Ball markers.

[One Planer]

Thanks for all the replies, I use a 10p coin now just to keep the peace but interesting to see that the chip is ok to use(if a little on the large side).

I'll quite often be asked to "Move my bin lid" :lol:

 

[mcbroon]

Coins if I've got any in my pocket. Otherwise, a wooden tee.

 

[full_throttle]

I have a GM ball marker, black side up. When asked to move the marker I flip it to remind me.

 

[Spuddy]

Here's the relevant part of the Note to Rule 20-1 Lifting and Marking.

Note: The position of a ball to be lifted should be marked by placing a ball-marker, a small coin or other similar object immediately behind the ball.

Note that the word 'should' is used rather than 'must', so anything goes really - and the Brian Barnes Beer Can is the classic, but they have a preference. A small coin etc is the closest you get to 'official', but that term has no meaning in Rules of Golf.

Your FC was guilty of continuing another Golfing Myth! He probably doesn't think you are allowed to use a tee stuck in the ground - because it's testing the surface (another myth) or clean your ball by wiping it on the ground (another myth). If you had marked his ball, he'd probably insist that You replace it rather than him (myth, but there are Rules). And he'd probably scream at you if you picked up the flag that was lying on the ground that a putt was going to hit (changed from being not allowed to now allowed).

Just to add to this, the following relates to what you can use to mark your ball.

[h=4][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Method Used to Mark Position of Ball[/FONT][/h][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Q.The Note to Rule 20-1 provides that "the position of a ball to be lifted should be marked by placing a ball-marker, a small coin or other similar object immediately behind the ball." Is a player penalized if he uses an object that is not similar to a ball-marker or small coin to mark the position of his ball?[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]A.No. The provision in the Note to Rule 20-1 is a recommendation of best practice, but there is no penalty for failing to act in accordance with the Note.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Examples of methods of marking the position of a ball that are not recommended, but are permissible, are as follows:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]• placing the toe of a club at the side of, or behind, the ball;[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]• using a tee;[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]• using a loose impediment;[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]• scratching a line, provided the putting green is not tested (Rule 16-1d) and a line for putting is not indicated (Rule 8-2b). As this practice may cause damage to the putting green, it is discouraged.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]However, under Rule 20-1 it is necessary to physically mark the position of the ball. Reference to an existing mark on the ground does not constitute marking the position of a ball. For example, it is not permissible to mark the position with reference to a blemish on the putting green.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]When moving a ball or ball-marker to the side to prevent it from interfering with another player's stance or stroke, the player may measure from the side of the ball or ball-marker. In order to accurately replace the ball on the spot from which it was lifted, the steps used to move the ball or ball-marker to the side should be reversed.

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[HawkeyeMS]

Using a loose impediment? I'm gonna try that tomorrow and see what sort of looks I get

 

[G.U.R]

Using a loose impediment? I'm gonna try that tomorrow and see what sort of looks I get

Scratching a line on the Green may bring better ones :rofl:

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Scratching a line on the Green may bring better ones :rofl:

I tell you what, I'll scratch a line using a loose impediment :thup:

 

[JCW]

I tell you what, I'll scratch a line using a loose impediment :thup:

Haha , use a leave , might get blown nearer the hole , there again could get blown right off the green .....................

 

[GB72]

I bought a bag of ball markers with my initials on when I first started and still have most of them. If not I have a magnetic smiley faced one on my pitch mark repairer. If I forget to pick one out of my bag (quite often) then I just use a tee.

 

[Wedgey]

Use one of these

 

[matts1984]

Im boring and just use the one that comes stuck to my glove

 

[vkurup]

I have a personalised brass one.. Unfortunately, it is tiny and most of the colours on it are green. So once I move about 5 feet away, I can never find it again!!! Was a gift from the Mrs so much like her, I have to continue with using it ...

(oh no, did I say that loudly)

 

[gryffindor]

I have wadaed through 4 pages of this to find the 'custom fit' comments. I feel sadly let down.

 

[Lump]

I use a NGC (Normanton Golf Club) one….until I lost it at the NE Vs Yorkshire gig at the weekend. I carry 3 ball markers though, one attached to my pitch repairer, my NGC one and a huge Belfry Casino style one.

 

[Break90]

I use a poker chip, from Falcons Fire GC, a course I played last year in the states.

It's a bit on the large side I suppose but Its never been commented upon.

 

[Scooby999]

Whatever shrapnel change I have in my pocket, other than when I buy a new cap with a magnetic one on it until I lose it oops

 

[backwoodsman]

I use my colon...





from Costa Rica

 

[Dellboy]

1964 Tanner.

 

[Twin Lakes]

I use a 1973 50 pence piece most of the time..............

I did get a gold one for my 40th but i'm not prepared to lose it!!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I use a couple of poker chips mainly because they are nice and big and I can find it easily on my pocket without scrabbling around amongst the tees