Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-06 | Page 16 | Golf Rulings Are Clarified by U. S. G. A.

Golf Rulings Are Clarified By US U.S. U. U S. S G GA A. A Editors Editor's Note Believing that some som Questions on rules of ot the Utah Gol Goll association answered by the United States Golf Gol association will prove o of interest to a number of local link link- The Telegram herewith prints a ft communication received b by the thc local rules body together with It Its own questions and the U U. U S. S G. G A A. answers All the questions have come up a at various times on local courses Rules Rules- referred to in th the questions and an VIers are arc Stroke Medal play o othe or orthe orthe the plain word Rule which indicates match pIa play Question 1 Docs Does U. U S. S G. G A. A recommend mend reduction of penalty when five 5 or or more out of b bounds are arc played per 18 holes hales our committee committee- believes ves out of or bounds unplayable lie liend and nd lost ball should carry the thc same me penalty except stroke rule 11 Usually there is ample room anc and little difficulty away from the out of Cf bounds at our courses Answer 1 The U. U S. S G. G At Af docs does not recommend th the remission o of cUt bounds penalty penally on any fixed or ci- or arbitrary basis The remission Ston be made only when ou out out-of- o of bounds bourd are so frequent and so severe as to really make the penalty ive and unfair Question 2 2 I have noted n ted cases where here Local Rules remitted the penalty penal stroke on on Lost Ball Is this not against the rules Answer 2 The penalty for a lost ball tall under Rule 22 may not be re rc re- re Question 3 3 In medal play is it il proper groper to have the rn marker and and player both s sign n the card before turning it in in Penalty y Answer 3 In stroke play the score core card must be signed by the thc the the- marker under unde Stroke rule 5 The rule does docs not require the competitor to sign but it is distinctly advisable to have him do so to b Insure that he ahall have checked the score and certified to Its correctness Question 4 In match play is there therea a penalty if il A or As A's caddy walk on the line of ol player Bs B's putt Answer 4 No Experience has demonstrated that no such rule is re re- re- re Almost Almos universally the sportsmanship of the players makes it jt it unnecessary sary to protect one play player against his competitor damaging the theline theline theline line of or the formers former's putt I If sportsmanship sportsmanship sports sports- manship be lacking laking the knowledge of of the possibility of reciprocal action is 15 s sufficient pr protection Question 5 s. Docs Does the line of putt include any reasonable distance beyond beyond be be- yond ond the hole Beyond the ball Answer 5 S. Th The line of putt does docs include a reasonable distance behind the hole but bui not an any distance behind the ball Question 6 With the new foot footnote footnote footnote note understood to be in effect cUed on Rule 24 and Stroke Rule 12 has 12 has our committee a right to state that only wh when n caused b by an an au outside agency or due to defect in ball construction will the privilege be allowed except applying penalty of Rule 22 or Stroke Rule 11 11 Answer 6 The committee recommends recommends mends that your association do riot not make the proposed ruling as an interpretation interpretation inter inter- of or Rule 2 1 and Stroke Rule 12 and that each case ar arising g be judged on its merits under the rule as and when it arises To illustrate the h dan danger er of what amounts to rephrasing re reo rc- rc phrasing a rule based on many years of or experience would experience would it apply in the case of a ball badly cut as a result of a topped shot