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Golf Rules
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Obstruction Removed While Ball in Motion on Putting Green
Q. Two players are on the putting green and Player B removes the flagstick and places it on the green, behind the hole and putts. Player A, thinking B`s ball will strike the flagstick, picks up the flagstick, allowing B`s ball to roll beyond where the flagstick had been placed. What is the ruling?
A. According to the USGA, "In match play, A loses the hole for removing an obstruction, which might influence the movement of the ball while the player`s ball was in motion. In stroke play, A incurs a penalty of two strokes. (Rule 1-2 or 24-1). There is no penalty to B and B`s ball must be played as it lies. (From Decision 1-2/3)."
Removing Dew
Q. For the early morning golfer, there is typically still dew on the ground during the first few holes. Is it okay to sweep away the dew or mop it up with a towel around the ball?
A. According to the USGA, No. "Removing dew is a breach of Rule 13-2, the penalty for which is loss of hole in match play or two strokes in stroke play."
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RESPECT LIGHTNING - PLEASE
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We try to issue this lightning reminder annually at this time of year,
and unfortunately it's usually a tragic incident that prompts us to do
so. Two golfers in the Chicago area did what no one should ever do. They sought shelter under a tall pine tree during an electrical storm. Lightning struck the tree, scarring its trunk and felling the two middle-aged players, injuring both, one seriously. Never, ever, seek shelter near any tall object in such a situation, Most victims of
similar voltage assaults do not live to tell about it.
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LONGEST DRIVER AUSTIN PASSES ON
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Mike Austin, holder of the world record for the longest drive, died
Nov. 2005 at age 95. Austin set the record in 1974 with a drive of 515 yards, assisted by a 27-mph tail wind. Austin smacked his prodigious poke, not down an airport runway, but during the U.S. National Senior Open in Las Vegas. He was 64 years old at the time, and used - get this - a persimmon driver.
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