Most Common Cause of Penalty ?

[MashieNiblick]

It depends if this relates to penalty shots imposed as a result of following the rules, e.g. for dropping out of a water hazard, or if it relates to penalties for breaching the rules. e.g. failing to drop the ball in the correct way.

If the former I'd say getting relief from a water hazard. If the latter, those are much rarer, but I'll go for touching the ground in a hazard.

 

[papyt]

improving your lie in a hazard,had to call a playing partner on sat for removing twigs from around his ball in a yellow staked hazard his comment bemused me " but its not in the water and we always do it!!!" this chap is in his 50's and has played for years,after he had his strop and i penalised his score he never spoke to me for the rest of the round.

 

[Doh]

Most common cause of a penalty Mmmmm I would say taking a drop from the wrong place???

 

[3offTheTee]

A referee told me that if you see someone breaking a rule and you do not call him YOU are disqualified. Obviously we could claim ignorance of the rule but the referee explained to me that it would be difficult for him to claim ignorance of the rule!

 

[USER1999]

Out of bounds?

Lost ball?

 

[wookie]

Ball moving when addressing it???
I'm normally very careful but called myself twice on this last Sunday.

I'm glad its not just me who does this!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Changing type of ball played.

Most common rule broken by club players IMO is assuming that a ball is lost in a hazard followed by improper drops.

 

[papyt]

Changing type of ball played.

Most common rule broken by club players IMO is assuming that a ball is lost in a hazard followed by improper drops.

when you say changing type of ball this would only be in a one ball only comp and not in general comps. only ever played in a one ball only and these were supplied by the sponsors.

 

[TXL]

Courtesy of one of our forum colleagues who pulled me up on it at Woburn (!)
What's the most common cause of penalty on the pro tour, according to our forum colleague who was told by John Paramore ?

It was not on the pro tour, it was club level golf. Cannot imagine it ever happenning in a pro event.

Sev112, I am amazed no-one has got it right yet

 

[Crow]

Not marking the ball when moving it for identification?

Groundng club in a hazard?

Not calling a provisional before playing it?

Holing out with the flag in?

 

[Kellfire]

Rule 54-1 ; Not giving the answer in the thread to which you posed the question in a timely manner.

 

[sev112]

Blimey i go away for one day for a funerla, give you all the time to get researching and as TXL says none of you have come near

Take your time ...

 

[RichardC]

Was you looking for a pine smelling golf ball for longer than 5 minutes?

 

[MashieNiblick]

Also surely DQ'd under Rule 43-1 - Mistated question amended after forum members have posted replies.

 

[sev112]

The clue is in the/my answer above - add some quote marks

I'll give you all a few more minutes

 

[Imurg]

Late on the tee...

 

[sev112]

Ok i'll put you all out of your misery, and stick the quote marks in ...

"Take your time "


There you go; 2 shot penalty apparently

 

[TXL]

"Take your time "

This is classified as giving advice!

 

[munro007]

To many clubs in there bag...........

 

[Region3]

Ok i'll put you all out of your misery, and stick the quote marks in ...

"Take your time "


There you go; 2 shot penalty apparently

This is classified as giving advice!

To many clubs in there bag...........

Have another guess munro.