Are you allowed to use a wedge on the green

[markgs]

Not that i would make a habit of doing it, but i did it in a comp couple of months ago and the for ball i played with said it was ok no problem. Today i was in same spot got my wedge out, i am a clean picker so no divot and this gu that i have never played with before said its 100% against the rules and not allowed. I asked him what rule it was he did not know so i played wedge and he said i was DQ now. What is the rule please so i can give this guy the ir

 

[fundy]

There is no rule, hes talking garbage. for people like this, throw them the rule book and ask them to show you the rule they are DQing you under.

 

[Lump]

I would have told him to jog on. What a Muppet, if you're going to pull someone for a rule infringement at least have the decency to get it right.
I hope you ignored him and trusted yourself?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

...and you might remind him the part of the course around the hole and that we putt on is called a green - not a putting green. And ask him what club you are allowed to use on the green - just a putter? Then point out how many folk used to use putters that are pretty much 1 irons. But as fundy says - bottom line is that the Rule Book rules.

And just to rub in his stupidity remind him of Mark Calcavecchia taking a big divot out of a green with a sand wedge at Troon (?) in the Open some years ago and ask him when the rule changed.

 

[davemc1]

I think Justin Rose done it a couple of weeks/months ago, there was an indent on his line so chipped over it. He was prob no more than 5 feet away as well.

how about if you land on a green that doesn't belong to your hole? I normally take the nearest point of relief (no closer, and no penalty) is this correct?

 

[markgs]

I would have told him to jog on. What a Muppet, if you're going to pull someone for a rule infringement at least have the decency to get it right.
I hope you ignored him and trusted yourself?

Totally ignored him and played shoot. Some people think they know all the rules because there have been members for 30 years truth is they probably know less

 

[Old Skier]

how about if you land on a green that doesn't belong to your hole? I normally take the nearest point of relief (no closer, and no penalty) is this correct?

Yep

 

[Colin L]

...and you might remind him the part of the course around the hole and that we putt on is called a green - not a putting green.

Careful! The term as defined in the Rules is putting green. See also Rule 16: The Putting Green

 

[Ethan]

Like a fat bloke wearing pink J Lindeberg trousers, using a wedge on a green may be frowned upon, and the greenskeeper may strike you off his Christmas Card list, but it is not prohibited by any rule.

 

[Colin L]

how about if you land on a green that doesn't belong to your hole? I normally take the nearest point of relief (no closer, and no penalty) is this correct?

I hope you do it always. Relief is mandatory from a wrong putting green - see Rule 25-3.

It might be worth noting from the rule, that relief does not include stance or area of intended swing and so your nearest point of relief will be just a fraction off the putting green and you may end up playing your next stroke with your feet on the green.

 

[Maninblack4612]

Many years ago my mate caddied in the Open at St. Andrews. His man played with Bruce Devlin, who found himself on the wrong side of one of the double greens. He took his wedge to the shot and extracted an approximately foot long divot from the hallowed turf. The greenkeeper is still sticking pins in his Bruce Devlin doll.

 

[Foxholer]

Perfectly legitimate - unless there is a Local Rule preventing it.

LR would not be a sanctioned one, but must still be obeyed. I know of 1 club that has this LR!

I remember seeing it happen on 18 at Belfry a while ago - Lefty from memory, who picked it off cleanly from bottom tier to a couple of feet from top tier hole.

 

[CMAC]

Not that i would make a habit of doing it, but i did it in a comp couple of months ago and the for ball i played with said it was ok no problem. Today i was in same spot got my wedge out, i am a clean picker so no divot and this gu that i have never played with before said its 100% against the rules and not allowed. I asked him what rule it was he did not know so i played wedge and he said i was DQ now. What is the rule please so i can give this guy the ir

make a point of not playing with this bawbag again:rofl:

 

[Deleted member 15344]

You can use any club you want - seen people use a hybrid or 3 wood on a green. I have used an 8 iron before

 

[ScienceBoy]

Ive holed out with my driver before from a foot.. just for kicks and to prove how good a V-Easy is at taking the wrists out your putting stroke.

 

[19thagain]

Like a fat bloke wearing pink J Lindeberg trousers, using a wedge on a green may be frowned upon, and the greenskeeper may strike you off his Christmas Card list, but it is not prohibited by any rule.

I wish we had a facility on here so that we can 'like' a reply!

This is brilliant and embraces the point exactly.

 

[rickg]

A LR banning the use of a wedge on the green in play is illegal and would render any comp non qualifying.

 

[Foxholer]

A LR banning the use of a wedge on the green in play is illegal and would render any comp non qualifying.

That could (and has) certainly be used as an argument to convince The Committee to find an alternative solution - as it almost certainly breaches 33-8 b - that approval for such a rule must be obtained.

But there will be hundreds of clubs with LRs that would not be approved!

Meantime, while they have them, they must be complied with! Because the definition of Rules includes LRs - valid or invalid. (not illegal btw)

 

[garyinderry]

done it many times.

 

[rulefan]

That could (and has) certainly be used as an argument to convince The Committee to find an alternative solution - as it almost certainly breaches 33-8 b - that approval for such a rule must be obtained.

But there will be hundreds of clubs with LRs that would not be approved!

Meantime, while they have them, they must be complied with! Because the definition of Rules includes LRs - valid or invalid. (not illegal btw)

Whenever a course is rated or re-rated they will (should - depending on the county) be told about any non-conforming local rules and advised about the consequences of continuing with them.