tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post5496813980897013801..comments2023-10-23T11:26:57.943-05:00Comments on Free Keon: This Week in GolfNate Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867444995152451427noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-70365228144140358622010-04-09T19:53:26.827-05:002010-04-09T19:53:26.827-05:00That "not intending to hit a ball" only ...That "not intending to hit a ball" only applies to an unseen (normally) ball that is not yours. If you accidentally move your own ball it is a 1 stroke penalty and the ball must be replaced. If it's not replaced, it's 2 strokes. Don't try to fool the rules!Josh's Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-6880062457166351042010-04-09T08:57:03.324-05:002010-04-09T08:57:03.324-05:00So let me get this straight... If I just continual...So let me get this straight... If I just continually try to not make an "attempt to hit a ball" and just accidentally hit the ball towards the hole multiple times, then I could theoretically never make a stroke? Sign me up! Oh, and don't tell me that's not allowed because it's a “gentlemen's game”; any game that allows John Daly, Michelle Wie, and Vijay Singh to play is not, by definition, a gentleman's game!Josh's Dad's Sonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-22214100910760971112010-04-08T19:48:17.349-05:002010-04-08T19:48:17.349-05:00Did not hear about Wie? What happened? There was...Did not hear about Wie? What happened? There was another situation last week with Phil Mickleson. He tried to hit a ball out of the bad lie (right handed). The ball struck him and another ball also came out. He was penalized 1 stroke for the ball hitting him (not 2 as the commentators thought since the rule was changed 2 years ago), and no penalty for hitting a wrong ball since he did not make a stroke at it since the definition of stroke says it's an attempt to hit a ball.Josh's Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-41241473396017236302010-04-08T11:09:46.526-05:002010-04-08T11:09:46.526-05:00Thanks, resident rules official. We appreciate you...Thanks, resident rules official. We appreciate your input. What was your take on Wie's debacle two weeks ago?Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-69663734410224553442010-04-08T08:36:06.777-05:002010-04-08T08:36:06.777-05:00Looking back on last week, some good rules example...Looking back on last week, some good rules examples. A player hit a ball into a trash receptacle. The receptacle was a movable obstruction, so the ball was recovered, the receptacle moved, then the ball was dropped at a point on the ground below where the ball originally lay. Free relief, no penalty.Josh's Popnoreply@blogger.com