Rules of Golf and Etiquette

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1. Ball Moving on the Green 1 2

   By StudentGolfer4, July 29
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   • iacas
   • August 1

3. AI - Caddie and the rules? 1 2 3 4 5

   By 2bGood, April 29, 2023
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   • Colin L
   • July 31

4. Sorry Rant on Entitled "Members" 1 2 3

   By Warrior42111, July 25
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   • rogolf
   • July 30

5. Cheating

   By caligolfer2103, July 20
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   • naval2006
   • July 29

6. Ball on edge of cement path, but touching PA grass.

   By jobin, July 26
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   • sui generis
   • July 29

7. Has anyone played the QUOTA betting game?

   By King_Slender, June 19, 2019
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   • joeconn
   • July 29

8. Checking my iWatch

   By denkea, July 28
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   • Newby
   • July 28

9. Moving the ball on the fairway 1 2

   By SuperSpurs106, July 22
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   • davep043
   • July 28

10. Thanks and an apology.

    By Nickb333, July 28
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    • Hawkeye77
    • July 28

11. Don’t think you have ever experienced this one

    By towncrier, July 25
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    • Bonneville85308
    • July 25

12. OB rules question 1 2

    By Petethreeput, July 21
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    • rogolf
    • July 25

13. Annual Friends Golf Trip - How to play medal and Ryder Cup style event???

    By weezel514, July 14
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    • Mostly
    • July 25

14. Are Match-Play Penalties Applied Immediately, Or After Completion Of Hole?

    By EmperorPenguin, July 15
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    • Newby
    • July 25

15. Can I throw a golf ball before hitting a shot? 1 2

    By Snarkesor, July 20
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    • antip
    • July 24

16. Soft and Hard Cap Trigger based on Calendar Year

    By Pfish, April 22, 2024
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    • iacas
    • July 24

17. Is there anything you'd purposely do to irritate other golfers? 1 2

    By King_Slender, June 21
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    • nsxguy
    • July 24

18. Thought I saw everything ...

    By tatertot, July 21
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    • kmay__
    • July 24

19. Marking a ball

    By TomScht, July 14
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    • Strategery
    • July 20

20. Ways to gamble without gambling 1 2 3

    By GolfinPastor, February 16, 2015
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    • bluedot
    • July 19

21. Lifting ball to prevent collision

    By TomScht, July 15
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    • davep043
    • July 18

22. What do you do when nobody wants to be paired with "that guy"?

    By larrybud, July 15
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    • mshills
    • July 18

23. Drop procedure for TIO and wrong putting green. 1 2

    By Augster, July 14
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    • iacas
    • July 18

24. Double Advice Rule Penalty?

    By EmperorPenguin, July 14
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    • DJDJ
    • July 17

25. Can someone explain to me the "press bet?"

    By MelloYello, July 20, 2020
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    • Augster
    • July 17

26. Rule 16.x interpetation. Question

    By Vespar, July 15
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    • antip
    • July 16

27. Two Buried Lies Beside Each Other In Bunker: What To Do?

    By EmperorPenguin, July 14
    • 7 replies
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    • antip
    • July 16

28. Have you Have you eve seen someone on a course that couldn't put their phone down? 1 2

    By Jackal, July 8
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    • Jackal
    • July 14

29. Player Sweeps Footprints In Bunker Before Shot: Penalty? 1 2

    By EmperorPenguin, June 23
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    • davep043
    • July 14

30. Replaying Ball Hit OB From Within Hazard

    By rzitup, July 13
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    • Mr. Bean
    • July 14

31. Is internal OB the worst course feature of all time? 1 2 3

    By slytown, May 5
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    • ChipNRun
    • July 14

32. I have never ever seen this before. What is the correct ruling For a putt that has actually went inside the cup. And bounced back out.

    By I'_rather_be_golfing, September 7, 2021
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    • Mr. Bean
    • July 10

33. Double Green Etiquette

    By BennyBlades, June 23
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    • MountainKing
    • July 9

34. Fixing Ball Marks Off Green

    By StudentGolfer4, July 8
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    • Hawkeye77
    • July 9

35. "Hilarious" interaction on the course today. 1 2

    By parbung, June 29
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    • PNWGuy
    • July 7

36. Pace that I've never seen before

    By larrybud, July 5
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    • Hawkeye77
    • July 7

37. Explain 5somes to me 1 2 3 4 5

    By tatertot, June 29
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    • tatertot
    • July 7

38. What Are The Do's And Don'ts of Conduct While Playing At Augusta National As A Guest? 1 2

    By EmperorPenguin, December 24, 2016
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    • JasonInOH
    • July 4

39. TIO Relief

    By Schulzmc, June 29
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    • Mr. Bean
    • July 4

40. Any fun 3-Man games? Big range in hdcps 1 2

    By walpy, February 19, 2023
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    • Imp
    • July 3

41. Searching for your opponents ball..do you always do it? 1 2 3 4

    By Tpbiker, February 27
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    • NMarko
    • July 1

42. I was not allowed free relief from behind a distance marker (rock) rule 16.1 question.

    By I'_rather_be_golfing, July 1
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    • I'_rather_be_golfing
    • July 1

43. Golf betting question on presses, etc. 1 2

    By King_Slender, October 3, 2020
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    • DJDJ
    • June 30

44. Pen Markings on the ball for identification 1 2 3 4 5

    By Smash Factors, October 8, 2017
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    • Newby
    • June 30

45. Odd quirk in posting partial scores 1 2 3 4

    By bluedot, February 23, 2024
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    • WesternRacing
    • June 30

46. Opponent refused to mark ball on green... 1 2 3

    By Tpbiker, June 22
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    • NorthTexasGlfr
    • June 29

47. Posting Question - Cup Damage

    By DaveLeeNC, June 26
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    • st1800e
    • June 28

48. Recommended Course Length 1 2 3 4 8

    By Argonne69, November 3, 2016
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    • Johnny Biarritz
    • June 28

49. Sweeping bunkers and fixing pitch marks with groups behind you 1 2

    By roaringpanda, June 24
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    • WesternRacing
    • June 27

50. The man who never drives 1 2

    By elwhippy, May 2
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    • golfortennis
    • June 24

51. standing behind player while putting 1 2

    By szaino, October 26, 2023
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    • Mr. Bean
    • June 24