Don't Be A Cheat! Learn These 10 Misunderstood Golf Rules! | Hannah Holden Golf
PGA-standard instructor Hannah Holden explains 10 of the most frequently misunderstood Rules of Golf to help players avoid unnecessary penalty strokes. She covers critical scenarios such as taking relief from paths, identifying a ball in the rough, and the 'known or virtually certain' standard for penalty areas. This guide is essential for any golfer looking to compete fairly and efficiently on the course.
You can only remove sand or mud from your line of play if your ball is on the putting surface, unless it was deposited there after your ball came to rest.
Boundary objects (like out-of-bounds stakes) are fixed; you cannot move them and must either play around them or take an unplayable lie penalty.
When taking free relief from an artificial obstruction, you must use the 'nearest point of relief,' not the 'nicest' point, even if it leaves you in a difficult lie.
Always mark your ball's position with a tee or marker before lifting it to identify it in the rough to avoid a one-shot penalty.
To treat a ball as being in a penalty area without finding it, you must be 95% certain (known or virtually certain) that it finished there.