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Conference 7.286::golf

Title:Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference!
Notice:FOR SALE notes in Note 69 please! Intros in note 863 or 61.
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Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2129
Total number of notes:21499

804.0. "Leaf rule? Or two-stroker." by LESCOM::CLOSE () Wed Nov 01 1989 13:28

    Is there a  rule concerning balls lost under piles of leaves, which
    would otherwise being easily findable?
    
    At Stow south last Sunday I lost two balls in leaves. Now, when
    I hit a lousy shot, it may cost me two strokes; that's the game.
    But these were decent shots, and under non-Autumn conditions I would
    certainly find the ball and have a shot. In one case it was right
    on the tree line (12th hole) in my usual place, but I never found
    it under six inches of dry leaves. On 17 I hit slightly over the
    green. I've been there many times. In fact, I had my club in hand
    to play the next shot, but the ball was somewhere under piles of
    leaves.
    
    Losing those four strokes killed me. Any local rulings for this
    time of year?
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804.1I use it all the time!!!AIMHI::CORRIGANWed Nov 01 1989 14:022
    
    Yes there is. See note 786
804.2Winter RulesUSEM::VOUTSELASThu Nov 02 1989 14:1921
    I think what you are talking about is the famous
    "winter rules" provision of golf.
    
    You've seen pros clean and drop on fairways on TV if governed by
    winter rules.
    
    We play: if seen in the fairway ,drop no penalty.
    If off fairway, but seen , and agreed , play from rough or
    woods , no penalty.
    
    If "gone" and seen and agreed, normal penalty.
    
    On greens, remove anything in front of putt line.
    Can't sweep with putter or feet to remove dew or water.
    
    Clean and drop on any plugs.
    
                             Angelo