I am constantly surprised the myths and misunderstandings on the rules of Golf which are presented to me as a fact. Usually, when I spoke of the person of the rule or decision showing that their previous understanding was wrong he replied to me saying: "that rule must have changed then." Here are my answers to some of the most common myths, which, I hope will help readers to sort out fact from fiction.
"You are not allowed to enter the clubhouse during a cycle". Evil - you can leave the course at any time provide you do not delay your own game, that of your opponent, or any other competitor. Decision 6 - 8 a/2, 7.
"You cannot hold the flagstick with one hand and tap your ball into the hole with one another." Evil - you can hold the flagstick while you put. But be sure to remove the flagstick so that your ball does not appear and not addressing it for assistance. Decision 17-1/5.
"You can only have assisted flagstick if your ball is on the green". You should perhaps poorly - the flagstick assisted reading from anywhere on the route. Article 17-1.
"You cannot ask a fellow competitor is your ball into the hole, as it is asked for advice. Evil - information on the distance between two objects is not advice and information. Definition of advice.
"If you accidentally touch your ball while making a practice swing stroke counts and you play the ball where only he Vienna rest." Evil - because that you did not intend to move your ball with the swing in practice no stroke has been filed. There is no penalty for accidentally move your ball with a swing practice before playing a blow one teeing ground, because the ball is that not in the game, but zero involved elsewhere on the course there is a penalty in a single stroke. In all cases, the ball must be replaced to where it was before accidentally install you it. Rule 18 - 2A.
"If the wind or gravity, moves your ball until you've addressed you can replace it without penalty. Wrong - there is no penalty, but the ball must be played from where it comes to rest, because the wind and water are not outside agencies. The way I remember it is that if I cause the ball to move that must be replaced and I incurred a stroke of the sentence, but if God then moves I play from which it comes to rest and there is no penalty. Decision 18-1/12.
"You can take the exemption of the ruts made by tractors, animal tracks and cracks in the ground". Wrong - any of these are conditions of abnormal soil under the rules, and there is no remedy under the rules. Rule 25-1.
"You can rotate your ball on the green without marking its position, until you move it to its place". Wrong - if you voluntarily hit your ball in play in this way there is a penalty with a single stroke. Rule 18-2.
"If you overlap your line of putt that you are penalized." Poorly - there is no penalty if this type of position is taken inadvertently, or is taken to avoid orders online for another player to putt. The purpose of this rule is to prevent the "croquet" style to, and in both cases, the player does not support their position for this purpose. rule 16-1.
"There is always a penalty if a player takes a practical swing near his balloon and reverses the leaves in the area of his intended swing". Evil - it depends on if the area of the planned swing is certainly improved. In some cases, the beating of a number of leaves not improve the field of the expected swing, the player still has to swing through a number of other leaves when his stroke is taken. In such circumstances, no there is no violation of the rule. In other cases, the beating of a single sheet could improve the area of the planned swing, incur a penalty of two strokes in the stroke play. Unfortunately, it will always be a subjective call by stakeholders. Decision 13-2/22.
I hope that if you are confronted with any what myths and misunderstandings above you can now stand your ground and apply the correct decision, referencing the definition, rule or decision.
Remember, it is not Golf if you do not play the rules of Golf.
