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Dropped Ball. See also Through the Green
in play [Rule 20-4]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
lifting ball wrongly dropped [Rule 20-6]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
near a specific spot [Rule 20-2b] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
player must drop [Rule 20-2a]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
playing dropped ball from wrong place [Rule 20-7]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
re-dropping [Rule 20-2c] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
rolling
out of bounds, into a hazard, nearer hole, etc. [Rule 20-2c]. . . . . . 62
to position, with interference by the condition from
which relief taken [Rule 20-2c] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
touching person or equipment of a player [Rule 20-2a] . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Dropping Zones
general [App. I] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Embedded Ball
local rule [App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 107
relief [Rule 25-2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Enforcement — amateur status [Rule 8-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Environmentally-Sensitive Areas
committee decision on [App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
local rule [App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
E quipment. See also Ball; List of Conforming Driver Heads, List of
Conforming Golf Balls
acceptance of [Rule 6-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
artificial devices, unusual equipment, unusual use of
equipment [Rule 14-3]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ball moved by [Rules 18-2a, 18-3, 18-4]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 57, 57
ball moved by during search in match play
[Rules 18-2a, 18-3b]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 57
definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
medical devices, use to alleviate condition [Rule 14-3 Exception 1]. . 48
moving while ball in motion [Rule 24-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
shared golf cart, status of [definition of equipment]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
use in traditionally accepted manner [Rule 14-3 Exception 2]. . . . . . . 49
Equity
deciding disputes [Rule 1-4]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Expenses — receipt of [Rule 4-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fellow-Competitor
attending the flagstick [Rule 17]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ball in motion striking [Rule 19-4]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ball moved by [Rule 18-4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
disputing claim of unfit ball [Rule 5-3 Note 1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
doubt as to procedure [Rule 3-3]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
examining ball [Rule 5-3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
identifying ball [Rule 12-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Flagstick
attended, removed or held up [Rule 17-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
moving attended, removal, or held up flagstick
while ball is in motion [Rule 24-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
preventing unnecessary damage [Etiquette]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
striking [Rule 17-3]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
unauthorized attendance [Rule 17-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Forecaddie
definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
definition [definition of outside agency]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Four-Ball Match Play
absent partner [Rule 30-3a]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
definition [definition of forms of match play]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
order of play [Rule 30-3b]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
penalty
applied to side [Rule 30-3d]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
disqualification of side [Rule 30-3e]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
effect of other penalties [Rule 30-3f] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Four-Ball Stroke Play
absent partner [Rule 31-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
definition [definition of forms of stroke play]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
order of play [Rule 31-4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
penalty
applied to side [Rule 31-6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
disqualification of side [Rule 31-7]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
effect of other penalties [Rule 31-8]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
recording scores [Rule 6-6d Note 2, Rules 31-3, 31-7]. . . . . . . . . 32, 87, 88
Foursome
definition for match play [definition of forms of match play]. . . . . . . . 8
definition for stroke play [definition of forms of stroke play]. . . . . . . . 9
match play [Rule 29-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
order of play [Rule 29-1] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
stroke play [Rule 29-3]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Gambling — policy on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Game of Golf
definition [Rule 1-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
General Numerical Draw
determining places in [App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
General Penalty. See under Penalty
Golf Carts
condition prohibiting use [App. I] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
preventing unnecessary damage [Etiquette]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Golf Shoe Spikes
repairing damage by [Etiquette]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
repairing damage to putting greens [Rule 16-1c] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Golf Skill or Reputation — definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Grass
cuttings piled for removal [definition of ground under repair] . . . . . . 9
in or bordering bunker, not hazard [definition of bunker] . . . . . . . . . . 6
loose blades not adhering to ball
[definition of loose impediments] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
touching
in finding and identifying ball [Rule 12-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
with club in hazard [Rule 13-4 Note]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Green. See Putting Green
Greenkeeper
hole made by, status of [definition of ground under repair]. . . . . . . . . 9
Grip. See under Clubs
Ground Under Repair. See also Stakes
ball within moved during search [Rule 12-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
defined by committee [Rule 33-2a]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
growing thing within, status of [definition]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
local rule, dropping zones when permitted [App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
material piled for removal, status of [definition of
ground under repair] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
play prohibited local rule [App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
relief [Rule 25-1b]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
stakes defining, status of [definition]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Groups. See also Stroke Play
allowing to play through while searching [Etiquette]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
priority on the course [Etiquette]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Halved Hole [Rule 2-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Halved Match
committee decision of ties [Rule 33-6]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Handicap
applying, committee’s duty [Rule 33-5]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
match play [Rule 6-2a]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
player’s duties [Rule 6-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
playing off wrong
knowingly in stroke play [Rule 34-1b]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
match play [Rule 6-2a]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
stroke play [Rule 6-2b]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
stroke table [Rule 33-4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Hazards. See also Obstructions, Stakes
ball in
lifted may be dropped or placed back in [Rule 13-4]. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
rolling into, nearer hole, etc. whether re-drop required
[Rule 20-2c] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ball played from one hazard comes to rest in another
[Rule 13-4 Exception 3]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
bunkers [definition of bunker] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
grounding club in [Rule 13-4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
identifying ball within [Rule 12-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
placing clubs in [Rule 13-4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
practice prohibited from [Rule 7-2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
previous stroke played from [Rule 20-5] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
relief from temporary obstructions [App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
searching for covered ball in [Rule 12-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
strokes in, with wrong ball [Rule 15-3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
testing condition of [Rule 13-4]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
touching ground or water in water hazard with
hand or club [Rule 13-4]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
water hazards (including lateral water hazards)
ball in, relief
from abnormal ground condition prohibited
[Rule 25-1b Note 1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
from immovable obstruction prohibited
[Rule 24-2b Note 1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
options [Rule 26-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
ball in moving water within played [Rule 14-6]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
ball played provisionally, local rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 102
ball played within becomes lost or unplayable outside
hazard or is out of bounds [Rule 26-2b] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
ball played within comes to rest in same or another hazard
[Rule 26-2a] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
casual water [definition of casual water]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
dropping zone, local rule [App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 115
lateral water hazard [definition of lateral water hazard]. . . . . . . . 10
probing in water during search [Rule 12-1]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
stakes defining, status of
[definition of water hazard and lateral water hazard] . . . . . 17, 10
Hole. See also Line of Play; Match Play
ball overhanging [Rule 16-2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
conceding in match play [Rule 2-4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
damaged [Rule 33-2b]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
determining score for when second ball played in stroke play
[Rule 3-3b] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
halved [Rule 2-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
holing out
ball played from teeing ground [Rules 1-1, 15-1] . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 50
failure, stroke play [Rule 3-2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ma de by burrowing animal [definition of burrowing animal] . . . . . . . 6
made by burrowing animal, reptile or bird
[definition of abnormal ground condition]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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made by greenkeeper [definition of ground under repair] . . . . . . . . . . 9
new holes for competition [Rule 33-2b, App. I]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 122
nu mber in a stipulated round [definition of stipulated round] . . . . . 16
replacing flagstick in [Etiquette]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
testing putting green surface during play of [Rule 16-1d] . . . . . . . . . . 53
time allowed to complete [Rule 6-7 Note 2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
winner of [Rule 2-1] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
wrong score [Rule 6-6d]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
