True or False: A ball lies in a part of a tree overhanging a water hazard. The ball is in the water hazard? (Answer below)
The R&A have recently launched their official Rules of Golf iPhone application. It's free and available for the iPhone, iPad ...
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Can you hold the flagstick and make a putt at the same time?Yes. This is a question that pops up a lot. The confusion seems to have arisen because everyone thinks it was illegal a long time ago. I have seen no proof that it ever was against the rules&n...
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The 'gimme' is unique to the game of golf. In no other sport can a player can concede something to the opposition as an act of goodwill. It can be used to speed up play and spare us the sick feeling of watching a short putt missed or worse still, ...
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There was a double hit during the final round of the European Tour event last weekend (see video below). Eventual winner, Soren Hansen of Sweden hit his ball twice during a short chip shot from...Click the title above to read the full article at...
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You cannot ground your club in a hazard.When Michelle Wie played on the weekend she forgot this and it ended up costing her around US$100,000.Her first shot from the water did not escape from the hazard and before her next shot she grounded her club. S...
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During a weekend round of golf at Murrumbidgee Golf Course in Canberra I spotted the placement of these tee markers. The two markers defining the teeing ground were separated by about 30 metres. Between them lay two tee boxes, a cart path and a garden ...
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A crow took my golf ball.I know it did.I'd just come off a birdie and was thinking I had a chance to save a bad round. I nailed a drive straight down the middle of the fairway. It couldn't have been more middle.Then I'm sure a crow took it.I didn't see...
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A golfer drives his ball into the trees and decides to hit a provisional ball in case the first cannot be found. The first ball is eventually found within the five minutes allowed for searching but it is in such a bad lie that it is deemed unplayable b...
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Aussie Golfer played a shot into a lateral water hazard. I realise some of you may find that hard to believe but yes occasionally my shots go wayward.I found my ball only centimetres in the hazard with a decent lie and decided to play the ball. No more...
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