Hi Linda,
Our committee has decided not to use the new out of bounds rule. Instead they are making it a local rule that we have to play 3 off the tee. Is this acceptable?
Thanks,
Lulu from Spain
Dear Lulu,
Allow me to clear up a misconception. The new two-stroke penalty option for a ball that has been hit out of bounds is available via Local Rule only; it is not a Rule of Golf. The requirement to play another ball under stroke and distance when you hit your ball out of bounds is still an actual Rule of Golf [Rule 18.2b]; it does not require a Local Rule to be in effect. If you hit your tee shot out of bounds, your next stroke must be from the teeing area, and it will count as your third stroke on the hole.
Linda
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