Q. AN I TAKE PRACTICE SHOTS IF I CANNOT
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SCORE ON A HOLE IN A STABLE FORD
COMPETITION?
A. f you cannot score in stable ford you are entitled to
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play out the hole, you cannot however take multiple
shots into the green to practice or use multiple balls,
this will result in a 2 stroke penalty on the next hole.
Q. N CLUB STROKE PLAY COMPETITION I HIT MY
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PUTT AND IT STOPPED ON THE LIP. ASSUMING
IT WAS A GIMME I PICKED UP BUT UPON
REALISING MY MISTAKE I REPLACED THE BALL
AND TAPPED IT IN THE CUP. SHOULD I HAVE
INCURRED A PENALTY?
A. ou were correct to replace you ball and finish out
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the hole but you incur a 1 stroke penalty for lifting
the ball in play
Q. Y PLAYING PARTNER SPLIT HIS BALL UPON
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IMPACT WITH HIS CLUB, WHAT IS THE RULING
ON THIS?
A. our partner is allowed to play a shot without
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incurring a penalty from the place where the broken
ball came to rest.
DIRECT LINE OF IT) WAS A BUNKER, I SLICED MY
BALL AND IT WAS HEADING AWAY FROM THE
WATER UNTIL IT HIT THE BUNKER RAKE AND
FLEW BACK TOWARDS AND INTO THE WATER. I
PLAYED ANOTHER SHOT FROM WHERE I STOOD
WITHOUT PENALTY DUE IT RICOCHETING OF A
MANMADE OBJECT, IS THIS CORRECT?
A. he golf ball has been deflects by an outside agency,
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you should play your next shot as it lies, if the ball
happens to a rolled in to the water you should take a
drop in the relevant area and take a 1 stroke penalty.
Q. I HIT A SHOT INTO THE 2ND CUT OF ROUGH TO
THE RIGHT OF THE GREEN, AS I GOT CLOSER TO
THE BALL I STARTLED A DEAR IN THE WOODS
WHICH RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. AS THE
DEAR PANICKED IT KICKED MY BALL TO THE
EDGE OF THE GREEN, I COULDN’T BELIVE MY
LUCK BUT I WASN’T SUR