8 RULES GOLFERS BREAK... WITHOUT REALISING!!

In this video, Neil Tappin is joined by Jeremy Ellwood to look at the 8 rules golfers break without realising! These are all things you might be doing during the course of 18 holes that you don't think are a problem but you could actually be breaking the rules. Our 8 rules golfers break without realising video will show what you can and can't do to ensure you do not end up having to add penalty shots to your final score!
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[@jeffmartin3406]

If you are over a 15 handicap, forget everything you just heard and have another beer.

[@francus7227]

Exactly. I keep score by I.Q. ....... and usually win. But enjoy losing. Brilliance should be embraced.

[@oncallkiller]

1 beer every 4 holes with one in thr clubhouse before you tee off and a porkpie on the 8th is the perfect pace of play i feel

[@longfamily7134]

That’s me, baby.

[@theCranesUS]

Amen. Range finder hahaha. They can’t stop me using the one eye closed, beer in hand method.

[@Lamster66]

If you tried to enforce these penalty strokes with the people I play with, you be trying to get out of the rough the bunker or water hazard they'd just thrown you in.

[@waynebeaver4096]

Wow, I’m 15 strokes behind and I haven’t even tee’d off on the first hole.

[@noschitt7149]

You should stay on the range then

[@curtisseely4307]

TRUTH

[@DevilsLuck72]

Sounds like you golf like me. For fun, not for competiton and stuffy traditions. Drink a few beers have a few laughs and play by the rules but dont follow them to a Tee!

[@yoholmes273]

Greatest golf advice I've ever heard sir. 🫡

[@kenelder5182]

Between the hand wedges out of the bunker, the relief from boulders in the rough, the mulligans off the tees and the dropped balls in the fairway near where the previous one sailed into the forest, it's probably safe to say I have never played an "official" round of golf in 35 years of playing golf.

[@3DGFan9000]

same. I would also say that while not playing competitive, if i actually followed all of these rules it would ruin golf for me.

[@taylordial9107]

Everyone gets a breakfast ball off of the first tee

[@LanceCampeau]

"the dropped balls in the fairway near where the previous one sailed into the forest" lol.... yup

[@tedzink4574]

@@LanceCampeau That used to save 5 minutes, now it saves 3. 3 minutes x 4 guys x 18 holes = one long ass day.

[@Y_M1967]

Which is why golf is the greatest game, probably the hardest game to play the high level.

[@calebreasons]

I’m going to enforce all of these rules on my mates the next time we go to the links. They will love me for it.

[@vicO1323]

Make sure you drove.

[@shadowhenge7118]

Enjoy your solo games in the future.

[@aaronsherwood8165]

I love these rules that are less know than others. There are guys in my men’s club that don’t care for me ar times

[@jonc3295]

The only game in the world where you are considered a bad sport for playing to the rules. Why is that?

[@MarkSmithhhh]

I know me too lol

[@cullencolgan2364]

Imagine playing with this dude

[@thatcoffeefella]

Golf police 🚨

[@kauaigold]

I’ll give it til hole 6 before he’s picking himself out of a hedge

[@Unplugged704]

Loose impediments: Suppose the ball rolls under and is fully covered by leaves, 1 foot around (late september/October) under a tree. Leaves being loose impediments, how much can be removed or allowed to be removed?

[@jeff3putt]

We all have that friend don't we?

[@dillonconner9751]

NICE SHOT!! Do it again, rule breaker.

[@donisenberg3032]

I play as a solo often and get paired with people I don’t know. I’m a fairly good player and I typically tell my new partners on the first tee, ‘I don’t care what you do in regards to the rules. If you need to tee it up on each shot in order to have fun, then do it.’

[@underthetrees4780]

Outside of a tournament or a bet, this is the way. I play ready golf and don't worry about particulars unless someone says loser buys the beer.

[@billnotice9957]

The 10 pick up rule. If you are ever hitting an 11th shot. Pick up the ball and go to the next tee. Place an "X" on the scorecard. I did this once with a stranger and he called the marshal who then broke us up. What a jerk that guy was. I had the other two golfers I was paired with shake my hand on the 19th green saying how embarrassed they were playing with him. The GREAT golfer was voted out and I was invited in lol !!

[@anthonyat2401]

@@billnotice9957 Ambiguous - whose ball did you pick up, yours or his?

[@billnotice9957]

@@anthonyat2401 Mine. I was sitting 11 just off the green. TWO OB's and one water shot and a bunker.

[@anthonyat2401]

@@billnotice9957 Fair enough Bill. I've seen my fair share of arrogant idiots interfering with other players' balls (!). Total lack of respect. No idea why anyone would have a problem with your actions (probably the same sort of idiots). ; )

[@HowardBrazee]

It's always good to know the rules, even if you aren't playing by them. If you think of them by default, you won't be surprised when you play an occasional tournament where they are enforced.

[@lencavallaro6781]

I was at The Players one year and a competitor’s tee shot settled on the concrete cart path on 18. I was a few feet away. He determined at a glance that his nearest point of complete relief would have put the ball on the side of the hill. He quickly grabbed his hybrid, took a full swing and caught the ball solidly without so much as a spark.

[@richardinnenberg4807]

When I play golf I play strictly by the rules. Someday, I dream of having someone, maybe a friend, really anyone, who will actually play with me.

[@DevilsLuck72]

#life

[@LazyBoyZR1]

I guess I'm lucky that I grew up with the same emphasis on playing by the rules. When I saw happy gilmore for the first time I died. It was that real for me when he's getting beep out screaming about play it where it lies etc. Funny stuff cause it hit home.

[@Unplugged704]

I play casual rounds with friends under relaxed play. However when we play for $$, I play by the rules. Unfortunately they still want relaxed rules.

[@lesliedevlin8501]

I always play by the rules Les from Perth WA ⛳🏌️⛳🏌️⛳🏌️💯💯💯👍👍👍👀👀👀

[@darkshadowsx5949]

I'd play with you but i have the triple bogie curse. luckily i have many coworkers who play golf.

[@SecularM0nk]

If anyone watching this is single and wondering what marriage is like... this is it.

[@mrkongen98]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@justandy333]

🤣🤣🤣 Ahhh the longest sentence in the English language...... 'I do'

[@jakegaming818]

Well played sir

[@afkathisguy]

This comment is criminally under-liked

[@brpitrepeters7983]

@@justandy333 The two saddest words in the World:: If Only...

[@unclecreepy4185]

This is the kind of video Kramer would watch just to make sure Steve Gendason was playing correctly. Because a rule is a rule, and let’s face it, without rules, there’s chaos.

[@tomgio1]

This was very helpful! Most rules tutorials bore me to tears or get too in the weeds, but this one was clear and understandable. Much thanks.

[@tjhill9479]

Ive been playing golf my whole life and didn't know 5 of the 8. Great video! Very informative!

[@danielthomas495]

Great video! Thankyou to both Golfers for the advice and help provided!! Love to see more like this and I will definately subscribe!!

[@wegarnett]

Since I stopped keeping score years ago, I feel free to break whatever rule I like.

[@bobsofia68]

A good walk unspoiled, sounds fun.

[@PanglossDr]

Then you are not playing golf, it is something else.

[@wegarnett]

@@PanglossDr sorry, it's still golf

[@toddgrant4268]

Whatever allows u to have fun with your hard earned money. Snobs need not apply

[@PanglossDr]

@@wegarnett I guess then if you insist it is Golf you are just admitting that you cheat by breaking the rules.

[@johngibbins3094]

Clear and easy to understand presentation on the rules golfers need to know . Excellent !!!

[@michaelricciuto9968]

I play with retired guys that love playing golf. Some are 80, have ailments, so we toss the rule book out and play to enjoy being able to play anyway with no restrictions.. We aren’t competing, we are playing to enjoy our company in the outdoors in the venue we love. How we play the game is no one else’s business. We don’t maintain handicaps or play in tournaments that mean anything. We also don’t care what anyone else’s think about it. lol we don’t even keep score. We play closest to the pin on par threes for a few dollars.

[@PanglossDr]

That is fine but if you are ignoring the rules you are playing another game, not Golf.

[@jhat74]

Great video guys. My son is a junior golfer and plays tournaments. He's at the age where caddies are no longer allowed in tournament play (dad helping with rules and club selection). The video reinforces many of the things I already tell him like "ask your playing partner if you can finish a putt", "make sure the slope is off on the range finder," "always verbally declare you're hitting a provisional" and "know how to take a drop from a cart path".

[@anneonymous7737]

Well articulated and very enlightening, thank you!

[@stephenmarais3484]

One other thing I would add in Rule 2 besides announcing you playing a provisional is identifying the ball (Use a different brand of ball say what number the first ball was and use a different number if its the same brand), scenario is what if you hit it in the same spot and find only one ball, was it your first or your second could lead to a few issues in match play.

[@mrradman2986]

Absolutely, unless you have clearly indicated to your playing partners which were the first and second balls before you reach the spot and begin looking both could be considered lost.

[@properjob79]

sod law,done this twice in my 7 years

[@anthonyat2401]

The rules do not require a player to do that.

[@franceshawe9572]

@@anthonyat2401 you must be able to identify your ball. In a match you could lose a hole if you lose sight of where exactly your ball landed and had not got an identifying mark on it. Manufacturers make numerous balls with same numbers so a referee or opponent may not accept name and number as being your ball.

[@anthonyat2401]

@@franceshawe9572 You would never make a lawyer. The rules require YOU to be able to identify your ball; not anyone else. Tell me where it is stated that the "identifying marks" on your own ball must be communicated to others. Players idly suppose and construe all sorts of things, which lead to disputes that are fiercely waged, without anyone ever having actually read the ROG.

[@markleech1364]

really useful and simply explained, would love to see more of this.

[@fudhater8592]

#1: You forgot to mention that after you find the nearest point of relief, from there you get 1 club length

[@RJMConsultingCDOs]

True enough. Also, if the area of the drop is a slope that makes the ball roll back toward the path, I'm not sure that you can play the drop if you are NOT taking complete relief (meaning, your feet are still on the path). If that's true, you can make the drop again, with same result, allowing you to place the ball at the point of the drop. In a tough situation in a competitive match, you will be complying with the rules but still have the benefit of placing the ball at the point of the drop. Makes the best of a bad situation.

[@SpaceCowboyCO]

Also, the drop area can not be in a penalty area (or OB). This includes if your feet or swing would touch any part of the penalty area. We have several spots on our home course with a penalty area to the side of the cart path and have seen many players try to insist the nearest point of relief is in a penalty area which is wrong.

[@bradchinn7676]

Great video for a beginner like me. Thanks for clearing these things up.

[@richardsomebody996]

Thanks!!! Greatly appreciated...

[@phillipbowles6173]

So you mean to tell me Happy didn’t have to chip it off the bug and over the scaffolding when shooter hired that guy to hit him with the car!!!

[@rollo1002]

Actually, now that I think about it they gave him the option but it would mean him having to come back tomorrow and by then the house would be sold. So he chose to play the shot.

[@eddieblackford4919]

Shooter didn't have to hit the ball off of Frankenstein's foot

[@dudeman32123]

its a good thing I don't play with anyone good enough to care about these rules

[@ryanskogg5211]

Agreed. But, it is a highly informative video nonetheless.

[@keithcunningham923]

"Real" golfers would not play with anyone who doesn't play by these rules. You go out and hack up the course every weekend and STILL can't break 💯. Jack wagons like you will not last long in a Men's Club.

[@ryanskogg5211]

@@keithcunningham923 wow, I bet you are fun at parties. I have survived just fine in Men's Clubs, and we don't wig out when someone asks what you hit.

[@richr2310]

Playing by a uniform set of rules let's everyone enjoy the game more because they know how they placed is completely fair.

[@matthewm7867]

@@keithcunningham923 Sorry kyle, I mean Keith...I wouldn't play with you if they paid me. I go out maybe 4 times a year to have fun not to police myself. Sometimes I don't even keep score because I want to focus on making contact and not concerned with score.

[@TheYoyozo]

Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed it and since I am playing more golf then ever, I feel I should finally learn the rules in more detail.

[@markwoldin162]

Beautifully done. Thank you.

[@richardsaucier9823]

Thank you for clarifying some rules. Those of us who really care about improving and playing properly will appreciate it.😁

[@thriftest]

Break all of these rules to have more fun with my group each round!

[@thomaswrigley7343]

As long as its not in a comp do what you want to have more fun

[@n4nurfknb1ness52]

Good luck making it to the tour!! Haha jk

[@hasenpfeffer2975]

The real problem is when an amateur who plays only for fun and breaks a few rules plays a real match and finds being forced to play by the rules messes with your head and confidence for that round.

[@EngineerCatPyro]

@@hasenpfeffer2975 exactly right. That's why you gotta know what's going on. Some of the rules are just silly and the changes to the new ones just brings more issues up for debate.

[@zachmalueg261]

Yes sir! Don’t break the wrong green rule though lol

[@norman4rd]

Very well explained. Thanks for a great video.

[@Entenbemaler]

Nice photography and colors as well :) Thank You!

[@tombryant52jumpscoach]

I've read a lot of comments and became a bit disturbed by them. I think it's important to understand that the spirit of golf is as important or more important than any other aspect of the game. I found that only by playing by the rules and keeping your real, correct score are you able to gauge your improvement. It also creates a correct spirit and respect for the game which makes it immensely more pleasurable. I cheated my score for years thinking that I "Deserved" a better score than I was making (Often in the upper 90s just to get into the lower 90s). It made the game frustrating and afforded me no improvement. I decided to learn how to hit a ball properly and at the same time decided that I would play the ball where it lies and by the rules always. It was the most freeing thing I could have ever done for my game and it worked like magic. I am forever grateful to whatever power allowed me to see the light. I know what my real scores are now and when I improve a bit I know it's real. I'm not giving advice I'm just saying play by the rules and you will see what I am talking about. I shot an 82 in that same season. I hit two drivers out of bounds in the round. I counted the shots, assessed myself a penalty, and hit the 3rd shot from the tee on both holes. My friends told me to take a "Mulligan" but I did not. I broke 90 often that season. That 82 was a real score and came about because I was learning a consistent swing on the golf range and working on chipping and putting a lot. But I can say truly that knowing that my next shot was going to count for my score helped my focus and spirit for playing. Honest playing made me a better player and knowing at the end of the day that my score was one I truly earned made striving for improvement real labor of love. The game is so much more fun now. Try it and see what I mean. Because of what I have said I can say in earnest that I appreciate this video very much.

[@lyingcat9022]

I agree! I started doing the same and found my game improved almost immediately! Now I’m fine if people want to play easy golf with no real goal to improve… fluff up your lie, move your ball onto a better patch of grass, kick your ball back on the fairway, hell tee it back up mid hole for all I care. But at that point I think you should just toss out the score card, because it is mostly meaningless if you are not playing by the rules. At some point you are just practicing your swing on the course instead of on the range.

[@shepherdsknoll]

Play with your wife much ?

[@thetowndrunk988]

@@lyingcat9022 what’s a scorecard? Is it that thing on the steering wheel I usually toss in the trash, along with my first empty whiskey bottle, on hole 7?

[@jeremylong6229]

agreed im freshly returning to the game from a very long hiatus. I was never remotely good at it (haven't shot a round under 100 in my life). I remember me and my playing partners would take mulligans and break other rules that at the time we didnt feel were a big deal. Im not of the mindset that if your going to keep score you should be following all the rules of the game (to your best ability anyways) or the score doesn't actually matter at all as its not accurate.

[@lauraginesi4230]

Great video. Thanks. I play with my spouse a lot. He’s a stickler for rules (in ANY sport or game). Not worth arguing with him! I learned loads and play much better golf by sticking to the rules. Never fudging the scores on a card means I know when I am making a real improvement. My favourite lady partner (for,early a PE teacher) is similarly a stickler for getting it right.

[@sw1fty426]

No way is your name Neil Tappin that’s hilarious 😂😂

[@yanman12341]

Just give him the gimme everytime

[@jarobkid]

He was named after Happy Gilmore's golf ball

[@MTerrance]

Better than Shirley Tappin!

[@ScottoSoHotto82]

I was thinking the exact thing before I scrolled down lol.

[@GolfMonthly]

It's true!

[@andrewbrown3818]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@grantmourning189]

This was a very beautiful video!! From Minnesota, United States. The knowledge is lifelong!!

[@samwilkinson2534]

2:11 if only happy gilmore knew this when the TV tower fell, he wouldnt have needed to do a trick shot.

[@seanr1899]

Mabye he did know the rules. But he didn't feel like waiting. "I'll just beat him now"

[@evansavells1639]

He did know. They offered to take it out of the way but he said "no...I'm going to win right now."

[@jakemcphail3795]

No No No Shooter had hit it of Frankensteins fat foot!

[@adamrobinson6951]

@@jakemcphail3795 Had to play it from where it landed, in the condition it landed. Pretty sure there'd be a rule about endangering another human being that allowed a drop ball, but I'm not familiar enough with golf to know.

[@brianh2159]

Something like that would have suspended the tournament.

[@gspruyt]

Hi, I have two questions on these great subjects! One, if on a wrong green, where can you drop? On the apron or do you have to clear that as well? And two, if lying in deep rough, people tend to reach into the deep grass to be able to identify and or even pick it up. When retrieving your hand, the ball gets much more open in the grass because of these search and identify actions. In my opinion, you have to recover your ball with the grass which it was lurking under before playing. Because of improving your lie. Is that right? Great vid bye the way! Gr Gijs from The Netherlands

[@mabsalom1]

Very good, enjoyed that. I'm a bit of a geek for the lesser known rules & decisions and would love to see more. Nobody gives a toss in a fun round (which is pretty much all I play - if it's not fun, why do it?) but at least I know when I'm fudging the rules.

[@joetroupe893]

Very interesting. Thanx, guys. I leaned much.

[@richa9719]

When you don’t have someone supplying you clubs via a sponsorship, it’s somewhat of an unfair rule IMO to say your best option is to play it off the cart path.

[@neilsjoberg9654]

That has always been the rules-its actually easier to play and less harmful to your clubs off a path than you would believe. Question is do you "do" golf or "play golf",?; are shiny clubs more important than carding a genuine score?

[@trevenscott8833]

The option wasn't to play it off the cart path, but to drop it near the bush. Most people (myself included) tend to drop no closer to the hole (as in dropping for a hazard) but pick the better side of the cart path to drop it on.

[@A2Z1Two3]

@@trevenscott8833 The options were , play the ball OR take relief. The ball was on the path, so one of the options WAS to play it off the path . He said he would play off the path himself at the end.

[@trevenscott8833]

@@A2Z1Two3 Sorry, I was just trying to make to point that when most people take the drop, they do it like a lateral hazard and drop it "no closer to the hole" and move it into a more advantageous location instead of dropping where it should be, next to the bush.

[@SlapShotOffTheGlass]

Always a good idea to look at your options BEFORE marking the ball and picking it up. Once the ball is in hand, you’re stuck dropping by the bush.

[@Jared-nl2qw]

If u play a few rounds of golf a month rule breaking is a must to have fun when you ain’t touching the club as much as needed but cool vid got my sub 😁

[@integrito3323]

Great information! Thanks for the post! Liked and subscribed!

[@billyjohnson7661]

Interesting... thank you for the knowledge!

[@nevillecartwright7292]

Wow, very interesting guys! Thanks for sharing, however, I think if you apply all of these rules to your regular social weekday rounds, you soon won't have anyone to play with!! I found the rules regarding the range-finder very interesting as most people won't be aware of this one.

[@sergelepine2961]

On your putting out of turn rule you seem to have walked on his putting line. Not a penalty but material for another video!

[@ExbotHero]

I actually had the opponent in the regional matchplay championship (The final) calling on the referee to give me a penalty for accidentally walking in his putting line. (No mark in the ground or noting from my footstep, but he was convinced I should have a penalty.) No penalty of course. Just so you understand. His marker was literally invisible (a small GREEN button he claimed was from his favorite shirt). Not easy to see when I came from the bunker just to mark my ball. (I actually understood during the round why he used that invisible marker.) This was his trick: He always put the ball down and apparently ook up the marker. (As you might imagine I couldn't see his marker.) What I didn't see either was that he planted his foot on his real marker when he did this move. The next move was to put down the club in a straight line behind the ball and pick up the first marker on the fly, pretending to look for the line. (Almost impossible to spot.) Anyway, his loss. Never poke the bear. I always play better when I'm angry. Won 6 and 5. His cheating you say. I didn't care. I made my put from a couple of feet almost every time (the pitching part of the game is my strong suit.) He stole a yard here and there but didn't make the puts anyway. (The last hole the referee picked up on the same thing but couldn't say for sure what happened.) Still quite funny for me when he told the guy to change the marker or lose the hole. 😊 My motto: Never give an energy thief your energy in match play. Always play your game and let them self-implode!

[@16colinj]

@@ExbotHero P.Option .

[@RecklessRusty]

My childhood friends I golf with walk in my line every 18! I've told them this rule many times and it seems like common curiosity.

[@DR.K14]

I was thinking the same thing. I really thought that was the rule they were going to talk about. Most ppl tho just let the person putt out.

[@benhollington7119]

This is a great video...I don't agree with every rule being a good rule however to know them is massively helpful

[@angelineooi2341]

Such a useful video! Thank you.

[@stuart8200]

Really useful, Im assuming that the dual green scenario is only relevant when the 2 greens are clearly defined with some rough or fringe between them, rather than an old fashioned double green?

[@wadesworld6250]

Correct - a double green would not count as a wrong green, except in the rare case where they've drawn a line to differentiate it into two greens. In such a case, it would be noted in the conditions of competition.

[@lukeho555]

A double green can sometimes be considered a wrong green. It will usually be under the local rules and term of conditions for the particular course or tournament. It can be found under committee procedures.

[@5grasmere]

@@lukeho555 but how can it be defined as the wrong green out of the 2 if there is no defined physical separation between the greens ?

[@mikejones-go8vz]

@@5grasmere 165 ft putt 😳

[@weddo123]

I would give up the game if the boys always called each other out on these things.

[@Cyril_Squirrel]

OK then, where do you personally draw the line. I contend that the rules are the rules and one of the rules says you may not waive the rules.

[@benmain5642]

I think most of these were in the context of a competition, I doubt any casual players would know or care about most of these rules.

[@lukesanders2827]

I would never call anybody out on any of these things during casual play... but they might be good to know if we were playing for money

[@the_g1254]

@@Cyril_Squirrel well, if your just out playing for fun i don't really care how someone else plays their own game. but if your playing in a tournament then obviously the rules of golf apply even. but if your playing a match with your buddies and they all agree on a changed rule or something then I don't see an issue with that

[@Cyril_Squirrel]

@@the_g1254 Ok then, you're saying that when your playing a game with your mates, the guy who plays the stroke gets to devide which rules will apply. E.g. he has a gin shot, does that count, or he hits the ball out of bounds, does he incur a penalty, he hits the wrong ball,, penalty or not. He misses a putt by a hairs breadth, does he regard that as a holed ball. Where do you draw the line, if there are no rules you might as well go to a driving range. As a golfer who plays competition golf and social rounds it offends me when people don't respect the rules and the traditions of the noble game.

[@MoodyMike007]

Very helpful, thank you

[@10UPn2DOWN]

Well done, thanks

[@keithdavis9405]

Hi all, have played for 58 years. 66 years old. I now play, emphasis on play, where I want the ball to lie. I used to work at a job. Now I play at a game. Enjoy the walk and friends. Stay safe.

[@DaveSienknecht]

Do exactly what you want to do! As long as it's not a competition. I recently told a friend, "I'm moving this out of the divot; I don't care about divot practice."

[@jekutube9]

If I pay good money to play and hit a great drive in the middle of the fairway... and somebody didn’t repair a divot... you bet your £¥€~ I’m gonna move it . Right left or back a few inches!

[@jimknapp8731]

@@jekutube9 The worst error (IMO) in the latest rules revision. Failing to provide for relief from an unfilled divot allows a yahoo in front of me to negatively impact my game.

[@apaulmcdonough2170]

@@jimknapp8731 and the "Rule Change" you Desire will only create more damage and even less repair to the damage. "I Don't Need to fix this, the next guy can move his Ball anyway."

[@jimknapp8731]

@@apaulmcdonough2170 I don't know where you play, but that already happens - on both Muni and private courses (unless there are caddies cleaning up lazy golfers). If it was only an occasional thing it wouldn't be a problem.

[@nlbaymenfortunebay7887]

Glad to see that me and my partner break all the rules of golf when we go out 😂😂... dont even count our drop balls or out of bounds balls. And if the drive was awful just bring it to where you normally hit it

[@CarlVandenberg]

How do you keep score, or do you? Not that there's anything wrong with just going out and playing without keeping score, but if you play like that and keep score you are just lying to yourself and anyone else you tell what your score was.

[@paulread1599]

Very informative and useful.....also might be a good idea to try to get people to put a mark on their ball as I've been in a situation where I played the exact same ball as another player (only in practice) and exact same number. We both teed off then realized what had happened and had to pick our balls up and scratch the hole( it was a stableford mess about on a Friday evening). If everyone put a personal mark on their ball with a Sharpie before teeing off.....it would save a lot of hassle.

[@rickysamson8093]

Really good thanks

[@barrybr1]

My mate grounds his club on every bunker shot before his swing. To say we have a pretty loose view of the rules is an understatement.

[@atulkanagat521]

In the US now you can ground the club in a sand bunker.

[@mikemcdonald9337]

@@atulkanagat521 In a fairway waste bunker you can. Not sure you can in a green side bunker.

[@Greg-GT1]

You can't ground your club at all with either a practice swing or making the actual shot...end of story

[@professordoom7953]

Mike McDonald it's either a fairway bunker or a waste area, not both. Different rules apply to each. Waste area- ok , bunker (defined hazard)- not ok.

[@RetroRepairs]

@@atulkanagat521 Incorrect. You can ground your club in a marked hazard (ditch, pond, etc.), but never in a bunker.

[@gordonh5455]

Would be good if you could do a video about water in a Bunker, especially as we see that a lot during the winter.

[@jeremyellwood4515]

We cover that at the end of this video on the Golf Monthly website... www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/golf-rules/bunker-rules-every-golfer-needs-to-know-208566

[@sabredog1955]

Those of us in Canada call that ice in the winter. Our 4 seasons are June, July, August and Winter.

[@Rid3thetig3r]

@@sabredog1955 Scotland has 4 seasons too. Usually all on the same day.

[@unjourdef2]

@@Rid3thetig3r ​ As a Canadian who visited Scotland, I'm proudly agreeing with both of you

[@jplucky5783]

Just ran across this video. Super helpful!! One question ... tip #3 talks about finding yourself on the "wrong green". In the video there is a wide fringe, and the rule is to take the "nearest relief". So, should you drop on the fringe of the "wrong green" and play your iron shot from there? ... obviously you would potentially take a big divot out of the fringe.

[@alejandromunoz6021]

Great information

[@kmccoy1023]

...grab your oldest wedge and watch the sparks fly!!😂

[@apaulmcdonough2170]

If you don't like the Point of FREE Relief, you can declare it Unplayable and go with those Reliefs for a 1 Stroke Penalty.

[@TheNYgolfer]

@Ken McCoy- I would go for the green as if I had a good lie on grass. The only thing I would do different Is that I would use my playing partners club..lol

[@Keyser___Soze]

@@TheNYgolfer which would be illegal so if your going to play illegally then why not just put the golf ball in better spot where you like. So your comment makes no sense and it doesn’t pass as a joke because the whole reason you would use your “partners club” is so you didnt do something illegal which actually is illegal what you’re doing trying not to do something illegal.....🤦‍♂️

[@jaredkenyan2813]

@@Keyser___Soze Technically playing partners can share clubs as long as the total number of clubs between the two does not exceed 14 (Rule 4-4b). Of course that scenario is impractical and unlikely.

[@OllyBobHudson]

The London golf club 🙌🏼 bit pricy but so worth it what a track. Only played the international mind, it's just down the road from me

[@GolfMonthly]

Yes, great golf course - was in amazing condition!

[@tomlee812]

I was lucky enough to play there with the late Henry Cooper. Won it in a competition. Top bloke and top course.

[@OllyBobHudson]

Tom Lee must been an unreal experience that mate

[@golflre7179]

Thx! Great info!

[@peterstott9419]

Its been so long since I played,and nice for an update

[@jamieshannon9809]

There are only two things you need to know about "slope functionality" - whether the slope is up or down. This you can usually tell by the view in front of you.

[@trevenscott8833]

The slope functionality on my GPS gives me yardage adjustment (it's 156 but it plays 161), and that's what is breaking the rules.

[@mikejones-go8vz]

Exactly, I play with guys who use them on every shot within 200 metres, I usually call out to them, ‘the green’s there, 50 metres away!’ Often, they miss, or duff the shot, and I’ll call out, ‘ it should be about 30 now’ 🙄

[@brettleewilliams]

@@mikejones-go8vz I bet they love playing with you.

[@mikejones-go8vz]

@@brettleewilliams rereading my post and it does sound a bit over the top, probably why they don’t like playing with me 🤔🫣

[@stevengoldman5093]

Saw #7 (using the slope feature on a range finder) happen at the 2017 U.S. Amateur. A player's caddie was using it unintentionally, but then the player looked through the range finder on the 9th hole and realized that the slope feature was activated, so he called the rules official and called the penalty on himself and got DQed as they assumed the feature was active for all 9 holes.

[@thetowndrunk988]

The rule for slope is absolutely idiotic. Never understood that

[@RogueWraith909]

Good on the player, I hope the person they were playing with that day bought them a beer afterwards for their honesty.

[@carsonkelly2123]

Good advise, thank you!

[@stevehutch1531]

So many ways of breaking the rules but this helps. Thanks.

[@Currahee13]

I rolled my eyes so many times

[@airforceveteran379]

Informative but glad that I just play golf for fun and will continue to ignore most of these rules.

[@davidroman1654]

Group I play in has their own set of "rules". Everyone uses our "rules" so everyone is happy. We are there to have a enjoyable day and we usually do. And yes there is always money on the line.

[@Ant-kd4mc]

Useful. My mates need watch this!

[@leonskillings1298]

Great video. Next version should include something about the new flagstick handling rules.

[@helgapro4244]

One question ref. the case with ball lying on the fringe: if the shot from my playing partner out of the bunker covers my ball with sand, am I allowed to not only clean the fringe, but also the ball?

[@apaulmcdonough2170]

Yes, you would be allowed to clean the ball to the same condition it was lieing there before the Bunker Play threw sand on it. The same holds true anywhere on the Course if another's play changed Your Lie.

[@marty3055]

Regarding the rule about playing from the wrong green, how does that apply to double greens? The best example I can think off would be St Andrews, for example playing the 8th hole but landing on the portion of the green that is clearly the 10th. Does the rule differ in that scenario?

[@apaulmcdonough2170]

If your Hole is a Shared Green, you aren't on a Wrong Green.

[@murraywestenskow2896]

There's a difference between hitting a wedge off a green and a five iron - that's the point they were making in the video.

[@lanem4304]

@@murraywestenskow2896 I believe it doesn't matter if you hit a wedge or a 5iron - the point of the wrong green rule iirc is that you are not allowed to hit a ball if it is located on a wrong green; period. Whether putting/chipping/5iron etc. You must drop closest point of relief, no closer to the hole off of the green I believe.

[@divindave6117]

great video. Most golfers and me included sometimes bend the rules a but if just playing with friends. Ive played a lot of tournaments tho, where the rules must be followed by all for it to be fair. Let me tell ya, we are not all as good as we think we are once the rules are applied. Another thing most dont realize, is if the score is going to be posted for handicap purposes, then that round is required to be played by the rules.

[@kennywowie]

very good, thanks

[@paullaverysupport2127]

There's 2 ways to play golf. A mates round where is social and fun. And the correct way. Good to understand things as life is about learning lessons

[@GingeredRage]

I just watched the entire video and have never played a single hole of golf.

[@BatMan-xr8gg]

I don't know whether to be happy or sad for you. 👍

[@vicO1323]

I do the same thing when I watch motocross, windsurfing, soccer, skateboarding, tennis, ice skating, hockey, horse racing, sky diving, bungee jumping and probably a dozen other sports.

[@jeanregaudie]

Please more videos on rules. Very interesting.

[@grahammclean7842]

Great work guys, very helpful and easy to understand. 👍

[@reyleon67]

As a close friend of mine says “We’re not playing for Cadillacs” I’ll leave the inane rules for the pros.

[@jackandcanon563]

Would like to know what the ruling is with regard to playing from the "wrong green" when a course uses shared greens?

[@kylemc8851]

If a friendly game drop off the green, use common sense. If it was a tour event, play it as it lies...

[@tutteturunen6822]

he answers this in this video...

[@stupidas9466]

@@tutteturunen6822 no he doesn't, he refers to two greens really close with just a bit of fringe. I play one course that has a "peanut" shaped green with the mid section (the waist if you will) about 15 feet wide, and the upper part is the green for one hole and the lower for a different hole. There is nothing definitively separating one from the other.

[@Carlos2612933]

@@stupidas9466 if it's a true shared green, and one of the pins is what you are aiming at, you putt mate. It's not the wrong green if it's a shared green, just a bloody long putt. after all, you aren't going to take a wedge when on a green regardless.

[@Gunther703]

Nearest point of relief, but no closer to the hole. Play it like a cart path

[@AJ-br2iq]

Great video. I learned a lot.

[@theresasabella5869]

Excellent video.

[@CaptainCrunch486]

I absolutely love playing golf but must admit some of the rules are so pretentious and pointless!

[@adamgoodrich80]

i disagree with "pretentious and pointless"... "picky" maybe. but name a sport that doesn't have very particular, picky, often tough-to-define or tough-to-determine rules..

[@CaptainCrunch486]

@@adamgoodrich80 swimming

[@thomasjoseph4718]

@@CaptainCrunch486 I expect there are lots of rules in competitive swimming.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Every rule serves a purpose in order to produce a fair outcome. There are so many ways to bend the rules ever so slightly to better your score. If it's not in competition or for accurate handicapping, then it doesn't matter what you do - just don't say you shot 85 afterwards when you actually shot 95.

[@yadthink]

It's fascinating that such a small number of rules can be so complicated; at times, even for the Tour pros and their caddies.

[@PanglossDr]

The rules are simple, logical and consistent. What's your problem?

[@byronthwaits773]

Great Information

[@Beaches_south_of_L.A.]

This was a pretty cool video. Thanks.

[@jullianmark2577]

my handicap just went up , lol

[@BrianKrock]

How perfect that this dude’s last name is Tap In

[@rodchamp7510]

I get lessons from a guy called Dave Longdrive

[@dragonwizard16]

Thank you, I have broken as of some of my friends these rules. but we are beginners and now will know butter

[@marktorr3667]

Great tuto

[@Gunther703]

6. Pedantically...you can ask a playing “partner” (read teammate), but you can’t ask a playing “competitor” (read opponent), right?

[@RoyalMail40]

er...yes.

[@joelcrow]

What if the player has a 10 iron... 05:45 can I ask about that?

[@jaylucas9999]

that's a pitching wedge

[@interestedbystander196]

You can ask about anything, as long as it doesn't influence your shot. You can ask what club the guy used, as long as it is after you played your shot. That has no influence on your shot, club selection or approach yo the hole, so it is not _advice_ .

[@richardarmitage5757]

Nice work. Good and clear explanations. I wish they'd included improving lies in the rough. Something I see way too often! People seem to think it's ok to tamp the grass down behind the ball...

[@rjanzen3810]

because the title is "breaking rules WITHOUT REALIZING it"

[@richr2310]

I'm happy they finally addressed the rule about slope function on laser range finders, mine does have the slope feature but can also be switched off but initially it was ruled not legal for tournament play even though it could be switched off. Honestly the slope function is probably only useful for + index players and of course tour pros I never got lower than a 4.3 and only other than 1 hole in the 2 years I had it did it actually make a difference, I'm glad they finally got this right golf is a gentleman's game and being your own steward of the rules is right.

[@76MUTiger]

A good rule for manually calculating the effect of elevation change on yardage is the 1/1 ratio. Since most balls come down at a roughly 45 degree angle, then the effect is +/- 1 yard for every yard of elevation change. If the green is 15 feet higher than the golfer, then the green will play 15' longer to make up for the lack of fall at 45 degrees. This plays 3 yards longer. Conversely, if the hole is 3 yards below the golfer, the ball will fall that extra 3 yards while moving about 3 yards forward. The golfer must allow for this by hitting 3 yards less.

[@iriandasusilo572]

Very insightful, but if I demand my friends to follow these rules. I would be playing golf alone for the rest of my life 🤪

[@chrish6412]

and of course one only demands this when one is apt to make money from it. Otherwise, as the soccer ref says, play on.

[@GolfMonthly]

In our rules videos we are talking about the way to proceed in competition. When you are playing non-competition friendly golf with your friends you can take a different approach

[@petermcgill1315]

Well, there are friendlies and then there are the comps...

[@gr0bbelaar]

5:54 is that a 10-iron?!

[@AmoneyC]

Yeah, aka a pitching wedge

[@drywater_]

Many Japanese companies lable wedge as 10 iron

[@jeremyellwood4515]

It is indeed - from Honma

[@gr0bbelaar]

@@drywater_ Today I learned something new, I've never heard the expression before.

[@drywater_]

@@gr0bbelaar it makes sense given that practically every iron set made goes ...8, 9, p-wedge to just call it a 10 iron

[@bobhorner2717]

Thanks! Just what I needed. Minnedosa Manitoba

[@stevetutterow686]

I haven't played in 20 years, that was a great video for me!