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Two rules questions started by Motown88 (Yesterday at 4:52 pm)	You assume correct. Distractions are a part of playing... Today at 6:29 pm by Dormie1360	9	96
Playing multiple balls and posting to handicap? started by jshots (5/17/13 at 3:21pm) 1 2 3…6	I don't play for money, and if f I did I wouldn't play... Today at 3:20 pm by sacm3bill	104	1,584
Question about Scramble format rules. started by MyrtleBeachGolf (Yesterday at 2:56 am) 1 2	This was our 3rd mixed couples scramble in this summer series... Today at 2:52 pm by MyrtleBeachGolf	18	160
Is it within the rules to ground your club IN FRONT OF the ball? started by gsu_paintballer (Yesterday at 9:37 pm)	You may touch (but not move) the ball with your club when... Today at 2:25 pm by Rulesman	5	99
OB Rules started by jones (7/8/09 at 6:38pm) 1 2 3	I would suggest this is simply another example of poor... Today at 3:45 am by Rulesman	36	3,680
Saucer Chip Shot Method ruled Illegal started by boogielicious (5/6/13 at 1:12pm) 1 2 3 4 5	In response to a question to the R&A, a poster on a UK site... Yesterday at 3:06 am by Rulesman	80	2,831
Anchored Putters Rules Change (Effective January 1, 2016) started by mvmac (10/18/12 at 6:51pm) 1 2 3…91	That had nothing to do with the definition of a swing. It... 5/23/13 at 3:43pm by Fourputt	1,636	24,748
Ball marker moved started by kgcrawford (5/19/13 at 8:27pm)	Bah, they're better than the Mac snobs.... 5/22/13 at 12:49pm by zeg	13	272
QUESTION: One ball rule started by Second Chance (5/18/13 at 9:07pm) 1 2	We just had a 36 hole member/member tournament over the... 5/21/13 at 4:45pm by phan52	34	529
Direct Hazard Question started by Conor (5/20/13 at 5:18pm)	I think a better solution would still be a dropping zone on... 5/21/13 at 2:35pm by Fourputt	11	137
Colsaerts Takes Relief started by Rulesman (5/19/13 at 4:31am)	Does this count as a "blowup" hole? 5/20/13 at 1:50pm by bplewis24	9	205
True? Pros can't change ball compression during round. started by joekelly (4/1/12 at 6:37am) 1 2 3	It's still on the 2013 PGA hard card 5/19/13 at 6:45am by Rulesman	41	2,179
The 2013 Masters/Tiger Drop Penalty and Fallout started by 3 Putt Again (4/15/13 at 9:29am) 1 2 3…13	Yes, he did. He neither dropped NOR played from a point "as... 5/18/13 at 5:50pm by iacas	225	2,982
Tiger Woods violated USGA rule 13-2 15th hole TPC Sunday final round 2013 started by spinroyd (5/14/13 at 10:39pm)	Money says he is just a previously banned nitwit that got back... 5/15/13 at 12:52pm by boogielicious	17	347
ball lands on another teebox right next to tee marker started by jerkputter (5/3/13 at 10:21pm)	You mean this guy... 5/13/13 at 5:13pm by stealthduffer	13	381
Relief From Relief ? started by madolive3 (5/8/13 at 11:38pm)	yes i know. I was assuming this had happened 5/13/13 at 5:16am by tomvk77	17	261
To broom or not to broom? started by joekelly (5/9/13 at 8:52pm)	Dormie I would agree with both your last posts. 5/13/13 at 3:50am by Rulesman	14	261
In the hazard, test away. started by joekelly (5/12/13 at 5:59am)	Yeah, you're right. I read "two strokes for each... 5/12/13 at 9:30am by Zeph	4	111
Out of Bounds - Re teeing started by jimp59 (5/10/13 at 12:23am)	Thanks again. 5/10/13 at 4:06pm by jimp59	6	207
Water on course not marked as water hazard started by mcmanus (5/4/13 at 6:41pm)	... or Loose Impediments at the option of the player. 5/5/13 at 5:47am by Ignorant	3	120
Relief from Fence started by Odogesq (4/29/13 at 12:30pm) 1 2	I didn't.....Gonna win a couple of beers betting on the answer... 5/4/13 at 12:29pm by David in FL	30	474
To what extent may you repair the green prior to your putt? started by Odogesq (5/2/13 at 4:02pm)	What you said is what you can do. You can repair any pitch... 5/2/13 at 4:46pm by Fourputt	1	122
Provisional Ball started by 3 Putt Again (4/29/13 at 7:58am) 1 2	Thanks again. I think that does it. 4/30/13 at 11:43am by 3 Putt Again	18	304
AimPoint Charts Illegal? Sorry, Geoff Mangum, they are legal. started by iacas (5/31/11 at 4:46pm) 1 2	Geoff, give it up. You are wrong, and continue to be wrong, on... 4/27/13 at 5:51pm by iacas	19	2,728
How big the 'drop zone'? started by joekelly (4/18/13 at 7:11pm) 1 2	Don't i wish i owned some land here, so does everyone else.... 4/24/13 at 6:45am by joekelly	19	365
How do you make the "as near as possible" drop? started by bkuehn1952 (4/16/13 at 3:11pm) 1 2 3 4	All I was replying to was a post which seemed to show some... 4/21/13 at 10:51pm by Fourputt	55	895
Yet another rules question , maybe a hole in 1 started by achadha7 (4/18/13 at 11:52pm)	Yep you're buying drinks 4/20/13 at 2:53pm by mvmac	8	296
Putting a ball already in motion due to wind, is that a penalty? started by SAGolfLuvr (4/13/13 at 8:18pm)	That isn't waht the rule says. It says: The term... 4/19/13 at 1:00pm by Fourputt	13	240
Another screwy one - lost on hazard or immovable obstruction in hazard or lost ball started by turtleback (4/17/13 at 10:10pm)	A lot would depend on what you mean by evidence. Is it... 4/18/13 at 4:03pm by Dormie1360	7	146
Might need to rule on a match play mess started by turtleback (4/17/13 at 3:59pm)	That makes a lot of sense and is basically what I was... 4/17/13 at 8:45pm by turtleback	6	150
Proper Golf Etiquette (First Time) started by BattleBorn (4/15/13 at 3:29am)	In the US, riding carts are almost ubiquitous. I've never... 4/16/13 at 2:04pm by Fourputt	4	279
Ball on slope in bunker - contact with rake started by daSeth (4/15/13 at 11:37pm)	Ok thanks.....that's what I do. If I paste to a word... 4/16/13 at 10:16am by Dormie1360	6	185
Poll: Should players be DQ'd for penalties assessed after they sign their scorecard? started by B-Con (1/8/11 at 7:49pm) 1 2 3 4	In light of the Tiger situation at the Masters this weekend,... 4/15/13 at 8:58pm by wannabe	55	2,948
Golf Etiquette/Proposed New Rule started by dontbeasheep (3/10/13 at 7:22pm)	excellent - and if it bothers the players, they should be... 4/14/13 at 12:52pm by rehmwa	14	539
Dogs in the bunker started by achadha7 (4/8/13 at 11:26pm) 1 2	Which is what the committee should do if this is a chronic... 4/14/13 at 11:28am by Fourputt	22	422
can you ground your back swing in the hazard without penalty? started by Jo Mari (4/12/13 at 6:40pm)	It was 13. He is allowed to touch the grass but not ground the... 4/13/13 at 10:07am by colin007	6	211
Ball blown off of tee started by CraiginKSA (4/9/13 at 3:34am)	Case pretty much closed. But the thread title made me think of... 4/9/13 at 8:50am by Stretch	6	220
Spare club falls into sand trap before your shot. Penalty? started by JerseyThursday (3/21/13 at 12:00pm) 1 2	I remember that one. She said she placed the club down to... 4/4/13 at 1:38pm by Dormie1360	21	643
Accidentally playing over tree lined fairways. started by Pete Forster (4/1/13 at 3:03pm)	My home course has an out of bounds between two holes. The #16... 4/2/13 at 12:31pm by awmgolfer	11	320
For the Rules Gurus started by stealthduffer (3/28/13 at 7:42am)	To go back to the beginning, when I first really got... 4/1/13 at 8:55pm by Fourputt	16	376
Definition of "opposite side of the hazard" started by litfish (3/29/13 at 10:13am)	From the book itself:The Spirit Of The Game Golf is played,... 4/1/13 at 5:10pm by Rulesman	14	289
sandtrap under repair, where to drop without penalty? started by Jo Mari (3/22/13 at 6:41pm) 1 2	I afraid not always. There are lot of people around who don't... 3/26/13 at 6:29pm by Rulesman	26	462
Local Rules started by dsc123 (3/18/13 at 11:35am) 1 2	It was a Motorola and very. 3/20/13 at 7:34pm by Rulesman	34	493
Testing a Hazard - Stacy Lewis/Founders Cup started by dave67az (3/16/13 at 7:30pm) 1 2 3	Note first sentence in the R&A rule and the single sentence I... 3/19/13 at 9:47am by Fourputt	48	1,143
Advise before a stipulated round started by MacDutch (2/12/13 at 8:18am) 1 2	2/2Stipulated Round in Match PlayIn all forms of match play... 3/15/13 at 3:56am by Rulesman	34	658
more than 14 clubs started by wedgeman (2/28/13 at 11:29pm) 1 2	This is true in the US too. They may carry a calculated... 3/12/13 at 5:02pm by Fourputt	32	712
swing blocked by fence started by Lincoln Bradley (3/8/13 at 7:52pm)	Absolutely. 3/9/13 at 6:46am by David in FL	5	270
re-teeing started by Lincoln Bradley (3/8/13 at 7:55pm)	Yes I did. There are several possible options depending on... 3/8/13 at 11:16pm by Fourputt	5	229
Lead Tape.......... started by Bullitt5339 (2/17/13 at 8:53am)	Interesting. I'm thinking of adding some weight tape to my... 3/6/13 at 9:57pm by Chas	5	351
Grounding a club in a water hazard.......question started by steelernation (7/17/10 at 1:53am) 1 2	Actually, I don't really care about my penalty anymore. I'm... 3/6/13 at 6:42pm by Golfingdad	25	1,724