How Well Do You Know The Rules OF Golf?
November 6, 2009 by Parshooters · 4 Comments
Enjoy The Game Of Golf By Following The U.S.G.A. Golf Rules!
What do I do when my own playing partner calls me on a golf ruling?
My name is Ken and I have a ruling problem that I would like clarified. I was involved in a best ball golf tournament and I hit a wicked slice off the tee on a hole that has out of bounds stakes down the right hand side of the fairway. In the out of bounds area were a number of trees. My shot sliced itself out and it appeared from the tee that it definitely was OB. So, I hit a provisional ball and then went to look for the original ball under the 5 minutes time limit for looking.
We found my original golf ball and to my surprise it was still in bounds. My moron playing partner calls me out with his own interpretations of the golf rule. He tells me that I must play the provisional ball because obviously the ball must have hit a tree that was ob and bounced back in bounds. I went along with him in order to keep peace.
