cookelad
Tour Winner
Is there a ruling on taking the ball out of the hole when you holed from off the green ie pulling the flag out to bring the ball out - the ball is completely below the lip?
I know that bit, there was a comment made that you had to pick the ball out of the hole with your hand and couldn't just pull the flag to eject the ball.
As said above - all that matters is that the ball is holed in the first place i.e. has come to rest within the circumference of the hole and all of it below the lip. How you take it out after that doesn't matter in terms of the rules but matters a lot in terms of looking after the course. Pulling it out with the flagstick or the toe of your putter are not good practices because of the risk of damaging the hole. Use your hand - with the one exception if, like me, you can't quite reach that far down of using one of those rubber/plastic devices on the end of your putter to pick it out.
That's what I suspected, not against the rules just bad practice, I couldn't find anything that specified either way on the r&a app on my phone so thought I'd put it on here for the more knowledgeable! Thanks once again guys!
That's what I suspected, not against the rules just bad practice, I couldn't find anything that specified either way on the r&a app on my phone so thought I'd put it on here for the more knowledgeable! Thanks once again guys!
2 shot penalty if you don't pick the ball out the hole properly......
2 shot penalty if you don't pick the ball out the hole properly......
No it isn't as explained above.
Doh....
Pay attention man, pay attention...
And the relevant Rule number is...?Well....I know what I was told....
And the relevant Rule number is...?
Not sure but a very well respected member told me. It's probably in the decision book.....
Not respected for his knowledge of the rules.
So you can't take the ball out of the hole then?!