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Rule 2-4/6
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Rule 4-4
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Rule 5-3
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How many clubs can you have in your bag, and what happens if you have too many? |
When is my ball unfit for play?
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Rule 6-6
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Rule 6-3
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Rule 7-2
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You are responsible for the correctness of the score recorded for each hole on your scorecard, but you can leave the addition of the score card up to the committee, or in this case, our mathematician ...
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Don't be late!
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When you can and cannot practice on the golf course.
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Rule 8-1 D2
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Rule 8-2a
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Rule 10-1b
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Can I exchange distance advice?
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Can I use my golf club to assist with my alignment?
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In Match Play, who goes first? Is distance from the hole the only factor? Does it matter if you are on the green?
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Rule 11-3
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Rule 12-1
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Rule 12-1b
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What happens if I accidentally knock my ball off the tee while addressing it? Does that count as a stroke or can I re-tee it?
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What do you do if you can't find your ball in a bunker?
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NEW IN 2012! What happens when you lose your ball in a bunker, and it gets covered by loose impediments?
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Rule 12-2
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Rule 13-2
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Rule 13-3
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Don't let your golf ball be naked!
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Willing to do anything to improve your lie?
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What is the difference between fairly taking a stance and building a stance?
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Rule 13-4, Exception 2
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Proposed Rule 14-1b
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Rule 14-2b
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A player or his caddie may now rake a bunker prior to taking a shot.
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The Anchored Stroke is no more.
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Indicating a line of putt
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Rule 15-3
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Rule 16-1b
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Rule 17-1 D6
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If player makes a stroke at a wrong ball, what is the penalty? Do you correct your mistake or continue playing with that wrong ball?
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Ever question if you, or your partner, are properly marking the ball on the putting green?
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My playing partner moved a removed flagstick while another ball was in motion - does anyone get penliazed?
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Rule 17-3
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Rule 18-2a
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Rule 18-2b
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What happens if I strike the flagstick?
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Oops! I accidently moved my golf ball!
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NEW IN 2012! If the wind moves your ball, even after you've addressed it, there is no penalty to the player.
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Rule 19-1a
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Rule 19-2
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Rule 19-3
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What happens when your ball lands on a moving beverage cart?
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Bang! Was that my cart? |
What would you do if your errant ball hit your opponent? |
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Rule 20-1
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Rule 20-2a
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Rule 20-3b
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Ever question if you, or your partner, are properly marking the ball on the putting green?
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When can I take a re-drop?
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What happens if your ball is golf roadkill?
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Rule 20-4 D1
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Rule 22-1b
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Rule 24-1
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You mark your ball on the green, set the ball back down, and suddenly a gust of wind blows it. Your marker is where you left it ... can you bring your ball back to where it originally was?
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Can you use another player's ball as a backstop?
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You find your ball resting against a rake in a bunker. What can you do?
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Rule 25-2
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Rule 25-3b
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Rule 26-1
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How do I play an embedded ball?
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What do you do if your ball lands on the wrong putting green? Do you play it as it lies or take relief?
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If your ball went into a lateral water hazard that is surrounded by a bunker, do you have to drop your ball in the bunker?
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Rule 26-1
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Rule 26-1c
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Rule 26-2
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When taking relief for a ball in a water hazard, the player must either ...
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Your golf ball rolls into a lateral water hazard. What are your options for relief? Can you try to hit your shot from there?
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Ever wish you didn't try to hit that ball out of the water hazard? This rule provides you some relief.
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Rule 27-1c
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Rule 28
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Rule 33-8 D34
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I can't find my ball!
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Stuck in the bushes? Make sure you know your options before addressing the ball.
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Divot Disaster! Do you get relief?
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Caddy Tips
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Caddy Tips 2.0
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Dress Code
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Having a caddy assist you on the course can save you time and help make your round more enjoyable. Watch as the Rules Crew explains what a caddy is permitted to do on the course.
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There are a lot of responsibilities involved when you are a caddy. Watch as the Rules Crew explains some of the actions a caddy is not permitted to do on the course.
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Can I play in a golf tournament barefooted?
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Etiquette
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Ground Conditions
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Nearest Point of Relief
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| The SCGA Rules Crew shows how not to act on the golf course. |
Should I expect perfect ground conditions when I play? |
The nearest point of relief is not always the most convenient. |
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Overhanging Putt
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Pace of Play
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Wrong and Right Reference Rules
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| What is and isn't allowed when your ball comes to rest overhanging the lip of the hole? |
Are you a slow player? |
What you can and cannot do on the golf course. |
