If you choose to buy a golf rulebook, you may be shocked at the quantity and the technicality of some of them. There are rules for just about any circumstance you may encounter in a game of golf, and some that seem to cater for obscure and unheard-of situations too. You will need to learn the rules of the specific course as well. This may be based on dress code and out of bounds rules.
No matter the rule, you can find where the rule is based on fair lay. The point is that no one should have an advantage over another, other than experience. You aren’t going to be quizzed on the rule book, but you should learn the basics.
Four essential rules that all golfers should know:
1. The ball that you tee up with is the ball you should finish the hole with.
2. Make sure you are, in fact, playing with your own ball. Give your ball a unique marking.
3. Play the ball where it landed. (No kicking or bumping the ball.)
4. You will have three options if you have an unplayable ball. Those are: playing from where you took the last shot, dropping a ball within two club lengths of where the ball is now, or keeping the point where the ball is between you and the ball. All three will give you a one shot penalty.
There are other rules about sharing clubs and how many you can have in your bag. You will get to know them the more you play, but be aware that different golfers may have a different approach to the rules than others. Some golfers are sticklers while some are very lax. Check with more experienced golfers before you bend a rule. Cheating is frowned upon by everyone.
You should also learn how to score. This will especially help you if you plan to enter a competition. Different scoring systems will be used in different competitions, so read up!
As with all sports, if you cheat and break the rules in order to turn in a better score, you are really only cheating yourself. Hiding a few strokes to turn in a better result may get you a better prize in the clubhouse that night, but it certainly won’t help you improve your game. Every golfer has good days and bad days, but you can’t increase the good days by cheating.
Golf is a gentleman’s game, and should be played with manners, graciously and with good sportsmanship. The rules are in place to help everyone, including the experienced ones. This will only hurt your golf game.
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