As always, when I get a chance to look at golf rules examples, I learn
something.
I did notice however that the advice for dropping a ball stuck in a tree was
"directly below the ball." That is not quite clear. You've two options. As
long as you can definitively identify your ball in the tree, you can declare it
unplayable. Under Rule 28c you can drop within two club lengths from the spot
under your ball (no nearer the hole), with a penalty of one stroke. The bolder
option is to play the ball as it lies.
They might have also amplified their Rule 14-2b example. The rest of the story:
Q.My opponent or fellow-competitor always stands behind me while I am playing a
stroke? Isn`t this a penalty?
A.Rule 14-2b only prohibits a player from allowing his partner or their caddies
from standing in this position. While it may be a breach of Etiquette, there is
no penalty under the Rules. A solution is to politely ask your opponent or
fellow-competitor to move to one side or the other. (Rule 14-2b)
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Warm Regards,
Charlie Hopkins
On Oct 17, 2016, at 16:27, Dwayne Junker <dwayne.junker@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Okay, I admit it – there are a few here I wiffed on. “Tending the flagstick”
was one of them…
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?annotation_id=annotation_2708002637&feature=iv&list=PLPnBCcDp66eoZWnmSk0-Y_M-qfnpEKNjY&src_vid=HSNsMisaUUM
Cheers,
/Ace
If profanity had an influence on the flight of the ball,
the game of golf would be played far better than it is.
~Horace G. Hutchinson
