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You are correct. Violations having to do with equipment results in retro active penalties in both stroke and match play but have limits. The limit is two holes in match play and two stroke penalties on two holes (4 strokes total) in stroke play. The most amazing thing is that every rules official there mixed up the rule for playing a wrong ball with the penalty for violating the "one ball" condition of competition. Somebody pull out a rule book for a minute.

One ball condition was not in effect during the foursomes since partners can be playing two different type of balls, but is in effect during fourball and singles. Phil claims one ball condition is not in effect during any part of the Ryder Cup. Mistake one, Phil should have known, or checked before he put that ball in play. Mistake two, rules official blew it, he was allowed to finish the hole with the ball in play.

My bubble came today, it's larger then I thought. Can't wait to try it out tomorrow on the putting green to match what I feel to what it actually is.

I just took the class with Keith Handler on Saturday. He is now at Sterling Farms in Stamford, CT. There were just three of us in the class and one of the students was one of the top amateur players in this area who sports a +3.5 index and will most likely be turning pro after he finishes college next year. After the class we got to stay around and use the level and I was making so many more putts, and had just a much better feel for the way they should break. Played my first round yesterday with the charts, on a course I've only played twice before, and it definitely helped. I just ordered the bubble and can't wait to use it in my practice putting sessions.

Actually, by not going back to the point you last played from for a lost ball or a ball out of bounds this part of the handicap manual applies. If a player does not play a hole or plays it other than under the principles of the Rules of Golf (except for preferred lies ), the score recorded for that hole for handicap purposes must be par plus any handicap strokes the player is entitled to receive on that hole. This hole score, when recorded, should be preceded by an "X." This way you don't get rewarded with a higher handicap by not playing by the rules. Most likely score is more for conceded putts and picking up on the green if you can't improve on your partner's score. A proper handicap is supposed to reflect your low score potential, not your high score potential, that's why it uses your best 10 of 20 scores and then reduces that by 4%.

I think it's time they stop selling beer at golf tournaments. Furyk must have drank his 5 hour energy before he went to the range and it wore off on the back 9 because he plays so damn slow. 4:20 for a twosome, they never got back into position after their warnings and should have been on the clock. The last group argument doesn't fly with me, if you believe that then you must also feel that the team driving for a winning score at the end of a football game should get more time on the play clock then they had earlier in the game so they have time to call just the right play.

It depends on what was sprayed, but in almost every case no one should be allowed onto the sprayed area until what every was sprayed has dried or gets watered in.

There are 8 private clubs in Greenwich, some you might be able to get into, some you may not. 1. Stanwich 2-6. Greenwich, Round Hill, Burning Tree, Tamarack, Fairview 7. Innis Arden 8. Millbrook (9 holes)

Right, because in order to be on the clock you have to be behind your time par and be out of position. Plus you would have already received a warning that you were out of position and given a chance to catch up before being timed.

You people can complain all day about the policy being poor, but the LPGA players board approved it so they must be OK with it. The rule says "may" be penalized because in order for it to be applied a rules official must be there to do the timing and there are only so many of them to go around at LPGA events. This being a match play event with only two groups on the course a rules official was with the group. The Women's US Open is the only time a rules official is with every group in a stroke play event and the USGA has their own pace of play policy, the don't use the LPGA's.

Nope, I had heard about the penalty and saw the replay of her shots on the hole with no clock. She played like she was unaware she was on the clock. If you are on your time par then you can play like that but when you've been informed you are behind and subject to timing most people pick up their pace, she did not.

I used this: http://csgalinks.org/images/uploads/misc/policies/Pace_of_Play_Policy.pdf Both of his bad times were on putts when he spend time looking at the putt from both sides of the hole.

I have given out slow penalty penalties twice in our city tournament. The first time we had a strict time par policy and the entire group was given a one shot penalty for finishing 15 minutes late. They were given sufficient warnings during the round and we were doing our best to help them play faster by spotting shots for them. On one hole one of the players hit his ball into some trees and the others three were in the fairway. While I and others help the player in the trees find his ball the other three players just stood at their balls in the fairway even though the green was open for them to hit. They did nothing to help the other guy find his ball nor did they play ready golf to help their group get back into position. The other time a group with a notorious slow player was behind and were warned. The other players in the group requested that their group be put on the clock (which was their right under the policy). Sure enough the slow player took 60 seconds to hit a shot when the limit was 40 and he was given a warning that he would be penalized if the group didn't catch up and he got another bad time, every other player took no more then 30 seconds every time they were timed. The group did not catch up and the slow player once again took 60 seconds several holes later and was assessed a 1 shot penalty. The next year everyone was very aware of their pace of play, especially when they saw me near their group, and no one has been penalized since. The moral of the story is slow play policies have no effect unless they are enforced and I applaud the LPGA for enforcing theirs.

Really? I thought it was blatant that she was playing slow by watching that.

For those of you who used the argument that there were only four players on the course consider this. This was the semi-final match in the morning and the finals were being played that afternoon. So would it be ok with you if that twosome took 8 hours to play their match and screwed up the starting time of the finals? It doesn't matter which player put them behind their time, once they were put on the clock, and they were informed of it, the player who gets the bad time gets the penalty. I think the LPGA got it right and I like their pace of play policy because she could have taken extra time on the tee and made it up with her other shots on that hole, but she did not. Most other pace of play policies aren't that lenient.

Link to all the changes including decisions and amateur status. http://www.usga.org/rules/2012-Rules-of-Golf/

Full changes: http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAHome/rules/rules_pg5-7_rules.pdf Principal Changes Introduced in the 2012 Code Rules of Golf Definitions Addressing the Ball The Definition is amended so that a player has addressed the ball simply by grounding his club immediately in front of or behind the ball, regardless of whether or not he has taken his stance. Therefore, the Rules generally no longer provide for a player addressing the ball in a hazard. (See also related change to Rule 18-2b) Rules Rule 1-2. Exerting Influence on Movement of Ball or Altering Physical Conditions The Rule is amended to establish more clearly that, if a player intentionally takes an action to influence the movement of a ball or to alter physical conditions affecting the playing of a hole in a way that is not permitted by the Rules, Rule 1-2 applies only when the action is not already covered in another Rule. For example, a player improving the lie of his ball is in breach of Rule 13-2 and therefore that Rule would apply, whereas a player intentionally improving the lie of a fellow-competitor’s ball is not a situation covered by Rule 13-2 and, therefore, is governed by Rule 1-2. Rule 6-3a. Time of Starting Rule 6-3a is amended to provide that the penalty for starting late, but within five minutes of the starting time, is reduced from disqualification to loss of the first hole in match play or two strokes at the first hole in stroke play. Previously this penalty reduction could be introduced as a condition of competition. Rule 12-1. Seeing Ball; Searching for Ball Rule 12-1 is reformatted for clarity. In addition, it is amended to (i) permit a player to search for his ball anywhere on the course when it may be covered by sand and to clarify that there is no penalty if the ball is moved in these circumstances, and (ii) apply a penalty of one stroke under Rule 18-2a if a player moves his ball in a hazard when searching for it when it is believed to be covered by loose impediments. Rule 13-4. Ball in Hazard; Prohibited Actions Exception 2 to Rule 13-4 is amended to permit a player to smooth sand or soil in a hazard at any time, including before playing from that hazard, provided it is for the sole purpose of caring for the course and Rule 13-2 is not breached. Rule 18-2b. Ball Moving After Address A new Exception is added that exonerates the player from penalty if his ball moves after it has been addressed when it is known or virtually certain that he did not cause the ball to move. For example, if it is a gust of wind that moves the ball after it has been addressed, there is no penalty and the ball is played from its new position. Rule 19-1. Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped; By Outside Agency The note is expanded to prescribe the various outcomes when a ball in motion has been deliberately deflected or stopped by an outside agency. Rule 20-7c. Playing from Wrong Place; Stroke Play Note 3 is amended so that if a player is to be penalized for playing from a wrong place, in most cases the penalty will be limited to two strokes, even if another Rule has been breached prior to his making the stroke. Appendix IV A new Appendix is added to prescribe general regulations for the design of devices and other equipment, such as tees, gloves and distance measuring devices.

http://www.usga.org/news/2011/October/USGA,-R-A-Announce-2012-Rules-Changes/ Far Hills, N.J. -- The United States Golf Association (USGA) and the R&A; today announced the publication of the new Rules of Golf for 2012-15. Changes in the Rules – which for the first time have been designed, published and presented jointly by golf’s governing bodies – include exonerating a player from penalty if it is known their ball was moved by the wind after address. Following an exhaustive, four-year review of golf’s 34 playing Rules, nine principal Rules have been amended to improve clarity and ensure penalties are proportionate. Significant changes include: Ball Moving After Address (Rule 18-2b). A new exception is added which exonerates the player from penalty if their ball moves after it has been addressed when it is known or virtually certain that they did not cause the ball to move. For example, if it is a gust of wind that moves the ball after it has been addressed, there is no penalty and the ball is played from its new position. Ball in Hazard; Prohibited Actions (Rule 13-4). Exception 2 to this Rule is amended to permit a player to smooth sand or soil in a hazard at any time, including before playing from that hazard, provided it is for the sole purpose of caring for the course and Rule 13-2 (improving lie, area of intended stance or swing or line of play) is not breached. Time of Starting (Rule 6-3a). The rule is amended to provide that the penalty for starting late, but within five minutes of the starting time, is reduced from disqualification to loss of the first hole in match play or two strokes at the first hole in stroke play. Previously this penalty reduction could be introduced as a condition of competition.

First off, the course is annually over-seeded with rye grass everywhere except the greens; rye grass will die off in the GA summer. It also looks like certain greens are being rebuilt and have some kind of cover over them and they could also be sand top dressing some fairways to improve drainage. Don't worry, it will look it's usual beautiful self come April.

The PGA Tour had a rules official watching the final 90 minutes of the Farmers on TV.

I'm at a tournament on a Saturday following some guy who just made the cut. I see him remove a loose impediment near his ball in the rough and it appears to me that his ball moved. I tell him and he says, no it didn't it just oscillated and returned to it's original position. There are no cameras around following him, so he might have incurred a penalty, but there is no way to prove it. The rules official and his marker take his word for it and that's the end of it.

Absolutely not. Rules violations should only be allowed to be brought up by the player, a rules official or a fellow competitor. If one of the other players in the tournament saw it on TV, fine, but not a viewer with no vested interest in the outcome. The other problem is this usually only effects things that happen in early rounds, since if it happened in the final round and someone calls on Monday, the results are already posted and the tournament results can not be changed. I live on a course. Do you think I should call the Pro Shop every time I see a women breaking a rule on ladies tournament day?

I think the LPGA made the right decision by not giving her more sponsor exemptions but instead changing the rule to allow non LPGA members to Monday qualify. She is good enough to get into any tournament she wants now.

Congressional (At&t;) would be the other US Open course on the PGA Tour Schedule (except last year and this year due to them having the Open this year). The Barclay's will continue to bounce around NY and NJ as there are so many great courses to choose from, so I wouldn't expect it at Bethpage on a regular basis. As a previous poster said it is also disruptive to other courses, not just the black, even though a FedEx Cup event will be less disruptive then a US Open.