Linda, I really enjoy your column and now I have a question.
During a round, I observed a player practicing his swing several yards behind
his (6th) tee while waiting for the group ahead to get out of range. He was
hitting whiffle golf balls. Is this a violation (perhaps Rule 14-3)?
Take care,
Lou from Warwick, Rhode Island
Dear Lou,
A player is not permitted to make a practice stroke during
his round [Rule 7-2]. While he is permitted to practice putting and chipping on
or near the putting green of the hole he just finished playing or the teeing
ground of the hole he is about to play, swings at whiffle balls are likely to
be full strokes. The penalty for taking a practice stroke during the round is
two strokes (loss of hole in match play).
Linda
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