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2010 RULES COMMITTEE - ELIZABETH HEINTZ, FRAN WALKER, BONNY WILCOX
AUGUST RULES QUESTION:
1Q. CAN A PLAYER MAKE A PRACTICE STROKE DURING THE
PLAY OF A HOLE?
2Q. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRACTICE STROKE
AND A PRACTICE SWING?
1A. NO THE PLAYER MUST NOT MAKE A PRACTICE STROKE
BETWEEN THE PLAY OF TWO HOLES, EXCEPT THAT SHE MAY PRACTICE PUTTING OR
CHIPPING ON OR NEAR:
(A) THE PUTTING GREEN OF THE HOLE LAST PLAYED,
(B) ANY PRACTICE PUTTING GREEN
(C) THE TEEING GROUND OF THE NEXT HOLE TO BE PLAYED
IN THE ROUND
PROVIDED A PRACTICE STROKE IS NOT MADE FROM A HAZARD
AND DOES NOT DELAY OR HOLD UP PLAY!!!
2A. A PRACTICE STROKE IS A STOKE INTENDED TO HIT THE
BALL, A PRACTICE SWING IS NOT A PRACTICE STROKE AND NOT INTENDED TO HIT
THE BALL.