can you tell?

clever ppl out there....can you 'hazard' a guess?

assuming OB is left so as the water hazard.

is it like football? the ball must completely cross the line?

only A is safe, the rest are not.

B and C need to take penalty how many stroke ?

B : Penalty 1 stroke - Rehit from tee
C : Penalty 1 stroke - drop ball within 2 club length from point of entry not nearer to the hole.

darenlim wrote:

B : Penalty 1 stroke - Rehit from tee
C : Penalty 1 stroke - drop ball within 2 club length from point of entry not nearer to the hole.

bro, in case B, can don't rehit from tee? most times cannot go back as people waitting to tee off behind already.

also, for case C, it means the next shot is the 3rd stroke. if in case B you choose to play from there and not at the tee, it means that shot is the 4th stroke?

mizzy wrote:

darenlim wrote:

B : Penalty 1 stroke - Rehit from tee
C : Penalty 1 stroke - drop ball within 2 club length from point of entry not nearer to the hole.

bro, in case B, can don't rehit from tee? most times cannot go back as people waitting to tee off behind already.

also, for case C, it means the next shot is the 3rd stroke. if in case B you choose to play from there and not at the tee, it means that shot is the 4th stroke?

Case B : This rule applies when you are playing in competition and it is the proper rule. If you are talking about social play, yes you can drop wherever you want depending on your flight mate and play off your 4th shot.

Case C : This rule applies when you are playing in competition and it is the proper rule. Social or Competition, the rule applies and you hit your 3rd shot as you are dropping from point of entry. You are not required to rehit from the tee-box.

darenlim wrote:

mizzy wrote:

darenlim wrote:

B : Penalty 1 stroke - Rehit from tee
C : Penalty 1 stroke - drop ball within 2 club length from point of entry not nearer to the hole.

bro, in case B, can don't rehit from tee? most times cannot go back as people waitting to tee off behind already.

also, for case C, it means the next shot is the 3rd stroke. if in case B you choose to play from there and not at the tee, it means that shot is the 4th stroke?

Case B : This rule applies when you are playing in competition and it is the proper rule. If you are talking about social play, yes you can drop wherever you want depending on your flight mate and play off your 4th shot.

Case C : This rule applies when you are playing in competition and it is the proper rule. Social or Competition, the rule applies and you hit your 3rd shot as you are dropping from point of entry. You are not required to rehit from the tee-box.

yes i think i remember something like this.. its better to have your ball go totally out? because you could be hitting your 4th shot and not your 3rd shot.. sigh.. so crazy rules..

answer to the 2 questions....

All in bound and all in hazard.

for OB>the entire golf ball has to be out of the white lines for it to be considered OB, if it touches the line, it;s still in play.
for hazard> the line demarcates the margin of the hazard and the line itself is the margin of the hazard, you touch the line, you r in the hazard.

p/s dropping within 2 club length is only applicable for lateral water hazard (usually marked by red line/stakes)

p/s rules are rules, it's a good practice to play according to the rules even during social/friendly play, otherwise, you may as well drop yr ball onto the green with yr hands. contrary to what many would assume, it does not take any more time to play by the rules.

from my memory, the line is part of the ob and hazard.

For ob, as long as its considered ob, retake from the last played position.

For hazard, if you want to go diving, by all means just that club cannot hv contact with ground or plants.

need to check the rules book again

for OB ... u got to played from the shot just before the best is too use provisional ball if u not sure ....


for hazard u can play even if its in like michelle did but cannot practice inside every time u touch the ground ....

I got it wrong fail!

ironhead wrote:

answer to the 2 questions....

All in bound and all in hazard.

for OB>the entire golf ball has to be out of the white lines for it to be considered OB, if it touches the line, it;s still in play.
for hazard> the line demarcates the margin of the hazard and the line itself is the margin of the hazard, you touch the line, you r in the hazard.

p/s dropping within 2 club length is only applicable for lateral water hazard (usually marked by red line/stakes)

p/s rules are rules, it's a good practice to play according to the rules even during social/friendly play, otherwise, you may as well drop yr ball onto the green with yr hands. contrary to what many would assume, it does not take any more time to play by the rules.

ound

Er correction on your ......... IF ball touches the line or on the line of a OB line, mark or imaginary, it is out of bound and it is not in play!!!

darenlim wrote:

I got it wrong fail!

U dun get into such situations of coz not familiar lah

OB and hazards are my good friends

err.....i start to get confuse liao...keke



need to go

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ironhead wrote:

answer to the 2 questions....

All in bound and all in hazard.

for OB>the entire golf ball has to be out of the white lines for it to be considered OB, if it touches the line, it;s still in play.

A ball is out of bounds when all of it lies out of bounds
When out of bounds is defined by a line on the ground, the line itself is out of bounds

if ball is OB, and you take a drop instead of gg back to tee (in a friendly game), the shot you are taking shld be the 3rd shot rite?

or is it the 4th?

Gray wrote:

if ball is OB, and you take a drop instead of gg back to tee (in a friendly game), the shot you are taking shld be the 3rd shot rite?

or is it the 4th?

u can not take a drop in OB. if u think yr ball has gone OB, re-tee and tht would be yr 3rd shot. if u r unsure, play a provisional(then u will never hav to be made to walk the walk-of-shame).

i hope this will clear things up.

Out of Bounds
"Out of bounds" is beyond the boundaries of the course or any part of the course so marked by the Committee.
When out of bounds is defined by reference to stakes or a fence or as being beyond stakes or a fence, the out of bounds line is determined by the nearest inside points at ground level of the stakes or fence posts (excluding angled supports). When both stakes and lines are used to indicate out of bounds, the stakes identify out of bounds and the lines define out of bounds. When out of bounds is defined by a line on the ground, the line itself is out of bounds. The out of bounds line extends vertically upwards and downwards.
A ball is out of bounds when all of it lies out of bounds. A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds.

Water Hazard
A "water hazard" is any sea, lake, pond, river, ditch, surface drainage ditch or other open water course (whether or not containing water) and anything of a similar nature on the course . All ground and water within the margin of a water hazard are part of the water hazard.
When the margin of a water hazard is defined by stakes, the stakes are inside the water hazard, and the margin of the hazard is defined by the nearest outside points of the stakes at ground level. When both stakes and lines are used to indicate a water hazard, the stakes identify the hazard and the lines define the hazard margin. When the margin of a water hazard is defined by a line on the ground, the line itself is in the water hazard. The margin of a water hazard extends vertically upwards and downwards.
A ball is in a water hazard when it lies in or any part of it touches the water hazard.

ironhead wrote:

i hope this will clear things up.

Out of Bounds
"Out of bounds" is beyond the boundaries of the course or any part of the course so marked by the Committee.
When out of bounds is defined by reference to stakes or a fence or as being beyond stakes or a fence, the out of bounds line is determined by the nearest inside points at ground level of the stakes or fence posts (excluding angled supports). When both stakes and lines are used to indicate out of bounds, the stakes identify out of bounds and the lines define out of bounds. When out of bounds is defined by a line on the ground, the line itself is out of bounds. The out of bounds line extends vertically upwards and downwards.
A ball is out of bounds when all of it lies out of bounds. A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds.

If the line itself is out of bounds, and the all of the ball lies on the line (pic B); the line by definition is itself out of bounds??...
So pic B, ball is out of bounds?

a. Out of Bounds (white lines)

Ball A is in bounds, Ball B & C out of bounds.


b. Water Hazards (yellow lines)

Ball A, B & C are in the water hazards.

it's amazing tht despite regurgitating the rules fr R&A word for word, there are some still misinterpreting it wrongly.

but this is the reason I raised this in the first place, to bring it into discussion and make others aware of the ruling. Who knows, you may be faced with the same situation this weekend. Would you rather risk playing the wrong ball and be penalised with 2 extra strokes?

I say again, this is not an April Fool's joke.

ironhead wrote:

it's amazing tht despite regurgitating the rules fr R&A word for word, there are some still misinterpreting it wrongly.

Are you saying Alan is wrong? The OB line is OB, so if the ball is sitting on the line it is OB... piture A not all of the ball is on the line so it is safe....

Quite easy really....

This has happened to me before in a tournament...

Keep the "What ifs" coming Ironhead. Excellent stuff!

guys, i really cant squeeze blood out of a stone, rules r rules, i didnt invent them ........

so the answer will be again.... all not OB, all in hazards.

happy golfing