Rules of Golf 2012-2015 Pocket Edition - The R&A

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2 Rule Contents 19 / 20 Contents Foreword................................................................................................................................................. 5 Principal Changes ............................................................................................................................... 6 How to Use the Rule Book ........................................................................................................ 9 A Quick Guide to the Rules of Golf .................................................................................. 11 Section I Etiquette....................................................................................................................................... 18 II Definitions .....................................................................................................................................22 III The Rules of Play ......................................................................................................................36 The Game Rule 1 The Game .........................................................................................................................36 Rule 2 Match Play .........................................................................................................................37 Rule 3 Stroke Play ........................................................................................................................39 Clubs and the Ball Rule 4 Clubs .....................................................................................................................................41 Rule 5 The Ball ...............................................................................................................................45 Player’s Responsibilities Rule 6 The Player ..........................................................................................................................47 Rule 7 Practice ................................................................................................................................53 Rule 8 Advice; Indicating Line of Play ...............................................................................55 Rule 9 Information as to Strokes Taken ..........................................................................56 Order of Play Rule 10 Order of Play ...................................................................................................................58 Teeing Ground Rule 11 Teeing Ground ...............................................................................................................60
Contents Rule 20 3 Playing the Ball Rule 12 Searching for and Identifying Ball .........................................................................61 Rule 13 Ball Played as It Lies .....................................................................................................64 Rule 14 Striking the Ball ...............................................................................................................66 Rule 15 Substituted Ball; Wrong Ball ...................................................................................69 The Putting Green Rule 16 The Putting Green ........................................................................................................71 Rule 17 The Flagstick .....................................................................................................................73 Ball Moved, Deflected or Stopped Rule 18 Ball at Rest Moved .......................................................................................................75 Rule 19 Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped ................................................................78 Relief Situations and Procedures Rule 20 Lifting, Dropping and Placing; Playing from Wrong Place .....................81 Rule 21 Cleaning Ball .....................................................................................................................88 Rule 22 Ball Assisting or Interfering with Play .................................................................88 Rule 23 Loose Impediments .....................................................................................................89 Rule 24 Obstructions ....................................................................................................................90 Rule 25 Abnormal Ground Conditions, Embedded Ball and Wrong Putting Green .......................................................................................94 Rule 26 Water Hazards (Including Lateral Water Hazards) ..................................97 Rule 27 Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball ..............................................100 Rule 28 Ball Unplayable.............................................................................................................102 Other Forms of Play Rule 29 Threesomes and Foursomes ...............................................................................103 Rule 30 Three-Ball, Best-Ball and Four-Ball Match Play .........................................103 Rule 31 Four-Ball Stroke Play ................................................................................................106 Rule 32 Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions .....................................................108 Administration Rule 33 The Committee ..........................................................................................................112 Rule 34 Disputes and Decisions ..........................................................................................115 continued overleaf
Page 1 and 2: Rules of Golf and the Rules of Amat
Page 3: Rules of Golf as approved by R&A Ru
Page 7 and 8: Foreword - To the 2012 Edition of t
Page 9 and 10: Principal Changes 7 in these circum
Page 11 and 12: the datejust ii
Page 14: A PA S S I O N AT E R I V A L R Y;
Page 17 and 18: How to Use the Rule Book How to Use
Page 19 and 20: A Quick Guide to the Rules of Golf
Page 27 and 28: Consideration for Other Players Eti
Page 29 and 30: Etiquette 21 Preventing Unnecessary
Page 31 and 32: Definitions 23 in play and Rule 11-
Page 33 and 34: Definitions 25 Note 1: A ball playe
Page 35 and 36: Definitions 27 Stakes used to defin
Page 37 and 38: Definitions 29 Sand and loose soil
Page 39 and 40: Definitions 31 When out of bounds i
Page 41 and 42: d. The specifications on: Definitio
Page 43 and 44: Definitions 35 Wrong Ball A “wron
Page 45 and 46: Rule 1 / 2 37 Note 2: In stroke pla
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Rule 5 / 6 47 If it is determined t
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Rule 6 49 b. Groups In stroke play,
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PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 6-7: Mat
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Rule 6 / 7 53 If the player lifts t
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Rule 7 / 8 55 Strokes made in conti
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Rule 9 57 9-2. Match Play a. Inform
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Rule 10 59 10-2. Stroke Play a. Whe
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Rule 11 / 12 61 11-3. Ball Falling
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Rule 12 63 c. Searching for Ball in
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• creating or eliminating irregul
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Rule 14 67 b. Positioning of Caddie
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• Ball at rest moving after addre
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The Putting Green Rule 16 The Putti
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Rule 16 / 17 73 16-2. Ball Overhang
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Rule 18 75 Ball Moved, Deflected or
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(Playing a wrong ball - see Rule 15
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Rule 19 79 (b) after a stroke on th
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Relief Situations and Procedure Rul
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Rule 20 83 (b) the nearest point of
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Rule 20 85 d. Ball Fails to Come to
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Rule 20 87 If a competitor becomes
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Rule 22/23 89 A ball lifted under t
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Rule 24 91 b. If the ball lies in o
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Rule 24 93 24-3. Ball in Obstructio
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Rule 25 95 (ii) In a Bunker: If the
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Rule 25 / 26 97 hole. The ball when
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Rule 26 99 (b) add an additional pe
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Rule 27 101 27-2. Provisional Ball
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Other Forms of Play Rule 29 Threeso
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Rule 30 105 d. Penalty to Side A si
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Rule 31 107 If the wrong ball belon
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Rule 32 109 In handicap bogey, par
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Rule 32 111 The Committee may, in s
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(iii) ground under repair, and (iv)
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Rule 33 / 34 115 33-7. Disqualifica
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Rule 34 117 If the dispute or doubt
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Appendix I 119 a. Relief for Embedd
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Appendix I 121 3. Areas of the Cour
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Appendix I 123 1. Water Hazards; Ba
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Appendix I 125 Note: The Committee
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Appendix I 127 water hazard, the pl
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Appendix I 129 Note: “Closely-mow
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Appendix I 131 The ball must be lif
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Appendix I 133 The ball may be clea
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Appendix I 135 4. Grass-covered cab
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Part C Conditions of the Competitio
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Appendix I 139 Note: If a ball of a
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Appendix I 141 The signal for suspe
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Appendix I 143 10. How to Decide Ti
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Appendix I 145 General Numerical Dr
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Appendix II 147 1. Clubs a. General
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Fig. III Back 10º Max 20º Max Fac
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Appendix II 151 Exception for Putte
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Appendix II 153 • features that e
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Appendix II 155 For traditionally s
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Appendix II 157 • The distance be
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Appendix III - The Ball Appendix II
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Appendix IV 161 A “plain” glove
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Rules of Amateur Status Amateur Sta
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Amateur Status 165 Preamble The R&A
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Rule 1 Amateurism Amateur Status 16
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Amateur Status 169 (ii) the contrac
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Amateur Status 171 b. Multiple Awar
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Amateur Status 173 e. Invitation Un
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Amateur Status 175 financial gain,
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Amateur Status 177 Rule 8 Procedure
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Amateur Status 179 e. Status While
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Amateur Status 181 Unacceptable For
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Index 183 cleaning [Rule 21] ......
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Index 185 Bogey Competitions breach
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Index 187 College Teams — expense
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Index 189 sharing of distance infor
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Index 191 Gambling — policy on ..
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Index 193 determining score for whe
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Index 195 out of bounds, used to de
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Index 197 winner of hole [Rule 2-1]
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Index 199 Out of Bounds. See also O
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Index 201 local rule [App. I] .....
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Index 203 from teeing ground [Rule
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Index 205 cancelling [Rule 10-1c] .
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Temporary Conditions, see Course Co
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The activities of The R&A through a
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