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Purpose of Rule: Rule 7 allows the player to take reasonable actions to fairly search for their ball in play after each stroke. But the player still must be careful, as a penalty will apply if the player acts excessively and causes improvement to the conditions affecting their next stroke.
7.2 How to Identify Ball 7.2/1 – Identifying Ball That Cannot Be Retrieved If a player sees a ball in a tree or some other location where he or she is unable to retrieve the ball, the player may not assume that it is his or hers but rather must identify it in one of the ways provided in Rule 7.2.
If a player sees a ball in a tree or some other location where they are unable to retrieve the ball, the player may not assume that it is theirs but rather must identify it in one of the ways provided in Rule 7.2.
Golf Rule 7, Practice – Simplified Version. 7-1. During match play competition, players may practice on the course before the round. In stroke play, players are not allowed to practice on the course the day of a round or between rounds; players cannot test green surfaces by putting, rolling a ball or scraping the green.
Purpose of Rule: Rule 7 allows the player to take reasonable actions to fairly search for their ball in play after each stroke. But the player still must be careful, as a penalty will apply if the player acts excessively and causes improvement to the conditions affecting their next stroke.
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2024 PGA/USGA 3½-Day Rules of Golf Workshop Content Outline Day 1 Orientation Coordinator Rule 1 – The Game, Player Conduct and the Rules USGA Rule 8 – Course Played as It Is Found USGA Lunch – (Approximately 12:00 p.m.) Match Play – Rules 3.1, 3.2 & 21.4 (The Competition; Match Play; Three -Ball Match Play) PGA Page 1 of 2 Stroke Play – Rules 3.3 & 21 (Stroke Play; Other Forms of ...
