Using the Rules to Help lower your score
A good knowledge ensures you know all your options at any time and so you have a better chance of giving yourself an easier next shot.
Bridges & Penalty Areas
Artificial objects on the course which cannot be moved without unreasonable effort (such as bridges, roads, and buildings) are “Immovable Obstructions” (a type of “Abnormal Course Condition”) unless they have been defined under the local rules as “integral parts of the course”. You may take relief under Rule 16 from these Immovable Obstructions if they…
Scottie Scheffler: “Pine Straw” at the Masters
I’ve been asked a few questions about the rulings Scottie Scheffler received during the Masters last weekend. At the 18th on Saturday he took an unplayable lie from deep in a bush after his drive. He then asked for confirmation that he could remove the pine needles that Augusta put under the trees before dropping.…
Preferred Lies
As we (in the northern hemisphere) move into the colder months and courses can’t be maintained in peak summer conditions “Winter Rules” are often brought into play on the 1st of October. Probably the most common of these is a preferred lie rule which should be based on the model local rule E-3. This is…
Put Your Own Markings on Your Ball
Just unpacked my referee’s bag after the Hampshire Open last week (Pro’s & elite amateurs) and noticed that 3 of the 7 decent balls (there were a couple of others that I wouldn’t expect these players to be using in a competition) that I found on the course during the day do not have specific…
Ball Embedded in the Face of a Bunker
NB THE 2023 RULES HAVE CHANGED THE OUTCOME FOR SCENARIO 2: THE VIDEO IS NOW INCORRECT ON THIS POINT. THE NEW PROCEDURE IS TO FIND THE NEAREST SPOT IN THE GENERAL AREA THAT IS NOT NEARER THE HOLE TO THE SPOT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND WHERE THE BALL EMBEDDED, AND THIS SPOT BECOMES THE REFERENCE POINT FOR…
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