Can you ground your club in a penalty area?

Can you ground your club in a penalty area?

by | Mar 13, 2020 | Rules

The newly updated Rules of Golf no longer use the word “hazard” to define a red- or yellow-marked area where your ball may be lost. Instead, these areas are now referred to as penalty areas — and the rules governing what you can and can’t do within their confines have...

Towel by the green.

by | Mar 29, 2018 | Rules

Someone left a towel off to the side of a green. Two questions: What if the ball had come to rest in/on the towel? What if the ball kicked off the towel into the nearby hazard?   If the towel has been left by a previous group that is not in the same competition,...

Your ball falls off the tee.

by | Feb 6, 2018 | Rules

There’s a shocking amount of players that aren’t 100 percent sure what to do when this happens. Simple: You get to re-tee without penalty. (Exception: You’ve already whiffed on the first shot. If the ball then falls off, you have to play it as it...

Rules of Golf

by | Feb 2, 2018 | Rules

Movable vs. Immovable Obstructions – isn’t this game confusing enough! It’s actually not as confusing as you’d think. In fact, it’s much easier, the trick is the name. Movable obstruction – move the obstruction. Immovable obstruction – move the ball. Now then, in...