Decisions on the Rules of Golf : Official Rulings on Over 1,000 Golf Situations

by United States Golf Association

• ISBN13: 9781572433151
• ISBN10: 1572433159
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Table of Contents

Index	i
Etiquette	1	(2)
Definitions	3	(10)
The Rules of Play	13	(1)
The Game
The Game	13	(16)
Match Play	29	(22)
Stroke Play	51	(12)
Clubs and the Ball
Clubs	63	(14)
The Ball	77	(6)
Player's Responsibilities
The Player	83	(30)
Practice	113	(10)
Advice; Indicating Line of Play	123	(12)
Information as to Strokes Taken	135	(10)
Order of Play
Order of Play	145	(8)
Teeing Ground
Teeing Ground	153	(8)
Playing the Ball
Searching for and Identifying Ball	161	(6)
Ball Played as It Lies; Lie, Area of Intended Swing and Line of Play; Stance	167	(36)
Striking the Ball	203	(14)
Wrong Ball; Substituted Ball	217	(16)
The Putting Green
The Putting Green	233	(18)
The Flagstick	251	(10)
Ball Moved, Deflected or Stopped
Ball at Rest Moved	261	(38)
Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped	299	(14)
Relief Situations and Procedure
Lifting, Dropping and Placing; Playing from Wrong Place	313	(36)
Cleaning Ball	349	(4)
Ball Interfering with or Assisting Play	353	(4)
Loose Impediments	357	(10)
Obstructions	367	(22)
Abnormal Ground Conditions and Wrong Putting Green	389	(30)
Water Hazards (Including Lateral Water Hazards)	419	(20)
Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball	439	(24)
Ball Unplayable	463	(10)
Other Forms of Play
Threesomes and Foursomes	473	(8)
Three-Ball, Best-Ball and Four-Ball Match Play	481	(16)
Four-Ball Stroke Play	497	(6)
Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions	503	(4)
Administration
The Committee	507	(48)
Disputes and Decisions	555	(12)
Appendix I: Local Rules; Conditions of the Competition	567	(16)
Appendix II: Design of Clubs	583	(8)
Appendix III: The Ball	591	(2)
Miscellaneous Decisions	593	(1)
Decisions Applicable Only in the United States of America	593	(5)
Principal Changes Since 1997	598