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Deleted member 15344
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Use my common sense when on the greens and stay out of the way
No, because that would infringe rule 14-2b. Please understand that a playing partner is a member of your team playing in the same playing group, whereas anybody else is a fellow competitor.
ColchesterFC
Journeyman Pro
That was exactly what I was trying to get at. Whether I was allowed to do it easy partner was on my team. I knew I couldn't do it if an opponent was putting but wasn't sure on my team member. It's hearing things in the Ryder Cup like "This should give him a good idea of the line of his putt" when one European is putting before the other that made me wonder.
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Deleted member 15344
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They just dive straight in behind the line of the putt just after the player strikes the ball.
Rule 14-2b is actually about a partner or caddie assisting a player with making his shot, rather than not watching the line the ball takes. Always seems crazy that a caddie can line up his player from behind the line of play and then step aside at the last second. Particularly prevalent on the LPGA Tour!
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
If you are tending the flagstick check which side of the hole the player putting wants you to stand - I usually stand uphill side of hole as ball is more likely to drop beneath hole so you don't really want your footprints there - but player preference and I am not aware of any etiquette real or imagined associated with this,
And remember - if you have not been asked by the player to tend the flag then stand well away from it because if you stand close enough to touch it without having to move very much then you are deemed to be attending it. And this applies even if the player putting is putting from off of the green (or indeed chipping or pitching etc from off of the green).
And remember - if you have not been asked by the player to tend the flag then stand well away from it because if you stand close enough to touch it without having to move very much then you are deemed to be attending it. And this applies even if the player putting is putting from off of the green (or indeed chipping or pitching etc from off of the green).
richart
Major Champion
I always stand the side that stops my shadow going across the hole. It is always sunny when I play as well.
You need to take into account other players lines, not just the one you are attending for. In fact where to stand when attending should have a thread of its own.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I always stand the side that stops my shadow going across the hole. It is always sunny when I play as well.
Absolutely - shadows a big factor - also if a player is aiming above the hole he may not actually want you the uphill side - so a couple of things to be aware of - I just tend to ask where I should stand.
The standing within touching distance is one to watch - especially if a player putting is just off the green. Players often change from wanting flag attended to having it left. And if done at last moment and you were attending it you have to move well away or you are deemed to be still attending it - even if the player has asked you to not attend it.
Similarly don't stand close to the flag when someone is playing on (from wherever) - you are deemed to be attending it. So if you don't move well away and the ball hits the flagstick - player putting or playing on incurs a penalty (Decision 17-1/1)
North Mimms
Tour Winner
But you can legally tend the flag for him, which can give you useful info on how his putt moves
