Play the ball as it lies, Play the course as you find it, and if you cannot do either, do what is fair. But to do what is fair, you need to know the Rules of Golf.
Golf is one of the most complicated games in the world, I could not simply give you one rule which was detailed enough for anyone to understand without blabbing on for about 10 paragraphs. So the little quote above, taken from the R & A rule book explains it best.
Golf is a game of many rules, the main one of which is that the goal is to reach the final hole with as few swings as possible. This is why the phrase "A hole in one" is so popular, it refers to making it to the hole in just one swing of the golf club.
13 rules of golf. Please see related link.
By the rules. 14 clubs
Breaking the rules of golf either result in a one or two shot penalty or disqualification in stroke play and a loss of hole in match play.
no because you can only have one golf ball on the tee.
Royal & Ancient Golf Ass'n., U.K.
The rules of golf including rules on equipment as well as Amateur status are run and maintained by The R&A and USGA.
Mark Russell has written: 'Golf rules plain & simple' -- subject(s): Rules, Golf
there are 12 rules in table tennis
I have a copy of the rules and a mint edition of the game
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I can give you two examples. At my golf course, we have to play off cart paths, whereas the rules state a free drop is allwed. Also we are allowed a one club length free drop if our ball is within two club lengths of a sprinkler head (in the line of play of course), the rules of golf state no relief is given.