Ball Landing In Divot

[rulefan]

Joking apart we do get a lot of deer hoof prints on our greens in winter when they get very wet. I'm presuming from next year you will be able to repair these if they are on your line.

Yes you will.

13.1c(2) Repair of Damage. A player may repair damage on the putting green without penalty by taking reasonable actions to restore the putting green as nearly as possible to its original condition, but only:
• By using his or her hand, foot or other part of the body or a normal ball-mark repair tool, tee, club or similar item of normal equipment, and
• Without unreasonably delaying play (see Rule 5.6a).

“Damage on the putting green” means any damage caused by a person or outside influence, such as:


• Animal tracks or hoof indentations

 

[rulefan]

it seems very unfair to be hindered by someone else’s divot.

Where does it say that golf or life, must be fair?

The little book says
"Play the ball as it lies, play the course as you find it and if you cannot do either, do what is fair. But to do what is fair, you need to know the the Rules of Golf"

 

[drdel]

Where does it say that golf or life, must be fair?

The little book says
"Play the ball as it lies, play the course as you find it and if you cannot do either, do what is fair. But to do what is fair, you need to know the the Rules of Golf"

Except if you find your stance is impaired (sprinkler etc) you can have a free drop of a club's length from the nearest point of relief -but no relief from a divot.

 

[rulefan]

Except if you find your stance is impaired (sprinkler etc) you can have a free drop of a club's length from the nearest point of relief -but no relief from a divot.

As it says - "But to do what is fair, you need to know the the Rules of Golf"

Below are two parts of a long discourse by Tufts. The full text is worth reading.

If there is one principle more basic than any of the rest, it must be that you play the course as you find it [Definitions: Course]. This
simply means that the player must accept the conditions he encounters during play and may not alter them to suit his convenience.
This principle is first established under Rule 13-1, but it is the rule that follows, Rule 13-2, which firmly nails down the fact that the ground and everything that grows or is fixed in it is a part of the player's lie and must not be moved.

In connection with the above quite positive assertion, it is necessary to recognize that the Rules do grant what at first may appear to be certain additional exceptions to the principle of playing the course as you find it. However, all these added circumstances are not actually exceptions to the principle; they are in the nature of granting relief from a part of the course not in proper condition [Rule 25 - Abnormal Ground Conditions] or from objects which are not a part of the course or which, if attached to the course, are not a proper part of it [Rule 24 - Obstructions].

 

[atticusfinch]

As it says - "But to do what is fair, you need to know the the Rules of Golf"

Below are two parts of a long discourse by Tufts. The full text is worth reading.

The full text is available to members of the Leith Society in the members section.. http://www.leithsociety.com

 

[rulie]

The full text is available to members of the Leith Society in the members section.. http://www.leithsociety.com

Recognize that Tufts wrote the principles many years ago. The language may seem somewhat effusive, but the principles remain as such and are still applicable.

 

[atticusfinch]

Tufts is not intended to be a reference/research work, but a foundation work. Done in 1961 many rules in his examples have changed or been deleted. But you are right, the principles underlying the rules is the same. I always liked his terse style.

Basics matter. Master "wax on, wax off" and "sand-a floor" and you know karate, without ever being in a dojo. :whoo: