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On the putting green

November 13th , 2009 → 3:40 am @

You may repair ball marks and old hole plugs on the line of your putt but not any other damage, including spike marks. You may mark, lift and clean your ball on the putting green. Always replace it on the exact spot. Don’t test the putting surface by scraping it or rolling a ball over [...]

Category : Rules of Golf

Playing the Ball

November 13th , 2009 → 3:37 am @

Play the ball as it lies. Don’t improve your lie, the area of your intended swing or your line of play by moving, bending or breaking anything fixed or growing except in fairly taking your stance or making your swing. Don’t press anything down or build a stance. If your ball lies in a bunker [...]

Category : Rules of Golf

Etiquette

November 13th , 2009 → 3:19 am @

Etiquette covers both Courtesy and Priority on the Course as well as Care of the Course. Whilst the following points are not Rules as such they are an important part of the game. Don’t move, talk or stand close to a player making a stroke. Don’t play until the group in front is out of [...]

Category : Rules of Golf

Introduction to the Rules of Golf

November 13th , 2009 → 3:14 am @

Golf is a game in which a ball is struck with a club from a prepared area, known as the “teeing ground”, across fairway and rough to a second prepared area, which has a hole in it, known as the “putting green”. The object of the game is to complete what is known as a [...]

Category : Rules of Golf