Golf Rules and Regulations

If you are putting from on the green you receive a two shot penalty in strokeplay or loss of the hole in matchplay. In stroke play the ball has to be played as it lies.

A typical length for a par-three hole ranges between 91-224 meters/100-250 yards; for a par-four hole, between 225-434 meters/251-475 yards; and for a par-five hole, between 435 and 630 meters/476-690 yards. The slope of the course (uphill or downhill) can also affect the par rating. If the tee-to-green distance on a hole is predominantly downhill, it will play shorter than its physical length and may be given a lower par rating and the opposite is true for uphill holes. Par ratings are also affected by factors such as the placement of hazards or the shape of the green which can sometimes affect the play of a hole such that it requires an extra stroke to avoid playing into hazards.

You hit a provisional when the ball you just hit might be lost outside of a hazard. Usually that means you think you have hit it out of bounds or into some sort of mess where it's unlikely that you will find it. Hitting a provisional means that you are taking stroke and distance IF you don't find your first ball. If you find your first ball anywhere in play (whether or not you like where it is or even if it's unplayable) before you hit your provisional after reaching where the ball is likely to be, then the provisional is cancelled and you continue with your first ball, just as though you never hit the provisional. Once you've reached the point where your ball probably is and hit the provisional again, you're stuck with the provisional and the stroke and distance penalty that you took. This is covered in Rule 27-2, see www.usga.org. There are many interesting decisions related to this one, mostly about what constitutes a "lost" ball.

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probably a 24 too... no more then 25.

Very rarely. In most clubs it is decided by a rota, though some players choose which caddy they want.

You do need to T-off and it's only when you first start. The first stroke on each hole is done from the Tee (officially, teeing ground), where the player can use a tee (a small wooden or plastic peg) to put his ball on, which makes the tee shot easier. After teeing off, a player hits the ball again from the position at which it came to rest, either from the fairway (where the grass is cut so low that most balls can be easily played) or from the rough (grass cut much longer than fairway grass, or which may be uncut) towards the putting green.

Yes, it doesn't matter who's ball you use. The only time it matters is if you hit their ball from the fairway.

On a public course you can, but when walking with the dog be cautious when someone is hitting near you.

At this point you have already made the decision to take the penalty and should proceed with the 2nd ball Answer by FutureLPGAgolfer Once you DROP, there is no going back, even if you havn't hit yet and you found it, the penalty counts still and you MUST hit the second ball.

Golf was invented in the 15th century by the Scots

Yes but just don't use it. In a tournament breaking this rule is diqualification.

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Bones tended the flag for Phil Michelson at the 2011 Farmer's Insurance Open on the 72nd hole hoping to tie the match with Bubba Watson, so the answer is "yes".

Holes on practivce putting green-an "educated guess"

ADD UP ALL FOUR HANDICAPS, THEN DIVIDE BY 10. EG FOUR HANDICAPS OF SAY 12, 13, 16, 17 WOULD BE 58 DIVIDED BY 10 GIVES A PLAYING HANDICAP OF 5.8

what if three people are playing

If three people are playing then add up the 3 handicaps and divide by 6

e.g. 12 + 13 + 16 = 41. Divide this by 6 to get 6.8

Cavity backs don't affect your swing. They make the club more forgiving with any swing by placing the weight around the perimeter of the club. This increases the clubs moment of inertia, and makes it less apt to torque when struck off center. Some pros use them, some use a variation on the theme, and some use the "flat-backed" irons. Phil Marrone, PGA

I assume you mean, when has a player addressed a ball outside of a hazard. A player is deemed to have addressed the ball when they have taken their normal stance and has grounded their club behind the ball. The grounding of the club is the key act, if the club is not grounded, address has not been taken. Once the normal stance has been taken, and the club has been grounded the ball has been addressed.

You specified outside a hazard, it is good to point out the difference, because you can not ground your club in a hazard, so it is harder to determine when the ball has been addressed.

Craigh rapes you.

One stroke penalty and you must play the ball as it lies.

There are more than 10 rules i am afraid, but

Play the ball as it lies,

Play the course as you find it,

If you can not do either, do what is fair,

But to do what is fair, you need to know the rules of golf. R and A.

He won the Hawaiian Open with an Orange Golf ball.

There is no such thing as a casual water hazard, there is either casual water or a water hazard.

Casual water is anywhere through the green where you take your stance and what is clearly visible. To get relief from this you get a one club length drop from the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole.

A water hazard is usually marked with yellow stakes. If you are in the water hazard you have the option to play the ball or take a penalty drop (1 stroke) You can

* Take a two club length drop, from the nearest point of relief (which is the spot where you are no longer in the hazard) * Use the designated drop zone * Go back to as near as possible to where you played that previous shot from * or, go back as far back as you want, keeping the point where your ball entered the hazard between yourself and the pin and play another shot. (you can't drop in another hazard)

Although it's controversial at the moment, the rules of golf do not prohibit anchoring your putter against any part of your body.

Keegan Bradley was the first winner of a Major championship with a belly putter, and although a long putter (anchored in either the sternum or under the chin) has not yet won a Major, they have come close. Adam Scott finished tied second for the 2011 Masters with his sternum-anchored putter.

You ask about a conventional putter and anchoring that to a part of your body and you may be interested to look at Bernhard Langer who won the 1993 Masters anchoring and cured his yips by anchoring the top of the putter shaft onto his left arm with his right hand.

So, in summary, anchoring the putter to any part of your body is for the moment legal under the R & A and USGA rules.