by Laura Kim | Dec 14, 2017 | Rules Corner |
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the new Rules. Provisional balls – Do’s and Don’ts The fact that the Rules of Golf allow one to hit a provisional ball (Rule 18.3) is a very good thing. It is intended to...
by MaryJean Kidd | Nov 14, 2017 | Rules Corner |
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the new Rules. Multiple penalties and Resolving Rules Issues During a Round Recently, a player preparing to hit her ball in the rough, took a practice swing and accidentally...
by MaryJean Kidd | Oct 28, 2017 | Rules Corner |
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the 2019 Rules. Recently, an 18er was playing at a nearby club. Her shot on a par 3 landed in a bunker just short of the green and bounced up into grass overhanging the bunker...
by MaryJean Kidd | Sep 29, 2017 | Rules Corner |
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the 2019 Rules. News flash – from the viewpoint of the Rules, it’s not just us playing golf, it’s also our “equipment”. Equipment includes anything we, our fellow competitors...
by MaryJean Kidd | Sep 19, 2017 | Rules Corner |
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the 2019 Rules. A basic principle of golf is that the ball is to be played as it lies. However, there are times when we find our ball in positions that seem unfair (e.g., in...
by MaryJean Kidd | Aug 31, 2017 | Rules Corner |
Written by Joyce McCann, 18ers Rules Chair. First published in 2017. Updated to conform to the 2019 Rules. So you thought you could take relief from a staked tree at Rossmoor – well, now you can! During a recent 18ers Thursday play day, a player found her ball behind...
