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Rules of the Game

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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Rules of the Game

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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Rules of the Game

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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Rules of the Game

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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Rules of the Game

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 […]

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Rules of the Game

Question: Ann and Steve are playing in a tournament.On the 11th hole, Steve’s tee shot goes toward an area of trees and possible reeds. Believing the ball might be lost, he announces and plays a provisional ball from the tee. […]

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Rules of the Game

Question: John and Mike are playing in a tournament. On the 6th hole, John strokes his ball into an area which might cause the ball to be lost or out of bounds. He plays a provisional ball which comes to rest […]

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Rules of the game

QUESTION: Greg and Andrew are playing in a tournament. On the 12th hole, Greg strokes his ball into an area full of tree roots and the ball rests on the roots. He swings at the ball and fails to move it. He […]

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Rules of the game

QUESTION: Logan and Brad are playing in a tournament. On the 7th hole, Brad strokes his ball onto the green. When he arrives at his ball, he rotates it to line up the trademark with the hole.  The ball was not lifted, marked […]

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Rules of the Game

By Alan Jeffery QUESTION: Diane and Greg are playing in a tournament. On the 12th hole Diane’s ball rests on the green. Greg accidentally steps on and damages Diane’s line of putt. She asks Greg to restore the line of putt […]

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