[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Regor

You can NOT enter the green topped areas! You can not stand beyond the posts to hit your ball. If you can't hit it without entering the "Forbidden area" call it an unplayable lie, take a stroke and move the ball. Same as if your ball is close to a fence or wall that designates OB and you can't take a stance.

Or hit it left-handed

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by PennBF

You hit your shot into a sand trap. You pick the ball out put it back where you hit it and hit it again. And take a 1 stroke penalty. OK?

By "put it back where you hit it", I assume you mean back where I hit the shot that got me into the trap?

Without looking, pretty sure I can do that by declaring an unplayable lie. Of course it is stroke and distance...

I used to know the rules and even enjoyed reading decisions, but not so much any longer...

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by zonerboy

Unless every one in the group is playing in an officially sanctioned tournament, or unless money or a prize is involved, then who the heck cares how another golfer scores their game?
Our neighborhood group allows a player one "mulligan" per round, for instance. Who cares? None of us is maintaining or establishing an official handicap, by the way.

It doesn't have to be just an "officially sanctioned tournament."

In the weekly groups I play with (championship courses) you must have a GHIN index, which is only accurate...by playing by the rules.