Dear
readers,
Several
readers were confused by my answer to the question in #1220. Since my objective
in answering your questions is to clear up confusion, not create more, I have
rewritten the answer, providing a much more detailed response. Please return to
#1220 and read the new explanation:
http://lindamillergolf.blogspot.com/2015/12/ask-linda-1220-ball-dropped-outside.html
Hi Linda,
Thank you for your time in replying to all the emails you
must receive.
My question is:
Are you allowed to practice at the halfway mark if there is
a delay before you tee off for the second nine, i.e., practice putting on the
putting green, practice in the nets or practice on the range while waiting? I
know you can't practice on the course you are playing, but wasn't sure about
the other scenarios.
Thanks again,
Lou from Adelaide, Australia
Dear Lou,
In between holes, 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]. They may also putt on a nearby
practice green. Players may not take practice strokes from a hazard; nor may
they practice if it will unduly delay play.
If play is delayed between nines, your practice is limited
to putting and chipping. You may not use the range or nets. The penalty is two
strokes in stroke play, loss of hole in match play.
The only exception to this Rule is if play has been
suspended by the Committee. In that event, you will want to check with the
Committee regarding where you will be permitted to practice. You should be
allowed to use the range and the nets during a suspension in play, but it’s
always best to ask first.
Linda
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