Can you still declare the ball unplayable? Had a quick look at Rule 19 but it didn't touch on this The unplayable ball rule is one of the worst in the rules as far as it’s application. According to most, you can deem a ball unplayable even if it is entirely playable. The ball...
As a player, you also have a responsibility to learn and understand the Rules of Golf. Five of the most common Rules are those deal with Out of Bounds, Lost balls, Unplayable lies, cart paths and water hazards. Moving on, if your group stops for refreshments, either at the turn ...
Unplayable Lie for Camilo Villegas - he had options More archives here... Sharpen Your Rules Knowledge Here is an inside look into the lives of rules officials and what makes them tick. It's an illness :) Some of my fellow officials and I were spotlighted in this Golf Channel piece pr...
The relief area will be 80 inches from the reference point (for drops next to a penalty area or for an unplayable lie) or 20 inches (all other drops). The recommendation is to mark the shaft of a club to assist in measuring. Currently: Drop areas are measured in club-lengths, and yo...
There is also the term "preferred lies," which refers to a local rule that allows, under certain conditions, golfers to move their golf ball out of specific poor lies. Another term for preferred lies is "winter rules." 'Lie' as Scoring Shorthand ...
8. UNPLAYABLE BALL IN THE BUNKER:There is a new unplayable relief from the sand bunker. With a 2 stroke penalty, players can now take relief outside the bunker on a line between the ball and flag. 9. PENALTY AREAS:Water hazards are now known as penalty areas. You can now ground your...
to skull a routine chip which ran across the green, over the back and down the slope into the thick underbrush. From there it took me three shots to get out of the shrubbery (should have taken an unplayable lie, but was foolish and gave it a go), chip on the green and two putt...
In the last episode of PDGA Rules School, we examined the putting area and the special rules that are in effect when a lie is within 10 meters of the base of the target. In this episode, we’ll be looking at Out-of-Bounds (OB) areas, which are another ty
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Obviously, the rules of golf do not allow for a golfer to improve their lie by playing it up. However, most recreational golfers I see play the ball up. In fact, the league play at my course allows for a player to improve the lie of their ball by the len