Monday 6th September 2010
Rules:- Q & A
Striking the Ball
Definition:-
A stroke is made when –
1) The club must be moving forward.
2) The player must have intent to fairly strike and move the ball. This why a practice swing is not a stroke, it doesn’t have intent.
3) The head of the club must be used, and the ball must not be spooned, scraped, or pushed.
Penalty for striking the ball improperly:
Two-strokes in stroke play and loss of hole in matchplay.
A common situation is when a player strikes his ball more than once in the course of a stroke. If this occurs, the player must add one penalty stroke, making two strokes total. The ball is played where it lies.
A player is not allowed to play a moving ball.
The exceptions to the two strokes penalty rule would be when a ball falls of the tee in the process of a stroke, striking a ball more than once in the process of a stroke, or playing a moving ball in a water hazard.
Note: – There is also no penalty if a ball moves after the player begins his swing, although, the player would be penalised if he is responsible for the movement of the ball.
Example: - If your ball is in high grass, and after you begin your backswing your ball moves. If your swing is continued, you are not penalized for playing a moving ball but you are penalized one stroke for moving your ball after address.
