7 RULES (EVEN EXPERIENCED) GOLFERS FIND CONFUSING!

In this video, Neil Tappin is joined by golf rules guru Jezz Ellwood. They go through the most confusing rules in the book and offer simple explanations about how to proceed. Jezz's advice here will help you avoid any penalty shots whenever you're competing!

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[shredderbarry]

That last rule was such a good point.
There are several times (looking back) that I wish I had of done that.

[thefivepoints]

The rule i find most difficult to follow is the one that says you have to get the ball in the hole in the least number of shots.

[harrymelad]

Good stuff. At about 12.52 where you talk about out and back links courses, I think it may be worth clarifying that in the case of shared greens (like many on the Old course at St Andrews) you are not on a wrong green and play the ball as it lies. Also in the last point, where you talk about the stroke and distance option on the green, it may have been worth mentioning that this predicated on you, as the player, having sole discretion to declare your ball unplayable anywhere on the golf course.

[MartinKillips]

Very helpful. I was aware of most of the rulings but the final one was completely new to me! I wish I knew it four years ago - I was on a green on a par 4 in two, putted from about 40 feet and went through the green and off and into the lake! I eventually took 10 to hole the ball.

[Ruinsthename]

on the cart path problem you are certainly right that the nearest point of complete relief is where you drop it, but remember, you have one club length of relief area, no nearer the hole, from that point, meaning you could have dropped it a bit further back and found yourself in the slightly shorter grass. As long as the cart path does not interfere with your stance or stroke where your ball comes to rest, you have still dropped correctly in this given situation.

[Those_Weirdos]

For #1, it would have been a good idea to explain what the hell "take a stroke and distance" means. Or demonstrate the option. Or something. This is actually generally true of several of the statements made, should elaborate rather than using additional terms of art that a more casual audience wouldn't understand.

[bentottle]

Thank you, guys. Some really great lessons there. Cheers.

[oyvn]

Your pitchmark repair was done the wrong way according to our greenkeeper. That way rips up the gras roots.

[drwtng]

On No.6, when I did basic rules school, they emphasised that the call of "virtual certainty" was yours to make. Your playing partner can disagree but ultimately you call it.

[Vnam]

Stroke and distance on the putting green, interesting. Surprisingly useful.

[thefallenmonk]

if I'm looking for my ball and me being a very heavy man step on it and it sinks into the ground but doesn't otherwise move what do you do? I just moved it back on line into more rough and played on but we got the whole club house debating after over beers. lol

[mister.wizard]

It would be nice to explain the remedies, which ones still incur a penalty and which ones don’t.

[pattibrugman]

This is so much fun, but I would really appreciate you giving the number of the rule you’re illustrating. I’m busy trying to memorize all the rules by number so every number is important— as it should be to everyone. Thanks!

[robertclare]

Very helpful. In my experience the yellow marked penalty area causes the most confusion.

[Bazza]

Looking at the rules (16.1b), after establishing where your nearest point of complete relief is from an immovable object, when dropping your ball you then do this within 1 club length of the NPOR, not nearer the hole which you didn't mention in the video?

[blakeah]

When taking relief from the cart path, are you not entitled to get a club length from the nearest point of relief, no nearest the hole?

[BKMadeInUSA]

Suggestion for another video: Neil and Jezz cover rules that have significantly changed over the last 50 (?) years that have different penalties/results, etc. Some of the current videos touch on rules that have changed, but if a video(s) could cover before and now. Example: Loose Impediments in Sand trap used to not be allowed to be touched. Now you can move them. So, cover what used to happen along with the penalty, and what is allowed now. Another example would be - I believe it used to be that you had to strike the ball with the 'striking' face of the club, and I believe it used to also be you couldn't hit the ball with the back of a putter unless the front and back were the same, however I've seen golfers in the last last 10 years hitting it with the back and even the toe (Vijay Singh) into the cup without being penalized. I've enjoyed studying the rules for more than 50 years, but now I can't rely on my memory to cite rules and penalties as they change. Videos specifically on CHANGED rules would be helpful.

[ericgodsoe]

Just a question.
Do you get stance relief from the cart path? If your ball is on grass but you would stand on path.

[genineregante]

Thank you. Very informative. And well explained.

[DGvisuals]

I'm thinking of coming back to golf after 6 or so years away from the game, I'd heard there had been rule changes/simplifications which was a good positive step, but there's still a long way to go - that last rule seems bonkers!