Posts by rogolf

  Quote: Originally Posted by bkuehn1952  I agree with your answer.  You seem to enjoy discussing the Rules of Golf, as do I.  You certainly appear to be knowledgable in that area.  Perhaps...

  Quote: Originally Posted by dontbeasheep  For all of you spectators on the course:   Screaming, "IN THE HOLE!!!" has become the most irritating, annoying, obnoxious, and most of all,...

  Quote: Originally Posted by bplewis24  All the last 6 posts have done is confuse me.     And the first 1212 posts didn't have that effect?

  Quote: Originally Posted by NM Golf  True, true I write all the rules sheets for my association. You cannot just decide to allow something because the club members want to do it. This is why you cannot legally...

  Quote: Originally Posted by bubble    yup, even on TV the European tour sounds like that. Great for taking a nap on the couch. never seen a full round   PGA tour is allways...

except the data provided by the USGA and the R&A and the comments provided by them says there is no advantage in anchoring...   If there is no advantage to the anchored stroke, then the players using an anchored stroke...

  Quote: Originally Posted by newtogolf  In fairness to the PGA Tour, professional athletes in others sports have input (through the players union or competition committees) into most of the rules they are...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Golfingdad  How so?  It will be slightly faster by exactly the amount of time saved by only traveling most of the way.  Alternative #2 has him traveling all of the way,...

  Quote: Originally Posted by wedgehammer40k  And just to be sure if I hit into a lateral water hazard, I cannot deem the ball unplayable as it meets the definition of water hazard as stipulated in rule....

A player may play a provisional ball any time that he believes his original ball may be lost outside a water hazard or may be out of bounds.  In the situation you describe, it is OK to play a provisional, but if your original ball...