The general principle of golf is like playing the ball to rest, play the field as it is and if not so, then what is more fair. But when faced with a situation where you can not play the ball as lies, or as the field is to do what is just necessary to apply the Rules of Golf, and to implement necessary prior knowledge. Golf is a game that most of the time it is played without the supervision of a referee, so the player is responsible for their own behavior. The spirit of golf is based on honesty and integrity of the individual.
Here we review the various situations that we can find on the golf course:
Embedded ball
Must be that is embedded in its own pot because the ground has absorbed. In the event that a ball is embedded in the street (area of mowed grass flush in the path) you can lift, clean and drop without penalty as near as possible to where it was not closer to the hole.
Ball unplayable
The player may declare his ball unplayable at any place except when in a water obstacle. You can clean the ball.
Penalty of 1 stroke. As an option you can play another ball as close as possible to the point where the original ball was played, two sticks drop to where it rests, but no closer to the hole without limitation or straight back to the pit.
MOVIDA THE BALL TEAM
If, for example, to avoid not to find a ball that has fallen into the raf high mark with a glove to catch it and move the ball we have a penalty stroke and the ball must be replenished (18-2a).
DROP
If a ball to drop it just above one of the marks used to identify the area of dropaje be back to drop the ball (20-2a) or play it as it has been (without removing the marker).
AIR BLOW counts as a coup.
GREEN – SHOCK BALL
You usually a shock ball is in the chip due to the action of a companion chip. In these cases, the ball was at rest to recuperate where (Rule 18-5) and the ball was in motion and has beaten the other is played as is (Rule 19-5), even if it has been embocadas voucher. For that reason was to lift the rule that allows a ball if they believe will assist in the game to a competitor.
GREEN – THE BALL FLAG SACA
If embocadas from outside the green flag to start and go out to the ball also leaves no penalty because the ball has already been embocadas. However it is advisable to take the ball with his hand to prevent the exit flag and ball joints are damaged the area around the hole.
GREEN – Repair a chop mark
A player has the right to request not to repair the sinking of a ball.
GREEN – The player jumps to the side of the hole to cause your ball lands within
LOCATION: The ball is a player on the edge of the pit. The player jumps to see if the ball falls into, what ultimately happens. Is that allowed? SOLUTION: No.
If the ball was still in motion is a penalty of loss of hole or 2 hits (the ball is embocadas).
If the ball was at rest when the player jumps, it is assumed that the player causing his ball to move and has a 1 stroke penalty and the ball must be replenished. If it is not clear whether the ball was in motion or stopped assuming that was in motion.
GREEN – A player removes the flag that was pulled on the green, so the ball does not hit your opponent
SITUATION: A player takes the flag, and green leaves on the kick. A competitor, believing that the ball just to kick the player to reach the flag rose, allowing the ball to roll back to where the flag was located. What do the rules?
SOLUTION: The competitor incurs a penalty of 2 strokes or loss of hole to remove an obstruction that would have influenced the movement of the ball. The player has no penalty.
GREEN – Protect wind the line of putt
STATUS: Can a player throw his bag of sticks parallel to the line of putt to protect from the wind?
SOLUTION: No. Such action violates the rules.
GREEN – Line of Putt Altered on purpose by a competitor
SITUATION: An opponent steps on the way the line of putt with the intention of improving it or damage it. What do the rules?
SOLUTION: In either case, the opponent breaks the rules and take a penalty of 2 strokes or loss of hole. The Committee may decide to disqualify. The player can restore the original situation of the line of putt.
GREEN – Clear line of putt
The line of putt must not be touched except for the player to take loose impediments or sand with your hand or a stick and always without any pressure against the floor. This means that it is not allowed to use the glove or a clean towel for the line of putt (on penalty of 2 strokes).
HOLE IN ONE
A player, not knowing that his ball had embocadas puts another ball into play
SITUATION: A player, unable to find your ball, put another ball into play. After discovering that his first ball was inside the hole. What do the rules?
SOLUTION: Once the ball in play the player is inside the hole are not the rest of the strokes you make in that hole because the player had completed (no matter who leaves the tee, plays a wrong ball).
Clean the ball (Rule 21) to mark, lift, clean and replace
In green you can ALWAYS.
Beyond green:
* To identify only the extent necessary
* To determine if it is unusable can not be cleaned.
* To intervene or assist in the game of another can not be cleaned.
* Being joined by mud can not be cleaned.
* Being joined by a gum or any other artificial object SI.
Mark the ball (Rule 20-1)
* If you move the ball to make the brand or to try attaching the grass to avoid interfering the game is restored without penalty mark.
* If the player moves without realizing (eg PISA) is restored with a trademark penalty stroke.
* If otherwise interfere with the game ball can be moved to one side by measuring the distance to put heads.
* You can mark and lift the ball if it helps or interferes with the play of another player. (Rule 22)
MOVING THE BALL
It is believed that a ball has been moved if it leaves its position and goes to another place. Therefore, even if the ball oscillates, it is not always wrong to return to its original position when you remove the stick.
Movable Obstruction
If the ball falls to the side, we can make, remove the obstacle and place. If the ball lands on or over the obstacle should drop.
Knee – Bend
A player who decides to play crouch under a tree should not put a towel or similar on their knees to prevent stain because it is considered that a placement has been built and would be penalized with 2 hits (13-3).
SWING OF PRACTICES
whether to make a practice swing without wanting to hit the ball, a penalty of one stroke and the ball must be replenished. (18-2).
TEE – CAE’S TEE
If the ball falls from the tee at any time before the player has started the downswing of the stroke output of the player can continue his swing and try to hit the ball. However, if the motion of the swing stops before getting to the ball is not considered to have executed a coup.
TEE – PLACEMENT
The ball must be placed in the rectangular area formed by the marks of departure and a distance of two sticks behind those brands. So that the ball is misplaced all of it should be outside those limits. The player can be placed where you prefer to hit the ball (even outside of the marks). If you put the ball in the wrong tee in match play can force the other to repeat the stroke without penalty and must play medal penalty of two strokes and obligation to begin again (in this case the stroke is not given out earlier account).
TEE – WITH MARKS
Fails if the blow out and the ball fell just behind a mark-out, the mark can be removed for playing the ball, after putting in the same place. You may only move marks in this case and to blow it.
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