QUESTION Judy and Terry are playing in a tournament. On the second hole, Terry strokes his ball toward the water hazard. Without virtual certainty, he believes the ball is in the hazard. He plays another ball from where he stroked the original […]
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QUESTION: Nancy and Andy are playing in a tournament. On the 9th hole, Nancy goes to her ball after her tee shot. She finds her ball in the fairway with a piece of mud adhering to the ball. She lifts […]
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QUESTION: Mary and Jim are playing in a tournament. On the 4th hole Jim strokes his second shot into an unplayable lie in the front sand bunker. The ball lies a bit under the lip of the green near the pin. […]
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By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Carol and Chad are playing in a tournament. After finishing play on the 10th hole, Chad borrows Carol’s putter and makes a number of practice strokes. Carol says Chad should be penalized for using her putter to practice […]
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By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Roman and Mike are playing in a tournament. On the 5th hole. Roman, who started with 13 clubs, misses his short putt. In a moment of anger, he slams his club into the ground. The shaft […]
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QUESTION: Butch and Cliff are playing in a tournament. On the 4th hole, Butch strokes his ball towards a water hazard. Both players are virtually certain that the ball is in the water hazard. Butch drops a ball behind the hazard keeping […]
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QUESTION: Claire and Josh are playing in a tournament. On the 4th hole, Claire’s tee shot lands in the fairway. On approaching the ball, she discovers the ball is unplayable and lifts it under the unplayable ball rule. She then […]
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QUESTION: Meaghan and Kyle are playing in a tournament. On the 9th hole, Meaghan strokes her ball into a group trees and it rests against a tree root. The tree is within a ground under repair area. The ball, however, is against […]
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By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Connie and Howie are playing in a tournament. On the 9th hole, Connie strokes her ball onto the green. She marks her ball which is along Howie’s putting line. After Howie putts, she replaces the ball but does […]
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QUESTION: Leo and Ken are playing in a tournament. On one particular hole, there is an area within a sand bunker that is grass covered. Leo strokes his ball into the bunker and when he arrives at the bunker, deems his […]