Blakey Rules

Rule 3 Part I | THE GRQ PODCAST EP 68

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

GRQOTW 68
Ross begins the 3rd hole at Wombat Hills and hits his tee shot however it may have gone OB, therefore he plays a provisional ball - the provisional ball clearly goes OB.  Now very frustrated, Ross plays a 3rd ball from the teeing area without saying anything, which lands on the fairway - the 1st ball is found within 3 minutes.  Which is his ball in play and why?

THE GRQ PODCAST EP67 CLUBLAND STORIES

Co-hosts: Stuart McPhee and Blakey

Stuart provides the answer to GRQOTW66, making sure to clarify the difference between two club-lengths and taking a lateral drop from a yellow penalty area.

Then we speak about interesting clubland stories, including: 

• foursomes and fourball situations,
• ball interfering with another ball, and what constitutes a mark,
• practicing during play of a hole,
• who is responsible for the handicap.

GRQOTW for #67 - Playing in a foursomes stroke event at Wombat Hills, Andy the Average Golfer and Big P are partners.  On the 2nd hole, Andy the Average Golfer tees it up, tees off however hits the ball OB - while they are working out what to do next, they realise that Andy the Average Golfer has played from the teeing area of another hole, ie the wrong teeing area - who plays the next shot, from where and what stroke number will it be?
Make sure to add your answer to the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/xh7RVKPpxqA

THE GRQ PODCAST EP66  RULE 2

Co-hosts: Stuart McPhee and Blakey

Stuart and Blakey delve into Rule 1, going through all that it entails, including:

• The purpose of the Rule,
• The COURSE
• The GENERAL AREA
• The PENALTY AREA
• The BUNKER
• The PUTTING GREEN
• NO PLAY ZONES
• Touching multiple parts of the course.

We also provide the answer to GRQOTW for Ep 65, and provide another question for Ep 66:

Big P hits his ball into a yellow penalty area but cannot play it from where it lies so he decides to take penalty area relief.  He measures out his two clubs from the estimated point of entry into the PA to take lateral relief, however he doesn't use any tees or any other objects to mark out the bounds of the relief area, and then drops a ball correctly within the relief area.  The ball comes to rest within the relief area and he plays his next stroke.  Including the one penalty stroke for taking PA relief, how many penalty strokes must Big P add to his hole score?  Make sure to add your answer to the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/aOrbg5nSe5c

Ep #65 GRQ

GRQOTW EP64

Charlotte and Helen are playing a match. On the par 3 3rd hole at Wombat Hills, Charlotte hits her tee shot long and it goes OB. Helen saw that Charlotte had played from outside the teeing area and tells her this. Charlotte asks, "so what does that mean?"  Helen explains that she has the right to cancel the stroke however as her ball went OB, she decides not to.  Charlotte tees it up again this time inside the teeing area and plays her 3rd shot onto the green, 5m from the hole. Helen's tee shot is only 3m from the hole and says, "Thanks Charlotte, that is my hole."  Why would she say that and is she correct?

As Helen didn’t recall Charlotte’s shot, that meant that Charlotte was to play from their previous play, which in this case was from outside the teeing area. Charlotte didn’t play it from outside the teeing area as prescribed, and therefore she played from a wrong place, which means the opponent wins the hole.

International Series Singapore

Weather delays on Saturday and Sunday, due to lightning, meant the horns came out and players were removed from the course. Including on the 18th hole for the final group, which delayed the finale for over an hour.

Ball played from Penalty Area is lost outside of penalty area. Ball dropped back inside penalty area, within one club-length of previous place played, precariously close to water edge.

Pace of Play - singapore was very slow for pace of play, this was in part due to the heat, although you would think that player’s would be keen to play faster when it is hot. But they prefer to be sloths, and limit the energy expelled. We also had preferred lies adopted, within a scorecard length, which mean every time the player’s ball was on the grass cut to fairway height they would pick their ball up, which delayed their play further, although we didn’t take that into account for their specific time limit - 40 or 50 seconds, it certainly counted towards their time limit for the hole.

International Series Korea

Had a couple of rulings around whether the ball was in the fairway or in the rough, because preferred lies had also been adopted.

Had a couple of rulings on the 14th hole which is almost an island green, with two thirds of the green surrounded by water, and it was a yellow penalty area, so back to the tee, and drop zone were the obvious and commonly used applications, but a couple of times the player could take back on the line and then hit over a corner of the penalty area.

And finally a ruling which made it to camera about my favourite, the embedded ball, which was in the rough, but the player was able to get a club-length away, much to the surprise of the commentator. I will get that video out soon.

GRQOTW

Ross' tee shot has gone into a red penalty area.  He decides to take lateral relief and measures out two club lengths from the reference point.  His relief area is on a steep slope heading into the water.  He drops a ball into the relief area and it starts rolling towards the water, so he stops it with his foot.  He drops it again in the relief area and again it heads quickly towards the water, so he stops it.  When he lifts his foot, the ball stays at rest within the RA and Ross plays it from that spot.   Aside from the one stroke penalty for the PA relief, how many penalty strokes must Ross add, if any and why?

THE GRQ PODCAST EP64

RULE 1

Co-hosts: Stuart McPhee and Blakey

Whilst Blakey is in Korea for the International Series Korea held at Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club, they were able to record Episode 64 of The GRQ Podcast.

Stuart and Blakey delve into Rule 1, going through all that it entails, including:

• The purpose of the Rule,
• The aim of golf,
• The behaviour expected of all golfers, this alone differentiates it from most sports,
• The penalties involved for breaches, and
• When multiple penalties occur at the same time.

We also provide the answer to GRQOTW for Ep 63, and provide another question for Ep 64:

Charlotte and Helen are playing a match.  On the par 3 3rd hole at Wombat Hills, Charlotte hits her tee shot long and it goes OB.  Helen saw that Charlotte had played from outside the teeing area and tells her this.   Charlotte asks, "so what does that mean?"   Helen explains that she has the right to cancel the stroke however as her ball went OB, she decides not to.  Charlotte tees it up again this time inside the teeing area and plays her 3rd shot onto the green, 5m from the hole.   Helen's tee shot is only 3m from the hole and says, "Thanks Charlotte, that is my hole."   Why would she say that and is she correct?

Make sure to add your answer to the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/GsK_Z0FHi_U

GRQOTW for #63 - Big P tees off on the 2nd at Wombat Hills GC and the ball heads very close to the OB fence.  He plays a provisional ball.  Big P finds his original ball however it is unplayable and he proceeds to take lateral relief.  Big P drops a ball correctly and the ball comes to rest in the relief area .... Big P goes to get a club and when he returns the ball has rolled OB.  What does Big P do?

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Viktor's Unplayable, Rory Bullies JT's Ball, and more... | THE GRQ PODCAST EP62

GRQOTW62: Fraser has a small stone located immediately behind his ball which is lying in the bunker.  Knowing he can remove loose impediments in the bunker, and after checking with his marker if he agrees, Fraser reaches down to remove it, and upon grabbing the stone, it breaks into many pieces as it was actually a clump of sand, not a stone.  What is the ruling?

Rory Hits JT's ball - https://youtu.be/HCCWIIJymNU

Viktor Takes an Unplayable in a Bunker - https://youtu.be/g-8O105NuPc

Community Questions - 107, 94, and 91.

Double Greens at St Andrews

Slow Play Money Fines vs Stroke Penalties

The Old Course at St Andrews, Immovable Obstructions Out of Bounds, and more... | THE GRQ PODCAST EP61

GRQOTW#61

Gerry hits his tee shot way left into some thick bushes and therefore decides to play a provisional ball, which lands in the rough on the left hand side of the fairway.  Gerry finds his original ball within 3 minutes however it is deep within the bushes and clearly unplayable.  His lateral and back on the line relief options are equally impractical so he decides his only option would be to return to his previous place played.  Having already played his provisional from the teeing area and to ensure he doesn't delay play any further, he plays his provisional ball from where it was lying and counts that as his 4th stroke.  Is this permitted?

We clarify the IVORs that came out of last week.

Stuart and Blakey delve into the Rules situations that may pop up at the Old Course, St Andrews for the 150th Open Championship.

We look at a few community questions and what constitutes water on the surface.

Enjoy

COMMUNITY QUESTION | THE GRQ PODCAST EP60

GRQOTW#60

On the closing 18th hole at Wombat Hills, Ross' drive comes to rest near OB, however it remains in the general area.  When taking his stance to play his next stroke, he stands on a concrete pipe embedded in the ground which lays outside the course boundary, which is clearly interfering with him for a reasonable stroke.   What are Ross' options to take any relief?

The community question gives real insight into the public's understanding of the Rules of Golf, and also has Blakey tied up in a mess.

We go the last few questions, explaining further the answers and why the definitions are the most important part of the book.

EPISODE 59 | THE GOLFRULES QUESTIONS PODCAST

GRQOTW58 - Helen incurs a penalty of one stroke for moving her ball in play. Even though it was to help Charlotte, Helen was required to mark her ball first before lifting it.

LIV it up with LIV GOLF - Blakey tells us about his experience in the first ever LIV Golf event.

Mudal Local Rule - Stuart gives us an update on a wacky Local Rule

Garcia's Broken Watch - Sergio was on the unfortunate side of an incorrect ruling at the Wells Fargo. Blakey and Stuart discuss.

GRQOTW59 - Helen and Charlotte are playing Frazer and Ross in a fourball match.  On the 11th hole at Wombat Hills, Helen and Charlotte have holed out for 4 strokes.  Ross has driven the green but Frazer has struggled and he is on for 4 strokes close to Ross' ball.  Ross is further away from the hole but they decide that Frazer will putt first to show Ross the line.  Before Frazer putts, Helen concedes Frazer's next stroke however Frazer putts anyway and misses.  Ross has two putts and holes out for a 3.   What is the result of the hole and why?