Recent content by Marc Cools

Is there a site where you could find this kind of local rules? I never heard of this one before. So I'm curious for more of those rare possible local rules. I love it that you know all that stuff.

Situations I experienced : - Never ending water hazard; semi rough not higher than half a ball; presumed ball in WH. Ball later found 50 meters closer to the green due to a lucky bounce ? - player starts looking for his ball; 5 minutes pass; Ball is lost; player goes back to original spot; other...

It is not the stake, it is the hole when the stake isn't put back. No relief in the hazard for the abnormale ground condition which the hole is. It's (no) relief from the hole that's the issue.

Or embedded through the green, or a to big area to find it, or hit a tree and bounced somewhere else, or went crossing the water into a rougher area, or ... Colin pointed out the right decision but it is so difficult to apply it. You must see the exact situation. Most players think it is in the...

I think it is DQ. He holed out with the wrong ball without correcting. The original ball was no longer in play when he "played a second ball" (not provisional as I understand it)

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules/rules-and-decisions.html#!rule-33,33-8 There are rules for making Local Rules. :whistle: I doubt if the mentioned examples meet the requirements for a proper Local Rule. If you want to influence the way a hole is played you can to my knowledge...

When in doubt, invoke Rule 3-3 and play 2 balls (stroke play only). http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules/rules-and-decisions.html#!rule-03,3-3 Always, very imported, always report the situation to the committee and let them decide. Even with same score for both balls.

My question is not about where the water hazard is. The line is the boundary and the whole of the line is inside the water hazard. The stakes are obstructions. In this case movable and that is important for the reason they do it this way. The question was why they put the stakes outside the...

At this moment there is a European Challenge Tour event in my country. (https://www.europeantour.com/en/challengetour/) The water hazards are marked with lines and stakes. I noticed that alle the stakes are located through the green and not in the hazard. Does anyone knows why they do it this way?

It's important if it is strokeplay or matchplay. Strokeplay : Circumstances are important. If it is a breach of R6-7 (slow play) then it would be a 1 stroke penalty at the next hole for this first offence. If it is a breach of R6-8 (discontinuation of play) it should be DQ. The facts as I know...

Need not! correct. English is not my native language and these are some of those little mistakes.

Most of the time they are not. - Definition of a referee : A "referee" is one who is appointed by the Committee to decide questions of fact and apply the Rules. He must act on any breach of a Rule that he observes or is reported to him. ... - Technically you don't need to have any knowledge...

Note that Rule 12-1a say's "If the player's ball lying anywhere on the course is believed to be covered by sand, to ..." The ball may also be covered by sand outside a bunker, like a wasteland and so on.

That is a good tip!

People go to wedding parties wearing jeans. Playing a round of golf in jeans? Well thàt is not done! I would DQ the club and spend my money elsewhere. We must look like this :