Hi Linda,
One of our members has a double-sided chipper, which means
he can play both left-handed and right-handed with this club
My question in the first instance is whether this club is
allowed, and secondly, if there are 14 clubs in his bag, including this club,
can this be construed as having 15 clubs?
Really appreciate your informed opinions and keep up the
good work.
Kind regards,
Lou from Peacehaven, East Sussex, England
Dear Lou,
Rule 4-1 requires that all clubs conform to the
specifications in Appendix II. A reading of Appendix II, 4d, “Striking Faces,”
tells us that the clubhead must have only
one striking face. There is an exception for putters, which may have two
faces if they have the same characteristics, such as you would find on a blade
putter.
The two-sided chipper is not a legal club. If a player makes
a stroke with such a club, he is disqualified. If he is discovered carrying
such a club, but has not used it, the penalty in stroke play is two strokes for
each hole where the breach occurred, maximum four strokes per round. In match
play, the status of the match is adjusted by deducting one hole for each hole
where the breach occurred, maximum two holes per round.
Please read the long penalty statement that follows Rule 4-2
in your rulebook.
Linda
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