Jensen
Tour Rookie
A mate said you can now practice putt in medal comps after finishing a hole, like you can do in match play.
Haven't heard anything, surely he's got that wrong ?
Haven't heard anything, surely he's got that wrong ?
Medal - Practice Putt
- Thread starter Jensen
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louise_a
Money List Winner
You can and its not new, you can chip too.
edit to add Rule 7-2.
edit to add Rule 7-2.
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MendieGK
Tour Winner
As long as you don't cause 'undue delay'. I think it's always been that way
DCB
Well-known member
Or a Condition of Competition does not allow it.
Capella
Journeyman Pro
Rule 7-2 ... totally okay, as long as it does not hold up the game.
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
Yep as above - the tour don't allow as a condition of the comp but you can practise on the green provided you have completed the hole and don't cause any undue delay
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
It's another rule myth this one, up there with not being able to hole out 1 handed holding the flag.
You should try it sometimes and watch the reactions you get :rofl:
Just make sure you know the rule to quote :thup:
You should try it sometimes and watch the reactions you get :rofl:
Just make sure you know the rule to quote :thup:
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
davidy233
Tour Rookie
When I was on the handicap committee I used to do it regularly - there's a few guys in Aberdeenshire who stopped believing a 'rule myth' after playing with me
ger147
Tour Winner
My norm for causing a riot is asking for the flag to be tended while I'm putting from off the green. Based on my limited and biased sampling, about 20-25% of players think it's against the rules.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
...and they won;t know that....
So you are off the green and ask the flag to be attended - and a PP goes up and holds the flag - but then you change your mind and say you don't want it attended. If the PP remains pretty much where he was standing and doesn't move away from the flag he is still deemed to be tending it. And so if your ball then hits the flag you are penalised as he is still deemed to be tending the flag (unless you have asked him to move away and he didn't). Rule 17-1 Note 1.
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freddielong
Tour Winner
Not if it's a 36 hole medal and you have to play that hole again that day though
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
Is that highlighted in the rule ? Can't recall it ?
http://golf.about.com/cs/rulesofgolf/a/rule7.htm
http://golf.about.com/cs/rulesofgolf/a/rule7.htm
freddielong
Tour Winner
Its on the link
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
I must be missing it ?
freddielong
Tour Winner
Maybe you forgot it
pogle
Head Pro
Another myth, I'm afraid.
Decision 7-1b/7 -
Q.
A 36-hole stroke play competition was scheduled to be played on one day. During the first round a competitor, having holed out at the 3rd hole, plays a practice putt on the 3rd green. Is the competitor disqualified under Rule 7-1b for practising on the course before his second round?
A.
No. A competitor is entitled to do anything which the Rules permit him to do during a stipulated round. Rule 7-2 permits a player between the play of two holes to practise putting or chipping on or near the putting green of the hole last played, any practice putting green or the teeing ground of the next hole to be played in the round, provided such practice stroke is not played from a hazard and does not unduly delay play (Rule 6-7).
