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Grounding a club in a water hazard.......question

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NM Golf Super Member

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Originally Posted by Golfingdad

OK, so not such a silly question after all, seeing as how the answer wasn't so cut and dried. :)

Anyways, seems as though NM's linked reference will stand as the winner here.  It specifically lists retreiving the ball as an exception to the rule, so that should be the end of it.  I think ;)

Thanks!


Not a silly question at all. I know the answer to this question very well because someone once tried to call a penalty on me because I took several clubs into a hazard (didn't know what kind of lie I had) and set the clubs I didn't need on the ground next to me. Not a penalty!

Danny    In my :ping: Hoofer Tour golf bag on my :clicgear: 8.0 Cart

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3 Hybrid: :callaway: Mavrik Pro KBS Tour Proto X   Wedges: :vokey:  50°, 54°, 60° 
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David in FL Incredible Member

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It is against the rules to ground your club in a hazard if your ball lies in the hazard.  It doesn't matter if you intend to lift the ball, all that matters is that it lies there.

Really?! Didn't know that! That may be one of the most inadvertently violated violated rules in the book! :~( Edited to add that I just read NM.Golf's response. Thank goodness!

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3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
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Golfingdad Incredible Member

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Originally Posted by Chas

Wrong forum.  Two stroke penalty.

Whoops, didn't even notice.

But ... but ... but ....  I didn't start the thread, just revived it.

Please, no penalty for me!!!!!!!!

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NM Golf Super Member

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Originally Posted by Fourputt

It is against the rules to ground your club in a hazard if your ball lies in the hazard.  It doesn't matter if you intend to lift the ball, all that matters is that it lies there.

Originally Posted by David in FL

Really?!

Didn't know that! That may be one of the most inadvertently violated violated rules in the book!

Not to mention totally incorrect.

Danny    In my :ping: Hoofer Tour golf bag on my :clicgear: 8.0 Cart

Driver:   :pxg: 0311 Gen 5  X-Stiff.                        Irons:  :callaway: 4-PW APEX TCB Irons 
3 Wood: :callaway: Mavrik SZ Rogue X-Stiff                            Nippon Pro Modus 130 X-Stiff
3 Hybrid: :callaway: Mavrik Pro KBS Tour Proto X   Wedges: :vokey:  50°, 54°, 60° 
Putter: :odyssey:  2-Ball Ten Arm Lock        Ball: :titleist: ProV 1

 

 

 

 

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jamo Incredible Member

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Wrong forum.  Two stroke penalty.

Since I moved it to the correct forum, can it be minus two strokes for me?

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Fourputt Incredible Member

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Originally Posted by Golfingdad

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Originally Posted by NM Golf

Sorry you are wrong fourputt see the exceptions below

OK, so not such a silly question after all, seeing as how the answer wasn't so cut and dried. :)

Anyways, seems as though NM's linked reference will stand as the winner here.  It specifically lists retreiving the ball as an exception to the rule, so that should be the end of it.  I think ;)

Thanks!

I only read the first sentence in your post and replied to that, so my error.  You asked about grounding , and that is not allowed.  You are allowed to probe for the ball as long as nothing is done to test the condition.

Rick

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Golfingdad Incredible Member

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Originally Posted by David in FL

Really?!

Didn't know that! That may be one of the most inadvertently violated violated rules in the book!

Edited to add that I just read NM.Golf's response. Thank goodness!

Yeah, this is why I originally asked, because I thought ... "shoot, this is something everybody does all the time ... could it actually be illegal?!?"

Luckily not!

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Golfingdad Incredible Member

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Originally Posted by Chas

Wrong forum.  Two stroke penalty.

Originally Posted by jamo

Since I moved it to the correct forum, can it be minus two strokes for me?

Actually, I don't really care about my penalty anymore.  I'm not playing in a tournament right now and since I keep hitting it into the hazard anyway, I've already reached my ESC so ...

on to the next hole!

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