How Well do you Know the Rules?

[Jell0b0y]

I am the middle one but since I am really starting to take golf a little more serious I am going to try to get a little better knowing the rules. I was a weekend warrior up until last spring but since i have been really trying to study the swing I have gotten hooked on it and want to learn more and get better. My wife thinks I am a golf nerd know when I start talking golf.

[Bryan SD2]

I played enough high level high school golf and college golf as a walk on to click "rarely stumped."

[ohiolefty]

I've never played competitive golf, unless you count playing skins with folks on my local pub links.

I voted for #2. However, I want to know the rules better, especially because at some point I'd love to coach golf or, at least, be some kind of volunteer. I'd love to take a seminar (or a series of seminars) on golf rules.

[lumpuckeroo]

Originally Posted by ghalfaire

I voted for three and carry a rules book in my bag, but have made more than one mistake in my golf career.  I would expect most on this forum (not the pros) would fit that description,  but with golfers at large I see a lot of "don't care" and/or just ignorance.

Same for me.  I know on my home course there are a lot of rules that wouldn't even come into play.  There is no out of bounds on the course, no lateral water hazards and such, the issues come up when you play on a new course or one that some of the rules you are not familiar with come into play.

[2bGood]

Originally Posted by ghalfaire

I voted for three and carry a rules book in my bag, but have made more than one mistake in my golf career.  I would expect most on this forum (not the pros) would fit that description,  but with golfers at large I see a lot of "don't care" and/or just ignorance.

The pro's make mistakes all the time.

[SlapShotGolfer]

I find I know the basics and from time to time learn something new. But not very often!