Comments on: Is my golf ball out of bounds? http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:47:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Lorna Simon http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html/comment-page-1#comment-12761 Lorna Simon Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:03:37 +0000 http://www.yournicheblog.com/vip08/is-my-golf-ball-out-of-bounds#comment-12761 Dear Sir: When your ball is questionably out of bounds, how do you determine if it is or not. To you draw an imaginary line on the inside of the posts and then if you ball touches that line, are they out. Or does the ball have to be totally off the line, either in or out. Thank you. Lorna Dear Sir: When your ball is questionably out of bounds, how do you determine if it is or not. To you draw an imaginary line on the inside of the posts and then if you ball touches that line, are they out. Or does the ball have to be totally off the line, either in or out. Thank you.

Lorna

]]> By: donny ks goh http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html/comment-page-1#comment-12705 donny ks goh Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:48:14 +0000 http://www.yournicheblog.com/vip08/is-my-golf-ball-out-of-bounds#comment-12705 is the ball touches the line, ob or not? is the ball touches the line, ob or not?

]]> By: scott http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html/comment-page-1#comment-12634 scott Mon, 24 May 2010 10:52:03 +0000 http://www.yournicheblog.com/vip08/is-my-golf-ball-out-of-bounds#comment-12634 this is a issue at present at my club. A road seperates the 11th and the 4th. In one of the responses here, it was stated that a local rule over rides the rules of golf, this is not true. The R&A has the rules of local rules and if the local rule that your club wants to put in place does not comply with the R&A's local rules, then you must apply for the ammendment of a rule to be excepted by the R&A. At present, the "local rule" in my club is that you can't play your ball if you tee of the 11th and the ball goes accross the road and lands in the other side of the road. As much as this makes logical sense , it is against the rules of golf as the ball has landed in play and is not "in" out of bounds. So if the club wants this rule to be in effect, the rules of R&A state that they have to have the ammendment approved by the R&A. If it hasn't been approved than it is not a rule that can be enforced. On the contrary, anyone who hits a ball over the road and stated that it is out of bounds and puts another ball on the tee and hits it,is actually playing the wrong ball and should be penalised a 2 strokes. If the person who hit it, didn't want to play it, they would have to deem it unplayable, retreive it and play that ball again. You can not play another ball if you have one in play. It may sound complicated but by the letter of the rules,thats how I see it. this is a issue at present at my club. A road seperates the 11th and the 4th. In one of the responses here, it was stated that a local rule over rides the rules of golf, this is not true. The R&A has the rules of local rules and if the local rule that your club wants to put in place does not comply with the R&A’s local rules, then you must apply for the ammendment of a rule to be excepted by the R&A.
At present, the “local rule” in my club is that you can’t play your ball if you tee of the 11th and the ball goes accross the road and lands in the other side of the road. As much as this makes logical sense , it is against the rules of golf as the ball has landed in play and is not “in” out of bounds. So if the club wants this rule to be in effect, the rules of R&A state that they have to have the ammendment approved by the R&A. If it hasn’t been approved than it is not a rule that can be enforced. On the contrary, anyone who hits a ball over the road and stated that it is out of bounds and puts another ball on the tee and hits it,is actually playing the wrong ball and should be penalised a 2 strokes. If the person who hit it, didn’t want to play it, they would have to deem it unplayable, retreive it and play that ball again. You can not play another ball if you have one in play. It may sound complicated but by the letter of the rules,thats how I see it.

]]> By: Richard Graziano http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html/comment-page-1#comment-12625 Richard Graziano Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:57:23 +0000 http://www.yournicheblog.com/vip08/is-my-golf-ball-out-of-bounds#comment-12625 if my ball is on the OB line. Is the ball OB or not if my ball is on the OB line. Is the ball OB or not

]]> By: Len http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html/comment-page-1#comment-401 Len Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:17:28 +0000 http://www.yournicheblog.com/vip08/is-my-golf-ball-out-of-bounds#comment-401 A friend and I can't agree. A ball is hit out of bounds and is immediately thrown back into play by a passing walker. Is the ball in play or is the ball deemed OB, as it actually landed in the OB area? A friend and I can’t agree. A ball is hit out of bounds and is immediately thrown back into play by a passing walker. Is the ball in play or is the ball deemed OB, as it actually landed in the OB area?

]]> By: Glenn http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html/comment-page-1#comment-223 Glenn Mon, 26 May 2008 05:20:07 +0000 http://www.yournicheblog.com/vip08/is-my-golf-ball-out-of-bounds#comment-223 Can you tell me what happens when a tee shot goes over the out of bounds area, lands in play, hits a rock in play then comes to rest out of bounds? Is the next shot played from: (a) the tee (b) the point where it first crossed the out of bounds area (c) the point where it went out of play after hitting the rock. See diagram at http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~crewcut/dogleg.gif Can you tell me what happens when a tee shot goes over the out of bounds area, lands in play, hits a rock in play then comes to rest out of bounds? Is the next shot played from:
(a) the tee
(b) the point where it first crossed the out of bounds area
(c) the point where it went out of play after hitting the rock.
See diagram at http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~crewcut/dogleg.gif

]]> By: Bob http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html/comment-page-1#comment-222 Bob Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:28:42 +0000 http://www.yournicheblog.com/vip08/is-my-golf-ball-out-of-bounds#comment-222 Our local rule states that the parking lot as defined by the asphalt is out of bounds. In the club championship today a players ball came to rest approximately 14" on the grass "thru the green" from the edge of the parking lot. However the player was looking for relief since his swing was impeded by the fenders of cars both front of him and back of him. Any help? A competitor suggested that his ball was OB since the cars are an extension of the parking lot? Our local rule states that the parking lot as defined by the asphalt is out of bounds. In the club championship today a players ball came to rest approximately 14″ on the grass “thru the green” from the edge of the parking lot. However the player was looking for relief since his swing was impeded by the fenders of cars both front of him and back of him. Any help? A competitor suggested that his ball was OB since the cars are an extension of the parking lot?

]]> By: null http://www.the-golf-nut.com/is_my_golf_ball_out_of_bounds.html/comment-page-1#comment-221 null Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:40:32 +0000 http://www.yournicheblog.com/vip08/is-my-golf-ball-out-of-bounds#comment-221 all that matters is where the ball comes to rest. plain and simple. all that matters is where the ball comes to rest. plain and simple.

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