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Rule 13: Putting Greens
Purpose of Rule: Rule 13
Did you know that because putting greens are specially prepared for playing the ball along the ground and there is a flagstick for the hole on each putting green, certain different Rules apply than for other areas of the course? Watch as AGA Executive Director Joe Foley discusses what to do, and what not to do, when on the putting green.
Rule 17 - Penalty Areas - Red & Yellow
Purpose of Rule: Rule 17 is a specific Rule for penalty areas, which are bodies of water or other areas defined by the Committee where a ball is often lost or unable to be played. For one penalty stroke, players may use specific relief options to play a ball from outside the penalty area.
Local Rule: E-5 Alternative to Stoke and Distance
If a ball is lost or out of bounds, as an alternative to stroke-and-distance relief, Model Local Rule E-5 may be used. For instance, a player may drop a ball within two club-lengths, but not nearer the hole, of the nearest edge of the fairway at an equal distance from the hole to where the ball was believed to be lost or went out of bounds and add two penalty strokes.
This Local Rule may not be used:
1) if a provisional ball is in play, or
2) for a ball in a penalty area, or
3) for an unplayable
Applying Penalty Boundaries and Drop Zones around water
Rule 17: Illustrations of how to apply the rules at 'The Lakes Country Club'.
A little lengthy - covers so many questions a player has!
Taking Back-on-the-line Relief (Rule 26-1b)
One of your options for relief from either a red or yellow penalty area is called back-on-the-line relief. (Rule 26-1b)
Dropping correctly from a Cart Path
Rule 16: Abnormal course conditions (including immovable objects).... in this case a Cart Path,
Dangerous animal conditions where to take a drop
Rule 16.2: Dangerous animal conditions - snakes, bears, bees, ants --- oh my!
Universal Relief Procedure
Know how to drop and take relief from desert, embedded ball and red penalty area's.
Our next event's ..
The next event is at the El Conquistador - Conquistador Course on November 18, 2024.
Please note that registration is exclusively online. During registration, sign up under your home club. If you're bringing a guest, please contact your home club representative prior to registering.
Looking forward to a fun event!