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Section twenty four of The Complete Golfer. This is a liber Rocks recording.
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All Liberrox recordings are in the public domain. For more information not to volunteer
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plays, visit librox dot org. The Complete Golfer by Harry Varden. Appendix
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The Rules of Golf Appendix The Rules of Golf Authorized by the Royal and Ancient
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Golf Club of Saint Andrew's, Revised by the Club to September twenty seventh,
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nineteen o four, and in force at the date of publication of this work.
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One definitions. A. The game of golf is played by two sides,
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each playing its own ball. The side consists either of one or of
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two players. If one player play against another, the match is called a
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single. If two play against two, it is called a foursome. One
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player may play against two, playing one ball between them, when the match
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is called a threesome. Matches constant sstituted as above shall have precedence of,
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and be entitled to pass, any other kind of match. B. The
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game consists in each side playing a ball from a teeing ground into a hole
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by successive strokes, and the hole is won by the side which holds its
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ball and fewer strokes than the opposite side, except as otherwise provided for in
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the rules. If the sides hole out in the same number of strokes,
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the hole is halved. C. The teeing ground is the starting point for
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a hole, and shall be indicated by two marks placed in a line as
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nearly as possible at right angles to the course. The holes will be four
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and a quarter inches in diameter and at least four inches deep d The putting
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green is all ground within twenty yards of the hole, except hazards. E.
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A hazard is any bunker water except casual water, sand path, road,
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railway, wind, bush, rushes, rabbit scrape, fence, or
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sand blown onto the grass or sprinkled on the course for its preservation. Bare
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patches, sheep tracks, snow and ice are not hazards. Permanent grass within
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a hazard is not part of the hazard. F through the green is any
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part of the course except hazards, and the putting green which is being played
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to g Out of bounds is any place outside the defined or recognized boundaries of
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the course. H Casual water is any temporary accumulation of water, whether caused
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by rainfall or otherwise, which is not one of the ordinary and recognized hazards
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of the course. I. A ball is in play as soon as the
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player has made a stroke at the teeing ground in each hole, and remains
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in play until hold out, except when lifted in accordance with the rules.
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J. A ball has moved only to leave its original position in the last
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degree and stop it another But if it merely oscillate without finally leaving its original
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position, is not moved. K. A ball is lost if it be
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not found within five minutes after the search for it has begun. L.
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A match consists of one round of the links, unless it be otherwise agreed.
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A match is won by the side which is leading by a number of
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holes greater than the number of holes remaining to be played. If each side
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win the same number of holes, the match is halved. M. A
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stroke is any movement of the ball caused by the player, except as provided
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for a rule torey, or any downward movement of the club made with the
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intention of striking the ball. N. A penalty stroke is a stroke added
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to the score of a side under certain rules, and does not affect the
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rotation of clay. OH. The honor is the privilege of playing first from
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a teeing ground p a player has addressed the ball when he has taken up
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his position and grounded his club, or if in a hazard, when he's
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taken up his position preparatory to striking the ball q sackoning of strokes is kept
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by the terms the odd two more, three, more, et cetera,
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and one of three, one of two the like. The reckoning of holes
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is kept by the terms so many holes up or all even, and so
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many to play. Two. Match begins by each side playing a ball from
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the first teeing ground. The player who shall play first on each side shall
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be named by his own side. The option of taking the honor at the
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first team ground shall be decided if necessary by lot. A ball played from
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in front of, or outside of, or more than two club lengths behind
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the marks indicating the teeing ground, or played by a player when his opponent
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should have had the honor, may be at once recalled by the opposite side,
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and may be reteed without penalty. The side which wins a hole shall
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have the honor at the next teeing ground. If a hole has been halved,
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the side which had the honor at the previous teeing ground shall retain the
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honor. On beginning a new match, the winner of the long match in
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the previous round shall have the honor. For if the previous match was halved,
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the side which last won or hole shall have the honor. Three.
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If the ball fall or be knocked off the tea in addressing it, no
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penalty shall be incurred, and it may be replaced. And if struck when
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moving, no penalty shall be incurred. Four. In a threesome or foursome,
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the partners shall strike off alternately from the teeing grounds, and shall strike
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alternately during the play of the hole. If a player play when his partner
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should have done so, his side shall lose the hole. Five. When
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the balls are in play, the ball further from the hole which the players
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are approaching shall be played first, except as otherwise provided for in the rules.
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If a player play when his opponent should have done so, the opponent
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may at once recall the stroke. A ball so a recalled shall be dropped
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in the manner prescribed in Rule fifteen, as near as possible to the place
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where it lay, without penalty. Six The ball must be fairly struck at,
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not pushed, scraped, nor spooned under penalty of the loss of the
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hole. Seven, a ball must be played wherever it lies, or the
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hole be given up, except as otherwise provided for in the rules. Eight,
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Unless what the opponent's consent. A ball in play shall not be moved
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nor touched before the hole is played out, and a penalty of one stroke,
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except as otherwise provided for in the rules. But the player may touch
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his ball with his club in the act of addressing it, provided he does
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not move it without penalty. If the player's ball move the opponent's ball through
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the green, the opponent, if he choose, may drop a ball without
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penalty, as near as possible to the place where it lay, but this
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must be done before another stroke is played. Nine. In playing through the
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green, any loose impediment not being in or touching a hazard which is within
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a club length of the ball may be removed. If the player's ball move
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after any such loose impediment has been touched by the player, his partner,
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or either of their caddies, the penalty shall be one stroke. If any
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loose impediment not being on the putt and green which is more than a club
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length when the ball be removed. A penalty shall be the loss of the
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hole. Ten. Any vessel, wheelbarrow, tool, roller, grass,
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cutter, box, or similar obstruction may be removed. If a ball be
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moved. In doing so, it may be replaced without penalty. A ball
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lying on or touching such obstruction, or on clothes, nets, or ground
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under a pair, or covered up or opened for the purpose of the upkeep
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of the links, may be lifted and dropped without penalty, as near as
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possible to the place where it lay, but not nearer the hole. A
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ball lifted in a hazard under such circumstances shall be dropped in the hazard.
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A ball lying in the golf hole or flag hole, or in a hole
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made by the greenkeeper, may be lifted and dropped without penalty, is near
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as possible to the place where it lay, but not nearer the hole.
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Eleven. For striking at a ball and play, the player shall not move,
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bend, nor break anything fixed or growing near the ball, except in
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the act of placing his feet on the ground for the purpose of addressing the
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ball, installing his club to a dress the ball, and in his uput
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or downward swing under penalty of the loss of the hole, except as otherwise
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provided for in the rules. Twelve. When a ball lies in will touch
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it a hazard, nothing shall be done to improve its lie. The club
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shall not touch the ground, or shall anything be touched or moved before the
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player strikes at the ball, subject to the following exceptions. One, the
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player may place his feet firmly on the ground for the purpose of addressing the
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ball. Two addressing the ball or in the upod or downward swing, any
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grass, bent, win rather growing substance, or the side of a bunker,
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wall, paling, or other immovable obstacle may be touched. Three Steps
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or planks placed in a hazard by the Green Committee for access to or egress
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from such hazard may be removed, and if a ball be moved in so
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doing, it may be replaced without penalty. Four. Any loose impediments may
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be removed from the putt and green. Five The player shall be entitled to
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find his balls provided for by will. Thirty One penalty for a breach of
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this rule shall be the loss of the hole. Thirteen. A player or
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caddy shall not press down nor remove any regularities of surface near a ball in
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play. Done worm casts or mole hills may be removed, but not pressed
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down without penalty. The penalty for a breach of this rule shall be the
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loss of the hole. Fourteen One. If a boar lie or be lost
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in water or in casual water in a hazard, a ball may be dropped
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in or as far behind the hazard as the player may please, under penalty
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of one's strokes. If it be possible, from want of space in which
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to play, or from any other cause, to drop the ball behind the
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hazard, the player may drop a ball at the side of the hazard as
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near as possible to where the ball lay, but not nearer to the hole,
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under penalty of one's stroke. Two. If a ball lie or be
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lost in casual water through the green, with casual water through the green interface
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with the player's stance, the player may drop a ball without penalty within two
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club lengths from the margin directly behind the place where the ball lay, or
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from the margin nearest to the place where the ball lay but not nearer to
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the hole. If the ball went dropped roll into the water or rest so
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that the water interferes with the player stands, it may be re dropped without
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penalty as near to the margin as the nature of the ground permits, but
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not nearer to the hole. Three. In dropping a ball behind the spot
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from which the ball was lifted, the player shall keep that spot, or,
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in the case of water, the spot at which the ball entered,
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in a line between himself and the hole. Wherever it is impossible to drop
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a ball, as prescribed in sections one and two, it shall be dropped
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as near as possible to the place where it lay, but not nearer to
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the hole. Four. If a ball line casual water on a pudding green,
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a ball may be placed by hand behind the water without penalty. The
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penalty for a breach of this rule shall be the loss of the hole.
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Fifteen. A ball shall be dropped in the following manner. The player himself
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shall drop it. He shall face the hole, stand erect, and drop
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the ball behind him from his head. If the ball went dropped to touch
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the player, he shall incur no penalty. If it roll into a hazard,
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it may be re dropped without penalty. The penalty for a beach of
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this rule shall be the loss of the hole. Sixteen. When the balls
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lie within six inches of each other on the putting green, within a club
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length of each other through the green or in a hazard, the distance be
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measured from their nearest points. The ball nearer the hole may add the option
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of either the player or the opponent, be lifted until the other is played,
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and shall then be replaced as near as possible to the place where it
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lay. If the ball further from the hole be moved in so doing when
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measuring the distance, it shall be replaced without penalty. If the lie of
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the lifted ball be altered by the player in playing, the ball may be
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placed in a lie as nearly as possible similar to that from which it was
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lifted, but not nearer the hole. Seventeen, Any loose impediments may be
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removed from the putting green, irrespective of the position of the player's ball.
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The opponent's ball may not be moved, except as provided for by the immediately
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preceding rule. If the players will move after any loose and player edimon lying
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within six inches of it has been touched by the player, his partner,
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or either of their caddies, the penalty shall be one stroke. Eighteen.
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When the ballers on the putting green, the player or his caddy may remove,
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but not pressed down sand, earth, down worm casts, mole hills,
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snow or ice lying around the hole or in the line of his put
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This shall be done by brushing lightly with the hands only across the put and
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not along it. Dung may be removed by a club, but the club
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must not be laid with more than its own weight upon the ground. The
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line of the putt must not be touched, except with the club immediately in
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front of the ball in the act of addressing it, or is above authorized.
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The penalty for a breach of this rule is the loss of the hole.
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Nineteen. When the buller's on the putting green, no mark shall be
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placed, nor a line drawn as a guide. The line of the putt
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may be pointed out by the player's caddy, his partner, or his partner's
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caddy, but the person doing so must not touch the ground. The player's
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caddy, his partner, or his partner is caddy may stand at the hole,
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but no player nor caddy shall endeavor by moving or otherwise to influence the
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action of the wind upon the ball. The penalty for a beach of this
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rule is the loss of the hole. Twenty. When on the putting green,
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a player shall not play until his opponent's ball is at rest, and
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a penalty of one's stroke twenty one. Either side is entitled to have the
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flag stick removed when approaching the hole, but if a player's ball strike the
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flag stick, which has been so removed by himself or his partner, or
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by either of their caddies, his side shall lose the hole. If the
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ball rest against the flag stick when in the hole, the players shall be
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entitled to remove the stick, and if the ball fall in, it shall
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be deemed as having been hauled out at the last stroke. If the player's
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ball knock in the opponent's ball, the latter shall be deemed as having been
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hauled out at the last stroke. If the player's ball move the opponent's ball,
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the opponent, if he choose, may replace it, but this must
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be done before another stroke is played. If the player's ball stop on the
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spot formerly occupied by the opponent's ball, and the opponent declares his intention to
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replace, the ball shall first play another stroke, after which the opponent shall
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place and play his ball. If the opponent's ball lie in the edge of
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the hole, the player, after hauling out, may knock it away claim
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in the hole if hauling at the like, and the half if holding at
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the odd provided that the player's ball does not strike the opponent's ball and set
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it in motion. If after the player's ball is in the hole, the
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player neglects to knock away the opponent's ball and had fallen, also, the
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opponent shall be deemed to have holed out at his last stroke. Twenty two.
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If a ball in motion be stopped or deflected by any agency outside the
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match, or by the fore caddy, the ball must be played from where
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it lies, and the occurrens submitted to as a rub of the green.
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If a ball lodge in anything moving, a ball shall be dropped as near
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as possible to the place where the object was when the ball lodged in it,
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without penalty. If a ball at rest be displaced by any agency outside
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the match, excepting wind, the players shall drop a ball as nearest possible
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to the place where it lay, without penalty. When the putt and green,
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the ball should be replaced by hands without penalty. Twenty three. If
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the players bore, strike or be moved by an opponents or an opponent's caddy
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or clubs, the opponent shall lose the hole. Twenty four. When a
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player has holed out and his opponent has been left with the putt for the
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half. Nothing that the player can do shall deprive him of the half which
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he has already gained. Twenty five. If a player's bore strike or be
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stopped by himself or his partner, or either of their caddies or clubs,
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his side shall lose the hole. Twenty six. If the player were not
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intending to make a stroke, or his partner or either of their caddies move
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his or their ball, or by touching anything, cause it to move when
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it is in play, the penalty shall be one stroke. If a ball
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and play move after the player has grounded his club in the act of addressing
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it, or when in a hazard, if he has taken up his stand
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to play it, he shall be deemed to have caused it to move,
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and the movement shall be counted as one's stroke. Twenty seven. Except from
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the tee, a player shall not play while his ball is moving under penalty
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of the loss of the hole. If the ball only begin to move while
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the player is making his uput or downward swing, he shall uncur no penalty
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for playing while it is moving, but is not exempted from the penalty stroke
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which he may have incurred. Under rules nine, seventeen, or twenty six,
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and in a four um a stroke lost under rule twenty six shall not
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in these circumstances he counted as the stroke of the players, so as to
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render him liable for having played when his partner should have done so. Twenty
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eight. If the player were making a stroke strike the ball twice, penalty
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shall be one stroke, and he shall incur no further penalty by reason of
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his having played while his ball was moving. Twenty nine. If a player
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play the opponent's ball, his side shall lose the hole, unless one the
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opponent then played the player's ball, whereby the penalty is cant and the hole
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must be played out with the balls thus exchanged. Or two the mistake occur
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through wrong information given by the opponent or his caddy, which case there shall
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be no penalty. But the mistake, if discovered before the opponent has played,
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must be rectified by placing a ball as near as possible to the place
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where the opponent's ball lay. If a player players stroke with the ball of
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a party not engaged in the match, and the mistake be discovered and intimated
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to his opponent before his opponent has played his next stroke, there shall be
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no penalty. But if the mistake be not discovered and so intimated until after
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the opponent has played his next stroke, the player's side shall lose the hole.
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Thirty If a ball be lost, except as otherwise provided for in the
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rules, the player's side shall lose the hole. But if both balls be
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lost, the hole shall be considered halved. Twenty three. If a ball
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line fog, bent, winds, long grass, or the like, only
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so much thereof shall be touched as will enable the player to find his ball.
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If a ball lion's sand, the sound shall not be touched. Penalty
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for a breach of this rule shall be the loss of the hole. Thirty
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two. If a ball be played out of bounds, a ball shall be
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dropped at the spot from which the stroke was played, and a penalty of
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loss of the distance. A ball played out of bounds need not be found.
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If it be doubtful whether a ball has been played out of bounds,
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another may be dropped and played, But if it be discovered that the first
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ball is not out of bounds, it shall continue and play without penalty.
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A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds.
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Thirty three A player shall not ask for advice from anyone except his own caddy,
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his partner, or his partner's caddy, nor shall he willingly be otherwise
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advised in any way whatever on the penalty of the loss of the hole.
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Thirty four. If her ball split into separate pieces, another ball may be
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put down where the largest portion lies, or if two pieces are apparently of
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equal size, may be put where either piece lies, at the option of
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the player. If a ball crack or become unfit for play, the player
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they may change it on intimating to his opponent his intention to do so might
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adhering to a ball shall not be considered as making it unfit for play.
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Thirty Five. When no penalty for the breach of a rule is stated,
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the penalty shall be the loss of the whole. Thirty six. If a
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dispute arise on any point, the players have the right of determining the party
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or parties to whom it shall be referred, but should they not agree,
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either side may refer it to the Rules of Golf committee, whose decision shall
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be final. If the point in dispute be not covered by the Rules of
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Golf, the arbiters must decide it by equity thirty seven. An umpire or
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referee, when appointed, shall take cognizance of any breach of rule that he
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may observe, whether he be appealed to on the point or not. Special
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rules for stroke competitions. One. In stroke competitions, the competitor who holds
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a stipulated course in fewer strokes shall be the winner. Two. If the
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lowest corps be made by two or more competitiors, the tire ties shall be
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decided by another round to be played on the same day. But if the
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green committee determined that to be inexpedient or impossible, they shall then appoint the
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following or some subsequent day, whereon the tire tie shall be decided. Three
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new holes shall be made for stroke competitions, and thereafter, before starting,
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no competitors shall clone any of the putting greens, nor shall he intentionally play
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at any of the holes, nor on to any of the putting greens,
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and the penalty of disqualification. Four. The scores for each hole shall be
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kept by a special marker by the competitors noting each other's scores. The scores
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marked ought to be called out after each hole, and on completion of the
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round. The cards shall be signed by the marker on to penalty of disqualification
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and handed in. Competitors must satisfy themselves before the cards are handed in that
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their scores for each hole are correctly marked, as no alteration can be made
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on any card after it has been returned. If it be found that a
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score returned is blow that actually played, the competitor shall be disqualified for the
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addition of the scores marked. The secretary or his deputy shall be responsible.
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Five. For competitor play from outside the limits of the teeing ground, the
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penalty shall be disqualification. Six. If a ball be lost, except as
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otherwise provided for the rules of golf, the competitor shall return as new as
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possible to the spot from which the lost ball was struck, tie a ball,
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and lose a penalty stroke. The lost ball shall continue in play if
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it be found before the players struck another ball. The penalty for a breach
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of this rule shall be disqualification. Seven. If a competitor's ball strike himself,
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his clubs, or caddy, the penalty shall be one stroke. Eight.
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If a competitor's ball strike another competitor or his clubs or caddy, it
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is a rub of the green, and the ball shall be played from where
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it lies. If a competitor's ball which is at rest be moved by another
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competitor or his caddy, or his club, or his ball, or by
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any outside agency excepting wind, it shall be replaced as near as possible to
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the place where it lay, without penalty. Nine. A competitor shall haul
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out with his own ball at every hall, and a penalty of disqualification if
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it be discovered for he is struck off from the next teeing ground, or
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if the mistake occur at the last hole before he is handed in his card,
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that he is not houled out with his own ball, it shall be
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at liberty to return and haul out with his own ball without penalty. Ten.
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A ball may be lifted from any place under penalty of two strokes.
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The ball so are lifted shall be teed, if possible, behind the place
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where it lay. If it be possible to tee the ball behind the place
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where it lay, it shall be teed as far as possible there too,
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but not nearer the hole. The penalty for a breach of this rule shall
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be disqualification. Eleven. All balls shall be hauled out under penalty of disqualification,
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and a competitor's ball is within twenty yards of the hole, the competitor
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shall not play until the flag has been removed, and a penalty of one's
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stroke. When both balls are on the putt and queen. If the player's
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ball strike the opponent's ball, the player shall lose a stroke. The ball
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nearer the hole shall, on request of the player, be either lifted or
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hold out at the option of the owner, under penalty of his disqualification.
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Through the green. A competitor may have any other competitor's ball lifted if he
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find that it interferes with this stroke. Twelve. A competitor, unless specially
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authorized by the qureeen committee, shall not play with the professional, and he
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may not willingly receive advice from any one but his caddy in any way whatever
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under penalty of disqualification, a fore caddy may be employed. Thirteen. Competitors
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shall not discontinue play or delayed to start on account of bad weather nor any
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other reason whatever, accept such as is satisfactory to the committee of the club
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in charge of the competition. The penalty for a breach of this rule is
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a squalification fourteen were in the Rules of Golf, the penalty for the breach
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of any rules the loss of the whole. In stroke competitions, the penalty
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shall be the loss of two strokes, except were otherwise provided for in these
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special rules. Fifteen, any dispute regarding the play shall be determined by the
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Rules of Golf Committee. Sixteen. The Rules of Golf, so far as
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they are not at variance with these special rules, shall apply to stroke competitions.
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Rules for three ball matches. In matches in which three players play against
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each other, each playing his own ball, hereinafter referred to as a three
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ball match, or in which one player plays his own ball against the best
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ball of two players, thereinafter referred to as a best ball match, the
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Rules of Golf shall apply subject to the followed modifications. One, where in
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a three ball match at any teeing ground, no players entitled to claim the
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honor from both opponents. The same order of striking shall be followed as at
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the previous teeing ground. Two, except as hereinafter provided, the site whose
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bores first from the hole shall play first. That the ball line near the
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hole and belonging to one of that side may, at their option he played
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before the ball lying furthest away from the hole. If a player play when
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his opponent should have done so, he shall incur no penalty. Three.
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If a player consider that an opponent's ball and the putting queen might interfere with
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his stroke, he may require the opponent either to lift or to hold out
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his ball at the opponent's discretion. Four. If an opponent consider that the
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ball of another opponent might be of assistance to the player, he may require
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that it be either lifted or hauled out at the other opponent's discretion. Five.
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If an opponent consider that his own ball might be of assistance to the
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player, he is enticed to lift it or haul it out at his discretion.
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Six. If an opponent consider that the player's partner's ball might be of
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assistance to the player, he may require that it be either lifted or hold
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out at the player's partner's discretion. Seven. In a three ball match,
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a ball on the putting queen which is moved by another ball must be placed
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as nearly as possible where it lay. Eight. In a best ball match,
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if players ball move his partner's ball or an opponent's ball. The opponent
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shall, in either case decide whether the moved ball shall be replaced or not.
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Nine. If in a three ball match, a player's bore strike or
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be moved by an opponents or an opponent's cardio clubs, that opponents shall lose
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the hole to the player. As regards the other opponent, the occurrences are
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rub of the green. Ten. In a best ball match, if a
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player's bore strike or be moved by an opponents or an opponent's cardio clubs,
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the opponent's side shall lose the hole. Eleven. In a best ball match,
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if a player's ball the player being one of a side strike or be
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stopped by himself or his partner, or either of their caddies or clubs,
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the player only shall be discorified for that hole. Twelve. In all other
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cases where a player would, by the rules of golf, incur the loss
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of the hole, he shall be disqualified for that hole, but the disqualification
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shall apply to his partner. Etiquette of golf. One, a single player
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has no standing and must always give way to a properly constituted match. Two.
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No player, caddy, or onlooker should move or talk during a stroke.
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Three No players should play from the tee until the party in front have
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played their second strokes and are out of range. Will play up to the
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putt and queen till the party in front have hold out and moved away.
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Four. The player who has the honor from the tee should be allowed to
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play before his opponent tea is his ball. Five Players who have holed out
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should not try their putts over again when other players are following them. Six.
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Players looking for a lost ball must allow other matches coming up to pass
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them. Seven on request being made, a three ball match must allow a
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single, threesome or foursome to pass. Any match playing a whole round may
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claim the right to pass the match playing a short round. If a match
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failed to keep its place on the green and lose in distance more than one
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clear hole on those in front, it may be passed on request being made.
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Nine. Turf cut or displaced by a stroke should be at once replaced.
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Ten. A player should carefully fill up any holes made by himself in
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a bunker. Eleven it is the duty of an umpire or referee to take
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cognizance of any breach of rule that he may observe whether he be appealed to
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on this point or not. End of Section twenty four, read by and
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curl. End of The Complete Golfer by Harry Varden