Clarification on rule

easygoing1982

I'm asking for a friend(i dont play)

If the ball was hit from the tee and the ball was mis-hit or whatever, is there a certain distance the ball can travel before its considered in play or is it in play as soon as its hit.

Would it be possible if anyone knows the answer and where it is in the rules could they please post a link as i need to print it off for him.Thanks

ForeRight

Once you attempt to hit the ball it is considered a stroke. It's irrelevant if you mis hit it, it just falls off the tee or you completely miss the ball and it stays on the tee....

If you were trying to hit it it's a shot taken.

easygoing1982

would you have a link to that rule.He wants me to print it off to bring with him next week.Thanks

ForeRight

easygoing1982 wrote: »

would you have a link to that rule.He wants me to print it off to bring with him next week.Thanks

Why does he need to bring it with him. It's a basic rule of golf.

A stroke is making an attempt to hit the ball. If he says otherwise DQ him and send him off the course for being silly.

easygoing1982

ForeRight wrote: »

Why does he need to bring it with him. It's a basic rule of golf.

A stroke is making an attempt to hit the ball. If he says otherwise DQ him and send him off the course for being silly.

He knows i have access to comp and printer today so he asked me to look it up.I google it but couldnt find a direct link to the rule i need.

He plays a very casual game with the same group every weekend and wanted me to print off the proof that he was right.

This isnt a "for a friend" really meaning i post.It genuinely is for a friend and i genuinely dont play so whatever DQ means i wont be doing it nor will be i sending anyone of any course.

Thanks for your clarification in Post 2.

If anyone has a link to this specific rule that would be great. thanks again

rrpc

easygoing1982 wrote: »

would you have a link to that rule.He wants me to print it off to bring with him next week.Thanks

Has he not got access to the internet?

A quick Google search would have found this:

A "stroke" is the forward movement of the club made with the intention of striking at and moving the ball, but if a player checks his downswing voluntarily before the clubhead reaches the ball he has not made a stroke.

And this: http://www.randa.org/en/Rules-and-Amateur-Status/Rules-of-Golf.aspx

Orion

easygoing1982 wrote: »

I'm asking for a friend(i dont play)

If the ball was hit from the tee and the ball was mis-hit or whatever, is there a certain distance the ball can travel before its considered in play or is it in play as soon as its hit.

Would it be possible if anyone knows the answer and where it is in the rules could they please post a link as i need to print it off for him.Thanks

It's in play as soon as he makes an attempt to hit it. Even if he "fresh airs" the ball - as in misses it completely on his stroke - it counts as a shot. So therefore if he does hit it it doesn't matter how far it goes - it still counts and he plays his second shot from wherever it lies (subject to local rules re: putting greens and tee boxes). As others have said this is one of the most basic of golf rules - if your friend doesn't know this he has no place on a golf course.

Golfgraffix

The only case where it would not count would be if it was a practice stroke and he hit the ball by accident.

The other posters are all correct once you are attempting to hit the ball it is classed as a stroke no matter whether you hit 300 yards, 1 yard or miss it completely.

J

easygoing1982

rrpc wrote: »

Has he not got access to the internet?[/URL]

his technological capabilities are very limited

rrpc wrote: »

A quick Google search would have found this:

I would have a few more capabilities and i still couldnt find it but i suppose it depends on what you enter in to search

rrpc wrote: »

And this: http://www.randa.org/en/Rules-and-Amateur-Status/Rules-of-Golf.aspx

thats not loading but thanks for your help

ForeRight

Golfgraffix wrote: »

The only case where it would not count would be if it was a practice stroke and he hit the ball by accident.

The other posters are all correct once you are attempting to hit the ball it is classed as a stroke no matter whether you hit 300 yards, 1 yard or miss it completely.

J

Of course that only counts for a tee off shot. Hitting it with a practice swing while its "in play" is of course a stroke.

easygoing1982

easygoing1982 wrote: »

If the ball was hit from the tee and the ball was mis-hit or whatever,

ForeRight wrote: »

Of course that only counts for a tee off shot. Hitting it with a practice swing while its "in play" is of course a stroke.

Thats what i was asking

ForeRight

easygoing1982 wrote: »

Thats what i was asking

Your question is not as clear to me now?


Exactly what happened?

easygoing1982

ForeRight wrote: »

Your question is not as clear to me now?


Exactly what happened?

from what i can make out player in group was taking his shot from tee and ball only travelled a few 100 yards.Player taking shot said it wasnt classed as a shot and he could he take, my friend says no its classed as a shot.

Ive no idea if he was taking practice swings or anything but thats basically what he outlined to me and asked me if i could search for the rules regarding this

ForeRight

I'm still confused by what you are asking.

I assume a few 100 yards is a typo?


Anyway we need to know if he mis hit his shot off the tee or did he knock his ball off the tee by accident when just having a practice swing.

It's pretty simple though.... If he was trying to hit the ball off the tee it's a stroke no matter what happened.

If he wasn't and was just knocked his ball off the tee by accident it's not a stroke and he can re tee it

easygoing1982

ForeRight wrote: »

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It's pretty simple though.... If he was trying to hit the ball off the tee it's a stroke no matter what happened.

Thats grand.Sounds like this is the answer he is looking for.thanks