Hi Linda,
I was playing behind three ladies yesterday. The round was
going slowly, long waits between holes.
One of the ladies, whilst waiting to tee off, dropped a ball
and proceeded to hit it several times away from the tee and back. Is
this allowed?
Thank you,
Lulu from S. Wales
Dear Lulu,
Yes. Players are permitted to practice putting or chipping
on or near the putting green of the hole last played and the teeing ground of
the next hole to be played [Rule 7-2]. Such practice is not permitted if it
will unduly delay play, but this is clearly not the case in your scenario.
Please take heed that permission is granted for putting or
chipping only. If there is an empty field adjacent to the teeing ground,
players may not hit long shots into the field.
Linda
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