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Rules of Golf say play it as it lies so ... that's what I do, whether the fairways suck or not. I'm pretty sure when they played in the pastures in Scotland their lies pretty much sucked all the time.
If you're up against rocks or tree roots or whatever and don't want to risk injury or damage to your club you always have the option of declaring it unplayable and taking the appropriate drop and penalty.
If you are playing a handicap round, would you risk your expensive equipment or would you take a penalty to move? This is assuming the rule states to play it as it lies (cart path, rocks, tree root, swing that would hit a tree etc etc).
I don't think as a amateur that I would ever risk my equipment for my handicap score, I would rather not post.
If you are playing a handicap round, would you risk your expensive equipment or would you take a penalty to move? This is assuming the rule states to play it as it lies (cart path, rocks, tree root, swing that would hit a tree etc etc).
I don't think as a amateur that I would ever risk my equipment for my handicap score, I would rather not post.
I would take a stroke penalty and play it as unplayable before risking equipment. I wouldn't move it to the fairway or anything like that. I have fun with the random shots that you create by being in tough situations.
I only move it if there's roots or rocks that will hurt me or damage my clubs.
If you play a hole not by the rules all you need to do is giver yourself the expected score for your handicap and the hole rating, put an x by it and turn it in with the other 17 holes played by the rules.Not exactly sure what your saying. If your playing a round you plan on posting and you get into a situation such as this, you will move the ball and simply decide not to post the round? If that's what you mean, then your not really being honest with your cap. I understand the situation seems unfair and one doesn't want to risk injury or the cost of a club. I am with you on that. But still we did hit the ball there and is what it is. Why not just take the penalty for the are times this happens? After all its our own fault for hitting the ball under trees or whatever we did. Just my feeling on it. But to be honest its only a rare occasion anyway so a stroke once in a while not counted due to this situation is not really affecting our caps much at all and even if it does its only working towards lowering it a fraction and that isn't going to ever hurt anyone except that person. It would be different if it raised your cap because then it would be like sandbagging. But this sort of works the opposite way. If it happened often enough than it would create a tiny bit of a vanity cap but again that hurts no one else.