Crazyface
Tour Winner
I saw a post on FB that some clubs have this rule in place. Does your place? I think it should be a permanant winter rule along with unfindable plugged ball. This would make winter golf sooooooo much better
Free Drop When ball is Believed To Be In Leaves
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jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
No we do not . It was discussed by the committee but never taken up on the basis that it could be too easy to take the wrong approach by some players.
How do you know a ball is plugged unless you can find it in the first place?
How do you know a ball is plugged unless you can find it in the first place?
rulefan
Tour Winner
How do you know the ball is plugged if you can't find it?
NearHull
Well-known member
Unfindable plugged ball??? I must try that one!
Steven Rules
Well-known member
Free relief under 16.1 for temporary accumulations of leaves. This is a discussion for you to have with your Committee as Model Local Rule F-14 is available for them to adopt for this very purpose.
NearHull
Well-known member
I don’t think the OP is referring to a pile of leaves gathered to together temporarily that is intended to be removed later. I think he is referring to a natural fall of leaves on the course.
On the other hand, he may be trying to wind us all up.
rulefan
Tour Winner
F-14 is aimed at the "natural fall of leaves" and used in many tournaments late in the season for that reason. Leaves piled for later removal are already GUR by definition
salfordlad
Well-known member
Steven is using the language of the MLR only - which is about 'natural' temporary accumulations of loose impediments. (PS hadn't seen Rulefan's similar reply.)
NearHull
Well-known member
MLR F14. I wasn’t aware of that. Thanks for the advice.
I see a lot of controversy in using the MLR, identifying a temporary impacted area may be difficult, though there could be a specific bunker that suffers from leaf drop, but I think I would struggle to use it for our course which is a tree lined parkland course.
I see a lot of controversy in using the MLR, identifying a temporary impacted area may be difficult, though there could be a specific bunker that suffers from leaf drop, but I think I would struggle to use it for our course which is a tree lined parkland course.
Steven Rules
Well-known member
As Rulefan and Salfordlad have identified, that is exactly what the OP and I were referring to to.
DickInShorts
Newbie
I played at a course the other winter which was so waterlogged that they had implemented a local rule that if you couldn’t find your plugged ball in the fairway you could estimate the spot and drop another without penalty. It didn’t apply in the rough which seemed odd!
