Hello Linda,
Thanks for educating the golfing world continuously and
selflessly. There was a discussion on the subject that how far one should
stand while recovering the ball from the hole after it has been putted. Some say your foot be at least six inches away from the cup others say
minimum distance has to be 8 inches. What is the rule?
Regards,
Lou from Pakistan
Dear Lou,
Sometimes it seems as if there is a separate Rule to cover every
situation on the golf course. (How else to explain so many Rules and
Decisions?) Your question, remarkably, touches on a subject that is not
addressed by the Rules of Golf.
Where to stand when you remove the ball from the hole relies
on common sense. Good etiquette would dictate that you don’t step on the edge
of the hole and damage it, but I cannot imagine anyone doing that. Stand an
appropriate distance away, staying out of everyone else’s line of putt, and lift your ball out of the hole. Please use your hand or one
of those suction cups that attach to the end of your putter grip; do not dig it
out with the blade of your putter.
Linda
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