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With spring in the air and an increasing number of courses in the northern parts of the country opening up for the season, it’s time for a quick refresher on a few key handicapping and score posting ...

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Play the course as you find it and play the ball as it lies. Play by the Rules and in the spirit of the game. You are responsible for applying your own penalties if you breach a Rule, so that you ...

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Purpose of Rule: Rule 18 covers taking relief under penalty of stroke and distance. When your ball is lost outside a penalty area or comes to rest out of bounds, the required progression of playing ...

Purpose of Rule: Rule 23 covers Four-Ball (played either in match play or stroke play), where you and your partner compete as a side with each of you playing a separate ball. Your side’s score for a ...

Playing either as an individual or with a partner as part of a side, and Scoring either by gross scores (no handicap strokes applied) or net scores (handicap strokes applied). Most of the Rules apply ...

Q. What am I allowed to use to mark the spot of my ball? A. The spot of your ball must be marked with a ball-marker or with your club. A ball-marker is an artificial object such as a tee, coin, or ...