One for the rules gurus.

[dhills2]

It certainly sucks at the time but st least u get a story out of these situations

[rubin]

Just heard the strangest story.

one of the old blokes here at work was playing in his normal round on saturday morning. One of the young guys in his group tee's up, and nails driver, but in the process caves the face, and the ball is wedged in between the face and the crown of the club - NFI how anyone could do that, but the pic that i saw clearly shows the ball wedged nicely in there.

Anyway, what would be the ruling/way to play in this situation? They were quite stunned and had no idea apparently and allowed him to re-tee it w/ no penalty (apparently he wasn't troubling anyone but the NAGA at this point anyway).

[BenM]

Walk up to the green, then give the club head a real good shake, see if you can get the ball to fall out

Seriously I have no idea....

[rubin]

Walk up to the green, then give the club head a real good shake, see if you can get the ball to fall out

Seriously I have no idea....

i honestly thought he was pulling the piss until i saw the pic. must have been a weak spot on the club head or something.

[markTHEblake]

one of the old blokes here at work was playing in his normal round on saturday morning. One of the young guys in his group tee's up, and nails driver, but in the process caves the face, and the ball is wedged in between the face and the crown of the club - NFI how anyone could do that, but the pic that i saw clearly shows the ball wedged nicely in there.

I think the ruling would be that he be disqualified for failing to count his first stroke, and secondly for teeing up a ball that was in play, ie following wrong procedure, playing from wrong place, not dropping the ball etc

The correct procedure would probably be to follow rule 24-1b Ball lying in a Movable obstruction, so he will drop a ball as near as possible to the place where it first lodged in the obstruction, ie where he teed it, and play his next shot from there but he cannot use a tee, the ball was in play after he made a stroke.

Whilst the term obstruction does not apply directly to this scenario, I do believe the principle of this rule is the one to follow, but he would not be penalized for the ball striking his equipment.

[andigold]

There is a decision thats applicable

1-4/2 Ball Adhering to Face of Club After Stroke

Q. A player plays a stroke from wet sand or soil and the ball adheres to the face of the club. What is the ruling?

A. In equity (Rule 1-4), the ball should be dropped, without penalty, as near as possible to the spot where the club was when the ball stuck to it. But see also Decision 14-4/1.

[Yossarian]

Was it your uncle and/or nephew rubes?

[rubin]

Was it your uncle and/or nephew rubes?

I gather u don't read so good.

[Johnny Canuck]

I gather u don't read so good.

About as flash as your grammar.

[Yossarian]

[markTHEblake]

There is a decision thats applicable

1-4/2 Ball Adhering to Face of Club After Stroke

Who would have thought of looking at the Rule for "situations not covered by the rules"?
Gee there was a bunch of weird stuff in the decisions there.

[Johnny Canuck]

Who would have thought of looking at the Rule for "situations not covered by the rules"?Gee there was a bunch of weird stuff in the decisions there.

My all time favourite, skinnied wedge slams into the whiffle ball attached to the flagstick and stays in there. Happened to a guy I used to golf with.

[Ashes]

My all time favourite, skinnied wedge slams into the whiffle ball attached to the flagstick and stays in there. Happened to a guy I used to golf with.

What's the ruling on that one out of curiosity?

[PeteyD]

unplayable ?

[TheNuclearOne]

Drop it in the hole.

[PeteyD]

hmm can you drop on a putting green? they talk about placing. This is interesting.

17/6, ball lodged in flag (i guess the same applies).

A flagstick is a movable obstruction and Rule 24-1 applies. However, in taking relief the player may not place the ball in the hole. Therefore, in equity (Rule 1-4), the player must place the ball on the lip of the hole when taking relief.

[Johnny Canuck]

hmm can you drop on a putting green? they talk about placing. This is interesting.

17/6, ball lodged in flag (i guess the same applies).

A flagstick is a movable obstruction and Rule 24-1 applies. However, in taking relief the player may not place the ball in the hole. Therefore, in equity (Rule 1-4), the player must place the ball on the lip of the hole when taking relief.

That is how it was played, except, if I remember correctly, it was dropped about an inch from the hole.

[TheNuclearOne]

Good stuff guys, some crackers coming out now. I'll be secretly hoping for one of these crazy rare occurences now so i can show off my great knowledge of obscure rules.

Just to close it, if it sticks in your driver head on the tee shot you drop onto the teeing ground and play it off the deck with no penalty. Bit of a bummer you couldn't tee it back up.

[PeteyD]

The stroke counts so you are playing your second.

[Outcast]

& jugged for not hitting it past the ladies too I suspect??

[TheNuclearOne]

Ah ok, cheers.

[markTHEblake]

& jugged for not hitting it past the ladies too I suspect??

that would be a double, not making it past the mens.

[sms316]

hmm can you drop on a putting green?

Under certain circumstances, yes.

[PeteyD]

Drop or place SMS? Please elaborate.

[TheNuclearOne]

Ball unplayable in tree would be one, overhanging the green.