Thursday, January 3, 2013

Ask Linda #582a-Practice chips near tee


Linda:

The course that I played on New Year's Eve was very crowded, and while killing time on a couple of holes, I hit pitch shots from one end of the raised teeing area to the other, maybe 20 yards max. Would this still be allowed under Rule 7-2(c), or do you think that this is “pushing it?”

Thanks, and keep up the great work in 2013.
Lou

You're OK with this, Lou. 20-yard shots are chips (not pitches), and you are hitting them on or near the teeing ground. I do this often when I have to wait to tee off. Just make sure no one in your group is in the line of fire!

Linda 
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