Asking about clubs used

[SaintHacker]

I know you can't ask another player on the tee what club they used, but a few weeks ago I was playing in a comp with a guy I know quite well who plays off 4. We were on a par 5, I had played my second shot and walked up with the other guy chatting as we went. He played his second with a long iron and found the green in two. I said 'great shot mate, was that a 4 iron?' without even thinking about it, which he confirmed, thanked me and we carried on with our round. It only occurred to me afterwards that I may have broken a rule by asking him which club he had used, or does it only apply on the tee when you both have the same distance to go?

 

[Crow]

Only applies when you both have the same shot and you haven't played yet, for example, on the tee.

 

[Colin L]

No problem with that, Sainthacker. For your question to be seeking advice as it is defined, it would have to about something that would help you decide how to play, choose a club or play a stroke. None of these is applies to the question you asked in the context you asked it in.

 

[Kellfire]

No problem with that, Sainthacker. For your question to be seeking advice as it is defined, it would have to about something that would help you decide how to play, choose a club or play a stroke. None of these is applies to the question you asked in the context you asked it in.

What if it was the front nine of a nine hole course and the hole would be played again later?

 

[duncan mackie]

What if it was the front nine of a nine hole course and the hole would be played again later?

doesn't matter

it's the 'here and now' relevance of a shot at a particular moment in time that's relevant.