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Published 26 Apr 2012
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Rules: Preferred lies on closely mowed areas
Rules: Preferred lies on closely mowed areas
Question from Jenny Brown: There are...
 
 
 
Published 13 Apr 2012
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Grazing a hazard
 
 
 
Grazing a hazard
Question: Stuart Fraser In a hazard,...
 

Rules of golf: An introduction

As an introduction to a new monthly column in which he will be solving your golfing dilemmas, Kevin Barker, the R&A’s assistant director of rules, talks through the role of golf’s governing body in regulating how the game is played and explains some significant changes for 2012.

Switching balls

Switching balls
The Golf Guru tackles the 'One-Ball' ruling.
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Bumper balls

Bumper balls
Question from Arno Mouton: I’m on the green for 1 (par 3), my partner is off the green or in the bunker. He does not ask my ball to be marked and lifted, he plays his 2nd shot, bumps my ball into the hole. What’s my score and the penalty situation?
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Changes to SAGA handicap system from February 2012

Changes to SAGA handicap system from February 2012
In an attempt to address some of the complaints with the current handicap method, the South Africa Golf Association (SAGA) has decided to align its system more closely with the USGA.
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Rolling balls

Rolling balls
Your ball is on a steep slope in the rough. You are at the ball busy taking a stance, but before you address the ball, it rolls down the slope (not by anything you did). Is there a penalty and should the ball be replaced?
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Playing with the wrong ball

Playing with the wrong ball
Wat gebeur as jy die verkeerde bal uit die rough uit speel? What happens if you play a wrong ball out of the rough.
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Playing it as it lies

Playing it as it lies
Question: Graham Arnott Were we right to play it as it lies?
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Stolen balls

Stolen balls
Question from Jason Purcel: What happens if someone steals your ball?
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