Posts by Ignorant

Originally Posted by RemyM You might want to contact the USGA and ask. http://www.usga.org/rules/contact/Contact-Us/ Cannot do that from Europe, USGA will not handle questions coming from the jurastiction area...

Originally Posted by Fourputt The ball when dropped is no longer being carried by the attendant. It becomes the equipment of a fellow competitor or opponent at that point and decision 19-5/1.7 applies. So You...

Originally Posted by glebert Who else would be attending the flagstick and holding a golf ball that had been lifted? If someone penalized me for someone else dropping a ball onto my putt I am quitting the...

Originally Posted by SubPar If you are talking about me, I didn't say any such thing. There are ditches and bodies of water that are not marked. They are not 'hazards' by deifnition of the rules so if you could not play...

I do not see that so straightforward. Dec 19-5/1.7 talks about opponent or fellow-competitor but is that quite the same as a person attending the flagstick? Rule 17-3b states: The player’s ball must not strike: .... b. The person...

Originally Posted by TheNatural Key phrase ball hits water... yes a skip and resulting birdie in this equation,,,didnt think of the hc. You actually wrote 'Player hits water...' ......

Originally Posted by SubPar I play a number of courses around southern CA and I can't remember ever seeing a hazard marked with yellow stakes. I recall seeing some yellow staked hazards years ago in Texas, but they...

Originally Posted by tjy355 What about potato chips? Depends on the flavour

Originally Posted by Fourputt A cigar is a manufactured object and yes, it is an obstruction. However, it is nothing like a branch or a wood chip, which are natural objects. Natural objects are NOT obstructions. They...

What is the ruling if a person attending the flagstick accidentally drops his ball (or any other object of his) on player’s moving ball having been putted from within the putting green? Is the player subject to two penalties based on...