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03 Feb 2010 - 17:01818
Rule Book


Do you take one out on the course with you? or do you tend to either guess or play a provisional ball and ask afterwards?
sfgadmin is offline
02 Aug 2010 - 21:141217
rule book


not one for calling rulings on everything, but have always up until recently carried the rules book in my bag,

currently carry the new r and a rules app on me with my ipod touch, makes finding anything easier for on the spot clarification..

Easy Now..
Macky_H is offline
02 Aug 2010 - 22:141219
Yeah I have downloaded the R&A app onto my iphone too. Don't need it that often but is handy to have.

Just out of interest our club played a match this weekend in a 4 ball better ball ball format. A friend of mine was in the 1st match and had an argument with their opponents.

One of their pair had hit into deep rough. My friend went to help look for the ball and found an unmarked Callaway 2. He picked it up and asked what ball his opponent was playing to which he replied Callaway 2. My friend asked if he had any markings, response was no, however he insisted it was his ball, my friend says how do you know, response was well this was the area in which my ball landed!

The guys they were playing were experienced club golfers, good enough to get into a competitive team, but still did not realise that it is absolutely necessary to mark your ball
brfcfan is offline
03 Aug 2010 - 07:571223
Your friend sound slike a complete arse
echtloon is offline
04 Aug 2010 - 16:271229
Nah he is a nice fella actually.

I always find it funny that golf is the only sport I can think of where knowledge and enforcement of the rules is commonly viewed as unsportsmanlike behaviour.
brfcfan is offline
09 Aug 2010 - 10:281236
>> where knowledge and enforcement of the rules is commonly viewed as unsportsmanlike behaviour

Very true. Some may remember Faldo reporting Lyle for breaking the rules, he put tape on the putter head during a round, which resulted in Lyle being disqualified. Faldo was perceived to have been unsportsmanlike at the time.
JSiskin is offline
13 Aug 2010 - 21:111267
I think the reason that this is the case is that the average club golfer does not know many of the rules whereas in most sports the rules all pretty simple.

Most common mistake I see is dropping from a path, where the competitor drops it on whichever side he chooses rather than nearest point of relief.
brfcfan is offline
20 Aug 2010 - 13:541282
Quote JSiskin:
>> where knowledge and enforcement of the rules is commonly viewed as unsportsmanlike behaviour

Very true. Some may remember Faldo reporting Lyle for breaking the rules, he put tape on the putter head during a round, which resulted in Lyle being disqualified. Faldo was perceived to have been unsportsmanlike at the time.
Faldo was perceived that way, becasue instead of telling Lyle he was breaking a rule, he let him do it then reported him.

Even then, if he had just told Sandyu, no doubt the big guy would have held his hands up and disqualified himself, no need t be a sneak about it.
echtloon is offline
20 Aug 2010 - 13:581283
Quote brfcfan:


I always find it funny that golf is the only sport I can think of where knowledge and enforcement of the rules is commonly viewed as unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Can't say I've seen that. I do find it unsporting when someone enforces a rule rather than using common sense and equity.

In this instance, your mate found the ball and number of the one they were looking for in the area they expected to, it's not like it was a ProV or Srixon either which seems to be the majority choice of ball, but a Callaway that are not played that much.

Did he really think this wasn't the players ball, or as seems more likely, was trying to win a hole with the rule book?
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