| 10 November 2009 |
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 comments: 7
Local rules at many clubs allow placing or 'preferred lies' particularly in the rainy season. Rules guru and R&A official Ivano Ficalbi explains the correct procedure for placing your ball to avoid being penalised.
Reader comments: (7)
•Rules education
I believe it will be very educational and "intimidating" for frequent transgressors if Golf Clubs would have Rule Video Clips like these playing in a loop on a big screen at the Pro shops. Amateurs make up their own rules too easily and such conflict can spoil a good game.
posted by: Jaco on 2010/06/21
•Placing - "Through the Green'??
Mini- Ruler I don't think placing "through the green" is correct i.e. in the rough!! Placing surely would only apply on the fairway and on going into a divot you may improve your lie within the specified distance whether it be 300mm,a handspan or 1 club length when really necessary.I agree that its very unfair to have your ball land in a divot when there are no improved lies and having to play it - as you say it should be GUR because the green keeper has not repaired it yet!
posted by: Bruce on 2010/03/10
•RULES OF GOLF
How to we sign up to get the 100 rules of golf as discussed on the video with Andy
posted by: Robbie on 2010/01/13
•Actually
A Local Rule is not authorized by the R&A & USGA to allow a free drop out of a divot hole.
posted by: Brian on 2009/12/07
•Brian
Interesting, can you be more specific about what's plain wrong? For what it's worth these rules clips are supposed to give you the basics, so perhaps you mean they're not comprehensive enough?
posted by: The Mole on 2009/11/11
•bad golf
These rules video clips are so badly done and so misleading one has to ask why you have bothered to do them. Some of the info is just plain wrong.
posted by: brian on 2009/11/11
•Actually...
...I don't know of any local rules that "allow placing when you find your ball in a divot" specifically. They generally have a local rule that allows placing through the green - balls in divots don't come into it. Even though, strictly speaking, a divot should be "ground under repair" and you should therefore get relief. Yet the rules writers don't seem to agree. I've never understood why a seemingly good shot that lands (or should land) on the fairway should then be penalised because it comes to rest in a divot.
posted by: Mini-ruler (non-metric, of course) on 2009/11/10
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