Golf Rules not covered by the R&A....

[Cobbslane]

As we gain experience in golf there are some 'rules' that are picked up along the way. They aren't in the R&A handbook.
What rules have you observed?
Here's a couple for starters:

1. A provisional shot will always be perfect.

2. The more you spend on golf balls the quicker you will lose them.

Add your favourites....

 

[Lord Tyrion]

A shot with a pp club will always be nailed

When you miss a putt, bring it back after finishing the hole and replay it the ball will go in the hole first time.

 

[Maninblack4612]

Any putter will hole putt after putt when you try it out & stop doing so as soon as you've paid for it.

 

[Imurg]

When you need a fade you draw
When you need a draw you fade...

 

[rulefan]

You'll never get out of a bunker if you smoke cigars.

 

[jim8flog]

There is nothing in the Rules of Golf from stopping you jangling the change in you pocket.

 

[Beedee]

You never miss a putt once the hole's been lost/blobbed.

 

[clubchamp98]

If my ball is pin high it’s left or right.
If it’s bang online it’s short or long.

 

[Crow]

The use of poker chip ball markers is illegal.

 

[cliveb]

As soon as a playing partner compliments you on how well you are playing, your game falls apart.

 

[YandaB]

If a ball falls off a tee, someone in the group must call out "one".

 

[clubchamp98]

As soon as a playing partner compliments you on how well you are playing, your game falls apart.

That’s deliberate!

 

[timd77]

As soon as hit a nice shot, even if it’s the first of the day, you’re a bandit.

 

[jim8flog]

Lowest handicap tees off first.

 

[USER1999]

A good result is rewarded with 'good shot', when it wasn't.

The words 'nice strike' are always followed by the rattle of ball on wood.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Any putt hit well and heading into the hole will jump left or right as soon as a PP says "you've got that" or "get in"

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Etiquette in respect of HNSP when on the tee no longer applies...

(Historical Natural Standing Position )

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

The top player in a singles draw (first 'out of the hat') makes first contact to arrange the match.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

When a 'Pick and Place on Fairway' local rule is in operation, where a ball is sitting in a position where On/Off the fairway is in doubt, that ball is always deemed to be On the fairway.

 

[jim8flog]

When a 'Pick and Place on Fairway' local rule is in operation, where a ball is sitting in a position where On/Off the fairway is in doubt, that ball is always deemed to be On the fairway.

That would be a nice rule which would fit in with current rules
A ball is always treated as lying in only one area of the course:
• If part of the ball is in both the general area and one of the four specific areas of the course, it is treated as lying in that specific area of the course .
etc