Basic Golf Rules for Beginners

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Basic Golf Rules for Beginners
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Teeing Off

• Tee anywhere between the markers (not in front)
  and no more than two club-lengths behind the
  front edge of the markers
• Color differences in markers

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Play it as it lies

• Cant move, press down, or break anything growing
  except to fairly take your stance

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Out of Bounds

• This applies to anywhere outside the boundary of
  the golf course
• Normally out of bounds is marked with a series of
  white post
• What if you hit out of bounds?

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Lost Ball

• Provisional Ball

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Free Drop

• When can you lift your ball and move it without
  penalty?

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Unplayable Ball

• Can deem a ball unplayable anytime and anywhere,
  except in a water hazard
• Examples ball up against a tree or under a bush

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On the Putting Green

• What if you are putting and your ball strikes
  another ball or the flag?
• Marking your ball?

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In the Rough

• What can you remove?
• When is there a stroke penalty?

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Whiff

• Is a whiff considered a one stroke penalty
  stroke?
• Answer Yes because you tried to strike the
  ball, it was considered in play.