The golf rulebook needs to be vast because there are so many scenarios that could play out. Between geography and terrain being different to weather and everything in between.
We have scoured the rule books over the years to find some of the obscure and ridiculous.
You may spit on your golf club before your shot to clean the grooves or face. You cannot if you are trying to reduce spin to hit a straighter or longer shot.
You are not allowed to place a water bottle on the green to use as a level.
If your golf ball is lodged in an orange, you cannot take relief without penalty.
If your clubhead falls off during your backswing, and you complete the swing and miss the ball, it doesn’t count as a stroke. If your clubhead falls off during the downswing, and you complete the swing but miss the ball, it counts as a stroke.
What did we miss?
