Rules of Golf Dimensions u Basketball u court

Rules of Golf

Dimensions u Basketball u- court: 94’ long & 50’ wide u - Free throw line 15’ from backboard u - Rim 10’ from ground u - Indoors

Dimensions u Football u- field: 100 yds + 10 yds end zones (360 ft) u - 53 1/3 yds wide (160 feet) u - goal post 10’ high and 18’ 6” wide u - Indoor/outdoor/turf/grass/weather

Dimensions u Baseball u- field: Mound to home plate: 60’ 6” u - Base paths: 90’ u - Outfield fences vary in height, distance, material u - Outdoor/Indoor dome/grass/turf

Dimensions u Golf: u- The hole is 4. 25” in diameter u - Greens (size, type of grass, slope) u - Hazard (size, type, etc. ) u - Hole (par, length, direction, features) u - Course (par, length, difficulty) u - Conditions (weather, day to day, etc. )

2018 Rules of Golf u- Rules Moderization announced in 2017 u - Finalized in March 2018 u - USGA and R&A u - PROPOSED changes effective 1/1/2019 u - Current season uses current Rules

Rules Book A Quick Guide to the Rules of Golf The Rules are written presuming players will play by them and not attempt to get away with infractions.

The Rules of Golf u. Booklet (pocket size) – “Effective Date” – Inside Cover page – Terminology – Definitions (p. 30 -45) – Index (p. 205 -231) – Contents (p. 3 -5)

Principles of the Rules of Golf u- Play the course as you find it u- Play the ball as it lies

The Rules of Golf u Not uu uu going to cover today Other Forms of Play Rules 29, 30, 31 & 32 Administration Rules 33 & 34

Rule 1 – The Game u Rule u The 1 -1: Game of Golf consists of playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules.

The Rules of Golf u The Game: u Rules 1, 2, 3 u Clubs and Balls u Rules 4 & 5

The Rules of Golf u Player’s Responsibility u Rules 6, 7, 8 & 9 u Order of Play & Teeing Ground u Rules 10 & 11

The Rules of Golf u Playing the Ball u Rules 12, 13, 14 & 15 u The Putting Green u Rules 16 & 17

The Rules of Golf u Ball Moved, Deflected or Stopped u Rules 18 & 19 u Relief Situations and Procedures u Rules 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28

Through The Green is: Everything on the course : except • The teeing ground and the putting green of the hole being played, and • All hazards (on the course) Everything else on the course is “through the green”

Rule 21 & Rule 22 u Cleaning Ball – When you cannot clean your ball u Ball Assisting or Interfering

Rule 23 Loose Impediments OK to move before: – playing – dropping – or placing

Loose Impediments (Definition) Loose impediments are natural objects including stones, leaves, twigs, branches and the like, dung and, worms, insects and the like, and the casts and heaps made by them, provided they are NOT: • fixed or growing • solidly embedded or • adhering to the ball.

Rule 23 Loose Impediments • Must NOT move a loose impediment when: – Both the loose impediment and the ball are in the same hazard, or – a ball is in motion – Match play – loss of hole – Stroke play - two stroke penalty

Rules 24 & 25 u Obstructions – Movable – Immovable u Abnormal Ground Conditions, Embedded Ball and Wrong Putting Green

Rule 24. Obstructions A player must drop within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, on whichever side of the obstruction that is – even if it would mean dropping into an unplayable lie in a hedge or bush. If that were the case most golfers would elect to play the ball from off the path.

Rule 24. Obstructions Rule 25. Abnormal Ground Conditions Interference by an immovable obstruction or abnormal ground condition occurs when a ball lies in or on the condition, or when the condition interferes with the player’s stance or the area of his intended swing.

Definition – Nearest Point of Relief The “nearest point of relief” is the reference point for taking relief without penalty from interference by an immovable obstruction, an abnormal ground condition or a wrong putting green. Cart Path Right Handed Player

Definition – Nearest Point of Relief It is the point on the course nearest to where the ball lies: (i) that is not nearer to the hole, and (ii) where, if the ball were so positioned, no interference by the condition from which relief is sought would exist for the stroke the player would have made from the original position if the condition were not there. Right Handed Player Control Box

Definition – Nearest Point of Relief Note: In order to determine the nearest point of relief accurately, the player should use the club with which he would have made his next stroke if the condition were not there to simulate the address position, direction of play and swing for such a stroke.

Procedures u BEST PRACTICE u -Nearest Point of relief u MANDATORY u - Rule 3 -3 u - Rule 27 -2 u - Ball Unfit/Identify/Embedded

Rule 24. Obstructions Rule 25. Abnormal Ground Conditions Exception: A player may not obtain relief under Rule 24 -2 b or Rule 25 -1 if (a) it is clearly unreasonable for the player to play a stroke because of interference by anything other than an immovable obstruction or

24 -2 Immovable Obstruction Exception: A player may not obtain relief under Rule 24 -2 b or Rule 25 -1 if (b) interference by an immovable obstruction would occur only through use of an unnecessarily abnormal stance, swing or direction of play.

Rule 24 example

Rule 26 Water Hazards A ball is in a water hazard when it lies in or any part of it touches the water hazard. Through the Green Water Hazard

Stakes vs. Lines Outside the Hazard Ball inside hazard Inside the Hazard Ball outside hazard

Relief for a Ball in Water Hazard (YELLOW) Ball in RED () .

Water Hazard (3 options) 1. Play the ball as it lies 2. Play a ball under the stroke and distance procedure. 3. Drop behind the hazard keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the hazard between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped. 1 3 2

Water Hazard Options (Example) 1. Play the ball as it lies, OR Under penalty of one stroke: 2. Play a ball under the stroke and distance procedure. 3. Drop behind the hazard keeping the point at which the original last crossed the margin of the hazard between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped. 1 3 2

Water Hazard Options (Example) 1. Play the ball as it lies, OR Under penalty of one stroke: 2. Play a ball under the stroke and distance procedure. 3. Drop behind the hazard keeping the point at which the original last crossed the margin of the hazard between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped. 2 1 3

Lateral Water Hazard (5 options) 1. Play the ball as it lies. OR Under penalty of one stroke: 2. Play a ball under the stroke and distance procedure. 3. Drop behind the hazard keeping the point between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped. 4. Drop 2 club-lengths from the point of entry into the hazard. 5. Drop 2 club-lengths from point on the opposite margin, equidistant from the hole. 1 4 5 2 3

Lateral Water Hazard Options (Example) 5 1. Play the ball as it lies, OR Under penalty of one stroke: 2. Play a ball under the stroke and distance procedure. 3. Drop behind the hazard keeping the point between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped. 4. Drop 2 club-lengths from the point of entry into the hazard. 5. Drop 2 club-lengths from point on the opposite margin, equidistant from the hole. 1 4 2 3

Lateral Water Hazard Options (Example) 1. Play the ball as it lies, OR Under penalty of one stroke: 2. Play a ball under the stroke and distance procedure. 3. Drop behind the hazard keeping the point between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped. 4. Drop 2 club-lengths from the point of entry into the hazard. 5. In this example there is no opposite margin, equidistant from the hole. 4 1 3 2

Rule 27 - Ball Lost or Out of Bounds u Stroke and Distance is your ONLY choice u Play from where you last played (Rule 20 -5) under penalty of one stroke

To Be OUT… Ball Out of Bounds OB Stake Out of Bounds In Bounds OB Stake

Provisional Ball • • To save time Should be played if your ball MAY be lost outside a water hazard or out of bounds Must announce before playing – “provisional” Cannot play a provisional after going forward to search for original ball (50 yards approx. )

Rule 28 Ball Unplayable • Player sole judge • Anywhere on the course except a water hazard • Three options • All one stroke penalty

Rule 28. Ball Unplayable If the player deems the ball to be unplayable, the player shall, under penalty of one stroke: a. Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played. (see Rule 20 -5); Tee

Rule 28. Ball Unplayable If the player deems the ball to be unplayable, the player shall, under penalty of one stroke: b. Drop a ball behind the point where the ball lay, keeping that point directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind that point the ball may be dropped. Tee

Rule 28. Ball Unplayable If the player deems the ball to be unplayable, the player shall, under penalty of one stroke: c. Drop a ball within two club-lengths of the spot where the ball lay, but not nearer the hole; Tee