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GOLF RULES

GOLF RULES, ETIQUETTE, & EQUIPMENT. USGA GOLF RULES. MATCH PLAY. WIN OR LOSE THE HOLE. MEDAL ... IF THE BALL FALLS OFF THE TEE, WHEN NOT IN PLAY, IT IS NOT A STROKE ...

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GOLF RULES

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    Slide 1:GOLF RULES, ETIQUETTE, &EQUIPMENT

    Slide 2:USGA GOLF RULES MATCH PLAY WIN OR LOSE THE HOLE MEDAL PLAY TOTAL STROKES

    Slide 3:STROKE PLAY ON THE TEE MUST TEE BETWEEN OR BEHIND TEE MARKERS IF THE BALL FALLS OFF THE TEE, WHEN NOT IN PLAY, IT IS NOT A STROKE WHEN DOES IT COST A STROKE? A “WIFF” IS A STROKE

    Slide 4:ON THE FAIRWAY OR IN THE ROUGH YOU MUST PLAY THE BALL WHERE IT LIES YOU CANNOT IMPROVE YOUR LIE BY MOVING, BREAKING, OR BENDING GROWING VEGETATION (2 STROKES OR LOSS OF HOLE) YOU CAN MOVE LOOSE NATURAL OBJECTS WITHOUT PENALTY; BUT IF YOU MOVE THE BALL (1 STROKE)

    Slide 5:FAIRWAY/ROUGH (CONTINUED) IF YOU PLAY THE WRONG BALL (2 STROKES OR LOSS OF HOLE) PLAY OUT HOLE WITH CORRECT BALL LOST BALL 5 MINUTES AND/OR PLAY THRU DROP (PROVISIONAL BALL)FROM SPOT LAST PLAYED (1 STROKE) MAY BE RETEED IF LOST FROM THE TEE SHOT (HITTING 3)

    Slide 6:RULES FOR HAZARDS

    Slide 7:WATER HAZARDS IF YOUR BALL LANDS IN WATER: IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A SHOT GO FOR IT “LUCKY” (CAN’T GROUND CLUB) PLAY A PROVISIONAL BALL FROM THE SPOT LAST PLAYED (1 STROKE) DROP BEHIND THE HAZARD (1 STROKE) LATERAL WATER HAZARD PLAY FROM LAST SPOT OR; DROP WITHIN 2 CLUB LENGTHS OF HAZARD MARGIN

    Slide 8:SAND BUNKERS CANNOT GROUND CLUB (2 STROKES) IF BALL IS COMPLETELY BURIED OR COVERED YOU CAN REMOVE ENOUGH OF THE IMPEDIMENT TO SEE THE BALL

    Slide 9:CASUAL WATER, GROUND UNDER REPAIR, OR.... OTHER THAN A HAZARD OR THE GREEN ONE CLUB LENGTH RELIEF NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE NO PENALTY IN A HAZARD PLAY IT AS IT LIES; LIFT WITHOUT PENALTY AND DROP IN THE HAZARD NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE LIFT AND DROP OUTSIDE THE HAZARD; PENALTY 1 STROKE

    Slide 10:CASUAL WATER, GROUND UNDER REPAIR, OR.... ON THE GREEN LIFT WITHOUT PENALTY AND PLACE TO GET MOST RELIEF POSSIBLE; NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE LOST BALL NO PENALTY FOR LOST BALL IN THIS SITUATION

    Slide 11:RELIEF FROM OBSTRUCTION MOVABLE OBSTRUCTION IF THE BALL DOES NOT LIE IN OR ON THE OBSTRUCTION MOVE THE OBSTRUCTION BALL LIES IN OR ON OBSTRUCTION, LIFT AND PLACE IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTION ONE CLUB LENGTH RELIEF

    Slide 12:RULES ON THE GREEN

    Slide 13:ON THE GREEN IF YOU HIT THE FLAGSTICK WHILE PUTTING (2 STROKES OR LOSS OF HOLE) HITTING THE FLAGSTICK WHEN IT LIES ON THE GREEN (2 STROKES, PLAY IT WHERE IT LIES; LOSS OF HOLE) HITTING AN ATTENDED STICK OR THE ATTENDEE (SAME AS PREVIOUS)

    Slide 14:ON THE GREEN (CONT.) TOUCHING THE GROUND ON YOUR LINE OF PUTT (2 STROKES OR HOLE) EXCEPT: TO REPAIR BALL MARK CLEAN BALL REMOVE LOOSE IMPEDIMENT, ETC.... IF YOUR BALL LANDS ON THE WRONG GREEN (1 CLUB LENGTH RELIEF, NO PENALTY)

    Slide 15:ON THE GREEN (CONT.) OPPONENTS BALL IN THE LINE OF YOUR PUTT ASK THAT IT BE MARKED & LIFTED MARKER MAY BE PLACED 1 OR MORE PUTTERHEAD-LENGTHS TO THE SIDE STROKE PLAY THE PLAYER IN THE LINE CAN PUT FIRST

    Slide 16:ON THE GREEN (CONT.) HITTING ANOTHER PLAYERS BALL REPLACE IT STROKE PLAY 2 STROKE PENALTY MATCH PLAY NO PENALTY IN MATCH PLAY YOU CAN CONCEDE THE HOLE/MATCH BEFORE ITS CONCLUSION IN STROKE PLAY EVERY PLAYER MUST HOLE OUT ON EVERY HOLE

    Slide 17:HANDICAPS

    Slide 18:THE HANDICAP SYSTEM PAR FOR THE COURSE THE TOTAL OF THE PAR VALUES FOR ALL HOLES THE COURSE RATING A MEASURE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF THE COURSE JUST BECAUSE A HOLE IS A PAR 5 DOESN’T MEAN IT PLAYS TO THAT SCORE

    Slide 19:HANDICAPPING CONT. THE AVERAGE SCORE ON A PAR 5 MAY ACTUALLY BE A 4.6----AND ON SOME PAR 3 THE HOLE MAY PLAY LIKE A 3.4 THE COURSE RATING IS: THE TOTAL OF THE AVERAGE SCORES FOR ALL THE HOLES SLOPE RATING BETWEEN 100 AND 140; HIGHER IS MORE DIFFICULT

    Slide 20:HOW TO ESTABLISH A HANDICAP EVERY TIME AN 18-HOLE ROUND IS COMPLETED (OR COMBINING 9’S) IT IS ENTERED INTO THE COMPUTER WHEN 20 SCORES ARE ENTERED, THE COMPUTER CALCULATES BEST 10 OF 20 SCORES ARE AVERAGED; THE HANDICAP IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AVG. AND THE COURSE RATING: 87 - 72 = 15

    Slide 21:SOLVE THE PROBLEM? HOW MANY STROKES DOES A 10 HANDICAPPER GIVE TO A 16 HANDICAPPER TO CREATE A FAIR GAME? 6 STROKES ALL RIGHT!@!$#!

    Slide 22:HANDICAP SCORING SCRATCH GOLFERS HAVE NO HANDICAP A 2-HANDICAP GOLFER SHOULD AVERAGE 2 SHOTS MORE PER ROUND THAN A SCRATCH GOLFER A 18-HANDICAPPER WOULD AVERAGE 18 MORE SHOTS THAN A SCRATCH GOLFER

    Slide 23:HOW THE HANDICAP WORKS IN STROKE PLAY , PLAYERS HANDICAPS ARE SUBSTRACTED FROM THEIR GROSS SCORES: SCRATCH PLAYER SHOOTS A 78 78 - 0 = 78 2-HANDICAPPER SHOOTS A 79 79 - 2 = 77 18-HANDICAPPER SHOOTS A 90 90 - 18 = 72 WHO WINS?

    Slide 24:ENJOY THE GAME! BE PATIENT PRACTICE OFTEN READ AND LEARN KEEP THE GAME IN PERSPECTIVE HAVE FUN

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