| Rules of Golf from the ERCC Home Page |
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| Dropping Your Ball |
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| Rule 30-3C: Match Play; Wrong Ball |
- In the spirit of the Three Day Member-Guest, what does Rule 30-3C say the penalty is for a player making a stroke at a wrong ball? Does that player’s partner incur a penalty?
- See the details
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| Rule 24-1: Movable Obstruction |
- Is a player allowed to move a water hazard stake before playing a shot?
- See the details
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| Rule 19-2: Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped |
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| Rule 4-1: Form and Make of Clubs |
- What is the penalty for carrying, but not using, a non-conforming club in stroke and match play?
- See the details
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| Rules 12-2 and 15-3 - Identifying a ball in a hazard |
- Picking up a ball to identify it is now allowed, as long as it is replaced
- Playing a wrong ball from a hazard now incurs a two stroke penalty
- Read on for the full details and USGA rule citations
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| Rule 16-1E: Standing Astride or on Line of Putt |
- A player must not stand astride, or on, the line of his/her intended putt while making his/her stroke.
- Exception to the rule only if the player is attempting to avoid standing on another player’s line.
- Breach of the rule is a two-stroke penalty in Stroke play.
- See the details and decisions
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| Rule 24-1: Movable Obstructions |
- a flagstick, whether attended, removed, or held up, to be moved when a ball is in motion even if the act could influence the movement of the ball.
- See the details
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| Rule 20-2: Placing & Replacing |
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