What's golf's most out of date rule?

[rosecott]

Leave it in, and get rid of the penalty for hitting it. As we do under winter rules.

I take it you don't have the approved winter rules then.

 

[SAPCOR1]

Reserved car park spaces for captain, vice captain, lady captain, vice lady captain, last years's captain, last years' lady captain, club secretary, pro, assistant pro .....

 

[hovis]

Reserved car park spaces for captain, vice captain, lady captain, vice lady captain, last years's captain, last years' lady captain, club secretary, pro, assistant pro .....

why did you go and do that? you know what this lot are like.

 

[SAPCOR1]

why did you go and do that? you know what this lot are like.

Sorry Hovis, couldn't resist!

 

[doublebogey7]

For amareurs not in any kind of comp, the daftest rule in my opinion is going back to the tee to take a shot for WHATEVER reason.

It just is not practical or necessary as there are plenty of good alternatives to this rule, it just enforces slow play.

But if you are not in a comp there is no obligation to stick to the rules, so just agree with your playing partners some other procedure.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Banning half the population of the country from membership due to the contents of their underwear.....

 

[richart]

Banning half the population of the country from membership due to the contents of their underwear.....

Damn those all women Clubs.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Damn those all women Clubs.

My post was deliberately gender-neutral!

 

[richart]

My post was deliberately gender-neutral!

I did notice, and liked your style.

 

[williamalex1]

Banning half the population of the country from membership due to the contents of their underwear.....

Maybe going down the Eurovision song contest winner route would work.

 

[CMAC]

My post was deliberately gender-neutral!

albeit discriminatory against incontinence sufferers

 

[MadAdey]

Only now comes to mind. Not being allowed to repair spike marks on the green. I never think it is fair that someone could have walked over your line and left spike marks, that then penalise you.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Only now comes to mind. Not being allowed to repair spike marks on the green. I never think it is fair that someone could have walked over your line and left spike marks, that then penalise you.

and in the same vein - unrepaired pitch marks (on fringe) between your ball and putting surface. But I accept that it's to do with defining what is and what isn't - and again just bad luck. So when I can I always repair pitch marks in the fringe when I come across them - save some other poor soul being unlucky.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Rules for me is always the double hit. You don't meant to do it and on the few occasions I have done it I have never gained and therefore a wasted 'shot'.

I never mean to hit my ball in hazards or OOB, I still get penalised.

 

[MadAdey]

and in the same vein - unrepaired pitch marks (on fringe) between your ball and putting surface. But I accept that it's to do with defining what is and what isn't - and again just bad luck. So when I can I always repair pitch marks in the fringe when I come across them - save some other poor soul being unlucky.

Im like that with spike marks, I will always tap any down I see when I am leaving the green after finishing. If everyone does it then there would not be the problem of spike marks and everyone would benefit,

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Im like that with spike marks, I will always tap any down I see when I am leaving the green after finishing. If everyone does it then there would not be the problem of spike marks and everyone would benefit,

:thup: for some reason some of our members think that it's OK to leave or ignore bleedin' cavernous pitch marks in the fringe of a green - why is it OK? It's not. Fix pitch marks in fringe as you'd fix them on the green (hmmm - that's the problem isn't it)

 

[ManinBlack]

If you know it could be OOB then take a provisional tee shot - then you don't have to go back to the tee ?

I always take a provisional if there is a possibility that my tee shot could be in danger

Probably more likely to return to tee, or last place played, for lost ball rather than OOB. "drop within 2 club lengths of estimated position, with stroke & distance penalty" would work.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

seems to me that from the responses so far we don't actually have any playing rules that we think are out-of-date - I'm not surprised.

 

[Spuddy]

:thup: for some reason some of our members think that it's OK to leave or ignore bleedin' cavernous pitch marks in the fringe of a green - why is it OK? It's not. Fix pitch marks in fringe as you'd fix them on the green (hmmm - that's the problem isn't it)

:thup: Just remember to do it after you play as you can't improve your line off the green

 

[Doon frae Troon]

seems to me that from the responses so far we don't actually have any playing rules that we think are out-of-date - I'm not surprised.

I beg to differ.

I shall start with Amateur Status.