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Article #395: Beginning Golf: The Basic Rules

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Golf is one of the most popular forms of ask anyone advice on how to play, nor
recreation around. People love golf for allowed to give it.
the outdoors, the competition, and the 10. You are not allowed to put anything
game conversation. Whatever your reasons on the green that would mark direction or
for beginning the art and sport of golf, help you gauge where your ball is.
you'll need to understand the basic rules 11. The player who has the lowest score
of the game. Below, you'll find the most on a stroke play, is allowed to go first
important general rules to employ while on the next hole.
starting out on the green. 12. In match play, if you play out of
1. To play a standard game of golf, the turn you may given the penalty of doing
holes on the course must be played in it over.
order-from 1-9 or 1-18-and no exception 13. You must play your ball from where it
will be made, unless stated beforehand. is, and cannot move it.
2. A Match Play round of golf means that 14. If you need to pick up your ball to
each hole is a separate game. If you get show location in a hazard, you may do so
the first hole you are "one up", and after alerting your opponent of your
conversely, if you miss the first hole, intention to do so.
you are "one down", and so on. In this 15. You may not scoop the ball with your
type of play, you win the game when you club if it is in an awkward position; you
are more holes in then there are left to must only graze the ground as if in
play. normal play.
3. A Stroke Play round of golf means you 16. You may not improve your swing by
must sink your ball into every hole moving or breaking anything in your way,
before continuing to the next hole. as in a hazard there may be weeds, brush,
Whoever has the least amount of strokes etc.
for the entire round, wins the game. 17. You are not allowed at any time to
4. The maximum amount of clubs that you touch the water, sand, or ground before
can carry according to official striking the ball in a hazard (or bunker)
tournament rules is 14. You may not area.
change the golf balls whole in play 18. You must not play someone else's
unless you both agree that it is badly ball. The penalty is losing the right to
damaged and should be switched out. play that hole or in stroke play, you
5. Always obey rules given by tournament incur two strokes to your overall score.
officials and/or golf course 19. 10 seconds of waiting time is allowed
administration. when your ball is hanging on the edge of
6. Know your starting time and be there the hole. If it falls in after, add one
on time. penalty stroke to your overall score.
7. Know which ball is yours; most golfers 20. If your ball moves due to wind or
will mark their own ball to be able to water, you must play it out as is.
differentiate. 21. If a ball is lost or out of bounds,
8. Do not delay play or impede your you replace with a new ball and play out
opponents' play. from your last play location. Add one
9. During a match, you are not allowed to penalty stroke to your overall score.






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