Blakey Rules

Spotters That Can't Spot - THE GRQ PODCAST EP78

GRQOTW77 - Two penalty strokes, Rule 17.2

Clubland stories from Andy and JKnox.

- are bark chips placed around a tree an immovable obstruction?

- a ball is embedded in the side of the hole, is it holed?

Discussion about score for match play results.

Spotters, are they useful if they can't actually see the ball?

GRQOTW78 - Stuart wants Ross to show him his indentification mark, but Ross refuses, is there a penalty?

The GRQ Podcast #77

GRQOTW76 - Two in total.

Chris Kirk - Sony Open

Davis Thomson - The American Express

Clubland Stories

Stuart - Loose impediments left near the hole. Can an opponent move those loose impediments?

Blakey

Player A hits his 2nd stroke long of the green, thinking it may be out of bounds correctly plays a provisional

He searches for the ball and finds it just under the 3 minutes mark

He return to get a club and when he goes back he can’t find the ball again

Stuart - Follow up on last weeks fourball during an individual stroke round.

GRQOTW77

In stroke play, Claire's tee shot comes to rest within the margins of a red penalty area

but not in the water. Claire makes a stroke at the ball and it dribbles down the bank

into the water and cannot be played. They drop another ball on the bank within the

penalty area in the proper relief area for Rule 17.1d(1). They decide not to play again

from that lie and drop a third ball within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole than

the spot where their original ball last crossed the edge of the red penalty area. Claire plays

on from there. For this series of events, how many penalty strokes has the player

gotten?

Welcome to 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP76

For our first podcast episode in 2023, Stuart and Blakey speak about:

The answer to GRQOTW75

Clubland stories
#1 4BBB
#2 Ambrose HIO
#3 Course Records
#4 HIO or Lost Ball

 Sandbelt Invitational rulings

GRQOTW 76

Andy the Average Golfer hooks his approach shot on the 4th hole at Wombat Hills and the ball bounces off a concrete cart path into the rough. Andy marks and lifts his ball (Ball A) to see if it is cut or cracked. There is a scuff mark on the ball, so he decides that he is allowed to substitute. He replaces another ball (Ball B) on the spot and miraculously gets it onto the putting green with his next stroke. On the putting green, Ross questions Andy, whom shows him the scuffed ball. Ross strongly disagrees with the substitution, so Andy lifts Ball B from the putting green, replacing Ball A on that spot and holing out. How many penalty strokes, if any, does Andy the Average Golfer incur?

Cathedral and Super 6s Report - THE GRQ PODCAST EP74

GRQOTW #73

Gerry was required to go and identify whether the ball that Fraser had found was his. By not doing so the Committee could possibly disqualify Gerry for serious misconduct under Rule 1.2. Although in 2023, it would simply be a wrong ball penalty if it was found out the ball was indeed Gerry's.

Whilst Blakey has been busy at home with Golf Ops work, Stuart has been out on the road with many tournaments.

Listen in as he covers Rules situations at:

• The Cathedral Invitational
• Gippsland Super 6s

GRQOTW #74 

Helen and Charlotte are partners in foursomes matchplay, playing Andy the Average Golfer and Big P. On the 1st hole at Wombat Hills, Helen has teed off and Charlotte has arrived at the ball in the fairway to make the 2nd stroke for the side. Charlotte marks the spot of Helen's ball and lifts it from the course, replacing her own ball on the spot. One of their opponents, Big P doesn't believe that is allowed and claims the hole. What is the ruling?

Walking and Scoring - THE GRQ PODCAST EP73  

GRQOTW #72 

Helen incurred two penalty strokes.  

Stuart and Blakey cover: 

The role of a walker-scorer. 

 Setting up a course for both play by both professional men and women.  

The second opinion.  

GRQOTW for #73 - Gerry is playing Fraser in a match and on the par 3 17th hole at Wombat Hills with the match all square, Gerry hooks his tee shot into long grass. After Fraser plays his tee shot into a greenside bunker, Gerry plays a provisional ball which comes to rest 10cms from the hole. As they start walking towards the green, Gerry declares his ball lost and asks Fraser to not look for it. Knowing Gerry has a possible tap in for a 4, Fraser decides to start searching. As Gerry moves to his provisional ball on the green, Fraser thinks he has found Gerry's original balland calls out, "I have found it". Gerry taps his provisional ball in and replies with, "it doesn't matter, I declared it lost and I have putted". Fraser isn't sure of the Rules and requests a ruling - what is the ruling?

Conditions Affecting the Stroke and Dealing With Annoyed Players - THE GRQ PODCAST EP72  

GRQOTW #71 Andy the Average golfer is lying 6 in the bunker.  

Stuart and Blakey cover: 

Conditions Affecting the Stroke - the recent video of Jiyoo Lim https://youtu.be/hn8WbNzQ9g4 

How to deal with players that disagree with your ruling  

What Cairo is like in November  

GRQOTW for #72 - Helen finds her ball in a red PA and moves a loose impediment next to her ball, however in doing so, her ball moves. Thinking that may be a penalty and in an attempt to avoid the penalty, she decides to pick up her ball and take lateral relief from the PA - how many penalty strokes in total?

Down a RABAT Hole | THE GRQ PODCAST EP71

Blakey reports back on the International Series Morocco event. Played at Royal Golf Das Es Salam in Rabat.
Including information about pace of play, and a couple of rulings that he had.

Stuart & Blakey both share a clubland story, and cover the answer to GRQOTW70.

Which brings us to:

GRQOTW for #71 - Andy the Average Golfer sprays his tee shot right on the 4th hole at Wombat hills and his ball comes to rest in thick bushes. He decides to take unplayable ball relief and drops his ball using lateral relief.   He asks Big P to pick up his provisional ball which is on the fairway. Andy the Average Golfer plays his next stroke into a greenside bunker. As he starts walking towards the green, only 15m on, he sees his original ball in bushes and realises the ball he dropped was not his. With the dropped ball near the green, and his provisional ball in his pocket, how must Andy the Average Golfer proceed and are there any penalty strokes?

LIV Golf Update | THE GRQ PODCAST EP70

I had the pleasure of applying my craft to the LIV Golf Bangkok and LIV Golf Jeddah events recently. Whilst there were too many rulings handed out, the weather conditions played a big part in how the tournament was shaped.

Marcela marks her ball six inches from the 18th hole at Wombat Hills Golf Club, her last hole of the day, and then she watches the other players in her group finish out the hole. Then Marcela gets distracted, picks up her marker, walks off and goes and has a drink in the clubhouse.
She is completing her scorecard and she asks her group 'What did I have on the 18th hole', and they couldn't come up with an answer. So what did Marcela score on the 18th hole, and what is the procedure if a score hasn't yet been recorded?

Stuart's clubland examples pop up again.

Rule 3 Part II | THE GRQ PODCAST EP69

Blakey and Stuart go in-depth with the second part of Rule 3 - Competition structure, and match play competitions.

Rule 3.3 focuses on 'Stroke play'.

The GRQOTW69 IS:

Fraser sprays his tee shot right on the 4th hole at Wombat hills and his ball comes to rest in thick grass & bushes.  Fraser decides to take unplayable ball relief - lateral relief is equally bad and he doesn't want to head back 240m to the tee, so he drops back on the line in a clearing in a penalty area - unfortunately once it comes to rest in the relief area, it is unplayable again as it is sitting in an animal hole. Assuming Fraser cannot play the ball from where it now lies, what are all of his options to make his next stroke?

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