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7 sty 2024 · Ground the club lightly right in front of or right behind the ball. “Ground the club lightly” means allowing the weight of the club to be supported by the grass, soil, sand or other material on or above the ground surface.
- Bunker Rules Every Golfer Needs To Know - Golf Monthly
1. Not allowed to ground your club in the bunker. The main...
- Bunker Rules Every Golfer Needs To Know - Golf Monthly
23 lut 2023 · There are no longer special rules that apply to you when playing from a penalty area. So now you’re allowed to ground your club and take practice swings like you would elsewhere on the course.
16 kwi 2021 · 1. Not allowed to ground your club in the bunker. The main rule to follow in bunkers is you are not allowed to touch the sand with your club whether that be grounding it behind the ball, shifting sand on your backswing or having a practice shot in the sand.
Purpose of Rule: Rule 12 is a specific Rule for bunkers, which are specially prepared areas intended to test the player’s ability to play a ball from the sand. To make sure the player confronts this challenge, there are some restrictions on touching the sand before the stroke is made and on where relief may be taken for a ball in a bunker.
30 cze 2024 · In 2019, major revisions to golf rules introduced more flexibility regarding grounding a club in bunkers and penalty areas. Rule 8.1b covers actions allowed while preparing to make a stroke. Specifically, Rule 8.1b(4) permits grounding the club lightly right in front of or right behind the ball.
Golf's New Rules: Major Changes. New Rule: Under Rules 12.2a and 12.2b, the player is allowed to touch or move loose impediments in a bunker and is generally allowed to touch the sand with a hand or club; but a limited prohibition continues so that the player must not:
Rule 12 - Bunkers. This page covers all of what you are allowed and not allowed to do in a bunker including moving loose impediments and movable obstructions, touching the sand, grounding your club, taking relief from abnormal course conditions, and taking relief for an unplayable ball.
