9 Short Tips On The Rules Of Golf

Deanwood Park golfers did you know…..; 9 short tips on what the Rules permit you to do. Check them out; there might be something new for you.

Under the Rules of Golf you may;

1. Have a flagstick attended even when your ball is in a bunker, or on the apron of the green – Rule 17-1.
2. Look into someone’s golf bag to identify which club they are using for their stroke – Decision 8-1/10.
3. Use the back, or the toe, of the clubhead to strike the ball – Decision 14-1/1.
4. Ask anyone the distance from any point A to any point B – Information on distance is not advice, Definition of Advice.
5. Ground your club on a bridge situated in a water hazard – Decision 13-4/30.
6. Lay a club, or clubs, in a bunker before you make a stroke at your ball lying in that bunker – Exception 1(b) to Rule 13-4.
7. Wrap a towel or handkerchief around the grip to assist in gripping your club on a wet day – Rule 14-3c.

8. Replace your ball where it was, under penalty of one stroke, when you have just putted past the hole and into a bunker – Rule 27-1a.
9. Use the toe of your putter to mark your ball – Decision 20-1/16. I’ll bet you didn’t know all of these.

Maybe we will follow up with 9 things you CAN’T do. Deanwood Park Golf Club will be holding new members evenings with guides to rules & etiquette. Call 01635 48772 for details.

Article by Barry Rhodes who provides miscellaneous information on the Rules of Golf at http://www.barryrhodes.com

Tags: deanwood park, Golf, new members, rules

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