Comments on: Rules Situations – You Make the Call http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/ Northern California Golf Association Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick Faller http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-3747 Rick Faller Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:26:22 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/#comment-3747 Match Play We have a league were we play 4 weeks of match play. Difference is we require our player to play through all holes in order to award team bonus points. So there is no conceding the hole. Other the that we try to adhere to the rules of golf regarding match play. Player A is laying 6 on the green. His opponent is laying 7. Player A ask what player B is laying and he said he thought he was laying 8. He was confused because he had gone out of bounds off the Tee and just lost count. Player A blew off the first putt because he thought he easily had the hole. Player A two putts for an 8. While still on the green Player B's team mate said I think you were actually laying 7. As it turned out he was correct so the score was 8-8 meaning they halved the hole. Player A at the end of the match evoked Rule 2.5 Wrong Information.. Player A said had he known the real score he would not have blew off the first putt. Ok What should we rule and is there any thing in the rules for padding your handicap by missing putts on purpose? Match Play

We have a league were we play 4 weeks of match play. Difference is we require our player to play through all holes in order to award team bonus points. So there is no conceding the hole. Other the that we try to adhere to the rules of golf regarding match play. Player A is laying 6 on the green. His opponent is laying 7. Player A ask what player B is laying and he said he thought he was laying 8. He was confused because he had gone out of bounds off the Tee and just lost count. Player A blew off the first putt because he thought he easily had the hole. Player A two putts for an 8. While still on the green Player B’s team mate said I think you were actually laying 7. As it turned out he was correct so the score was 8-8 meaning they halved the hole. Player A at the end of the match evoked Rule 2.5 Wrong Information..

Player A said had he known the real score he would not have blew off the first putt. Ok What should we rule and is there any thing in the rules for padding your handicap by missing putts on purpose?

]]> By: John Vander Borght http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-2704 John Vander Borght Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:28:38 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/#comment-2704 Bellis, As long as you do not press anything down, you may place your putter in front of the ball and then move it behind the ball. According to Decision 18-2b/5.5, in touching the putter in front of the ball, you have grounded your putter and if your stance is complete, you are deemed to have addressed it. Bellis, As long as you do not press anything down, you may place your putter in front of the ball and then move it behind the ball. According to Decision 18-2b/5.5, in touching the putter in front of the ball, you have grounded your putter and if your stance is complete, you are deemed to have addressed it.

]]> By: Bellis http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-2700 Bellis Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:06:46 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/#comment-2700 Hello I have question on putting, is it illegal when addressing your put if you put your putter ahead of the ball on the line then move it behind the ball and put to the hole? Thanks Bellis Hello

I have question on putting, is it illegal when addressing your put if you put your putter ahead of the ball on the line then move it behind the ball and put to the hole?

Thanks

Bellis

]]> By: Gail Rogers http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 Gail Rogers Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:21:04 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/#comment-1068 Hi Dan, The key here is that under the Rules of Golf the player has not yet "done anything" as his drop was a non-drop. It was not dropped in the correct place as it struck the ground outside the Dropping zone. Sicne under the Rules he is starting over with a first drop, he can substitute just as he could prior to the first non-drop. Different that if he had dropped it withing hte dropping zone and it rolled more than 2 club-lengths from where it first struck the ground, this is a re-drop under Rule 20-3c and here he cannot substitute. Hope that helps. Gail Hi Dan,

The key here is that under the Rules of Golf the player has not yet “done anything” as his drop was a non-drop. It was not dropped in the correct place as it struck the ground outside the Dropping zone. Sicne under the Rules he is starting over with a first drop, he can substitute just as he could prior to the first non-drop.

Different that if he had dropped it withing hte dropping zone and it rolled more than 2 club-lengths from where it first struck the ground, this is a re-drop under Rule 20-3c and here he cannot substitute.

Hope that helps.

Gail

]]> By: Dan http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Dan Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:33:10 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/#comment-1063 Dropping Zones #4. The player had already substituted a ball one time as the original ball was lost in the hazard. Does Rule 26 allow another substitution even though the ball is readily available? And if the player again dropped in such a manner as to require a re-drop could another substitution take place? Dan Dropping Zones #4.
The player had already substituted a ball one time as the original ball was lost in the hazard. Does Rule 26 allow another substitution even though the ball is readily available? And if the player again dropped in such a manner as to require a re-drop could another substitution take place?
Dan

]]> By: Gail Rogers http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Gail Rogers Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:58:31 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/#comment-734 Yes, when a player finds a ball on the course that is not his ball in play and plays it, he has played a wrong ball. Yes, when a player finds a ball on the course that is not his ball in play and plays it, he has played a wrong ball.

]]> By: Dan W http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Dan W Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:04:50 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2008/04/01/rules-situations-you-make-the-call/#comment-731 To help clarify and differentiate between a wrong ball and and an incorrectly substituted ball: If the player in "Bad Country" had played Ball A without declaring it unplayable and lifting and dropping it but rather simply played it from where it was found, is it correct to say that it then would have been a wrong ball? To help clarify and differentiate between a wrong ball and and an incorrectly substituted ball: If the player in “Bad Country” had played Ball A without declaring it unplayable and lifting and dropping it but rather simply played it from where it was found, is it correct to say that it then would have been a wrong ball?

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