8 Quirky Golf Rules Fans Don’t Know About

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Published: September 21, 2012

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It is universally accepted that golf is governed by some of the most bizarre rules of any sport.

Professionals who play the game and depend on it for their livelihoods rarely know even half of the directives contained in the book.

Amateurs and recreational players generally have very little understanding of the rules or the various decisions that have been made that involved those rules.

There are probably many of golf’s standard rules that golfers aren’t aware of. But there are many more rules that fall into the quirky category, and those are widely unknown.

Check out this list of some of those quirky rules.

 

 

Searching for or Identifying Ball Covered by Loose Impediments in a Hazard

 

You hit your ball into a bunker but can’t find it immediately. You think it might be buried but can’t see it. You start moving sand around and finally unearth your ball, sweeping away some sand to identify it. Make sure you re-cover the ball with the sand, although you can leave a small part of the ball visible. If the ball moves, you can, at no penalty, replace it.

If you hit the ball without re-covering it, according to Rule 12-1b, it will cost you two strokes. That happened to Michael Hoey in the PGA Championship this year at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course.



 

 

Ball Moving in Water

 

If you happen to hit your ball into a creek and the ball begins to move, you are permitted to make a stroke at that ball, according to Rule 14-6. What you’re not allowed to do is delay making your stroke to allow for the current to improve your ball position or lie. Bottom is hit it and get out or, maybe just a drop.

 

 

Touching a Loose Impediment in a Hazard

 

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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