No plan to change rule for ball in fairway divot
The 30 proposed changes to the Rules of Golf were revealed Wednesday, but one that didnt make the cut was allowing relief for a ball that lands in a divot hole in the fairway.We have no immediate plans to change this particular rule, said David Rickman, the R&As executive director of governance.Why not?The governing bodies point to one of the tenets of the game to play the ball as it lies. There can be bad outcomes from good shots, and good outcomes from bad shots.
Full list: Proposed changes to Rules of GolfRules of Golf modernization: Articles, explanations and videosTo provide relief in that situation would really challenge that principle, said Thomas Pagel, the USGAs senior director of rules.Said Rickman: Its part of golf.Another issue is defining a divot: Is every small indentation in the fairway a divot? What if its filled with sand? (Jack Nicklaus was among those who said sand-filled divots should be treated as ground under repair). Or partially replaced? With players questioning every spot in the fairway they think is unfavorable, it could become a pace-of-play nightmare. Pagel agreed that the rule is one we hear about a lot, but for now there are no plans to allow free relief.
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What if its unclear if your ball is in the fairway or rough? What if you're in a really old divot thats 99% grown back but your ball has mud on it and you want to clean so you throw a fit and claim its a divot just to subvert the rule? If they made all fairways lift clean and place, that would be a good rule change.
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Nowhere in the rules is a ball sitting in a divot otherwise provided for; no exception from "ball played as it lies" for divots exists. Therefore, there is no free relief for a ball sitting in a divot hole, even when that divot is in the middle of the fairway.
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No penalty under 13-2, but you are taking a big risk by repairing the pitch mark before playing. Not something I'd do in a competition. Since you are technically making an improvement on your line of play, I don't really know how close it has to be before a rules official dings you on it.
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What rule would you change if you could? One club face length you get to lift, clean, and place the ball in the fairway out of the divot. This rule has always been my pet peeve. Why should
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