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Episode 51 - Rules Stories with Mr Duffy

In this episode we hear from former USGA Senior Amateur committee member - Jerry Duffy, on how he got into golf, into the Rules of Golf, and his refereeing experiences.

Also joining us, is Episode 48 guest - Fraser Nicol, as co-host.

Jerry has some great stories about a player's two options, and neither included free relief.
Payne Stewart's education on playing from a divot and that a person's character is being tested before a person's skill with a golf club.

We hope you enjoy this episode.

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Annika-gate

GRQotW30 - After the player hits their ball into the green, it stops and comes to rest on the green. As the player is walking up to the green, suddenly the irrigation system turns on and water runs across the grass, down the green and moves the ball. Does the ball need to be replaced, or is the player permitted to play it from where it is now at rest?

Outside Influence/1 - Status of Air and Water When Artificially Propelled

Although wind and water are natural forces and not outside influences, artificially propelled air and water are outside influences.

• Examples include:
  If a ball at rest on the putting green has not been lifted and replaced and is moved by air from a greenside fan, the ball must be replaced (Rule 9.6 and Rule 14.2).
  
• If a ball at rest is moved by water coming from an irrigation system, the ball must  be replaced (Rule 9.6 and Rule 14.2).
  

Annika-Gate

An interesting one occurred during the drive-on-championship on the LPGA.

Annika Sorenstam hit her ball near a boundary fence. When arriving at the area, she saw there was a gate in the boundary. Annika thought that she might be able to open the gate to play her shot, so she asked for a referee to provide assistance, but unfortunately for her, the referee denied her this option, as he believed it was integra to the course.

Annika took an unplayable for a one stroke penalty under Rule 19.2a, and played her shot.

It was then found out that Annika could have indeed opened the gate and played a shot instead of taking penalty relief.

The referee apologised for the error, the fans wanted the one stroke penalty gone, and the Rules nerds of the world were trying to work out (and still are) what is the difference between an integral object, and a gate in a boundary object.

The statement released by the LPGA didn’t provide enough information ‘Regarding the Ruling given to Annika Sorenstam on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2021 Gainbridge LPGA, the official on scene linked the word “integral” to the gate meant that it could not be moved. This was an error under the definition of an Immovable Obstruction in the Rules of Golf. The gate is considered moveable if proven to be unlocked (Rule 16), and therefore could have been moved to allow the player to hit the shot. The option to rescind the penalty is not available under the Rules of Golf. The official met the player immediately following her second round to explain the mistake and apologize.’
It should have referenced the gate as being in the fence of a boundary object, and thus not actually part of the boundary object as per boundary object/2.

Angel Yin - We saw another interesting situation where Angel Yin, hit her ball into a Red Penalty Area, and as her options were going back to her last place played, back-on-the-line, and lateral relief, she chose lateral relief as per Rule 17.1d(3), which meant her relief area was in a bunker. With a penalty area, your relief area could be anywhere on the course except in the same penalty area.

Background Bingo - Ep30
Rossco - Sandhurst North Hole 3 & Blakey - Bairnsdale Hole 13

GRQotW31

Fraz hits his tee shot into the some medium rough. He searches for his ball in the rough, and finds it. Fraz then goes to get a club and on the way back he accidentally steps on his ball, causing it to move. He then decides to take an unplayable, and after dropping his ball, hits it onto the green, and makes a one putt. How many strokes has Fraz had?

MATCH PLAY Whether it be in official inter club matches or Pennant  (Pennants if you are from NSW ) or your regular club handicap Match Play. There are some different situations that are part of the game of match play that appear as part of this form of the game. Which is both fun to play and enjoyable to watch. Think Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. This week Blakey & Rossco relive some of their personal experiences and discuss the variety of rules situations that appear as part of match play. Of course The GRQ Question of the Week, Back Ground Bingo and a Listener Question all thrown in for good measure. Thanks for listening. Throw the lads a subscribe over at ITunes and You Tube Look forward to having you on the journey for some great discussion and banter too.
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The Pace of Play Episode 22

GolfRules Question of the Week Ep 21 - What is the ruling when air from a blower moves your ball at rest?

Rossco's team-member question: Adam was on his downswing when another ball distracted him, causing him to shank his shot, does he get a free replay?

Big P's Question - What can a Rules Official do to stop slow play?

Santa's Top 6 Tips to Help Speed Up Play

1. Be Aware When It Is Your Turn to Play.

2. Let Others Know When It Is Their Turn to Play.

3. Walk and Talk - If you want to have a conversation, do it whilst you are walking down the fairway or towards the green. Not at the tee, not huddled together in the fairway when someone should be hitting.

4. Don't Waste Time of the Green - Be At Your Ball and Ready to Play. Don't Wait Until Someone Hits Their Shot to Go to Your Ball (unless you are on their line of play).

5. Practice Swings Waste Time - If you want to have a practice swing, do so when it isn't your turn to play. Pro Tip - they don't help your score.

6. Play a Provisional Ball if Your Ball Could be Lost Outside a Penalty Area and/or Out of Bounds.

Thanks as always for the support of the Segments

- GolfRules Question of the Week Ep 22 - What is the ruling when you find out that your ball has been picked by another player after a 3 minute search?

- The Ivors.

- Background Bingo

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Character Assassination Drive-Bys - THE GRQ PODCAST EP96 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules . GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here https://forms.gle/Jga9wNrnwUVFUQD98 GRQOTW 95 True - Rule 4.3 Getting any type of weather information (including wind speed) that is available from weather forecasts or measuring temperature and humidity at the course. Pitch Marks question from Tony. Worm castings question from Mr Roberts. Forgetful golfer question from Webbo. Pace of play suggestion from Captain Ray. GRQOTW 96 - Blakey and Stuart are partners in a four-ball match play.  Blakey has scored 5 and Stuart misses his putt for a 4.  Before either of the opponents have completed play of the hole, Stuart moves his ball back to where he just putted from and makes a practice stroke towards the hole.  The opponents call in a referee - what is the ruling? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

THE GRQ PODCAST EP64

RULE 1

Co-hosts: Stuart McPhee and Blakey

Whilst Blakey is in Korea for the International Series Korea held at Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club, they were able to record Episode 64 of The GRQ Podcast.

Stuart and Blakey delve into Rule 1, going through all that it entails, including:

• The purpose of the Rule,
• The aim of golf,
• The behaviour expected of all golfers, this alone differentiates it from most sports,
• The penalties involved for breaches, and
• When multiple penalties occur at the same time.

We also provide the answer to GRQOTW for Ep 63, and provide another question for Ep 64:

Charlotte and Helen are playing a match.  On the par 3 3rd hole at Wombat Hills, Charlotte hits her tee shot long and it goes OB.  Helen saw that Charlotte had played from outside the teeing area and tells her this.   Charlotte asks, "so what does that mean?"   Helen explains that she has the right to cancel the stroke however as her ball went OB, she decides not to.  Charlotte tees it up again this time inside the teeing area and plays her 3rd shot onto the green, 5m from the hole.   Helen's tee shot is only 3m from the hole and says, "Thanks Charlotte, that is my hole."   Why would she say that and is she correct?

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Dropping the ball. Does knowing exactly where you can and can’t drop the ball when taking relief cause some consternation in your group? Have you experienced a situation where differing opinions have existed regarding where to correctly take relief. Blakey summarises where the correct areas are in relation to dropping when taking relief from the following; - Unplayable - Penalty Area - Free Relief Listener Questions Special Mention to Webbo and Big P for their great listener question contributions. We learn what happens when your moving ball on the green has been taken by a dog and the rules around practicing on the course during a round. IVORS Blakey is called on an IVOR  BackGround Bingo Andrew Millar keeps reeling of the winner and going to amazing lengths to do so. G.R.Q.O.T.W When are you permitted to "place" your ball in the general area? ( Not under a local rule ) As always we appreciate the feedback. Connect With US. Best way is to jump on the email list. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

In This post US Open episode we discuss the course set up by the USGA, and just how much influence they have. Bryson's relief and the rules around dropping in "The General Area" Patrick Reed, our opinions and is the USGA lowering the bar on the rules by not penalising Patrick Reed, We discuss and consider the potential implications and talk about the integrity and intentions of the game. Blakey is called for 4 x Ivor Nominations Rosscos dogs go bananas. A story from travels Background Bingo So much more.... Send in your questions....and of course. Like share and subsribe. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

CLUBLAND STORIES September: Matt Fitz damaged driver, Advice given in the Creator Classic playoff, Sahith's bunker issue, Call 'Fore' if a ball is hurtling towards someone - THE GRQ PODCAST EP122

GRQOTW121 Answer:

Andy is lying five after hitting his ball that was Out Of Bounds. He has to go back to where he played his second shot from.

GRQOTW122 Question:

In a stroke play competition, Andrea hits her tee shot into a heavily-wooded area. She properly plays a provisional ball under Rule 18.3b and it comes to rest in the fairway. She searches for her original ball for one minute and declares it 'lost'. She walks over to her provisional ball and accidentally kicks it. She replaces it, but before she plays it and within 3 minutes of her starting searching, a spectator finds her original ball. She lifts the provisional ball and plays the original ball to the green. She takes two putts and tees off on the next hole. What is her score for the hole? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

EPISODE 59 | THE GOLFRULES QUESTIONS PODCAST

GRQOTW58 - Helen incurs a penalty of one stroke for moving her ball in play. Even though it was to help Charlotte, Helen was required to mark her ball first before lifting it.

LIV it up with LIV GOLF - Blakey tells us about his experience in the first ever LIV Golf event.

Mudal Local Rule - Stuart gives us an update on a wacky Local Rule

Garcia's Broken Watch - Sergio was on the unfortunate side of an incorrect ruling at the Wells Fargo. Blakey and Stuart discuss.

GRQOTW59 - Helen and Charlotte are playing Frazer and Ross in a fourball match.  On the 11th hole at Wombat Hills, Helen and Charlotte have holed out for 4 strokes.  Ross has driven the green but Frazer has struggled and he is on for 4 strokes close to Ross' ball.  Ross is further away from the hole but they decide that Frazer will putt first to show Ross the line.  Before Frazer putts, Helen concedes Frazer's next stroke however Frazer putts anyway and misses.  Ross has two putts and holes out for a 3.   What is the result of the hole and why?

R&A & USGA Rules Change Outcome from 2019 to 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP75 GRQOTW#74 Charlotte was not permitted to change her ball, but as she didn't make a stroke at it, she is only penalised one stroke for causing her/their ball to move - Rule 9.4. Stuart and Blakey go through the outcome changes from 2019 to 2023 that the R&A and USGA have created in readiness for 1 January 2023. GRQOTW #75 - Big P is taking relief from temporary water on the 17th hole at Wombat Hills. He drops his ball which lands inside the relief area but, but before it comes to rest and while it is still inside the relief area, his caddie, Andy the Average Golfer, puts his foot down and stops the ball from rolling into a divot hole inside the relief area. What is the ruling?

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Masters Week 2021   

GRQotW35 - Steve and Mary are partners in a foursome. Steve tees his ball up within the Red teeing area and hits his ball towards the boundary fence where it may have come to rest inside or outside the fence. Mary, who has been playing from the White tees all day, thinks they should play a provisional. Who must now hit the provisional ball and where must it be hit from?   

Mary is required to hit the provisional ball if they choose to play one, and this would be from where the previous stroke was made. In this case, Steve played from the Red teeing area. Rule 18.3 and 22.3   

Lena Selberg let me know that she has passed her Level 1 Rules of Golf through the Swedish Golf Federation, so shout out to all the swedes who listen to the podcast, and well done Lena. 

Lena also had a follow-up question to the GRQotW35: What if this occurred in a greensome? 

Next we have Charlie Tebbs - Four quick questions

1. Player accidentally causes their ball that is at rest in the general area e.g. by accidentally knocking it with their club (but not while taking practice strokes).     

1. If the player's ball is in the general area, a penalty area, or a bunker, then accidentally causing their ball to move is a penalty of one and the ball must be replaced. Exceptions:  Player allowed to lift or move ball (e.g. replacing ball) During a search When applying a Rule (e.g. lifting ball to take an unplayable)   

2. Player accidentally moves their ball by hitting it during their practice swings when in the general area.    

2. This is the same answer as 1. A practice swing doesn't count as a stroke, so the player has accidentally caused their ball to move, they incur a one stroke penalty, and the ball must be replaced.   

3. Player accidentally causes their ball to move as they start their backswing, continues the stroke and hits the moving ball.    

3. It depends where the ball was at rest as to what the answer is: If the ball was at rest in the teeing area, then there is no penalty for causing it to move, and no penalty for hitting a moving ball. At rest in the general area, then there is no penalty for hitting a moving ball, but there would be a penalty IF it was determined that the cause of the ball moving was by the player. On the green, if the movement was accidental, no penalty, and no penalty for hitting a moving ball.   

4. If a ball is at rest in the general area, but part of the ball is above the line defining the edge of a penalty area.   

4. Yes, the ball is in the penalty area. The boundary of a penalty area is the outside edge, and goes both straight up, and straight down.  When taking a drop, what is the relief area? Don’t need to stand in or outside to drop the ball Tees and clubs that are still on the ground marking the area are considered equipment. Did it come to rest within the relief area? Yes, ball is back in play. Did it roll outside, then re-drop the ball.  

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GRQotW36 

Fraz has Webbo caddying for him during the first round of the club championships. On the 9th tee, after Fraz has teed off, Webbo runs off to talk to a man about a dog. Fraz doesn’t want to carry his heavy golf bag (many golf balls weighing it down), so he gets Steve to carry his bag to where his ball is at rest. Steve tells Fraz the distance and that he should hit a 7 iron with a wee bit of a draw. After Fraz hits his second shot, Webbo reappears and takes over caddying duties. Steve continues to walk beside Fraz and Webbo and holds Fraser’s jacket and umbrella for the rest of the round. Does Fraz incur any penalties?

GUEST: John Robinson, a board member of Golf Australia and referee of 25 Australian Opens. John chats about his late start in the game, what got him interested in the Rules - THE GRQ PODCAST EP114 We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the world. Grab a t-shirt, a hat, or even a hoodie featuring the Rules Roo, or the Wombat caddie. And now whether you are in your car, or going for a walk, or just taking a break after mowing your lawn. Enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. GRQOTW113: Four shots. The player incurs no penalty for causing his provisional ball to move, because it never became the ball in play. In episode 114, Stuart chats with John Robinson, a current board member of Golf Australia who has refereed at 25 Australian Opens. John chats about his late start in the game, what got him interested in the Rules and where that journey took him including the TARS course at St Andrews. John provides his most important principles of being an effective Referee, and shares some stories of some difficult situations he has had with players over the years including with Dame Laura Davies. John provides some tips for Rules enthusiasts who want to start applying that knowledge as a Referee at events, shares which Rule still confuses him, what Rule he would like to introduce / change (many may agree) and finally the Rules that frustrate him. GRQOTW114: In a stroke-play competition, Stuart hits his tee shot into a heavily-wooded area. He properly plays a provisional ball under Rule 18.3b and it comes to rest in the right rough, short of where the original ball is estimated to be. Before commencing a search for the original ball, he makes a stroke at the provisional ball towards the green. Stuart searches for three minutes and cannot find his original ball. He walks towards the green and realises the ball he hit was not his. Stuart returns to search for his provisional ball but cannot find it within three minutes. He returns to the teeing area and takes 6 more strokes to hole out. What is his score for the hole? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

The Old Course at St Andrews, Immovable Obstructions Out of Bounds, and more... | THE GRQ PODCAST EP61

GRQOTW#61

Gerry hits his tee shot way left into some thick bushes and therefore decides to play a provisional ball, which lands in the rough on the left hand side of the fairway.  Gerry finds his original ball within 3 minutes however it is deep within the bushes and clearly unplayable.  His lateral and back on the line relief options are equally impractical so he decides his only option would be to return to his previous place played.  Having already played his provisional from the teeing area and to ensure he doesn't delay play any further, he plays his provisional ball from where it was lying and counts that as his 4th stroke.  Is this permitted?

We clarify the IVORs that came out of last week.

Stuart and Blakey delve into the Rules situations that may pop up at the Old Course, St Andrews for the 150th Open Championship.

We look at a few community questions and what constitutes water on the surface.

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RULES MYTHS - THE GRQ PODCAST EP83 . GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here https://forms.gle/Jga9wNrnwUVFUQD98 . GRQOTW #82 Marcela can continue with the provisional ball as long as the original ball has not been found. . #1 Myth Marking your ball when the Preferred Lies Local Rule has been adopted #2 Myth Announcing what the make and number of your provisional ball is #3 Myth You can declare your ball lost #4 Myth You can play a provisonal ball when you think your ball has gone into a penalty area #5 Myth Remove water on the green that improves your CATS #6 Myth You can press down a divot that improves your CATS #7 Myth Staff working in a bunker is automatically GUR . NSW Open review from Stuart . GRQOTW #83 Blakey and Stuart are playing a match in the men's final of the Wombat Hills Cup. During play of the 9th hole, Blakey becomes aware that Stuart may have played from a wrong place on the 4th hole, however at the time, Stuart thought he could take relief. What options are available to Blakey? Is it too late to request a ruling? Does the hole stand as played? Can he request a ruling any time before the end of the match? What can he do, if anything? . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

We are back in 2024 and bringing you Episode 107, and with it are five clubland stories, a massive thank you to our contributors and those following along. We also have Podcast McPhee and Blakey go into their time at the recently played heritage classic, which is a tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia - THE GRQ PODCAST EP107 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules GRQOTW106 - Big P incurs one penalty stroke under his option to go back to the previous place played OUTSIDE the Penalty Area - Rule 17.2a(2). Firstly, we cover a few Clubland Stories: - Rhys would like to know what the match score is when no one heard his partner concede a putt. - DK wants to tell us about a player that made airswings at a wrong ball, and then had to proceed with the provisional ball, and whether their pro shop told him the right score. - DK also has another story about a player taking free relief from an animal footprint, which is not allowed unless there is a Local Rule. - Mr Roberts asks us about the apparent confliction of Rule 14.1 and 9.6. - Mr Roberts also tells us about a player accidentally moving their ball with a practice swing and whether that was a penalty. Blakey and Podcast then discuss their time at The Heritage Classic, a 200k tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. - Stuart explains when the search starts. - We had a ball moved during a search in a penalty area - One player dropped their marker on their ball just before putting - A player hit their ball less than a metre, and only just found their ball within the 3-minute time limit - Trying to distinguish where the edge of the gravel path is. GRQOTW 107 - After his tee shot, Andy the Average Golfer's ball is lying close to an irrigation box in the right rough on the 3rd hole at Wombat Hills. He is concerned he will have interference from the box so he simulates his swing and in doing so, causes his ball to move. He advises his marker that he moved his ball and he replaces the ball. He does have interference from the box, however he decides the shot is too risky so he doesn't take relief and he plays out sideways to the fairway. His next stroke lands on the putting green and he takes 3 putts to hole out - what is his hole score? . . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here https://forms.gle/Jga9wNrnwUVFUQD98 . Here's my TWOBOB - THE GRQ PODCAST EP84 . GRQOTW #83 The opponent has until one of the players tees off on the next hole to request a ruling. . Player plays under stroke-and-distance instead of playing under Rule 9.6, and incurs unnecessary one stroke penalty plus extra stroke. . Another declaring ball lost situation, but thankfully one of the players knew what the correct answer was. . Player forgot which ball they had hit off the tee. . Do we recommend Model Local Rule E-5 . Repairing pitch marks off the green. . Being Disqualified from the competition after the competition results have been published. . Two balls of the same make and model that can't be identified as whose is whose. . Ball moved by natural forces after player removed some loose impediments . Ball came to rest in a dead rabbit. . GRQOTW #84 Whilst playing a stableford round at Wombat Hills, Blakey has 238m to the pin for his 2nd shot on the par 5 13th hole.  Thinking he cannot get there, Blakey plays and flushes his 3 wood, with his ball landing just off the green and rolling to within 30cms of the hole, while the group in front are putting. Blakey raises his hand to apologise.  As he walks onto the green, he taps it in for an eagle 3. Pulling the ball out of the hole, Blakey realizes it is not his ball and believes he may have played a wrong ball on the fairway.  He says to his marker, just me down for a wipe.  As Blakey is walking to the next tee, a player in the group ahead comes back, gives Blakey back his original ball and says, "sorry mate, I marked and lifted your ball, and when we finished the hole, I mistakenly replaced my spare ball on the spot. What is Blakey's score for the hole?  Does he need to do anything to correct? . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Spotters That Can't Spot - THE GRQ PODCAST EP78

GRQOTW77 - Two penalty strokes, Rule 17.2

Clubland stories from Andy and JKnox.

- are bark chips placed around a tree an immovable obstruction?

- a ball is embedded in the side of the hole, is it holed?

Discussion about score for match play results.

Spotters, are they useful if they can't actually see the ball?

GRQOTW78 - Stuart wants Ross to show him his indentification mark, but Ross refuses, is there a penalty?

The GolfRules Questions Podcast - EPISODE 24

Welcome Back - we just want to start by saying thank you to all of you who continue listening to The GRQ PODCAST. We appreciate every minute of your time.

In this weeks episode we answer last weeks GolfRules Question of the Week (GRQOTW).

It was a simple answer to a tricky sounding question. Tune in for the answer.

We chat about Ryan Palmer at last weekends Tournament of Champions and some of the scenarios around where a player deliberately affects the outcome of a ball in motion.

Last weeks Background Bingo - Check out You Tube, however the courses were Lakes Entrance and The Dunes on the Mornington Peninsula.

Tune in for this weeks GRQOTW, and who on earth knows why Ross would read it out in a Scottish Accent. Please feel free to rate his performance.

Most of all, we have some fun and laughs discussing the serious business of The Golf Rules.

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Episode 133

Clubland Stories

Can a player go back and play a provisional ball, and how long does it take to jog back to the tee and then find the original ball?

Ball in red penalty area, and feet standing on green.

Ball at rest in bunker is moved by a ball in motion whilst player is in their downswing.

Specific Rules in an Ambrose

One stroke penalty relief outside a bunker

Adjusting clubs without making a stroke

Intervening events - breaching a Rule during a stroke.

Is there any free relief from the spray of a sprinkler?

Ball deflected off a duck

Hole made by the maintenance staff, and the material that is out of the hole being piled for removal

John Thurman - Larry’s ball is struck by artificially propelled water on the putting green.

• Losing your ball-marker, and what is reasonable judgement for replacing ball.

GRQOTW 132: Blakey and Stuart are all square in their match at Wombat Hills GC, after 12 holes.   As the light is fading and as they walk off the 12th green, Blakey says to Stuart, "how about we agree to halve the 13th, 14th and 15th holes and we just walk over and play the final 3 holes starting on the 16th?”  Stuart agrees and they walk to the 16th tee.  Blakey tees off on 16 when a roving referee drives up and investigates further.  What is the Referee's ruling, if anything?

Referee shouldn’t get involved. But if one of the players says something to the Committee, then it will depend if the players knew what they were doing was a breach or not.

GRQOTW133: Late on a Friday afternoon at Wombat Hills GC, Blakey and Stuart are playing a match, and remarkably, Stuart is able to win the 18th hole to tie the match.  Given the quickly fading daylight, both players agree to stop play and resume their match on Sunday morning at 8am.  Two days later and just prior to starting their 19th hole of the match, Blakey tells Stuart that he had 39 points in the stableford competition played on the Wombat Hills course the day before.  Knowing that an extended match is a continuation of the same round, not a new round, Stuart now knows that Blakey has practiced on the course during the match.  He requests a ruling from the Committee before teeing off.

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In episode 119, Stuart chats with former touring professional and now commentator and media personality, Mark Allen. 
Mark answers some rapid fire questions about his playing career.  
Mark has some funny and entertaining stories with the Rules, with Referees and provides his biggest tip to aspiring Referees on how to deal with players. GRQOTW118

This situation comes down to whether Stuart's ball is lost or whether it is known or virtually certain that his ball was moved by an outside influence.From the sounds of it, when the question said " but knowing that he really doesn't know for sure that someone else took his ball" would suggest that there was no serious consideration to whether Stuart thought his ball was moved by an outside influence.  It was them thinking it was just unfair and just put another ball into play.IF the Committee decided that it was KVC that Stuart's ball was moved by an outside influence, then he was permitted to replace a ball back on the estimated spot and resume play of the hole with no penalty.  However, Rule 9.6 requires a ball to be replaced on the spot and not dropped.  Stuart dropping the ball would incur the GP for playing from a wrong place.  
Normally, a penalty must not be added or corrected after a stroke-play competition has closed.  If Stuart did not know about the GP, he is not disqualified for the lower score as did not know about the penalty strokes before the competition closed.   In this case, the competition results would stand.  
IF the Committee decided there was NOT KVC for an outside influence moving the ball, then Stuart's ball was lost and his only option was to proceed under stroke and distance and return to the teeing area.  He has put another into play in the middle of the fairway, however he has made a stroke from the wrong place and that would be considered a serious breach due to the significant advantage he would have gained.  The SB needs to be corrected before making a stroke to begin the 10th hole, otherwise Stuart is DQed. 
However, let's turn to Rule 20.2e(2) is Disqualifying Players After the Result of Competition Is Final.  A player must be disqualified even after the competition is closed if they:

• Knew before the competition had closed that they were in breach of any other Rule with a penalty of disqualification, or
• Agreed with another player to ignore any Rule or penalty they knew applied.

The Committee would need to decide that Stuart knew that he couldn't just drop a ball in the middle of the fairway for a lost ball.  Blakey's comments in the bar afterwards would also suggest that he knew that wasn't the correct procedure.  They may ask the players to confirm their understanding of the Rule. 
On this basis, The Committee would DQ both Stuart and Blakey.   Jeff, who finished 3rd, would be awarded the Winter Cup. 
You could also turn to Rule 1.3b - Applying the Rules.   Players are responsible for applying the Rules to themselves.  
If a player knows they have breached a Rule that involves a penalty and deliberately fails to apply the penalty, the player is disqualified.  If two or more players agree to ignore any Rule or penalty they know applies and any of those players have started the round, they are disqualified. 
If I was on the Committee, I would strongly push to DQ both Blakey and Stuart for failing to follow the correct procedure for Stuart's lost ball.  GRQOTW119

Blakey and Stuart are playing a match in the Koala Cup at Wombat Hills.
Blakey makes a putt on the 18th to win the match.  Blakey and Stuart shake hands and Stuart says, "Congratulations!"As they stand beside the 18th green attending to their clubs, a spectator walks briskly from the Clubhouse and tells Stuart that Blakey forgot to replace his ball marker in the correct spot, after he moved it on the putting green.  Blakey and Stuart cannot remember but they agree to play extra holes to determine the winner.   Stuart wins the 20th hole. 
What is the official result of the match and why?

Road Trippin

Yes this week we try something new. A Podcast on the road. 

As we attempt to bring more real life GolfRules Scenario to the Podcast and The GRQ YouTube our goal is to hit the road.

Regular listeners will remember Blakey's lofty YouTube Subscriber ambitions.

3000 - Country Victoria

10000 - NZ

30000 - Scotland

Well this week sees the guys on the road with just enough time to fit in a Podcast Record from Rossco's mobile Podcast Studio while they cross Port Phillip Bay en-route to the fabulous new Lonsdale Links.

In this episode we discuss a couple of situation that occurred at last weekends Sony Open.

1 - Internal Out of Bounds

2 - Relief from a Temporary Immovable Obstruction

Also covered is last week GRQOTW regarding Power Lines and a fresh question for this week. The other answer we are looking for, is it an Irrigator or Sprinkler? We cover everything :-)

As we are mobile no Background Bingo, however keep an eye out on the You Tube for some great scenarios filmed on location at Lonsdale Links.

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Clubland Stories is back with the October edition as Episode 124 of the GolfRules Questions podcast. DK has two questions, including assisting another player in his group with a two ball situation. David is wondering why his friend Tom was disqualified for continuing play after a normal suspension, Brian asks about MLR B-3, and the no-penalty myth makes its way to Waimate. 

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GRQOTW123 Answer

Marvin was allowed to make a stroke at the moving ball, but taking three minutes to make that decision as the ball crept closer to the hole would be an unreasonable delay to play.

GRQOTW124 Question

T/F

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GRQotW29
Are you permitted to watch a video on YouTube (say George Gankas or Me&My Golf) during a round to obtain swing tips?

This caught a few, as like me, I would have assumed this wouldn’t be permitted, but Rule 4.3a(3) & (4) only restricts information gathered during the round. What is allowed is using information that was gathered before the round, such as swing tips. But consideration to other players and no delaying of play unreasonably.

Genesis Invitational

Patrick Cantplay-Fast embedded ball in bunker
On the 6th hole at the Genesis Invitational, the affably-known ‘donut’ hole, because there is a bunker in the middle of the green, Patrick Cantlay’s tee shot is embedded in the lip above the bunker. A referee is requested and Patrick is taken through the relief process.

Wind stops play - https://youtu.be/VBHfHo6tzf8

During round 3 of the Genesis Invitational, the wind was so strong that balls were moving on the green and play was suspended. It was certainly timely for some, but not all.

DJ movable obstruction - https://youtu.be/mtP6YL6ACZY

Easy ruling for DJ. So easy, he didn’t even require a referee, just picked up the utility box that was housing cables and moved it himself before pitching out sideways.

Matt Wolff moves ball on putting green - https://youtu.be/RtmBmd8ddfs

This is number one on my favourite rulings of the year so far. Matty Wolff playing in the WGC Mexico (played in Florida), accidentally taps his ball sideways on a practice swing when his ball is at rest on the green. It doesn’t count as a putt because Matt had no intention of hitting the ball, and thus the ball was replaced for no penalty.

Background Bingo

Ep 29

Rossco Yakgarra

Blakey Kalgoorlie 

Can you guess this weeks?

IVOR’s

Contributant

Wittering

Levitating or elevating

The meaning of ‘Lost’, as in lost ball.

GRQotW 30

After the player hits their ball into the green, it stops and comes to rest on the green. As the player is walking up to the green, suddenly the irrigation system turns on and water runs across the grass, down the green and moves the ball. Does the ball need to be replaced, or is the player permitted to play it from where it is now at rest?

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CLUBLAND STORIES November: Slope function on the range finder results, when the search time starts, when your own ball is a wrong a ball, and we double-down on what is a stroke- THE GRQ PODCAST EP126

This is Episode 126 of the golfrules questions podcast. In this episode stuart and blakey are back together to do a quick wrap up of their time on tour, and then we delve into some brain-teasing clubland stories, including what a stroke is, the slope function on a range finder, when the search time starts, and when your own ball becomes a wrong ball.

GRQOTW125:

False, you are allowed to restore a gallery stake and rope that a spectator removed without your authority, in order to restore worsened conditions.

GRQOTW126:

Andy the Average Golfer is playing an individual stroke play event at Wombat Hills.  On the 3rd hole, Andy decides to take unplayable ball relief from a bunker, using the back-on-the-line option outside of the greenside bunker.  After dropping the ball on the line correctly in the general area, Andy the Average Golfer returns to the bunker and smooths out his own footprints in the bunker on his line of play.   How many penalty strokes does Andy the Average Golfer incur?

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Stuck Range Ball, Incorrect Scorecard, and a GUR that borders a Penalty Area - THE GRQ PODCAST EP88 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules . GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here https://forms.gle/Jga9wNrnwUVFUQD98 . . GRQOTW #87 Blakey and Ross mistakenly hit each other's ball on the 1st fairway (ie. a wrong ball each) and this is only discovered when they arrive near the green and Blakey is 1m from the hole and Ross is in the greenside bunker. They both walk back down the fairway to estimate where the balls were lying, and Blakey finds the divot Ross made. Using that divot as the reference point, Blakey drops a ball and plays it back on to the green. How many penalty strokes must Blakey add to his hole score? . CLUBLAND STORIES - A range ball that is stuck in the ground - Signing an incorrect scorecard in a multi competition - When a Penalty Area and GUR are side-by-side .

PODCAST MCPHEE'S GOLF TRIP STORIES - Local Rule E-3 and substituting in a different ball

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GRQOTW #88

Blakey and Stuart are in a stroke-play play-off. Stuart gives a wrong score to Blakey by mistake, which causes Blakey to lift his ball from the putting green without marking it, as he believes he cannot win. Stuart then corrects the misunderstanding. Who gets a penalty and what is the penalty? . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

GolfRules and a lesson in humility for player and caddie. Yes we all pretty much know the situation from the US AM and the caddie costing his player the match.  We discuss this and other rules scenarios that may impact you in Regular play when the availability of a rules official is not on hand. A jammed pack edition of The GolfRules Question Podcast.  Back Ground of the week. Feel free to as a question, as we will read it out. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

ClubLand Stories December, and what an absolute doozy to finish out the year 2024. Podcast and Blakey finally disagree on a Rules situation, so let us know who you think is right. We have nearly ten outstanding ClubLand stories/Rules questions, including two audio questions, one of which is the GRQOTW for episode 130 and it is a head-scratcher. 

GRQOTW129:

Andy the Average Golfer incurs a General Penalty for all of the breaches.

GRQOTW130

Player hits her ball on a par 3 and it is Known or Virtually Certain to be in a Yellow Penalty Area.

The player decides to correctly drop a ball back-on-the-line for a penalty of one stroke.

The player then sees her original ball and decides to go and play that ball.

She hits her original ball sideways and it rolls back into the same Yellow Penalty Area at a new entry point.

The player goes back on the tee side of the Yellow Penalty Area and drops a ball back-on-the-line. She then hits this ball into the greenside bunker.

Then she hits her bunker shot across the green and back into the penalty area at the same crossing point as the original ball from the teeing area.

She goes to drop a ball under penalty of one stroke back-on-the-line but as her first dropped ball is in the same position she decides to play this instead.

Hits that on the green and takes one putt to finish.

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Episode 128 of the GolfRules Questions Podcast was all about Podcast and Blakey being on tour.

Podcast had some stories from the Australian Open, held at Kingston Heath, where there was a lot of talk about pace of play, and soft course conditions, whilst Blakey was over in Qatar with the Asian Tour, where the main rulings were what is considered abnormal in the desert.So whether you are eating an ice cream or taking the dog for a walk, enjoy listening to the golfrules questions podcast

ON TOUR - Blakey was in Qatar, and Stuart was in Melbourne. Sand aplenty in Doha, and plenty of rain in Melbourne, but just because it’s rough, doesn’t mean it’s abnormal - THE GRQ PODCAST EP128

GRQOTW 127 A - Jeff may require Stuart to lift Stuart’s ball if Jeff reasonably believes it might interfere with Jeff’s play.

GRQPTW128 - David finds his tee shot in a terrible lie, with a large unattached tree branch right beside his ball. He says that he is going to take an unplayable, but then moves the tree branch and this causes his ball to move. Stuart didn’t like this procedure and wants David to add two penalty strokes to his score, one for causing his ball to move, and one for the unplayable. David is adamant that he was just moving the branch to get to his ball. But Stuart believes that had David moved the unattached tree branch and David’s ball had not moved, he would have played it as it lies. They call you in to decide, what is your decision?  GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

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Listener Question - What does Point of Maximum Available Relief mean? 

The reference point for taking free relief from an abnormal course condition in a bunker (Rule 16.1c) or on the putting green (Rule 16.1d) when there is no nearest point of complete relief.
It is the estimated point where the ball would lie that is:

• Nearest to the ball’s original spot, but not nearer the hole than that spot,
• In the required area of the course, and
• Where that abnormal course condition least interferes with the stroke the player would have made from the original spot if the condition was not there.

Tony Finau - https://youtu.be/BfSbaC4KRXE
Rule 16.3

Joaquin Niemann - https://youtu.be/mxlgr4YyDq0
Rule 18.3
Rule 7.3
Rule 15.1

Segments are all covered off as per usual  

THE GRQOTW - Yes you can drop your ball on the putting green under certain Rules.  

IVOR - None this week (thankfully)  

BACKGROUND BINGO -  Last Week ( Oreti Sands GC & Barwon Heads GC)  

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VIC Open Rules Review, Rory McIlroy and Joaquin Niemann make Rules blunders on Tour, and we have a couple of ClubLand stories to delight - THE GRQ PODCAST EP109 GolfRules Questions Podcast Episode 109 is all about the Vic Open, with stories from the Tour by Podcast Man of the People Funny Man McPhee, but Blakey and Stuart also cover a couple of incorrect drops by two of the best players in the world in Rory McIlroy and Joaquin Niemann that were costly.There are also a couple of clubland stories to keep you on your toes. BUT just before we get into that episode, I want to encourage you that if you like these podcast, share it with a friend or two. Send them the link and get them listening.As well as the Podcast, Stuart and Blakey also produce the Drop Zone, which is a weekly Rules newsletter, that gives you some helpful hints, a few Rules questions and there is usually a funny video to keep you entertained and educated. So send us your email address if you have yet to sign up, and when you receive the newsletter, make sure to forward that on to the captain or manager at your club, they are free to distribute it to all of their club members.We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the world. Grab a t-shirt, a hat, or even a hoodie featuring the Rules Roo, or the Wombat caddie.And now whether you are in your car, or going for a walk, or just taking a break after mowing your lawn.Enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. GRQOTW108: Andy scored a 9 as he incurred a General Penalty for his caddie deliberately deflecting his golf ball in motion. As it was known that the ball would have gone into a penalty area, he wasn't required to proceed under Rule 11.2 if he was going to proceed under Rule 17.1d for an extra one stroke penalty, but there was no issue for him doing so, as he may have decided to play it as it lies. VIC OPEN referee run-down by Podcast McPheeRabbit holesBall moved on the greenTransportation of players for S&D, but how about other situations, and does it have to be a Rules Committee memberA player found their ball on top of an abandoned oneWhen a car can’t be moved, what is it determined to be under the Rules?Hitting a ball out of bounds from the wrong teeing areaWhat is a broken piece of boundary fence wire determined to be GRQOTW 109: Danni the D Grade Golfer hits her tee shot way left into thick bushes on the 14th hole at Wombat Hills.After 1 minute of searching, she finds and identifies her ball and decides to take unplayable ball relief. Unable to retrieve her original ball, she drops another ball correctly in the lateral relief area. As she is working through her yardage book and waiting for others to play, a child crawls under the bush and retrieves her ball. The child asks the caddie if he can keep the ball, when the caddie realises it is not Danni the D Grade Golfer's ball. The caddie advises Danni, and they continue searching for her ball, finding it about 1 minute later, however now 5 minutes after they began searching originally.She picks up the dropped ball and continues play with the original ball, holing out in 5 more strokes. She tees off on her next hole - what is her hole score for the 14th hole? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Going Out of Bounds | THE GRQ PODCAST EP56

We finally answer the GRQOTW54 about the course boundary, and where that edge is.
This includes a discussion on a previous GRQ Community question about Boundary Objects and the ability to move them: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/community

We take a more in-depth look into Scottie Scheffler's situation at the Masters: https://youtu.be/drZ0ze0C5FM

And Georgia Hall in Saudi Arabia: https://youtu.be/MbWTnP0AHJY

As well as providing you with GRQOTW56 - when there is mud on your ball after lifting it because it was interfering with someone else's play, in which orientation are you allowed to replace that ball?

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GRQOTW for #63 - Big P tees off on the 2nd at Wombat Hills GC and the ball heads very close to the OB fence.  He plays a provisional ball.  Big P finds his original ball however it is unplayable and he proceeds to take lateral relief.  Big P drops a ball correctly and the ball comes to rest in the relief area .... Big P goes to get a club and when he returns the ball has rolled OB.  What does Big P do?

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Putting Greens - how are they defined? Who Drops from Shoulder Height these days; Groups changing order; and what about order of play for someone who is behind the tee? - THE GRQ PODCAST EP112 We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the world. Grab a t-shirt, a hat, or even a hoodie featuring the Rules Roo, or the Wombat caddie. And now whether you are in your car, or going for a walk, or just taking a break after mowing your lawn. Enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. GRQOTW111: If a ball is on the green and on its Line of Play is an immovable obstruction, then the player is allowed free relief, even if this IO is off the green.The NPCR is at the nearest spot on an arc, and this could be off the green. Regardless of where this NPCR is, the ball is to be placed.Episode 112Blakey takes us through some interesting ruling from his recent time overseas in Muscat, Jeddah, Hong Kong and Macau, including a player that wanted to drop from shoulder height, and what is least intrusive when it comes to moving loose impediments.Stuart also had a recent tournament, where his main rulings were regarding TIOs and praying the balls didn’t move on the green.We also go through some clubland stories including what makes a putting green a putting green, why did we say there is no free relief from interference by a rabbit hole, and clarifying what the Rules say about playing two balls. GRQOTW 112: Andy the Average Golfer is playing an individual stroke round at Wombat Hills Golf Club. On the 5th hole, his ball is lying just on the front of the putting green for 4 and he has interference from temporary water on the green between his ball and the hole. He lifts his ball from the putting green without marking the spot nor without announcing to anyone what he is doing. He estimates his nearest point of complete relief, which is just off the green on the fringe. He changes the ball and drops a new ball near the NPCR which then rolls away from the hole, however it remains within 1 club length of the NPCR. He takes another 4 strokes to hole out - how many strokes has Andy the Average Golfer had on the 5th hole? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Firstly, the GRQOTW for week 44 

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GRQOTW 44 

The Answer is: 8

Stuart hit his tee shot, that is 1 He hit his second shot from the fairway, that is 2. He couldn’t find his second, so had to go back to where he played his stroke from in the fairway and drop a ball for a penalty of 1, that is 3. He placed it instead of dropping it, so effectively he has breached Rule 14.3b(3) and incurs a general penalty, we are up to 5. He then has a further 3 shots, so total 8.  

Bryson’s scenario at the Tour Championship. He hit his ball well left off the 18th during round 3, even left of the 9th hole, which I thought was about 70 yards, but someone on YouTube thought it was more like 200 yards. 

He wasn’t able to find it within the 3 minute search time, but after this had elapsed, the Committee were able to get a message out to him through their referee on hand that video coverage had picked up that a spectator had moved the ball, hence why it couldn’t be found. They applied the exception to Rule 18.2b and allowed Bryson to replace a ball on the estimated spot where it had been moved from for no penalty under Rule 9.6. Bryson went on to hit the green in two, one of only a handful of people to have done that all week, and two putt for a birdie.

On the saturday afternoon during the four-ball competition, Nelly Korda attempted an eagle putt, which sat on the edge of the hole. The referee thought it was overhanging, and as Madelene Sagstrom picked it up before the permitted time that Nelly was entitled to wait and see if her ball would fall in, Nelly was given the putt as holed, her eagle counted and the US won the hole. So let’s unpack this: Rule 13.3 is very clear about what the player is entitled to when their ball is overhanging the hole. Even in match play they are permitted the reasonable time it takes to get to the hole, including Nelly falling to her knees and then get back up and starting her journey, and then from there she would be able to wait ten seconds beside the hole to see if the ball will fall. Sagstrom took away this right by conceding the putt and picking up her opponent’s ball, and throwing it to her. So in that instance, there is no penalty applied, but the ball is considered holed. As that was the lowest score on the hole, the US won. The real answer all comes down to whether the ball was actually over hanging the hole. The referee thought it was, and the tv referee  (who I am led to believe was John Paramor) believed that too. So there was no other ruling that could be applied. The question was asked, well did Nelly and Team USA have to make a claim? Well no they didn’t but that wouldn’t have mattered. Because the referee was an allocated referee, it is up to the referee to decide what the correct outcome is. This is different when it is a roving referee, who should not get involved unless they have been asked by one of the players, or they see a situation under Rules 1.2, 1.3, 5.3, 5.6a, and 5.6b. So the referee had to rule as it was seen or reported to her. If she had missed it, then that’s good/bad fortune for someone.

Fraser has interference with the branches of a tree that are outside of a ground under repair area. This ground under repair area is defined by a white line. However, the tree is rooted in the ground under repair area. So the branches overhang outside the GUR, and fraser’s swing is hitting them, but none of the branches that interfere with his swing are inside the GUR area, but the tree is rooted inside the GUR area, is Fraser entitled to free relief?

Stumped | THE GRQ PODCAST EP57

Stuart's mud on ball question from EP56 is answered.

We speak about the 2020PROTOUR play-off ruling stuff up: https://youtu.be/drZ0ze0C5FM

Justin Thomas and his strong defense: https://youtu.be/8DL4m7x6Wt4

Branden Grace is Stumped by a tree: https://youtu.be/jFf0n74iEQg

This week I was recording from Slaley Hall in the UK, where I am honoured to be part of the Rules team for the International Series England event.

As well as providing you with GRQOTW57 - Fraz is travelling pretty well in the monthly medal, half a dozen under handicap with three holes to go. His drive on 16 lands left half of the fairway but takes an awful kick left into the tree line. He arrives to find the ball jammed close to a tree with not much swing. Incensed by the injustice, and after a furtive peek to see if any group member is watching, he employs the ol' foot wedge and gives the ball a little nudge sideways so he has a reasonable swing and he then makes the stroke towards the green. At this point, the Club Captain, who had been enjoying a little stroll around the course and witnessed this performance, clapped his hand on the player's shoulder. What is the ruling?

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We start off with the GolfRules Question of the Week answer for Episode 28

Are you permitted to use rock-paper-scissors as a legitimate way of determining who plays next in a match, if you are unable to determine who is furthest from the hole?

Yes, rock-paper-scissors is a random method that can be used. Other random methods can also be used, like a coin toss, or you could throw an iron in the air and see which side up it lands - face or back. Alternatively you could just agree for one player to play.

Blakey had an interesting story when he was called in as a referee for the Charley Hoffman vs Brendan Steele match at the Dell Matchplay in 2018.

We were inundated with Rule 9.4 rulings this week at the AT&T PGA Tour event at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill golf courses.

Firstly during Round 3 - Maverick McNealy https://youtu.be/iZ_eKA2SFWs

And then on the first hole during Round 4 - Russell Knox https://youtu.be/yM4DmT7K-wk

Both players were penalised one stroke, although the exact same ruling wasn’t given by the referees at the time. Russell’s was handed to him after playing the 4th hole.

We cleared up an email question from Jwonghen, and encourage everyone to send in emails for questions they want to know the answer to.

If the lie of your ball is altered, are you permitted to place the ball closer to the hole?
And if your ball won’t come to rest after you place/replace it, how far away can you then move your ball to get it to stay at rest? Say it was on a steep slope.

Rossco and Blakey reminisce on the 25th anniversary of the famous golf movie - Happy Gilmore. It certainly has brought golf shops a lot of business from those who try to replicate the famous swing - including Blakey.

Blakey has created the video scenarios, and has promised a re-release, and a whole podcast episode dedicated to Happy Gilmore imbroglios.

The Background Bingo’s were discussed with Andrew Millar back on top of the podium, guessing both Spyglass Hill, and Craigielaw golf courses.

This week will be a little trickier for all punters, but both are in Australia.

GRQotW 29 Question

Are you permitted to watch a video on YouTube (say George Gankas or Me&My Golf) during a round to obtain swing tips?

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Guest Star: Fraser Nicol fills us in on his refereeing journey. How he has gone from Level 1 to Level 4, and continued to build his facebook community along the way - THE GRQ PODCAST EP105 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules GRQOTW104 - Tyson is unable to get free relief for the safety fence that is on his line of play, as line of play interference by an immovable obstruction is only available when the player's ball is on the putting green.If a Committee believes that a safety/protective fence is interfering with the normal playing of the game, they can adopt Model Local Rule E-6. Fraser Nicol, the founder of The Golf Rules Samaritan facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegolfrulessamaritanwas on Episode 48 of The GRQ Podcast, and spoke to us about starting the facebook group, and creating an amazing excel spreadsheet to help others learn the Rules of Golf.Since then, Fraser has got himself into a full time job with the PGA in the United Kingdom, and really enjoys applying the excellent Rules knowledge, as well as picking up other skills along the way, such as the craft of refereeing, and setting up courses for the professionals. GRQOTW105 A player is searching for their tee shot and then finds a ball in the rough that he knows is a ball he hit from the teeing area.Their three minute search time then expires.He then finds another ball, and he knows this is also a ball he hit from the teeing area.The problem is he doesn't know which ball is the original and which ball is the provisional ball.What is the ruling?. . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Rule 3 Part I | THE GRQ PODCAST EP 68

Blakey and Stuart go in-depth with the first part of Rule 3 - Competition structure, and match play competitions.

GRQOTW 68
Ross begins the 3rd hole at Wombat Hills and hits his tee shot however it may have gone OB, therefore he plays a provisional ball - the provisional ball clearly goes OB.  Now very frustrated, Ross plays a 3rd ball from the teeing area without saying anything, which lands on the fairway - the 1st ball is found within 3 minutes.  Which is his ball in play and why?

CLUBLAND STORIES: May 2024, two balls colliding, provisional ball, someone else’s ball that’s not a wrong ball, changing balls when taking relief, messing with another player’s equipment, a ball picked by a range cart, using a headcover as an alignment tool, a folded over divot, taking shelter for 30 minutes, different pars in a match, and lifting a marker with a putter - THE GRQ PODCAST EP115 We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the world. Grab a t-shirt, a hat, or even a hoodie featuring the Rules Roo, or the Wombat caddie. And now whether you are in your car, or going for a walk, or just taking a break after mowing your lawn. Enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. GRQOTW114: Twelve shots. His provisional ball became the ball in play, but then he made a stroke at a wrong ball, and didn't end up finding the original ball off the tee, so had to take S&D and go back to the teeing area. Six more shots from there. The GolfRules Questions Podcast is back, this is Episode 115, and ClubLand Stories are Back. We have so many ClubLand stories to catch up, and here is a quick summary so you know what will be coming at you. We look at two balls in motion colliding on the green, another one about a player hitting a provisional when they weren’t allowed, what would happen if a player used another player’s ball when that ball was still live, but it wouldn’t be considered a wrong ball, using a different ball when taking relief from GUR, messing with another player’s equipment, whether or not you have KVC for a ball in the middle of the fairway that most likely got picked up by a range picker, throwing a headcover down and whether that classifies as an alignment aid, what are your options when a divot is folded over a ball, taking shelter for 30 minutes out on the course, and whether this would mean you are disqualified after the competition has closed, does a net par beat a net par when the pars of the hole are different, and finally what constitutes lifting a marker so as not to incur a penalty of one stroke. This is big, and so many great questions, thank you to all that contributed, and to everyone who has contributed at least once the life of the podcast, but definitely a special mention to DK who leads on 14 clubland stories, Mr Roberts on 10, Colin on 9, and Twobob on 8. GRQOTW115: Blakey and Stuart are playing a match at Wombat Hills.  Blakey has holed out for 5.  Stuart, who has a putt for a 5, asks Andy the Average Golfer, who is Blakey's caddie, "Andy, what did Blakey have?"   By mistake, Andy the Average Golfer states that Blakey has holed out in 4 strokes.  As he thinks he has lost the hole, Stuart picks up his ball marker to head to the next tee.  Before Stuart leaves the green, Blakey calls out, "Hey, I didn't concede that putt!"  Stuart explains what Andy had said, when Blakey corrects his caddie that he actually had a 5 and tells Stuart.  Stuart isn't sure of the Rules when the caddie states the hole score, so he requests a Ruling?  What is the Ruling? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Welcome to 2021 and The GolfRules Questions Podcast As always we are extremely excited to be your choice of Golf Podcast for all the fun and facts regarding the Golf Rules. Our Goal for this year is to continue with a weekly format as best we can (weather permitting)  Our segments will return and we will introduce the occasional guest. In the EP we cover the handful of clarifications made to the rules by the R&A in conjunction with the USGA as well as discussing the GRQOTW as we as an IVOR and Background Bingo. Thank you for tuning in once again. Blakey & Rossco Connect With US. Best way is to jump on the email list. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

Down a RABAT Hole | THE GRQ PODCAST EP71

Blakey reports back on the International Series Morocco event. Played at Royal Golf Das Es Salam in Rabat.
Including information about pace of play, and a couple of rulings that he had.

Stuart & Blakey both share a clubland story, and cover the answer to GRQOTW70.

Which brings us to:

GRQOTW for #71 - Andy the Average Golfer sprays his tee shot right on the 4th hole at Wombat hills and his ball comes to rest in thick bushes. He decides to take unplayable ball relief and drops his ball using lateral relief.   He asks Big P to pick up his provisional ball which is on the fairway. Andy the Average Golfer plays his next stroke into a greenside bunker. As he starts walking towards the green, only 15m on, he sees his original ball in bushes and realises the ball he dropped was not his. With the dropped ball near the green, and his provisional ball in his pocket, how must Andy the Average Golfer proceed and are there any penalty strokes?

Cracked a Century - THE GRQ PODCAST EP100 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules GRQOTW99 Answer: Blakey definitely incurs a general penalty for his advice to Stuart, whereas Stuart was merely making a remark about his poor bunker play. Although a referee could go into further questioning to confirm the assumption. Stuart does incur the one stroke penalty for the stroke-and-distance. Stuart and Blakey got the gang back together and are joined by the very special guest, from The My Love of Golf Podcast - Rossco 'BMW' Flannigan to take a trip down memory lane.We cover all things GolfRules Questions podcast, how it got started, how cheap Blakey is, and how the Rules and the Rules knowedge of Stuart and Blakey have developed during that time. GRQOTW 100 Ross pushes his tee shot right into the rough. He playshis 2nd shot across the fairway into the left rough. He plays his 3rdshot to just short of the green. Upon reaching that ball short of thegreen, he realises it is not his ball and he has played a wrong ball.He returns to where he made his 3rd shot from to search and cannotfind his ball, although he does find another in the area, which he nowbelieves was the ball he hit for his 2nd shot. He returns to the right rough, where he made his 2nd shot from, to proceed under S&D for a lost ball. He drops correctly in the right rough using his bestestimate, when he finds his original ball which he hit from the teeingarea. Where must Ross make his next stroke from and what stroke will it be? . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Episode 48 - If I had a Nicol for every time I heard that one…  

Welcome Fraser Nicol to the GRQ Podcast, Episode 48. Hope you are well.  

Firstly, we need to get the answer to Episode 47 GRQOTW out of the way: 

Stuart and Ray are playing Big P and Gerry in a handicapped four-ball match at Wombat Hills GC. On the second hole of the day, Ray steps on his ball in the middle of the fairway when he was talking excitedly to Stuart about how he was getting 15 shots for the match. Ray replaced his ball where he thought he had moved it from, whilst Stuart and Big P were watching. Although Ray thought he was exempt from penalty under Rule 7.4, Stuart knew this was a breach of Rule 9.4, but said nothing. Big P assumed their was no penalty either. Ray then played an amazing shot which resulted in a conceded putt and what Big P and Gerry thought was a birdie, which they could not beat. On the next teeing area, Stuart played from outside the teeing area, which Gerry pointed out and asked Stuart to cancel the stroke and replay. Big P then joked to Gerry about the side making a blunder on the last hole when Ray stood on his ball in the middle of the fairway. 

Was there any course of action that Gerry could take for Ray’s blunder on the second hole? 

Unfortunately, Gerry and Big P are unable to make a claim for the 2nd hole, because Big P knew of the incident when it happened. The side’s ability to make a claim needed to be before anyone of the group teed off on the 3rd hole. Although Stuart’s shot has been recalled by the opponents and so Stuart’s first shot does not count, it still counts as starting play of the 3rd hole - Rule 6.1a.  

Let’s start at the start: 

Explain to the listeners who you are,  

where in the world you are,  

what you do, and 

Most importantly how did you and I become friends, because I believe that says a lot about the community you have built and are building.  

Okay, now the tough questions: Why are the Rules of Golf important?  

What development in the Rules do you see, and is this good for the game?  

What is your least favourite Rule?  

And if it is different, which is the first Rule you would like to see changed come 2023? 

Finally, what does it feel like to be a social media influencer in the Rules of Golf?  

I thank you very much for your time, and would you like to read out Episode 48 GRQOTW: Fraz & Blakey are playing against each other in match play. Fraz steps up on the 18th tee all pumped, as he's won the last four holes to get back to all square, and in his excitement plays from the wrong teeing area. His ball goes dangerously close to out of bounds, so Blakey does not recall the stroke. Fraz now realises he has played from the wrong teeing area and declares he will play a provisional ball.  

How should Fraz proceed?

Shaking hands with the GOAT / Listener Question on a Provisional Ball Thanks for joining in. Tune in for another listener question. Blakey discusses officiating at some big events. Check out You Tube for background bingo. Look forward to having you on the journey for some great discussion and banter too. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

Cathedral and Super 6s Report - THE GRQ PODCAST EP74

GRQOTW #73

Gerry was required to go and identify whether the ball that Fraser had found was his. By not doing so the Committee could possibly disqualify Gerry for serious misconduct under Rule 1.2. Although in 2023, it would simply be a wrong ball penalty if it was found out the ball was indeed Gerry's.

Whilst Blakey has been busy at home with Golf Ops work, Stuart has been out on the road with many tournaments.

Listen in as he covers Rules situations at:

• The Cathedral Invitational
• Gippsland Super 6s

GRQOTW #74 

Helen and Charlotte are partners in foursomes matchplay, playing Andy the Average Golfer and Big P. On the 1st hole at Wombat Hills, Helen has teed off and Charlotte has arrived at the ball in the fairway to make the 2nd stroke for the side. Charlotte marks the spot of Helen's ball and lifts it from the course, replacing her own ball on the spot. One of their opponents, Big P doesn't believe that is allowed and claims the hole. What is the ruling?

GUEST: Golf.Ai - Want to settle a rules debate? Ask Golf.ai! Choose a suggestion, or ask your own Rules question. This week we have Clive Mayhew from Golf.Ai on the podcast - THE GRQ PODCAST EP134

The special guest on this week’s episode of the GolfRules Questions podcast is Clive Mayhew from Golf.Ai, who has set out on a journey to help raise the Golf Rules IQ of everyone on the planet through the use of AI. The powerful engines of the worlds best computer chips makes getting Rules access a lot quicker and easier, and the best way to prove your mates wrong. So whether you’re hacking into your friends computer, or slapping ham between two pieces of bread, here’s this week’s episode of the GolfRules Questions podcast.

GRQOTW133: Late on a Friday afternoon at Wombat Hills GC, Blakey and Stuart are playing a match, and remarkably, Stuart is able to win the 18th hole to tie the match.  Given the quickly fading daylight, both players agree to stop play and resume their match on Sunday morning at 8am.  Two days later and just prior to starting their 19th hole of the match, Blakey tells Stuart that he had 39 points in the stableford competition played on the Wombat Hills course the day before.  Knowing that an extended match is a continuation of the same round, not a new round, Stuart now knows that Blakey has practiced on the course during the match.  He requests a ruling from the Committee before teeing off.

Blakey is allowed to practice on the course before the match resumes on Sunday. Rule 5.5c specifically allows practice on the course when a match is stopped by agreement and will not resume on the same day, without restriction before the match is resumed. Therefore, there is no penalty.GRQOTW134: In stroke play, a marker enters the scores in the wrong boxes on the scorecard, can they correct it after they have returned the scorecard, or is it too late? If a marker signs in the player’s spot, and the player signs in the marker’s spot, and the scorecard is returned, is that also too late to correct it, or does it even need to be corrected?
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Samuel Ryder Cup - Episode 47  

Now I didn’t get to say the GRQOTW 46 live on air after last week’s tech debacle, that is an tech IVOR, but here it is: 

Between play of holes 9 and 10, Ross took Big P’s putter and hit 3 putts on the practice putting green whilst waiting for the fairway on the 10th to clear so they could tee off. Does Ross incur any penalties for this action? 

Now it does sound quite strange, Ross has borrowed a putter during a round and had a practice putt, which wasn’t on the green of the whole he had just finished on. But the answer which may surprise you is, no penalties to Ross in either match or stroke play. 

Why? Firstly, using someone else’s putter is only a breach if you do it to make a stroke during the play of a hole. As this was between two holes, there is no penalty. Secondly, you are permitted to practice putt or chip on or near the last green played, the next teeing area, and any practice green on the course, this practice must also be between the play of two holes. If you had read Interpretation 4.1b(2)/2 you would have nailed the answer. 

Now speaking of practicing, you will see this week’s tournament is the Ryder Cup, which is an amazing spectacle of team golf and one on one competition in match play. Practicing on the green after a hole has finished is permitted, unlike in most stroke play tournaments around the world. This restriction in stroke play isn’t the Rule but a Term of the Competition, in the effort to speed up pace of play.

Now speaking of the Ryder Cup, firstly let’s chat about the format, and then we will go through some of the more interesting scenarios over the years:

In 1989 Paul Azinger refused to let Seve Ballesteros replace a scuffed ball. Whether the ball was cut/cracked or only scuffed we will never know, but it was the hostility between the two that neither man would give an inch to the other in one of the fiercest rivalries in golf.  Then in 1991 they were to face off again, and this time Ballesteros accused Azinger of changing balls on different holes depending on how they wanted to play, i.e. soft compression balls on holes where the pin was situated at the front and hard compression balls where the pin location was at the back.

So although we wish for a clean and excellent match of character and golf skills in the cauldron that is the Ryder Cup, some of us do enjoy the theatre of a few Rules issues thrown in there.

Now GRQOTW47, is worthy of a match play question: 

Stuart and Ray are playing Big P and Gerry in a handicapped four-ball match at Wombat Hills GC. On the second hole of the day, Ray steps on his ball in the middle of the fairway when he was talking excitedly to Stuart about how he was getting 15 shots for the match. Ray replaced his ball where he thought he had moved it from, whilst Stuart and Big P were watching. Although Ray thought he was exempt from penalty under Rule 7.4, Stuart knew this was a breach of Rule 9.4, but said nothing. Big P assumed their was no penalty either. Ray then played an amazing shot which resulted in a conceded putt and what Big P and Gerry thought was a birdie, which they could not beat. On the next teeing area, Stuart played from outside the teeing area, which Gerry pointed out and asked Stuart to cancel the stroke and replay. Big P then joked to Gerry about the side making a blunder on the last hole when Ray stood on his ball in the middle of the fairway. Was there any course of action that Gerry could take for Ray’s blunder on the second hole?  

Remember without rules, there is chaos.

GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here https://forms.gle/Jga9wNrnwUVFUQD98 . Good Morning Vietnam - THE GRQ PODCAST EP84 . GRQOTW #84 The ball placed by the person from a group in front was an 'incorrectly substituted ball'. One stroke penalty. So it was a birdie, not an eagle. . International Series Vietnam

- Potential GUR area behind green, free relief denied.

- Getting relief from two different conditions.

- Stopping balls rolling down paths.

- Seams of cut turf.

- Embedded balls in sand in the rough.

- Different grass on fairway and green produces small edging that allows free relief. . GRQOTW #85 Marcela and Fraser are playing a match at Wombat Hills.  Both players have a 4 on the 12th hole and as they are walking off the green, Fraser says to Marcela, "that is a half".  Marcela says nothing.  As they are standing at the 13th tee and before either player has started the next hole, Marcela says, "actually I got a shot on that last hole so I won."  Fraser says, "no that is not right, as we walked off the green, I said we were halved and you heard me and you didn't correct me - it is a halved hole."  

Marcela requests a ruling?   What would you decide? . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Between the Tee or Not the Tee, That is the Question - THE GRQ PODCAST EP80

GRQOTW for 79 - Helen must go and identify whether the ball that Charlotte found is her ball and if it is, then that is the ball in play, not the one that was lifted from the hole.

- Blakey arrives back from Qatar after three weeks on tour

- A couple of interesting equipment rulings about tape on the grip, and using a rectangle shaft.

- AND we answer the question as to whether you must hit your ball between the tee markers when starting play of a hole

GRQOTW #80 - Big P and Andy the Average Golfer are playing a match. Andy the Average Golfer has pushed his tee shot well right and thinking it may be lost, plays a provisional ball.  When they arrive at where Andy's ball should be, a group on another tee confirms that his ball entered and came to rest in a very large area of GUR. Andy considers his options for taking free relief from the GUR and decides his next shot over the GUR will be incredibly difficult so he walks back to the fairway and continues play of the hole with his provisional.  Big P claims the hole immediately as Andy the Average Golfer has played a wrong ball - you are called in as the referee - what is your ruling?

Podcast McPhee is back from his refereeing journey, and he fills us in on his Australian Open experience. We also delve into four Clubland Stories, including two from a now regular question-asker Mr Roberts as well as his close second, Colin - THE GRQ PODCAST EP105 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules GRQOTW104 - Whilst the ball that was found was unknown to be the original or the provisional ball, it was definitely one of them, and so the player must play that ball as the provisional ball. The ball that was found after three minutes is lost either way, and therefore can not be used at all. Firstly, we cover a few Clubland Stories:- Mr Roberts wants to know what happens when a struck ball doesn't make its way out of a Red Penalty Area. This comes under Rule 17.2.- Colin wants to know if he proceeded correctly when his ball was stuck up a tree. He dropped within two club-lengths of where the ball was, and this was under Rule 19.2.- Mr Roberts goes again with another tricky one and Blakey and Podcast disagree on what spray foam is deemed to be. But they do agree Mary was able to get some free relief.- Chip gives us a situation that is probably pretty common in Clubland, where a player tries to play a provisional ball for a ball that most likely went into a penalty area. GRQOTW 106 - Big P has hit his tee shot into the red penalty area running down the right side of the 14th hole. After two minutes of searching, he finds and identifies his ball. He makes a stroke at the ball and only advances it 3m. Frustrated, he makes another stroke at it from inside the PA moving it very little and makes another stroke. Very frustrated, he says he is returning to the teeing area to start the hole again.Despite some objections from others in the group, he returns to the teeing area, tees up a ball and makes a stroke, and finishes the hole. There are no players behind waiting to hit.How many penalty strokes must Big P add to his hole score? . . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Welcome to Marcela, from Girlfriends Guide to Golf. 

Marcela is based shall, we say in California? We shall get to that.  

Now before we get into the podcast, and hear more about you, let’s get the answer to Ep49 GRQOTW, which was from Gerry Bower, our previous guest.  

Episode 49 GRQOTW: Fraz, Blakey and Rosco are playing the tough 17th hole with a hill on the right that is General Area and below the hill is a small Penalty area that isn’t seen from the tee.   Rosco hits his tee shot down the middle and both Fraz and Blakey pushed their tee shots to the right.   They go down and look around the area and Blakey finds his ball in the penalty area but Fraz can’t find his so says “it must be in the penalty area”.  They both take penalty area relief but Blakey and Rosco aren’t happy with Fraz also dropping as he didn’t find his ball.  They finish the round and Blakey asks for a referee.  How would you rule? 

As Rossco did not have known or virtual certainty that his ball had gone into the penalty area, he was not permitted to take the lateral relief or back-on-the-line as he did.  

Welcome Marcela, have you had a good start to your day?  

Let’s start at the start: 

Explain to the listeners who you are,  

How often you actually play golf 

what you do in the golf world, and 

Most importantly how did you and I become friends.  

So what is Girlfriends Guide to Golf?  

What got you into golf, and where did your fascination with the Rules start?  

Okay, now the tough questions: 

Why are the Rules of Golf important?  

What development in the Rules do you see, and is this good for the game?  

What is your least favourite Rule?  

And if it is different, which is the first Rule you would like to see changed come 2023?  

I thank you very much for your time, and would you like to read out Episode 50 GRQOTW: 

Amy and Becky are partners in a four mall match against  Charlene and Debbie. Charlene’s ball is at rest on the green, just past the hole.  Her partner Debbie is about to chip onto the green from the fringe.   Amy asks Charlene to mark her ball on the green.  Charlene refuses to mark and lift her ball. Debbie chips up and her ball hits Charlene’s ball at rest, causing it to roll a few inches further away.   What’s the ruling?  And how would it differ if this were a stroke play event?

EPISODE 6  Thank you for joining us once again. In this EP we answer some listener questions, announce the background bingo winner  ( got both correct ) We chat about the Caddie who left his umbrella over his player and a little situation with Collin Morikawa and also Ball Holed questions. Check out all the GolfRules Questions content below. Got a questions re the rules of golf. Hit us up. GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

In episode 129, Stuart chats with experienced Referee and rules expert John Thorman who is the author of the Rules Book, "Let's Get it Right".  
John talks about his start in the game, what sparked his interest in the Rules of Golf and his Rules journey.  John mentions some of his tips about being a good Referee.
Finally, John presents his own GRQOTW.The book 'Let's Get it Right' is available for free at https://issuu.com/dear_john/docs/dear_john_-_book_20162021?fr=sNDFkOTE5ODc3MTg
GRQOTW128: David has nothing to answer for. He has the ability to change his mind if the removal of the tree meant his ball didn't move. When choosing to take an unplayble, the player has the ability to get to their ball, and if in the process the ball is moved, there is no penalty.

GRQOTW129:
Andy the Average Golfer is playing at Wombat Hills GC after an overnight rain.
His ball lies on wet compacted sand in a bunker on the first hole.  Thinking “lift, rake and place” is an option under the circumstances, Andy lifts his ball, rakes the area fluffing the sand, replaces the ball on the original spot, and plays his ball successfully from the bunker.  How many penalty strokes, if any, does Andy incur?

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Clubland Stories October - THE GRQ PODCAST EP103 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules GRQOTW102 - There are no penalty strokes, as any player is allowed to move a removed flagstick whilst a ball is in motion. Clubland Stories 1. Known or Virtual Certainty Ball is in Penalty Area - Karin 2. Player Wants to Continue with Provisional Ball But Another Player Finds Their Original - Sue 3. Player Likes to Move Tee Markers - Webbo 4. Player Penalised for Getting Angry in a Bunker, Finds Out Later it Shouldn't Have Been a Penalty - 5. Incorrect Line of Flight Relief From a Penalty Area - Colin GRQOTW102 Big P is playing an individual stroke round at Wombat Hills. His tee shot on the 15th hole has come to rest in very thick grass near the top of a bunker. Big P decides to take unplayable ball relief, using lateral relief. There is GA and the bunker within the relief area. Prior to dropping, Big P replaces a divot in the relief area and then drops where the ball hits the GA first but rolls into the bunker. Marcela advises Big P that he needs to drop again as it rolled into another part of the course but also suggests that he has improved one of his CATS. For his second drop, Big P drops into the bunker, where the ball comes to rest in the relief area. . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Conditions Affecting the Stroke and Dealing With Annoyed Players - THE GRQ PODCAST EP72  

GRQOTW #71 Andy the Average golfer is lying 6 in the bunker.  

Stuart and Blakey cover: 

Conditions Affecting the Stroke - the recent video of Jiyoo Lim https://youtu.be/hn8WbNzQ9g4 

How to deal with players that disagree with your ruling  

What Cairo is like in November  

GRQOTW for #72 - Helen finds her ball in a red PA and moves a loose impediment next to her ball, however in doing so, her ball moves. Thinking that may be a penalty and in an attempt to avoid the penalty, she decides to pick up her ball and take lateral relief from the PA - how many penalty strokes in total?

Episode 44 - Turned the Camera on this Time

Firstly, let’s go over the answer for Episode 42’s GRQOTW, which was:

In agreement a player and their opponent stop their match due to the weather conditions. They agree to return the next day and start at 8am.

Firstly, is this permissible for a player and opponent to agree to suspend their match, AND

Secondly, when they come back, do they start from where they left off or from their first hole with the score being square?

So firstly, yes it is permissible for the player and the opponent to agree to suspend play UNLESS doing so would delay the competition. Then as soon as one player wants to go back out, the other player must also resume.

Which actually brought a question to my mind? What if the opponent doesn’t want to go back out because it is too dark. Will the Committee agree or disagree with the opponent?

Considering the Committee would suspend play due to bad light, you would think they would agree with the opponent under reasonable circumstances.

Secondly, when the match does get started again, do the player’s start again from their first hole all square, or do they carry on where they left off. Yes, you are correct, they carry on where they left off.

JT Poston Ball OOB

JT Poston hit his ball so close to an out of bounds line that the referee - Steve Carmen and assistant had to use a piece of string to determine if the ball was out.

The string was placed at the bottom of each stake - ground level, on the course side and pulled tightly. No part of the ball crossed that piece of string, so it was deemed to be out of bounds.

Thankfully JT had played a provisional ball down the middle of the fairway and so headed straight to that, unlucky for JT, he lost in a playoff.

Gary Woodland Opts to Play 18th Hole a Different Way

Gary Woodland hit his ball so far right on the 18th hole during the 3M Open, that it went right of the penalty area. The Committee had that area as in bounds, you can see the white stakes in the video, so Gary was free to play. He opted to hit his ball, knowing he basically had a backboard, the temporary immovable obstruction (18th hole hospitality).

Gary then called in a referee to assist him with some interference he had with his swing. The referee treated the interference under Rule 16.1 and helped Gary then find his Nearest Point of Complete Relief, and complete the relief process.

How long may you wait for your ball to fall in?

Pajaree Anannarukarn played her shot out of a bunker, and then deliberately took her time to get to her ball. You could see her delaying her time in getting to the ball, and then when eventually getting there, she pretended to line the ball up and eventually put her shadow over the ball to which the ball then dropped in. Unfortunately the footage only shows the bunker shot, but the scorecard does show that she made a 3 on the hole, leading us to believe that the Committee either penalised her for taking too long, or they didn’t but she had an extra shot in the bunker that we missed.

GRQOTW 44

In stroke play at Wombat Hills GC, Stuart plays his second shot on the Par 4, 5th hole from the fairway and pulls it into trees, left of the green. He and his group spend 3 minutes searching for his ball but cannot find it. He returns to where he played his previous stroke from, places a ball as close to that spot as possible, and plays his next shot onto the green. He has two putts to hole out.

What is Stuart's score for the 5th hole?

That’s it for this week, remember without Rules there is chaos.

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2024 Ford NSW Open - Stuart's Impeccable Reverse Cart Driving Skills, When a Rut Becomes a Rabbit Hole, The Club Pro Handing Out More Than Just Lessons, and much more - THE GRQ PODCAST EP127

GolfRules Questions Podcast Episode 127 was all about the 2024 Ford New South Wales Open.

Podcast was there on the ground to assist the tournament get finished without a hitch, but that wasn’t too be, it was a drama filled event, with Podcast and friend of the show ARobb right in the thick of it.

So whether you are out on the links, or slaving away at the driving range, enjoy listening to the GolfRules Questions podcast.

GRQOTW126:

Smooting the bunker that is on the line of play of a ball that is now out of the bunker is permitted as per Rule 12.2b(3).

GRQOTW127: Which is correct regarding Jeff and Stuart in a situation where a ball is interfering with or helping play in the general area?

•Jeff may require Stuart to lift Stuart's ball if Jeff reasonably believes it might interfere with Jeff's play.

•Jeff may lift Jeff's ball if Jeff reasonably believes it might interfere with the play of Stuart.

•Jeff may require Stuart's ball to be lifted if Jeff reasonably believes it might help the play of another player.

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We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the world. Grab a t-shirt, a hat, or even a hoodie featuring the Rules Roo, or the Wombat caddie. And now whether you are in your car, or going for a walk, or just taking a break after mowing your lawn. Enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. GRQOTW109: Danni scored a six as the ball dropped was incorrect, but she was lucky enough to have found her original ball within the three minutes, and as per Rule 14.5, she continues with her original ball. Tim Murphy Working with the Wisconsin State Golf Association. His favourite round at Erin Hills playing alongside the person he believes is the best Rules educator on the planet. Going to the USGA Referee school, and hearing Stephen Cox's little nugget of advice - 'The players do not care how much you know the Rules'. The amazing resource of The Golf Rules Samaritan that Fraser Nicol has produced. GRQOTW 1010: Barney the B Grade golfer hits his approach shot into a green side bunker on the short 15th hole of the very prestigious golf club at Wombat Hills. The ball is in the middle of a large collection of temporary water in the middle of the bunker. As the only relief area in the bunker would put the ball in a very difficult position on a slope, Barney decides to take BOL relief outside of the bunker. After making this decision, Barney walks into the bunker to retrieve his ball. In doing so, he creates footprints. Barney retrieves a rake and smooths the footprints, and then correctly drops his ball outside the bunker…but instead of using BOL relief, he has changed his mind and has now taken S&D relief, from a distance fairly close to where BOL relief would have put him. Before playing his shot, Barney notices that the raked footprints are in his line of play for the short shot over the bunker to the hole that was a mere 6 feet onto the front of the green. After playing his shot, how many total penalty strokes has Barney incurred? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Stories From The Tour - THE GRQ PODCAST EP104 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules GRQOTW103 - Big P incurs a one stroke penalty and must play the ball as it lies. Whether the player gets a general penalty depends on whether the player knew where the relief area was. Stories from the Tour:

Moving a Penalty Area Stake

Hitting a Provisional Ball when the Original had gone in a Penalty Area

Improving CATS when a Loose Impediment is moved

Original ball found after Known or Virtually Certain

How close does your marker need to be to save you from penalty GRQOTW104 Tyson hits his ball into the general area behind a safety fence that is guarding a different teeing area. He has no interference by the fence with his swing or stance, but the safety fence is on his line of play. Is Tyson able to get free relief from the fence? And if not, what are Tyson’s options? . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

THE GRQ PODCAST EP67 CLUBLAND STORIES

Co-hosts: Stuart McPhee and Blakey

Stuart provides the answer to GRQOTW66, making sure to clarify the difference between two club-lengths and taking a lateral drop from a yellow penalty area.

Then we speak about interesting clubland stories, including: 

• foursomes and fourball situations,
• ball interfering with another ball, and what constitutes a mark,
• practicing during play of a hole,
• who is responsible for the handicap.

GRQOTW for #67 - Playing in a foursomes stroke event at Wombat Hills, Andy the Average Golfer and Big P are partners.  On the 2nd hole, Andy the Average Golfer tees it up, tees off however hits the ball OB - while they are working out what to do next, they realise that Andy the Average Golfer has played from the teeing area of another hole, ie the wrong teeing area - who plays the next shot, from where and what stroke number will it be?
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Episode 121 of the GolfRules Questions podcast is back to the OG of Rules Questions - ClubLand Stories

Today’s episode features a greensomes question about using the partner’s club, whether strokes are given in a match play playoff, what is the area underneath a bridge, hitting a ball into the hole with your hand, and playing from a No Play Zone, we also have the GRQOTW for 121 that you can try wrap your head around.

GRQOTW120: Eight strokes. Andy the Average Golfer played a ball that was dropped under free relief (which wasn't available to him) and as he did not have intention to drop that ball as an unplayable (even though that is where he arrived at after finding out the free relief wasn't available), he has played from a wrong place. He was required to drop a ball with the intention for it to be an unplayable, not just play one that was dropped previously by him and in the correct relief area. GRQOTW121:

Andy the Average Golfer is playing a stroke round at Wombat Hills.  On the 9th hole, he hits his 2nd shot way left towards the driving range. 

Among all of the other golf balls, he finds his ball and plays his 3rd stroke towards the green.  After 1 chip and 3 putts, he holes out.

As he is waiting at the back of the 9th green, waiting for others to finish the hole, a staff member walks down and advises Andy that the driving range is OOB. 

Andy asks the staff member what that means.  Neither know, so they approach you as a member of the Committee for assistance.  What is Andy the Average Golfer's score for the 9th hole? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Welcome

Onto our guest: Stuart McPhee

Let’s start at the start:

• Explain to the listeners who you are,

Trader by day, and desciple of golf Rules by night.

• How often you actually play golf

Twice a week

• what you do in the golf world, and

Dabble with internet Rules education and assisting Blakey in creating Rules videos

• Most importantly how did you and I become friends

Sat through a Level 2 Rules course that Blakey presented and have been asking him questions ever since.

What got you into golf, and where did your fascination with the Rules start?

Started with playing competitions and having to know everything there was to know, because I was being given the wrong information by multiple people.

Okay, now the tough questions:

Why are the Rules of Golf important?

The benchmark of how the game is to be played, and how best to measure how you played against previous scores and other players scores.

What is your least favourite Rule?

Advice.

I thank you very much for your time, and would you like to read out Episode 52 GRQOTW:

Marcela plays her ball from a bunker and her ball comes to rest 5cm from the hole. While Marcela is raking the bunker, and so others can putt out, Fraser asks Marcela if he can mark her ball and then does so. After all others have holed out, Fraser replaces Marcela's ball on its original spot and Marcela holes out. On the next tee Marcela realises that the ball she picked out of the hole was not her ball. Fraser had actually replaced his own ball on the green after having holed out, and Marcela hit the ball Fraser had replaced on the original spot.
What is the ruling, is there any penalty to either player?

Ep #65 GRQ

GRQOTW EP64

Charlotte and Helen are playing a match. On the par 3 3rd hole at Wombat Hills, Charlotte hits her tee shot long and it goes OB. Helen saw that Charlotte had played from outside the teeing area and tells her this. Charlotte asks, "so what does that mean?"  Helen explains that she has the right to cancel the stroke however as her ball went OB, she decides not to.  Charlotte tees it up again this time inside the teeing area and plays her 3rd shot onto the green, 5m from the hole. Helen's tee shot is only 3m from the hole and says, "Thanks Charlotte, that is my hole."  Why would she say that and is she correct?

As Helen didn’t recall Charlotte’s shot, that meant that Charlotte was to play from their previous play, which in this case was from outside the teeing area. Charlotte didn’t play it from outside the teeing area as prescribed, and therefore she played from a wrong place, which means the opponent wins the hole.

International Series Singapore

Weather delays on Saturday and Sunday, due to lightning, meant the horns came out and players were removed from the course. Including on the 18th hole for the final group, which delayed the finale for over an hour.

Ball played from Penalty Area is lost outside of penalty area. Ball dropped back inside penalty area, within one club-length of previous place played, precariously close to water edge.

Pace of Play - singapore was very slow for pace of play, this was in part due to the heat, although you would think that player’s would be keen to play faster when it is hot. But they prefer to be sloths, and limit the energy expelled. We also had preferred lies adopted, within a scorecard length, which mean every time the player’s ball was on the grass cut to fairway height they would pick their ball up, which delayed their play further, although we didn’t take that into account for their specific time limit - 40 or 50 seconds, it certainly counted towards their time limit for the hole.

International Series Korea

Had a couple of rulings around whether the ball was in the fairway or in the rough, because preferred lies had also been adopted.

Had a couple of rulings on the 14th hole which is almost an island green, with two thirds of the green surrounded by water, and it was a yellow penalty area, so back to the tee, and drop zone were the obvious and commonly used applications, but a couple of times the player could take back on the line and then hit over a corner of the penalty area.

And finally a ruling which made it to camera about my favourite, the embedded ball, which was in the rough, but the player was able to get a club-length away, much to the surprise of the commentator. I will get that video out soon.

GRQOTW

Ross' tee shot has gone into a red penalty area.  He decides to take lateral relief and measures out two club lengths from the reference point.  His relief area is on a steep slope heading into the water.  He drops a ball into the relief area and it starts rolling towards the water, so he stops it with his foot.  He drops it again in the relief area and again it heads quickly towards the water, so he stops it.  When he lifts his foot, the ball stays at rest within the RA and Ross plays it from that spot.   Aside from the one stroke penalty for the PA relief, how many penalty strokes must Ross add, if any and why?

We chat the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Jazz Janewattananond moving ball and Ross calls an IVOR on the European Tour Commentary Team, Aaron Rai takes a chunk out of the hole and Padraig goes firewood hunting. Hudson Swafford wins on the US PGA Tour and is faced with reliving his life as an internet sensation for hitting his practice swing divot into his ball. Listener question answered and background bingo. Look forward to having you on the journey for some great discussion and banter too. Email Blakey: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

Tune In - EP8 is now Live. This EP we look at a couple of strange occurrences & imbroglios from the ANA Inspiration played at Mission Hills. Discuss Caddies in Carts, what we think of the backboard, and discuss how a listener email has provided some inspiration for a potential new segment. We discuss The Ivors. Thank you for tuning in. As always, please get in touch. Play Background Bingo Let us know you favourite IVOR. Look forward to having you on the journey for some great discussion and banter. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

The GRQ Podcast #77

GRQOTW76 - Two in total.

Chris Kirk - Sony Open

Davis Thomson - The American Express

Clubland Stories

Stuart - Loose impediments left near the hole. Can an opponent move those loose impediments?

Blakey

Player A hits his 2nd stroke long of the green, thinking it may be out of bounds correctly plays a provisional

He searches for the ball and finds it just under the 3 minutes mark

He return to get a club and when he goes back he can’t find the ball again

Stuart - Follow up on last weeks fourball during an individual stroke round.

GRQOTW77

In stroke play, Claire's tee shot comes to rest within the margins of a red penalty area

but not in the water. Claire makes a stroke at the ball and it dribbles down the bank

into the water and cannot be played. They drop another ball on the bank within the

penalty area in the proper relief area for Rule 17.1d(1). They decide not to play again

from that lie and drop a third ball within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole than

the spot where their original ball last crossed the edge of the red penalty area. Claire plays

on from there. For this series of events, how many penalty strokes has the player

gotten?

Referee Report LIV GOLF June/July 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP93

GRQOTW 92 Answer: Marcela incurs a general penalty (two stroke penalty in stroke play) for playing from the wrong place. There is no further stroke or penalty for playing again from the original place, as the hole was over. LIV GOLF ANDALUCIA

Pride of Spanish golf.

Tough track, with trees very much taking centre stage.

Pace of play issues, and very fast greens.

LIV GOLF LONDON

Back at Centurion Club, where it all began.

Setting up the course.

Negotiating Last Point Crossed.

Ripper GC almost got the team win.

GRQOTW 93 - Fraser and Ross are partners in a four-ball match play against Blakey and Stuart.  Fraser's ball is on the putting green 10m from the hole. Ross' ball is 6m from the hole on a very similar line to his partners'.  To help with his own upcoming putt, Ross stands behind Fraser on an extension of the line of his putt while Fraser putts, but he does stand off the putting green.  As soon as Fraser putts, Blakey states, "thanks guys, we just won that hole!  Ross was standing in the restricted area."   Fraser doesn't agree and calls in a referee.  What is the ruling?

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Rules Events, Scenarios and Imbroglios from the tour. In Episode 5 of The GolfRules Questions Podcast we discuss the latest rules scenarios from the tour to give you a deeper understanding of the rules of this great game and the situations that the players find themselves in. Back ground bingo might just be our first feature fun segment, but you need to check out The GolfRules Questions YouTube Channel to play. Thanks for joining in. Please like, share and review on itunes if you would like to help us help the podcast grow. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

CLUBLAND STORIES For The Ages - THE GRQ PODCAST EP81 

GRQOTW for 80 - Andy was permitted under Rule 18.3c(2) Exception to continue play with his provisional ball. 

Clubland Story #1  - Ball stuck in flagstick 

Clubland Story #2  - Marking ball with line drawn in the sand 

Clubland Story #3  - Protective fences and how to take relief from them 

Clubland Story #4  - Picking up a ball to take a preferred lie, done in error as they weren't in the required grass cut to fairway height. 

Clubland Story #5  - Forgetting it was stroke play, and then hit the ball away in disgust because they thought they couldn't score anymore points. 

Clubland Story #6  - Opponent talking about the ball in play like they owned it, but then informing the referee that they didn't after asking a tonne of questions.

 Clubland Story #7  - Player blatantly disregards 'known or virtual certainty'and 'ball in play' records a par, then has no regard for letting the Committee know.  

GRQOTW #81 - 

In which of the following is the player not required to drop their ball or another ball again? When the player drops a ball in the right way in the relief area such that it lands in the general area and then rolls: 

A. onto and comes to rest on a putting green when relief was properly taken under Rule 17.1 (Penalty Area) for a ball last crossing the edge of a red penalty area near the putting green. 

B. into and comes to rest in a portion of the relief area that is in a bunker. 

C. to and comes to rest in a position where there is interference for the player's stance by the cart path from which relief was initially taken under Rule 16.1b (Abnormal Course Conditions, Relief for Ball in General Area). 

D. when taking relief under Rule 16.3b (Embedded Ball), the player's ball rolls into a position where their stance is on the location where the ball was embedded.

95% Known or Virtual Certainty for a Ball That Wasn't Seen to Enter a Penalty Area - THE GRQ PODCAST EP82

GRQOTW #81

D - a ball is not to be redropped simply because the pitch mark of an embedded ball is interfering with the player's stance.

Order of Play in a Playoff

95% Known or Virtual Certainty for a Ball That Wasn't Seen to Enter a Penalty Area

The Shoe Test for Red Ants/Fire Ants

Electronic Form of Scoring - When is the Scorecard Returned?

Ball Moved Another Ball in Bunker

Pace of Play for Professionals

GRQOTW #82 

Marcela plays her 2nd shot on the par 5 2nd hole at Wombat Hills, and the ball heads way right towards a boundary fence, and appears to land in thick grass. As Marcela is not sure if she will find the ball or even if it will be in bounds, she correctly announces and drops a provisional ball in the fairway. After dropping but before playing that ball, a homeowner on the other side of the fence relays to some spotters that the original ball has come to rest on the course and is in the thick tall grass. This message is passed on to Marcela standing in the fairway.  Not wanting to search for her ball in the long grass, Marcela chooses to complete the hole with the dropped ball. After holing out, Marcela asks a referee on the next tee about her previous hole.  Are there any penalty strokes?   What is the ruling?

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Clubland Stories September - THE GRQ PODCAST EP102 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules GRQOTW101 - Although Andy has done the wrong thing, by dropping under Rule 17.1d(3) when he wasn't allowed to, because his original ball was found outside the PA, he was able to pick up the dropped ball and continue play with the original ball for no penalty. Clubland Stories 1. Reasonable judgement on whether a ball is in a Penalty Area or OOB - Geoff 2. Player accepts a penalty that he didn't incur - DK 3. Jimbo doesn't replay his stroke after his devious friends stop his ball - Jimbo 4. Marker doesn't know whether player is telling the truth - CBY 5. Peter moves his ball without first marking it - Colin 6. Ball in motion accidentally hitting equipment - Zuma Golf GRQOTW102 Blakey and Stuart are playing a match at Wombat Hills. It is Blakey's turn to putt on the 1st green and he removes the flagstick from the hole, placing it on the green behind the hole. Blakey's putt is way too hard and believing the ball will definitely hit the flagstick, Stuart rushes over and picks up the flagstick. Blakey's ball continues to roll past where the flagstick was on the green. Blakey is not happy and requests a ruling. Are there any penalty strokes and what happens next? . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Viktor's Unplayable, Rory Bullies JT's Ball, and more... | THE GRQ PODCAST EP62

GRQOTW62: Fraser has a small stone located immediately behind his ball which is lying in the bunker.  Knowing he can remove loose impediments in the bunker, and after checking with his marker if he agrees, Fraser reaches down to remove it, and upon grabbing the stone, it breaks into many pieces as it was actually a clump of sand, not a stone.  What is the ruling?

Rory Hits JT's ball - https://youtu.be/HCCWIIJymNU

Viktor Takes an Unplayable in a Bunker - https://youtu.be/g-8O105NuPc

Community Questions - 107, 94, and 91.

Double Greens at St Andrews

Slow Play Money Fines vs Stroke Penalties

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- Provisional Ball vs Second Ball

- Penalty Area Local Rule (B-3)

- Teammates cannot give advice

- Ball Not Found Options

- Switching Balls Before Teeing Off . GRQOTW #86 Big P's ball lies just inside a red penalty area on the 4th hole at Wombat Hills.  His ball is playable and in taking his stance for a reasonable stroke, his left foot is standing in temporary water in the general area.  He takes free relief and drops correctly within the relief area within the penalty area. He plays his 2nd shot, chips onto the green with his third and has two putts to hole out.  What is his score for the hole and why? . GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

THE GRQ PODCAST EP54

Guest: Barry Talman - referee for the PGA Tour of Australasia

I speak to Barry about his adventure into becoming a golf referee.

Starting with his days as a hockey umpire, before turning to golf as recreation, and being baffled by the Rules.

From there he hasn't looked back. Being the Tournament DIrector of one of Australia's best amateur golf tournaments, the Riversdale Cup for the last 15 years, as well as refereeing at Australian, Victorian and New South Wales professional tournaments.

Barry has been an absolute stalwart for referee development and opportunity, the irony for his own development isn't lost on him.
But he prefers to move on from that and just be the helping hand wherever he is needed.

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CLUBLAND STORIES March: Mixed Gender Match Play, a gate on the course boundary, determining the reference point, accidentally substituting golf balls, and marking a ball - THE GRQ PODCAST EP135

We are back with Episode 135 of the GolfRules Questions Podcast, and this week it is our favourite episode of the month, Clubland Stories. DK has a hypothetical question about a mixed gender match, whilst pedanticus is a little too penaltycus over a pitch mark. Then we have the nerd and bill tell us about some more golf shop stuff ups. We also have another audio question sent in by Dear John, and this time he gives us the answer, just in case.So whether you are cooking rice, or melting gold, please enjoy this episode of the golfrules questions podcast.

GRQOTW 134:

In stroke play, a marker enters the scores in the wrong boxes on the scorecard, can they correct it after they have returned the scorecard, or is it too late?

It is too late. Whilst the hole numbers could be changed prior to the scorecard being returned, it is too late if this is not done before the scorecard has been returned.

If a marker signs in the player’s spot, and the player signs in the marker’s spot, and the scorecard is returned, is that also too late to correct it, or does it even need to be corrected?It does not even need to be corrected. As long as their are two signatures on the scorecard, it will be accepted.GRQOTW135: A player's ball, played from the putting green, is deflected into the hole by another player's caddie, who accidentally walked across the line of play. The original ball, or another ball, must be replaced on its orginal spot and the stroke must be replayed.GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISEGet yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/.DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.comWANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE?Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.comWANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCEHead to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en)OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITYhttps://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestionsLISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFYClick here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questionsSUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules#golfrules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

(Rule 5.7a) When Must You Leave the Course Due to Bad Weather When can play be suspended. 

(Rule 13.1d(2). Listener Question -  Ball moved on putting green after being marked. 

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Carl from Instagram - Is the ball considered to be on the green when almost half of the ball is on the green but not touching the green?  

Andresd11 from YouTube - Now on this vid there are two clubs and on the one you just replied said one club length. So is it one or two?  

Lauren from Email - Do you have to write your scores down on a scorecard in match play and hand it into the Committee?  

Kerry from Facebook - A player makes a stroke and out flies two golf balls, is there a penalty for hitting a wrong ball?  

Ani from Ghana on Facebook - I was  99% virtually certain that I hit my ball out of bounds, so I hit another ball off the tee, but announced that it is a provisional ball before I hit it. I walked down to to the fairway, and find my original ball. A group on another hole then tell me that they saw a security guard throw the ball back in bounds. This security guard knows nothing about golf. I continued by playing both my original ball and my provisional ball, but what is the ruling?  

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GUEST: Karen Lunn, current CEO of the WPGA Tour of Australasia, and former touring professional, chats about her playing days, and her view of the Rules, and referees - THE GRQ PODCAST EP118

In episode 118, Stuart chats with former touring professional, Karen Lunn, who is now the CEO of the WPGA Tour of Australasia.
Karen answers some rapid fire questions from Stuart about her playing career.  
Karen talks about her experiences with the Rules, with Referees and provides her biggest tip to aspiring Referees on how to deal with players.
Stuart then finishes with the latest GRQOTW. GRQOTW117 Andy is disqualified.

GRQOTW118
Blakey and Stuart are playing in the Winter Cup at Wombat Hills, a prestigious one round stroke play competition.  
On the 9th hole, Stuart hits his tee shot down the middle of the fairway.  As they walk down the fairway, Stuart starts to get concerned that he cannot see his ball.  In disbelief, Stuart starts to search for his ball however he cannot find it within 3 minutes.  Stuart's marker, Blakey says, “that's not fair, you hit it down the middle.  So just drop one here and keep playing.”
Relieved that Blakey was also in disbelief but knowing that he really doesn't know for sure that someone else took his ball, Stuart drops a ball in the middle of the fairway, adds no penalty strokes to his score, and makes par on the hole.
Stuart signs and submits his scorecard and later that afternoon, he is awarded the Winter Cup with a score of nett 70.  Blakey came 2nd.
Discussing it later in the bar, Blakey says, “well done, you would have been hard done by if you had to go back to the tee on the 9th hole.”   Jeff, sitting at the next table, overhears this and asks for more details.  Jeff, who came 3rd, approaches the Committee about what happened on the 9th hole.  
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ON TOUR: Where in the world are Blakey and Stuart? We have stories from Cobram-Barooga, New Delhi, Barwon Heads, Riyadh, St Andrews, and Adelaide, with a few Rulings thrown in - THE GRQ PODCAST EP132

Welcome back to the GolfRules Questions podcast, this is Episode 132, where Stuart and Blakey discuss where they have been in the world, including Cobram-Barooga, New Delhi, Barwon Heads, Riyadh, St Andrews, and Adelaide, with a little bit of Rules thrown in.

So whether you are hiding in the garage, or speeding down the motorway on a push bike, please enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast.

GRQOTW131

In Foursome stroke play with side A-B, A, whose turn it is to play, plays a ball from outside the teeing area. B makes the next stroke from within the teeing area. What is the penalty and which player makes the next stroke?

Side A-B is penalised four strokes. To correct the error, A must play the next stroke from the teeing area.

GRQOTW 132

Blakey and Stuart are all square in their match at Wombat Hills GC, after 12 holes. As the light is fading and as they walk off the 12th green, Blakey says to Stuart, "how about we agree to halve the 13th, 14th and 15th holes and we just walk over and play the final 3 holes starting on the 16th?” Stuart agrees and they walk to the 16th tee. Blakey tees off on 16 when a roving referee drives up and investigates further. What is the Referee's ruling, if anything?GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISEGet yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadsh... (https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf) DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE?Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCEHead to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_q... OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITYLISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFYClick here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

EPISODE 4  - Rules of the Week & More This week Blakey delves into the the whole situation with the Pro Game and the various levels of rules and regulations that can sometimes be interpreted as the Tour having their own rules. Rafa Cabrera Bello - did he correctly wait for 10 seconds for his ball to drop. Background Bingo, watch The GolfRules Questions Podcast to play. Listener Question Answered. Fire in some questions  for us at any time. Another fun filled discussion with GolfRules Questions. Look forward to having you on the journey for some great discussion and banter too. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

Ep 39 - Tour Rulings Catch-Up

GRQotW38
Is there a penalty and how many, if you search for your ball for 5 minutes and can’t find it?
There is a penalty of one stroke for a lost ball - Rule 18.2, AND There is a penalty of one stroke for an unreasonable delay of play - Rule 5.6.

Blakey Changes to Right-Handed and Gains Free Relief https://youtu.be/9B-H_gVmk7c
Good video about whether changing dexterity means you still entitled to free relief. 

Cantaly Asks for Green Blow Job - https://youtu.be/t_wFu3MjZnM
1. You are permitted to remove loose impediments anyway you like, as long as you be careful about causing your ball to move. Exception on the putting green or in the teeing area. 2. As long as you don’t unreasonably delay play. 3. And as long as you don’t unreasonably improve your conditions.

Morikawa Practices in the Sand - https://youtu.be/6GhkNU_3Li4
You are permitted to practice in another bunker incl. Touching the sand (provided you don’t improve your conditions), and you are also permitted to practice in a sandy area that is in the general area of the course. Some courses have sandy areas/sandy waste lands, especially those near a desert or the beach.

Marc Leishman chips in after Controversial Penalty Drop https://youtu.be/sSLOBs5h_9I
There was a few that weren’t happy with Leish’s drop, believing it to be nearer the hole than the estimated point of where the ball last crossed into the penalty area. 

Lydia Ko Holes Out Off Hannah Green’s Ball https://youtu.be/Wr3jPbprzrU
Lydia Ko and Hannah Green were playing when Lydia hit her ball and it bounced off Hannah’s ball and went into the hole. Hannah was required to replace her ball as it been moved by Lydia’s but the story is that she didn’t as she was not made aware of the facts. 

IVOR - nothing this week

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GRQotW39
A group of four players, having a good day until they get to the Par 5 seventh hole
From the tee
Player A and Player B slice their balls into right rough
Player C and Player D hit ok down the middle of the fairway.
Second shot
Player B arrives in the right rough and plays a ball which he hits somewhat across the fairway to rough on the left hand side.
Player A arrives and plays a ball from near where B played his shot, and hits down the right side of the fairway.
Player C hits his second shot into the rough on the left hand side of the fairway. Similar place to where Player B just hit his shot into.
Player D hits his shot down the middle again.
Third  shot
Player B arrives in the left rough and hits a ball to the green.
Player C from similar place in left rough hits ball to green.
Player A arrives at his ball to play his third shot and announces "I have hit the wrong ball"
At the green
When they hear Player A call about hitting the wrong ball.
Players B and C proceed to the green, then mark and examine the balls they played.
Both Player B and Player C announce "I have hit the wrong ball also".

In episode 120, Stuart chats with Graeme Scott who has extensive experience in professional golf, including at the highest levels, refereeing at 15 majors and at tournaments all around the world. 
Scotty regales many of his experiences with players at various tournaments, and talks about what it takes to be a good Referee.
Stuart then finishes the podcast with the latest GRQOTW.

GRQOTW120:
Andy the Average Golfer is playing a stroke round at Wombat Hills.  On the 17th hole, Andy plays his tee shot way left and after a brief search, he finds his ball, however it is right next to stone carved Wombat statue, which the Committee has deemed an integral object.
The statue interferes with his area of intended swing, so after advising Danni the D Grade Golfer, his marker, that he will take free relief, he identifies the NPCR and drops another ball into a 1 club length relief area.
Stuart walks over and tells Andy that the statue is an integral object and there is no free relief, so he must correct the mistake. Accordingly, Andy properly identifies a two club length relief area from the original ball, which has not been moved, in order to take unplayable ball relief.  He realises the dropped ball is within the unplayable ball relief area.  He then plays the dropped ball which lands on the green.  He takes three putts to hole out, and reports a score of 6 to Danni (5 strokes and 1 penalty stroke for the unplayable).
Before submitting his scorecard, Andy the Average Golfer asks you, as a member of the Committee, to confirm his score for the 17th hole.  What is his score for the 17th hole?

I HAVE MET MY MATCH

Golf Rules Question of The Week - Ep34

Charlotte is playing match play. She holes her putt and thinking that she has won the hole lifts her opponent’s ball that is on the green. Her opponent then tells her that putt is for a half. What is the ruling?

Loved the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play. apart from the weekend, all referees are roving on the Wed/Thurs/Fri.

We had some doozies:

Kevin Na and Dustin Johnson agree to a half, even though DJ should have incurred a one stroke penalty

https://youtu.be/Z4i06dlwdqw

Tommy Fleetwood’s caddie breaks immovable obstruction https://youtu.be/4rkAAE0t8QM

In trying to move a movable obstruction, Tommy Fleetwood’s caddie broke it. Meaning the obstruction was actually an immovable obstruction. Bryson could have claimed the hole for Tommy’s caddie improving Tommy’s conditions affecting the stroke, but didn’t.

Spieth nearly hit Cantlay.  https://youtu.be/L1TV0ierVts

Spieth’s drive on the 13th hit a cart path and nearly hit Cantlay on the 15th green, few situations:

• What if Jordan’s ball had hit Cantlay’s ball at rest, or ball in motion
• What if Jordan’s ball had stayed on the green or gone into the hole
• What relief did Jordan end up getting

Rory hits ball into pool https://youtu.be/6QI78HvVc10

Rory’s drive went a little off target and headed out of bounds and into a neighbors backyard pool.

Finau puts shadow over ball and it falls in https://youtu.be/YwMQk9Henfk

Finau’s putt came to rest on the edge of the hole. Within the ten seconds of arriving at the hole, Finau put his shadow over the ball and the ball fell in. This has been clarified as not a breach of a Rule - much to my surprise.

Big shout out to those that have passed the R&A Level II Rules Exam recently:

• Steve Whiting
• Andrew Webbo Webster
• Sam Barkersabido
• Fraser Fraz Nicol

For all those who have and I haven’t mentioned you, email in and tell me. We love to hear of people trying to increase their Rules knowledge.

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Golf Rules Question of The Week - EP35

Steve and Mary are partners in a foursome. Steve tees his ball up within the Red teeing area and hits his ball towards the boundary fence where it may have come to rest inside or outside the fence. Mary, who has been playing from the White tees all day, thinks they should play a provisional. Who must now hit the provisional ball and where must it be hit from?

THE US PGA  - What happened with some of the rules scenarios Apart from being an awesome return to majors golf, last weekends US PGA threw up a couple of noteworthy rules scenarios. In this weeks Episode 2 Blakey and Rossco discuss those scenarios plus more in our effort to answer your GolfRules Questions. Fire us your questions to any one of the channels, or email below. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

MASTERS WEEK In the spirit of Masters Week we take a look at a couple of the more well publicized rules situations that have taken place at the masters tournament. We also take a look at the rules imbroglios for the tour involving; Phil Mickelson Charlie Hull Billy Andrade IVORs and Background Bingo Listen in and play along for The GolfRules Question of the Week GRQOTW As always thank you for listening and please send in your questions via email. Check out the YOUTUBE and Insta. Link are all below. Have a question, been in a tricky golf rules situation, don't understand how to implement a rule. Then ask us here at The GolfRules Questions Podcast. https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions/message Look forward to having you on the journey for some great discussion and banter too. Email: GolfRules.questions@gmail.com Your Hosts Blakey - Serial Golf Rules Nerd GolfRules Questions www: https://golfisanattitude.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/golfisanattitud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfRulesQuestions1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=golf+rules+questions Rossco - Serial Golf Podcast Nerd My Love of Golf www: https://myloveofgolf.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/myloveofgolf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myloveofgolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/myloveofgolf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOEJBf2VwAhBvlLxNOOMuw?view_as=subscriber

Welcome to 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP76

For our first podcast episode in 2023, Stuart and Blakey speak about:

The answer to GRQOTW75

Clubland stories
#1 4BBB
#2 Ambrose HIO
#3 Course Records
#4 HIO or Lost Ball

 Sandbelt Invitational rulings

GRQOTW 76

Andy the Average Golfer hooks his approach shot on the 4th hole at Wombat Hills and the ball bounces off a concrete cart path into the rough. Andy marks and lifts his ball (Ball A) to see if it is cut or cracked. There is a scuff mark on the ball, so he decides that he is allowed to substitute. He replaces another ball (Ball B) on the spot and miraculously gets it onto the putting green with his next stroke. On the putting green, Ross questions Andy, whom shows him the scuffed ball. Ross strongly disagrees with the substitution, so Andy lifts Ball B from the putting green, replacing Ball A on that spot and holing out. How many penalty strokes, if any, does Andy the Average Golfer incur?

GUEST: Jason R. Smith - co-author of the extremely informative 'A Guide to Being a Golf Rules Official' joins us to provide info on how to become the best Golf Rules Official - THE GRQ PODCAST EP131

Welcome to Episode 131 of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. This week we have guest Jason R Smith, a long time golf referee in Texas and co-author of the book A Guide to Being a Golf Referee. We get into how he started in golf, and what led him into the exciting world of the Rules of Golf. Then we delve into the wonderful book he and his co-author Woody have put together that covers everything not in the Rules of Golf that you need to know if you are wanting to become a referee. 

You can get a copy of the book here:

https://www.amazon.com.au/Guide-Being-Golf-Rules-Official-ebook/dp/B0C3MVTDX3

GRQOTW130 A:

The player made a six, as the original ball was a wrong ball and the dropped ball was the ball in play. So all the shots with the original ball including dropping another ball thinking they were doing the right thing, didn’t count and they just got the general penalty. They were lucky not to be DQ’d just because they were too lazy to drop another ball.

GRQOTW131

In Foursome stroke play with side A-B, A, whose turn it is to play, plays a ball from outside the teeing area. B makes the next stroke from within the teeing area. What is the penalty and which player makes the next stroke?

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GUEST: Trevor Herden, Tournament Director of the Australian Open. Is there anything in golf administration this man hasn't done?! From disqualifying the Shark and Nick Faldo, to running the Presidents Cup, refereeing at the majors and playing at Augusta - THE GRQ PODCAST EP113 We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the world. Grab a t-shirt, a hat, or even a hoodie featuring the Rules Roo, or the Wombat caddie. And now whether you are in your car, or going for a walk, or just taking a break after mowing your lawn. Enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. GRQOTW111: Because Andy's ball was on the putting green he was allowed free relief from the interference on his line of play by the temporary water. However, Andy was supposed to drop the ball instead of place it. And as the question mentions that the ball didn't come to rest on the exact spot on which it was supposed to be placed, Andy's ball is in a wrong place, and he gets penalised a general penalty when he makes a stroke at it.The 8 talent strokes + two penalty strokes = 10. Episode 112 GUEST: Trevor HerdenTournament Director of the Australian Open and other Golf Australia championshipsHe only started playing golf when he was 27, but got himself in managing the Otago Men’s Team.Then moved on to caddie for one of New Zealand’s premier golfers - Greg Turner around Europe and Australia.But his referee and TD career all started when he was offered a job as assistant tournament director at the PGA Tour of Australasia.At the 1990 Palm Meadows Cup, Trevor had the awkward situation of disqualifying Greg Norman, who was leading the tournament after two rounds.In 1995 he had to disqualify Nick Faldo, who was leading the tournament in Bali.Trevor gave a thorough insight into what it means to be a Tournament Director, and how refereeing skills are vitaly important, but the tournament starts six months prior. GRQOTW 113: In a stroke-play competition, Player A hits their tee shot into a heavily-wooded area. They properly play a provisional ball under Rule 18.3b and it comes to rest in the fairway. They search for their original ball for one minute and declare it "lost". They walk over to their provisional ball and accidentally kick it, they replace it, but before they play it and within 3 minutes of starting search, a spectator finds their original ball. They lift the provisional ball and play the original ball to the green. They take two putts and tee off on the next hole. What is their score for the hole? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

GRQotW40 ANSWER
Fraser walks into the bunker that his ball is at rest in, and tests the depth of the sand with his feet by digging in when taking his reasonable stance. Does Fraser incur any penalties?  

US Open Rules incidents, here are two of the biggest (to talk about):
Dustin Johnson - ball moved on the green
Phil Mickelson - made a stroke at his ball that was in motion after a stroke on the putting green.  

Tainted Drop Tain Lee playing in just his third PGA Tour event at the age of 31, what seems to be over-the-hill on the PGA Tour, hits it into a penalty area and then takes a lateral relief drop. When dropping the ball many believe that Tain deliberately threw the ball down so that it struck the relief area with force and then bounced into the penalty area. The Palmetto Championship Tournament Committee discussed it with Tain and didn’t see it as a violation. https://youtu.be/K_veLyiv4YA
How to get the ball back into play when taking free or penalty relief - dropping. Basically, how to drop the ball.
The player must let go of the ball from a location at knee height so that the ball:
Falls straight down, without the player throwing, spinning or rolling it or using any other motion that might affect where the ball will come to rest, and
Does not touch any part of the player’s body or equipment before it hits the ground. The ball is in play as soon as you let go of it, but whether you can play it from where it comes to rest will depend on what happened to it on the way down, and where it is at rest.

Referee Antswers SungJae’s Question Sungjae Im had some issues with ants around his ball at the Palmetta Championship. A referee was called in, who provided no free relief to the player, letting him know that their bite was not harmful. SungJae played his ball as it lay. https://youtu.be/wYcaFS09xQU   

Fight After Player Doesn’t Help Another Play Search for Their Ball In a Monday qualifier on the Korn Ferry Tour (for the Wichita Open), two players got into a scuffle mid-way through their round. The group was behind on pace of play and it is not exactly known who was the main cause of the delay, but one of players had a ball search, that two of them went to look for, the third player and his caddie (dad) didn’t bother to help. This was brought to the third player’s attention by player 1, whose retort was play better. Player 3 then went and struck player 1, and charges were laid. Player 2 was a bit shaken up, able to go back out on the course and continue his round, but was also given a refund, he managed a 79.  

Commentator Ivor  

Background Bingo
Rossco - Lonsdale Links
Blakey - The Olympic Club, where the 2021 US Women’s Open was held.  

GRQotW41 True or False:  If it is not physically possible to drop the ball in any part of the identified relief area, the player is not allowed relief from the condition.

The Masters Rules Scenarios of Note plus more.

In this weeks episode we discuss a couple of the rules situations that popped up in the coverage.

1 - Jason Kokrak dunks one in the 16th Dam while Westy leaves him a Point of Entry marker

2 - Tiger makes a 10

3 - Mudball literally for DJ

4 - Bryson asks "if I cant find it is it lost"

As always interwoven in these situations is a plethora of information to help you.

Thanks as always for the support of the Segments

- GRQOTW, This week Ross got it wrong

- The Ivors, thank you inspector Webb.

- Background Bingo 

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We finally got back into the podcast world, by recording episode 55.

Join Stuart and me as we go over some of the Rules situations and imbroglios from THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Lahiri's unplayable https://youtu.be/K9itFMyfRVE

Bradley's Wrong Place https://youtu.be/wY6XS7lRS08

Berger's Never Taken a Wrong Drop https://youtu.be/r2v1qT8dwn4

Plus, a situation from Stuart's recent golf trip.

Scoring for New Golfers.

This episode we dedicate a fair chunk of time to helping and listener understand the Scoring Systems for competition golf. Andy had a question regarding Stableford. So we have attempted to give an overview of the range of common single player scoring systems for competition.

Do you struggle with the various handicap games that are used for competition. Please let us know and we will make it our mission to help you understand. Email Blakey for further information.

Do you know someone new to the game and might like some insights into the various scoring games. Pass this onto them or tell them to reach out.

Segments are all covered off as per usual

THE GRQOTW - Yes you can place you ball in the general area, but only in a couple of set circumstances.

IVOR - How to pronounce pronounce.

BACKGROUND BINGO -  Last Week ( North Otago GC & Gleneagles Centenary Course)

We also have a special Voice Visitors in the wonderful contributor...Webbo.

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Welcome to the 4th best golf rules podcast in the world, this is episode 116 of the GolfRules Questions podcast.

Blakey and Stuart have another iteration of clubland stories, including:

- whether using your putter to mark out your relief area is allowed,

- raking footprints in a bunker before playing your shot,

- causing a ball to move after your ball has been holed,

- how strict are the Rules of Golf when it comes to starting times,

- peeing on your golf ball,

- can opponents who are losing a match suspend play,

- and what happens when your club gets stuck in the sand underneath your golf ball.

We hope you enjoy this episode of the Golf Rules Questions podcast, as well as the weekly rules newsletter, and make sure you subscribe to the GolfRules Questions YouTube channel for more educational videos.

We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the world. Grab a t-shirt, a hat, or even a hoodie featuring the Rules Roo, or the Wombat caddie. And now whether you are in your car, or going for a walk, or just taking a break after mowing your lawn. Enjoy this episode of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. GRQOTW115: Blakey loses the hole because:

Caddie's action breaches a Rule that if the player had taken would have been a breach, so Blakey loses the hole because the caddie gave incorrect information about the score that Blakey had had. GRQOTW116: Danny the D Grade Golfer is playing a stroke round at Wombat Hills. Danny makes her 6th stroke from the putting green on the 1st hole, and the ball comes to rest only 5cms (2in) from the hole.

Thinking she is playing stableford and frustrated that she is going to score 0 points on the 1st hole, she turns her putter upside down and knocks the ball into the hole using the grip end of the putter.

Andy the Average Golfer reminds Danny that she is playing stroke and not stableford. With Andy's excellent rules knowledge assisting her, and knowing she has not made a legal stroke, Danni replaces her ball back 5cms from the hole and putts the ball in the hole correctly. She asks Andy to put an 8 for her hole score (7 talent strokes and 1 penalty stroke for causing her ball to move).

Before submitting her scorecard, she asks you if 8 is correct, as she is not sure about the penalty stroke - what is her hole score for the 1st hole? GOLFRULES QUESTIONS MERCHANDISE Get yourself a Roo&Coo polo: https://golfrulesquestions.myspreadshop.com/ . DO YOU HAVE A RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Email - golfrules.questions@gmail.com WANT TO TEST YOUR RULES OF GOLF KNOWLEDGE? Head to: www.golfrulesquestions.com WANT A QUICK GOLF RULES REFERENCE Head to Instagram: @golfrules_questions (https://www.instagram.com/golfrules_questions/?hl=en) OR JOIN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY https://www.facebook.com/golfrulesquestions LISTEN TO THE GRQ PODCAST ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY Click here: https://anchor.fm/golfrules-questions SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules #GolfRules #GolfRulesQuestions #blakey

Episode 38  

What are Rules there for?  

GRQotW37 
Lena’s original ball off the tee looked to have become stuck in a tree. After a small search around the area, Lena headed back to play a provisional ball. The provisional ball was played, after two minutes of searching for the original ball, towards the same area, struck a tree and two balls fell out. The original and the provisional ball. What is the ruling? 

ANSWER: 

A ball was found where the original ball was suspected to be and this was within the 3 minute search period. It may have taken the player more than the 3 minute search time to get to their ball to identify it, but if it is the original ball, then it is still the ball in play as the important point is that it was found within the 3 minute search time. The original ball was moved by the provisional ball. The provisional ball is an outside influence and thus the original ball needs to be replaced. The provisional ball is a movable obstruction/abandoned ball once the original ball was found within the correct search time. The player needs to estimate where the original ball had come to rest. That was the place it was sitting until it was moved by the provisional ball. This is the difficult part, it may have been 3 metres up the tree, or close to the ground. It would need to be estimated when standing underneath it. Possibly the player couldn’t even get to the spot where the ball is estimated to have been at rest. They would then need to take an unplayable under Rule 19.2, using the spot on the ground directly below the spot of the reference point. If the player could get to the spot where the ball would have come to rest, but it won’t stay at rest and the spot where it will stay at rest, the player can’t reach, they would also need to take an unplayable using the spot on the ground directly below where the ball would have come to rest. However, if the player could get to the spot where the ball was estimated to have been at rest, but it won’t stay at rest, the nearest spot where the ball would stay at rest may be at the base of the tree on the ground and the player would be required to place it there. The player could then play it or take an unplayable.  

What are Rules there for? 

Let’s first establish why we have such complex Rules and what you can do to increase your knowledge . 

The golf course is huge, on average about 150 acres. 

There are many different aspects to a golf course including:
Teeing areas
Fairways and rough
Bunkers
Putting greens
Out of bounds
Penalty Areas  

The Rules are there to provide consistency for situations that occur.  

How to learn the Rules of Golf? 

The best way to learn the Rules of Golf - head to the R&A and USGA websites, not only do they have all the Rules and Interpretations and Clarifications, but they also provide test questions and mock exams.   

www.golfrulesquestions.com has many tests that you can take to upskill yourself. Fraser Nicol and his huge excel spreadsheet has nearly 3500 questions and answers. So there are definitely plenty of resources out there to learn the Rules.  

Moving a Loose Impediment 

A loose impediment may be removed anywhere on or off the course. Maybe done so in any way - we’ve talked about moving loose impediments with blowers.  You may receive assistance to move a loose impediment - Tiger’s boulder And you may break a loose impediment into parts when moving it without penalty.  

Background Bingo  
Rossco - Barnbougle Dunes Golf Links
Blakey - Eastern Golf Club  

GRQotW38
Is there a penalty and how many, if you search for your ball for 5 minutes and can’t find it?

OMAN That Was Good - THE GRQ PODCAST EP79 

GRQOTW78 

- No penalty stroke, but it is a recommendation. 

Clubland stories from Hurmeez. 

- Dropping in the relief area 

- Provisional ball after playing a wrong ball 

From Darrell

- Playing from a wrong place and the intention to take an unplayable 

From the Tour 

- Truck that becomes a TIO (similar to Rory last year https://youtu.be/JSZQi6En8T4  

- Burrowing animal hole  

- Taking advice from a four-ball partner when also playing an individual strokeplay. 

GRQOTW79 

- Helen holes her provisional ball, but Charlotte finds Helen's original ball, what is the ruling?

THE GRQ PODCAST EP66  RULE 2

Co-hosts: Stuart McPhee and Blakey

Stuart and Blakey delve into Rule 1, going through all that it entails, including:

• The purpose of the Rule,
• The COURSE
• The GENERAL AREA
• The PENALTY AREA
• The BUNKER
• The PUTTING GREEN
• NO PLAY ZONES
• Touching multiple parts of the course.

We also provide the answer to GRQOTW for Ep 65, and provide another question for Ep 66:

Big P hits his ball into a yellow penalty area but cannot play it from where it lies so he decides to take penalty area relief.  He measures out his two clubs from the estimated point of entry into the PA to take lateral relief, however he doesn't use any tees or any other objects to mark out the bounds of the relief area, and then drops a ball correctly within the relief area.  The ball comes to rest within the relief area and he plays his next stroke.  Including the one penalty stroke for taking PA relief, how many penalty strokes must Big P add to his hole score?  Make sure to add your answer to the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/aOrbg5nSe5c