The Rules Of Golf

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The Rules of Golf

Golf is a game where integrity is valued above all and fairness is omnipresent. Golf rules exist to help players to remain true to the game, true to their opponents and true to themselves. They do not exist as they do in most other sports to ensure competitors don't cheat. There is an important distinction there. It is utterly common to hear of a golfer competing in a major championship that has called a rules violation on himself, even though no one else could possibly have seen it. The penalty for the infraction may have caused him to lose the tournament or cost him thousands of pounds in potential prize money.

Etiquette
Rule 1 - The Game	Rule 18 - Ball at Rest Moved
Rule 2 - Match Play	Rule 19 - Ball in Motion
Rule 3 - Stroke Play	Rule 20 - Lifting and Dropping
Rule 4 - Clubs	Rule21 - Cleaning Ball
Rule 5 - The Ball	Rule 22 - Ball Interfering with or Assisting Play
Rule 6 - The Player	Rule 23 - Loose impediments
Rule 7 - Practice	Rule 24 - Obstruction
Rule 8 - Advice	Rule 25 - Ground Conditions
Rule 9 - Stroke Information	Rule 26 - Water Hazard
Rule 10 - Order of Play	Rule 27 - Lost Ball or out of Bounds
Rule 11 - Tee Ground	Rule 28 - Ball Unplayable
Rule 12 - Searching For Ball	Rule 29 - Threesomes and Foursomes
Rule 13 - Ball Played as it Lies	Rule 30 - Three Ball, Best Ball, Four Ball Match Play
Rule 14 - Striking The Ball	Rule 31 - Four-Ball Stroke Play
Rule 15 - Wrong Ball;Subsituted Ball	Rule 32 - Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions
Rule 16 - Putting Green	Rule 33 - Committee Administration
Rule 17 - Flagstick	Rule 34 - Disputes and Decisions

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