The rule on a conforming golf ball currently in place says that a golf ball, when hit at a club head speed of 120 miles (equivalent to 176mph ball speed) an hour at specified launch conditions, can go no further than 320 yards. That will chan...
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In one of the latest posts, a video was posted of a golfer changing the flag location while his ball was on the green, to leave himself with the shortest of birdie putts. WATCH THE GOLFER CHANGE THE FLAG LOCATION BELOW: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blakey (@golfrules_...
The first of them ordained that the ball had to be teed within a club length of the previous hole and the tee had to be on the ground. Tee and green were one. The ball struck from the tee was not to be changed, and the player could (rule 5) take his ball out of water or ...
The Rules back then allowed for no leeway – Simpson was docked a penalty strokeand had to replace his ball. After that incident,the Rule was altered somewhat in 2012, but stillwas weighted heavily against the player. Now, thepreponderance of the evidence must be against theplayer in order ...
(I contend this is unethical and violates Rule 1 which requires honest play, but most don’t apply that to the unplayable situation.) Then, after declaring an unplayable, the rule allows you to change your ball even if you can retrieve it. Makes no sense. The unplayable ball rule is...
The purpose of the rule, as excerpted from the rule book, is this: Rule 14 covers when and how the player may mark the spot of a ball at rest and lift and clean the ball and how to put a ball back into play so that the ball is played from the right place. *When a lifted...
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Golf-ball rules changes, explained! I'm here to try to answer your questions about the new proposal — and what it means for golf.
The change is not effective until 2028 for tour and elite golf, 2030 for recreational golfers. The original proposal in March was a "Model Local Rule" that would lead to a shorter golf ball only at the elite level, which would create two sets of rules for the first time. The PGA ...