3rd February 2016. Let’s
have a closer look at our activity on the green many of which account for missed
penalties applied during a round of golf. I am not sure if the Americans would
call them a “Misdemeanour” or a “Felon” Let us start with the careless damage to
the hole which results from fishing your ball out of the hole with the
putter-head not in itself a golfing breach but a lack of consideration to the
ground staff and fellow competitors.
Unfortunately many are not aware of situations when a
penalty is to be applied such as: -
Straddling you line of putt whilst putting;
(standing across with one foot either side of your line of putt and playing
a croquet-style stroke)
Failing to
mark your ball before touching it to align on your direction of putt, or prior
to lifting the ball.
The
rules may seem petty, but again, which rule do you wish to ignore today or
tomorrow. What a chaotic game we would have if we all applied this approach.
Please apply the rules regardless of your thoughts and maintain a level playing
field.
Conversely, one area of play on the green where penalties
are incorrectly applied and accepted without question is in Match-play. When
putting on the green and your ball strikes another ball on the green and in
play, the two shot penalty should be
applied in Stroke-play only not in Match-play (Rule 19.5a).
Sheriff
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