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If I Stop Someone’s Hole-Bound Putt With My Foot, Am I Disqualified?Stopping someone holing a putt is a petulant and pathetic thing to do but what are the consequences for doing it? Is it a disqualification?
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My Playing Partner Rubbed His Hand On The Green To Test The Surface Before A Putt. Should He Be Penalised?Are you allowed to rub the surface of the green to test it while you’re out on the course? If not, what is the penalty for doing so?
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I Dropped My Glove On My Ball And It Moved. Is That A Penalty?If your golf glove falls out of your back pocket and drops onto your ball, causing it to move, are you in line to face a penalty?
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I Realised I Had 15 Clubs In My Bag On The 9th Hole. Am I Disqualified?You’ve accidentally left an extra club in your bag, and you don’t notice it until you’re nearly halfway round…. What do you do? Is it a disqualification?
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I Took A Stroke From The Bunker And My Club Hit The Grass Face On The Backswing. Is That A Penalty?Will you be penalised for striking the grass face of a bunker as you take the club back? How should you proceed if you do so?
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My Opponent In A Match Crouched Down Behind The Line Of My Putt. Is That Allowed?Are you allowed to take a look at the line of an opponent’s putt? Can you be blatant about it? Is there a penalty for crouching behind the line?
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I Picked Up My Wedge Before My Playing Partner’s Heavy Putt Hit It. What Is The Ruling?Is there a penalty for moving a club out of the path of an incoming ball? If you do so, what happens next?
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My Ball Came To Rest on A Cart Path – Do I Have To Take A Drop Or Can I Play It As It Lies?Do you have to drop away from a cart path, or can you have a go if you think that’s the most practical option?
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I Removed A ‘Stone’ From The Bunker But It Was A Clump Of Wet Sand. What’s The Ruling?You can remove loose impediments, including stones from bunkers if you don’t move your ball, but what if you pick up a big chunk of sand?
