconds, good putt. If it falls in after 11 seconds, an additional stroke will be assessed even if you didn't touch it.
Don't Do the Dew
It is illegal to remove dew from your ball anywhere between the tee and green. Even if there's grass cuttings sticking to it, even if there's mud on it. There was no specific reference to any snow cleaning for us here in Canada.
Range Finders
Illegal.
Water Bunkers
You just hit your ball into the sand, wait the water... In the case of rain-filled bunkers, you are granted a free lift to a part of the bunker, no closer to the hole, that is dry. What if there's nowhere dry to drop or the ball just keeps rolling back into the water? You can take a one-stroke penalty and drop outside the bunker directly behind the original position of the ball. Unfair? Yup, tough.
Enjoy the rest of the fall golfing season!
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| Bunker + Water = No Mercy |
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