08 August, 2016

Yellow ball golf rule via Fred


8/8/2016.         It is surprising to hear that confusion still exists in the scoring system of “Yellow-Ball”. Last time played, one of our players was convinced he was entitled to a free drop from a ditch.
Rules were clarified because of such issues way back when Roy was our Senior Captain. The simplest way to remember is: -

Provided they have not taken any penalty strokes, a nominated player doubles their Stableford score on the hole during play of their turn as “Yellow-Ball”.
If they take a penalty stroke, their nomination as “Yellow-Ball” is cancelled for the hole in play and the subsequent holes they were allocated, instead they record normal Stableford score for their play.

A penalty stroke is any stroke applied in normal play under the R&A rules, Lost ball; Ball unplayable; OOB; moving a ball rest; deflecting a moving ball; grounding your club in a hazard; etc, etc. the Sheriff.

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