Golf Rules Fans NEVER Knew About..
Welcome back to Sportopia, today on the channel we are going to reveal The rules of golf you never knew. 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. 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 Your ball sails into a bunker. When you get to the bunker, you’re pleased to see that you have a good lie. As you reach for your sand wedge, a gust of wind kicks up and some pine cones get airborne from a nearby tree. When you look back, one of those cones has come to rest behind your ball. If you opt to move the pine cone and play your shot, it will cost you two strokes, according to Rule 13-4/18.5. The rule says you have to play the ball (and the cone) as it lies. Watch till the end for more on The rules of golf you never knew.
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