Golf Rules and Regulations

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A league can specify what ever combination tees it chooses. The downside may be in using these scores in your handicap. Most courses do not provides Course Ratings for both men and women from all of the tees. The course I play regularly has 4 sets of tees: Gold, Blue and White have Course Ratings of 70.8, 69.8 and 67.6 for men but they are not rated for women. The Women's TeesCourse Rating is 69.8, but there is no Rating for men from these tees.

A dummy mark is when the golfer drops his/her club on the putting green surface causing an indentation which can cause roll deflection for the ball. This was originally identified during the British open by a Scotsman playing an Englishman for the title in the 1936 contest. The Scotsman politely told the English bloke, after flinging his putter after missing his stroke, look you what you have done, made a" dummy mark".

Yes as long as you repair the markings you have made with your shoes or golf clubs

Yes, you can take relief from a sprinkler valve cover in the rough if it interferes with your stance or swing. According to the Rules of Golf, a sprinkler valve cover is considered an immovable obstruction, and you are entitled to free relief. You must drop your ball within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole. Always ensure to follow the specific procedures outlined in the rules when taking relief.

On the stroke holes 1-10, you will be given two extra shots. On the stroke holes 11-18, you will be given one extra shot. This adds up to 28 extra shots, which is your handicap.

Please note that stroke hole 1 does not mean the first hole. Stroke hole 1 means the hardest hole on the course, and it should say on your scorecard what the stroke for each hole is.

If you want your net score, take your gross score and subtract 28.

Yes, you can mark the ball with a tee - but only to identify it, you must not clean the ball and then you must replace the ball (exactly where it was) and create the same lie (so if it was buried, bury it again).

PGA states average width of a green fringe is 30 inches

yes, you go to the nearset point of relief then two clucb lengths no closer to the hole then drop the ball

Yes. As long as you don't have more than 14 total

No, it is very unlikely such a small alteration would affect the SSS.

It is perfectly legal, however it is frowned upon for some reason. It is clearly visible and some players will ask you to use a coin as it won't be in their eye line when putting, and also it could be hit easily.

There is no official length that a skirt should be. If you buy a golf skirts from golf stores, these will be an ideal length, it all depends how low you want to go. A lot of lady golfers who wear skirts wear 'skorts' underneath them.

If this is an amateur event, they work on best back nine, so that is net best score on the back nine, then back 6 if a tie still exists, then back 3, back 2 and back 1 until the tie is broken.

The rules state that if a tie still exists the competition committee will determine a way of breaking the tie, which sometimes includes drawing lots.

In professional competition and some high level amateur competition there is usually playoff holes which are player until one player outscores the other on a single hole.

There is very little difference between men's and women's golf scores, they both shoot considerable scores under par. The difference is that the women play holes from tee boxes that are a lot farther forward than the men, this isn't because they aren't as good, but it is because they do not hit the ball as far. The handicap systems are the same, for amateur golfers are the same for men and women, but as you know professional golfers don't have handicaps.

You drop it once, if it comes to rest on the path, you drop it again, on the second drop if it comes to rest on the path you place it where the ball touched the grass first on the second drop.

If you are a man, simply play off the easiest men's tees. This will not only build up your confidence, but it will also not be too challenging for you, and hopefully your scores will come down. Then advance to the more difficult mens' tees and then maybe even the medal tees.

If you are a woman just play off the easiest women's tees, but at my club there only one set of tees for ladies.

For general play no. But if you are playing in a competition you may need to check the competition rules to see if you can or not. If it is a high level competition you would most likely need one.

Basically there are 34 rules. However, there are approx more than 100 sections and subsections. Moreover there are over 2000 explanatory decisions, probably giving golf the most complicated rules of any sport.