Category: Rules of Golf

Posts concerning the Rules of Golf

Rules Penalty Area relief alongside a cart path

Everyone.

How often do you hit your ball into the penalty area (water) on the left hand side of hole 18?  I know when I do I am certainly very pis–d, aka angry, and I rush down to where my ball crossed the penalty area, drop a ball within the two club lengths allowed in the grass that is right next to the rocks.  Do I think clearly? NO,  Do I take the time to measure? NO. Am I a smart golfer?  Definitely  NO!

If my answers had been YES then most of the time I would have found a much better place to drop my ball, within the Rules, and have a much better lie for my next shot and my one stroke penalty might not feel so bad .

If you have the patience to watch the attached 5.46 minute video your next drop in that area might feel better too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8YTvGDIApg

Hilary

THE MOST USEFUL RULE FOR A GOLFER 

Everyone:
You might ask “How can any Rule be useful. It seems to me every Rule comes with a one or two stroke penalty?” 

This is true but one special Rule that does sadly come with a one stroke penalty can often save your round and prevent those dreaded blowup holes of double or triple bogey. 

This is Rule 19, Unplayable Ball. 

For a mere one stroke penalty you can declare your ball unplayable anywhere on the course, except in a Penalty area.  It is totally up to you, if you have a difficult lie use this Rule

If your ball lies close to a tree, on a tree root, in a divot take your medicine of a one stroke penalty and have a chance of a much better next shot.

Hilary

SEE THE VIDEO BELOW   

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WrnTcOvbRU

Rule for ball on tree root

The ATT Pebble Beach tournament was great yesterday and attached below is a video of Cam Davis getting his ball on to the green from where it lay in a tree root 

Yes…….. if your ball lands in a tree root you have to play it where it lies or use the Unplayable Ball Rule19 with a one stroke penalty.  I think I would have saved my wrists and my club by taking an Unplayable but that’s why I’m not on the tour!

Hope this helps you.

Hilary

How did Cam Davis pull off that tree shot?
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