What would you do when..........??????

Region3 said:
Just tell him it's against the rules. We all want to play by them don't we?

If he still does it just add 2 shots to his score on that hole.
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or ............. mate theres actualy a rule that says you cant stand there & if any one see ya doing that they will be giving out , actualy its a two shot penalty for doing it , just said i tell ya ..


hows that for a no swearing , nut whacking , strange looking solution , they guy may not be aware what he is doing aint allowed ,, then ask for a stella ..:)


Is it not a rule ? crikey i always thought it was .. my mistake , just ask him to step one side so as its affecting your concentration over the putt ..
 
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bladeplayer said:
or ............. mate theres actualy a rule that says you cant stand there & if any one see ya doing that they will be giving out , actualy its a two shot penalty for doing it , just said i tell ya ..


hows that for a no swearing , nut whacking , strange looking solution , they guy may not be aware what he is doing aint allowed ,, then ask for a stella ..:)
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Except that it IS allowed....:)
 
FairwayDodger said:
Yip, a bit of research shows it's not against the rules to stand behind an opponent and watch their putt. However, and I didn't know this, it is against the rules for your caddie, partner or partner's caddie to stand behind the line of your putt. (14-2b)
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Confusing one that, as the exception to 14-2b then goes on to say its ok if it is inadvertent. So it's ok by accident, but not if it's deliberate. I guess you can't deliberately put one of your team on the line of play.
 
Makes me wonder... When we play a Texas scamble we tend to all line up behind each person putting trying to learn as much as possible so that someone holes it. Looks like that's actually against the rules....
 
I'm wrong as well.

I assumed it was a rule because I know players get a penalty if their caddy is on the line behind them.

Seems a strange thing to allow.
 
FairwayDodger said:
Makes me wonder... When we play a Texas scamble we tend to all line up behind each person putting trying to learn as much as possible so that someone holes it. Looks like that's actually against the rules....
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I bet every one does this in scrambles though. Doesn't make it right, but puts you at a disadvantage if you don't.

Any way, I bet most would view the rules of golf don't apply in a 'fun' competition.
 
WOW, I didnt realised u werent allowed to gain advantage from this in Texas Scramble team events, or Pairs for that matter.........Thats Defo news to me, I dont know anybody that DOESNT do this in these formats

Very Educational

Looks like most of us learnt something there...............
 
murphthemog said:
I bet every one does this in scrambles though. Doesn't make it right, but puts you at a disadvantage if you don't.

Any way, I bet most would view the rules of golf don't apply in a 'fun' competition.
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I bet lots do it not realising they're doing anything wrong.

I wasn't sure so have always talked my team into not doing it. There's plenty of info anyway as you can move to the line after the ball is struck, plus we'll all read it then say where we're aiming.
 
I'd just call him on the ruling saying it not you but others may pull him on it do it's best to break the habbit now.... If he continues, just call the penalty every time until he stops
 
FairwayDodger said:
Interesting, I always thought it was just poor etiquette, which rule?
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Yep. Etiquette as far as I can see - though a breach if your partner or caddie does it. Slightly bizarrely, your opponen(s)t can stand on that line in Matchplay (though I believe you can ask them to move).

If you tell him and he continues to do so, then you can tell him that it is a serious breach and he risks DQ-ing!
 
Smiffy said:
I would just tell him it's not the done thing. In a friendly way of course. If he got arsey then I would just repeat it..........in an arsey way.
If he ignored me then I would tell him to feck off out of it.
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Yep.... if he he pretty new to the game he will understand.....
 
DarthVega said:
against the rules to stand anywhere on another plays line of putt extended backwards and forwards.
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The rule you are quoting applies only to your caddie, your partner (not a fellow-competitor) or your caddie's partner - it's still very poor etiquette, most of us do it in a less obvious way.
 
I'm surprised that people havn't noticed the pros, they stay well away from their playing partner as etiquette demands to not put the player off when he's making the putt, but are quickly in to view the line on a long putt when the ball is on its way.

You can hardly all close your eyes and not look in case you gain an advantage!!
 
I've always thought this was a bit weird rules wise.

You can line up your partner, and you can advise him on the line, but you mustn't be on the line when he actually plays, even if your own ball is on a totally different line. After the putt though he can say, "I hit that about a hole to the right and it wasn't enough".

Your opponent, whom you can't advise, can watch from dead behind but isn't supposed to as it's poor etiquette.

And in fact it is not particularly difficult to see how the ball has moved even when watching from well away from the line.

:confused:

As for what to do. Just tell asak him politely to move and don't putt til he has. You may have to ask a few times but he'll get the message eventually. Same as if he kept talking when you were playing. Would you let that go?
 
I like to think I am quite a personable golfer so I'd try and adopt a polite attitude to start with and ask him to move. If it happened again I'd repeat my request a little more vocally. I'd give him a third chance explaining why it isn't on. If he doesn't get it by then I'd just tell him to go away and fornicate and come back when he'd learnt some etiquette. If the "mate" didn't like it to be honest I'd tell him to foxtrot oscar too
 
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