Cleaning Green Rule Query

elgenerale

Just watched Mahan/Johnson foursome clearing stuff off the green before they chipped from off it. I thought that wasn't allowed

chuckyarelaw

elgenerale wrote: »

Just watched Mahan/Johnson foursome clearing stuff off the green before they chipped from off it. I thought that wasn't allowed

It is.

denishurley

Any loose impediments on the green can be moved

cairny

Loose impediments can be moved anywhere as far as I know. Confusion arises with sand, on the green its defined as a loose impediment but off the green it isn't. McIlroy got penalised for cleaning sand off fringe a while back.

Ronney

If your on the green you can brush away anything

if your off the green you can move anything not part of the natural ground, eg leaves feathers etc. You cannot move sand,soil,mud/clay

Have a look at rule 23 Loose Implements

http://www.randa.org/en/Rules-and-Amateur-Status/Rules-of-Golf.aspx#/rules/?ruleNum=23&subRuleNum=1

GreeBo

Ronney wrote: »

If your on the green you can brush away anything

if your off the green you can move anything not part of the natural ground, eg leaves feathers etc. You cannot move sand,soil,mud/clay

Have a look at rule 23 Loose Implements

http://www.randa.org/en/Rules-and-Amateur-Status/Rules-of-Golf.aspx#/rules/?ruleNum=23&subRuleNum=1

Ronney

Predictive text fail! loose impediments!