hitting a light post

what's the rule if you hit a light post on the course? i'm thinking that since it is an immovable obstruction, you just play it as it lies and you can get a free lift if it's in the way of your normal swing....my friends and i usually are friendly and replay it but that doesn't seem right either....

dun understand wad u mean.

ball hit lamp post and land near to lamp post?

My ball usually hit lamp post and come straight back at me or onto the fairway or WAY onto the other side of the rough.

If your golf ball hit lamp post, and land anywhere, play it as it lies.

If your golf ball land near lamp post, play it as it lies.

If friendly game, and to speed up play, get relief..... with 1 stroke penalty

i know in nsrcc, especially the last holes, where there are lamp post, if you hit them and your ball goes into the water, you get a free lift...

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

dun understand wad u mean.

ball hit lamp post and land near to lamp post?

My ball usually hit lamp post and come straight back at me or onto the fairway or WAY onto the other side of the rough.

Put yourself in other people's shoes la....

Most people hit lamp post, the sound is 'dong'.

Ball land beside lamp post.

Muar Chee hit lamp post, the sound is 'DONG'.

Ball cross from right lamp post to left rough, or come back to you to re-tee for mulligan.

Your rebound factor is higher ma....

Birdman wrote:

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

dun understand wad u mean.

ball hit lamp post and land near to lamp post?

My ball usually hit lamp post and come straight back at me or onto the fairway or WAY onto the other side of the rough.

Put yourself in other people's shoes la....

Most people hit lamp post, the sound is 'dong'.

Ball land beside lamp post.

Muar Chee hit lamp post, the sound is 'DONG'.

Ball cross from right lamp post to left rough, or come back to you to re-tee for mulligan.

Your rebound factor is higher ma....

can't help it. Its so hilarious.

syard-txv wrote:

i know in nsrcc, especially the last holes, where there are lamp post, if you hit them and your ball goes into the water, you get a free lift...

wah....so good!!!! Free lift????

syard-txv wrote:

i know in nsrcc, especially the last holes, where there are lamp post, if you hit them and your ball goes into the water, you get a free lift...

is there such a local rule in NSRCC?
as far as i know i think only the lamp posts in army hole #9 might deflect your ball into the water harzards.

lamp posts in nsrcc are immovable obstruction (refer to the back of the score cards) and should be under rule 24-2.

24-2. Immovable Obstruction
• a. Interference
Interference by an immovable obstruction occurs when a ball lies in or on the obstruction, or when the obstruction interferes with the player’s stance or the area of his intended swing. If the player’s ball lies on the putting green, interference also occurs if an immovable obstruction on the putting green intervenes on his line of putt. Otherwise, intervention on the line of play is not, of itself, interference under this Rule.

• b. Relief
Except when the ball is in a water hazard or a lateral water hazard, a player may take relief from interference by an immovable obstruction.

If your ball hits the lamp post and it lands in the hazard, there is no free lift. The penalty for water hazard rule applies here.

However, if you ball hits the lamp post and lands next to the lamp post, and it interferes with your swing, or flight of the ball, you get a free lift.

golof wrote:

If your ball hits the lamp post and it lands in the hazard, there is no free lift. The penalty for water hazard rule applies here.

However, if you ball hits the lamp post and lands next to the lamp post, and it interferes with your swing, or flight of the ball, you get a free lift.

actually u only get free relief if it interferes with the stance or swing NOT if it is in the line of your intended ball flight.

Eden, you are right.

SH, so what's the call?

Eden is right, if it says quite clearly on card that lamp posts in nsrcc are immovable obstruction (refer to the back of the score cards) and should be under rule 24-2.


Then intervention on the line of play is not, of itself, interference under this Rule.

MC sometimes produce the shots that you cannot imagine

I remember one hole .. He hit a 3 wood hook it so bad that it hit a board and rebounded above his head and OB ...

eden wrote:

golof wrote:

If your ball hits the lamp post and it lands in the hazard, there is no free lift. The penalty for water hazard rule applies here.

However, if you ball hits the lamp post and lands next to the lamp post, and it interferes with your swing, or flight of the ball, you get a free lift.

actually u only get free relief if it interferes with the stance or swing NOT if it is in the line of your intended ball flight.

Yes, that's my understanding.

shorthitter wrote:

Eden is right, if it says quite clearly on card that lamp posts in nsrcc are immovable obstruction (refer to the back of the score cards) and should be under rule 24-2.


Then intervention on the line of play is not, of itself, interference under this Rule.

thanks mate

out of curiosity, is there any course in singapore with local rule that relief can be granted for ball hitting lamp post?

Marina Bay used to have it on their card....

In a Pro event we do not get line of sight, but if we hit it we get a replay......

out of curiosity, is there any course in singapore with local rule that relief can be granted for ball hitting lamp post?[/quote]



I think Sentosa has this local rule. When your ball hits a light pole, you get to replay from original spot with no penalty. Last year in Singapore Open, Thomas Bjorn did it and was advised by rules official to replay.

at the singapore open, the pros also picked up their balls on the fairway to clean ...

i was shocked at first and then found out that they're allowed to lift, clean and replace ... do that when you're betting vegas with your friends and that's it ...

zhenxua wrote:

at the singapore open, the pros also picked up their balls on the fairway to clean ...

i was shocked at first and then found out that they're allowed to lift, clean and replace ... do that when you're betting vegas with your friends and that's it ...

If I'm not wrong, I think in order to do that, that day must be declared winter ruling in play. Once it's in play they can only mark and clean the ball when the ball land on the fairway or 1st cut.

Just play the ball as it lies, it's more fun that way.

In the good old days of Old Tom Morris they didn't have the benefit of many local rules to help them; whatever the course threw at them they accepted, and gouged balls out of sand and rough with their long-suffering not-designed-by-Roger-Cleveland niblick.

If the ball hits the lamppost and you can't build your stance, hit the ball into the lamppost again!
You may get lucky.

entity wrote:

Just play the ball as it lies, it's more fun that way.

If the ball hits the lamppost and you can't build your stance, hit the ball into the lamppost again!
You may get lucky.

entity - i find this amusing. For all u know, one may miss the lamp post!

entity wrote:

In the good old days of Old Tom Morris they didn't have the benefit of many local rules to help them;.

They also did not have Lamposts...

beehome wrote:

entity wrote:

Just play the ball as it lies, it's more fun that way.

If the ball hits the lamppost and you can't build your stance, hit the ball into the lamppost again!
You may get lucky.

entity - i find this amusing. For all u know, one may miss the lamp post!

Yes, only when one aiming at it. One will miss it.

If one try to avoid it, will hit it ... (if you are a golfer, you will understand)

Shit !! that what always happened to my tee shot

Slicer51 wrote:

beehome wrote:

entity wrote:

Just play the ball as it lies, it's more fun that way.

If the ball hits the lamppost and you can't build your stance, hit the ball into the lamppost again!
You may get lucky.

entity - i find this amusing. For all u know, one may miss the lamp post!

Yes, only when one aiming at it. One will miss it.

If one try to avoid it, will hit it ... (if you are a golfer, you will understand)

Shit !! that what always happened to my tee shot

shi xiong.....

which is why i always aim for bunkers n not the green.....