Two Players Penalized at LPGA Q-Series
Christina Kim saw a pair of caddies ask and confirm the club selection on a par-three during the sixth round of the LPGA Tour's Q-Series events. She notified a nearby rules official behind the green after they putted out. He was a local volunteer official, and didn't...
58 Penalty Strokes for Breaching the Caddie Alignment Rule
Rule 10.2b(4) says: (4) Restriction on Caddie Standing Behind Player. When a player begins taking a stance for the stroke and until the stroke is made: The player’s caddie must not deliberately stand in a location on or close to an extension of the line of play behind...
New Match Play Terminology and Rules
With the start of the WGC Match Play tournament about to begin, we thought now was an appropriate time to point out that holes are no longer halved, the status of the match is now the score, and that "dormie" has gone the way of the dodo. Yes, with the "simplified"...
Phil Mickelson Encounters an OB Fence
https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1103756527956094976 They say hindsight is 20/20. Phil Mickelson drove a ball near an OB fence and the ball was determined to be in bounds. He opted to play the next shot right-handed, turning over one of his irons, and ended up...
Pine Cone Falls on Ball at Rest in a Bunker
A player sees a pine cone fall on his ball at rest in a bunker, pushing it slightly downwards into the sand. 9.6 tells us if we have KVC (known or virtually certain) the ball must be replaced. 9.6 Ball Lifted or Moved by Outside Influence If it is known or virtually...
“That Rule is So Unfair!” A Rules Geek’s Generalized Guide to Hot Takes and Overreactions
I apologize for the length of this post. If I had more time I'd have written a shorter one. - Erik J. Barzeski "That Haotong Li penalty was an outrage! He didn't gain an advantage, and that rule is stupid! Plus why is it two strokes?! This is why people hate golf and...
Backstopping Reaches the LPGA Tour
Jimmy Walker and Justin Thomas made waves last year when, addressing the topic of "backstopping" on the PGA Tour, both said that it was effectively "their right" if they play quickly or want to help out a friend to either allow their ball to be "backstopped" or to...
USGA/R&A “Clarify” 10.2b(4)
Today the USGA and R&A issued a "clarification" on 10.2b(4) - the "caddies cannot stand behind the player when the player begins taking his stance" rule. The PDF can be found...
Our View(s) on Rule 10.2b(4)
Below are the views of the RulesGeeks.com staff on Rule 10.2b(4). Erik J. Barzeski Rule 10.2b(4) is a good Rule, and despite popular opinion and the likes of Rickie Fowler or Justin Thomas or Luke Donald calling the Rule "stupid," a reasonably well-written Rule, too....
Haotong Li at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic
This past weekend, Hatong Li was penalized two strokes under Rule 10.2b(4) on the 18th green at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic: https://twitter.com/brijon5555/status/1089579263798460416 The penalty dropped Li from a T-3 to a T-12 finish, costing him about €100,000....
Is a Skunk a Dangerous Animal? What About Poison Ivy?
New Rule 16,2 tells us we don't have to play a ball located next to a mountain lion and her two cubs. Fine — who needed a Rule to tell us that? Well, what the Rule really spells out is how you may take free relief… most of the time, from "dangerous" situations. The...
The Double Hit Challenge
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsduCavHRd1/ https://twitter.com/HSBC_Sport/status/1085144562392317957 In the 2019 Rules of Golf, Rule 10.1a says: In making a stroke: The player must fairly strike at the ball with the head of the club such that there is only momentary...
Answer to Yesterday’s “What’s the Score” Question
Yesterday's tough question. In stroke play, a player's tee shot is known to have come to rest in an area of ground under repair and was not found after a three-minute search by the player. He plays another ball from the tee under Rule 18.1, which came to rest nearby...
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