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PGA Pro Q+A: Ask Our Expert For Advice On Improving Your Golf Game ⛳
Practising on the course
- Thread starter Siolag
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Club rule not a rule of golf
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
You can hit two balls off the tees but only one ball to the green (inc par 3s).
But I chip around the green with two.
That’s the rule at my place if you are seen hitting more into the greens it’s a warning.
But I chip around the green with two.
That’s the rule at my place if you are seen hitting more into the greens it’s a warning.
TheJezster
Tour Rookie
No rules at our place, just use common sense. Let anyone through who is playing and carry on...
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Seems easy enough, if I hit two tee shots on a par 3 one of them will miss the green anyway.
D
Deleted member 25172
Guest
I don't see the issue unless you're hammering down balls on the green, and with that, hacking up the fairway with divots. An extra ball or 2 when no one is behind. For every pitch mark I make, I make sure to repair multiple that others have left behind.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
It’s more the divots on the tee .
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Presumptuous of them to assume I wouldn't take a divot with my driver.
GB72
Money List Winner
If I am out on my own I sometimes replay shots if the course is quiet or if there is a larger group ahead, just play so as I am a bit behind them. No rule stopping it but if anyone questions hitting a second ball I am quite prepared to say that it was a provisional. Surely nothing to stop you playing a provisional on every shot.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
You might but there is plenty of golfers that don’t repair pitch marks or there would be no others for you to repair.
D
Deleted member 25172
Guest
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
On our par 3s a lot of lads hit driver ,two of them are 200+.Presumptuous of them to assume I wouldn't take a divot with my driver.
Capella
Journeyman Pro
As long as no one is coming up behind you, you are pretty much free to hit as many balls as you wish at our course (even though I think the greenkeeper had something to say if you started taking an excessive amount of divots from the same spot). I sometimes play a second ball when I am on my own, not so much because of the extra practice, but if I am stuck behind a slower moving group which won't let me through, just to pass the time. It is also okay to skip holes normally when the course is empty.
The night before a bigger comp the course sometimes closes down early, if they want to prepare next day's tee and flag positions without allowing any of the players to get a sneak peek and practice beforehand.
The night before a bigger comp the course sometimes closes down early, if they want to prepare next day's tee and flag positions without allowing any of the players to get a sneak peek and practice beforehand.
practice is now prohibited on the course due to a few taking the piss and hitting dozens of shots into greens and digging up some of the fairways with divots. two ball Max. Club didn't mind before as long as you left the course as you found it. there's always those who spoil it for others
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
This happened at ours that’s why they made the one ball rule into greens.
Doh
Journeyman Pro
Sorry should have added that due to them taking the mick they do and continue to do damage to the course. Sadly common sense is lacking.
Thats was the rationale behind our rule. Too may people either not repairing pitch marks and sadly not raking bunkers. It was a rule on the old course and brought over and still in place. Still have issues with pitch marks but that's just some members being absolute tools and too lazy to bother
