Golf Rules Divots In The Fairway #golf

Golf instructor Mark Crossfield poses four common rules scenarios regarding ball lies in divots on the fairway, unhealed replaced divots, scrape marks, and divots in the first cut of rough. He prompts golfers to test their knowledge of the official Rules of Golf in the video comments.

• Understand how the official Rules of Golf handle a ball resting inside a fairway divot.
• Recognize the distinction between active divots, loose replaced divots, and general surface scrape marks.
• Know how relief rules differ when your ball lies in the fairway versus the first cut of rough.

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