Comments on: Casey aiming to end England’s 39-year drought http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2009/06/17/casey-aiming-to-end-englands-39-year-drought/ Golf Swing Instruction To Help You Lower Your Handicap Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: j metcalf http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2009/06/17/casey-aiming-to-end-englands-39-year-drought/comment-page-1/#comment-108822 j metcalf Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:36:38 +0000 http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-108822 query on rules. mixed 4/somes,lady tees up the ball, swings and misses completly, the ball hasn't left the tee but the gent would like to have the ball tee'd higher, is the gent allowed to touch the ball or is the ball now in play and has to be played as it is. We can't seem to find a rule covering this. <strong>Barry's Reply:</strong> RosnJoe, The ball is in play and may not be touched without incurring a penalty. Decision 18-2a/1 is relevant; " A player playing from the teeing ground misses the ball completely. He pushes his tee further into the ground and plays. What is the ruling? A. When the player made a stroke, the ball was in play (see Definition of "Ball in Play"). By pushing the tee further into the ground, he moved the ball and incurred a penalty of one stroke under Rule 18-2a and was required to replace it. However, when the player made a stroke at the ball without replacing it, he played under penalty of stroke and distance (see Rule 27-1a). This procedure overrides Rule 18-2a and, therefore, the penalty under Rule 18-2a does not apply." The fact that this occurred in a mixed foursomes does not alter the principle of the ruling. Regards, Barry query on rules. mixed 4/somes,lady tees up the ball, swings and misses completly, the ball hasn’t left the tee but the gent would like to have the ball tee’d higher, is the gent allowed to touch the ball or is the ball now in play and has to be played as it is. We can’t seem to find a rule covering this.

Barry’s Reply:

RosnJoe,

The ball is in play and may not be touched without incurring a penalty.

Decision 18-2a/1 is relevant;
” A player playing from the teeing ground misses the ball completely.
He pushes his tee further into the ground and plays. What is the ruling?
A. When the player made a stroke, the ball was in play (see Definition of “Ball in Play”). By pushing the tee further into the ground, he moved the ball and incurred a penalty of one stroke under Rule 18-2a and was required to replace it. However, when the player made a stroke at the ball without replacing it, he played under penalty of stroke and distance (see Rule 27-1a). This procedure overrides Rule 18-2a and, therefore, the penalty under Rule 18-2a does not apply.”

The fact that this occurred in a mixed foursomes does not alter the principle of the ruling.

Regards,

Barry

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