What is the 90-Degree Rule in Golf
June 28, 2022
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022
Friday, September 9, 2022
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Club Championship
Congratulations to all the winners.....
There was some question as to using the course handicap which has been used all year this season and the USGA handicap... so here is the comparison. The places did not change.
Monday, August 29, 2022
Friday, August 12, 2022
Aug. 10
What is the golden rule of golf?
Play the ball as it lies. Don't move, bend, or break anything growing or fixed, except in fairly taking your stance or swing. Don't press anything down.
Friday, August 5, 2022
August 3
Golf Rules: bunker shots...https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/topics/bunkers.html is a good short video about the rules to watch.
You get free relief in a bunker when you have interference from an abnormal course condition (such as a drain or steps, temporary water, and ground under repair). If you want to take relief for an unplayable lie, you have the three standard one penalty stroke relief options of stroke and distance, back-on-the-line between the ball and the hole, or lateral relief within two club-lengths, except that you must drop your ball in the bunker for options two and three. Plus you have an additional fourth option, this time for two penalty strokes, that allows you to get out of the bunker by going back-on-the line between the ball and the hole as far back as you’d like.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
july 27
The red stakes on a golf course indicate a lateral water hazard. A lateral water hazard is different from a normal water hazard for it is lateral or it runs alongside the line of play. Simply put, a normal water hazard runs across the line of play while the lateral water hazard runs adjacent to the line of play
The red lines on a golf course also indicate a lateral water hazard.
It is worth noting that a single body of water hazard could have its side marked differently depending on whether its parts run adjacent or across the line of play. That is to say a water hazard could have a yellow stake or line from one side and a red stake or line from the other side depending on its position and coverage on a golf course.
*You either play your ball (if possible) or apply the one-stroke penalty and take a drop for having your ball in a lateral water hazard.
*There are two options to drop a ball in this scenario. One is by dropping your ball within two club lengths of the point where the ball crosses or touches the hazard, no nearer the hole. The other is to go to the opposite side of the lateral water hazard and drop your golf ball at a spot on the hazard’s margin that is equidistant from the hole. All of these are explained in detail in Rule 26.
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Monday, July 11, 2022
July 6th
If you can't find your original ball within three minutes of searching, it is then determined to be lost. Unfortunately, now you must take the stroke-and-distance penalty for this and return to the tee or where you last played your shot from.
This is the LOCAL rule for SUNHILLS men's and ladies league play.
The player can either return to the spot of the previous shot in the event of a lost ball or a ball out of bounds, OR the player can NOW take a drop in the nearest spot of the fairway (within two club-lengths of the edge of the fairway), no nearer the hole than where the ball crossed the OB line or was lost, with a two-stroke penalty.
example. hit 1- ball is lost., replace in fairway add 2, so you would be hitting your 4th shot. 
Friday, July 1, 2022
June 29
The main rule of golf is to play fair. Even on the back cover of the rule book it states to 1) play the course as you find it 2) play the course as it lies and 3) if you can't do either, do what is fair. So fairness is a key to golf. There will be times when playing golf that you are tempted to cheat. Standing out in the woods and your ball is right behind a tree, the temptation to kick the ball over a few feet to get a good shot. Don't do it! Golf is a game of etiquette and conscience. The game will be more rewarding if you always play by the rules and play fair.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
June 22
What is the new OB rule in golf? “When a player's ball has not been found or is known or virtually certain to be out of bounds, the player may proceed as follows rather than proceeding under stroke and distance. For two penalty strokes, the player may take relief by dropping the original ball or another ball in this relief area (see Rule 14.3):
Friday, June 17, 2022
Friday, June 10, 2022
June 8
Through the Uprights to the Flag.....
Golf Rule: According to Rule 11.1b, when a ball is played from on the putting green and it accidentally hits any person, animal or movable obstruction including another ball in motion on the green, the player must cancel that stroke and replace the ball and replay the stroke.
oops... Closest to the hole correction. Susan was 3' 11" and Laurie was 4' 10"......
Monday, June 6, 2022
June 1
Rule: Where to place your ball between the Tee Markers-- review. Where can I tee it from? Your ball must be between the two markers, but you can stand outside. You may tee your ball up to two club-lengths behind the markers, but not an inch in front. Your front foot can be in front of the markers, though.
for your review- What to do if you miss hit from the tee- if the ball lands back on the tee box you can tee it up on the second shot... https://youtu.be/xjDD0Z99m9c
Friday, May 27, 2022
May 25th
5 Golf Etiquette Rules
- Silence is golden. As a courtesy, do not move or make any noise when a fellow player is up to putt.
- Take your time, but not too much. ...
- Losing the game can be frustrating, but losing your cool is significantly worse. ...
- Watch where you stand. ...
- Respect the green.
Friday, May 20, 2022
May 22
Golf Rule- red stakes ---- When a golfer hits their ball in a red-stake lateral water hazard, the golfer has two options, to drop the ball, take relief and incur a one-stroke penalty: Drop the ball within two clublengths of where the ball last crossed the margin (boundary) of the hazard, making sure the ball is no closer to the hole or play it where it Lies
Monday, May 16, 2022
Saturday, May 7, 2022
May 4- Gutts
Rule of golf: As of 2019 rule changes its now legal to tap spike marks or other blemishes in the green.
Monday, May 2, 2022
Monday, February 28, 2022
President Welcome Letter....
Hi there Ladies! With the
snow on the ground outside, it’s hard to believe that golf season is just
around the corner, but before you know it we’ll be out there enjoying our
favorite sport! I can hardly wait! Mark
your calendars now, because our opening social/ice breaker fun scramble will be
on Wednesday, April 6th and regular league play will begin the next
week. Remember that you are responsible
for making your own tee times each week..
This year’s league registration form is attached to this
email. Please fill it out and get it to
me no later than March 31st.
If you have any golfing friends or know of anyone who would like to join
our awesome league, please forward the info to them as well! A copy of our Plays of the Days for this
season is also attached.
Good news – The Ringer Book is
back!! It cost an additional $5.00 for
anyone who wants to join that competition. You can either pay your $5 the first
day you play league, or new this year, you can add it to your registration dues
and send it in with them. For those of
you who have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s a quick rundown on what the
ringer competition is all about:
The
Ringers competition is a fun little challenge that lasts all season. It allows players to better their own score
on each hole over the season. At the end
of the season, all of your best scores for each hole are calculated to give one
18-hole score. The more rounds you play,
the better chance you have to improve your hole by hole score and your final
Ringer’s score. Each player will be
responsible for keeping track of their own ringer scores in the ringer book
that will be available on the Ladies Association table.
Special
Notes:
*Just a reminder .... All members of the Sun Hills Ladies Golf
Association must have an active 18-hole UGA handicap. -NO EXCEPTIONS-
Handicaps must be established no later than May 31, 2022.
*We will again be having our closest to the hole contests each
week. Please make sure that you each have a
measuring tape in your bag, so you can use it to measure your distance to the
hole.
*A new POD (Play of the Day) schedule will be posted to the blog
and put up at the course. (I've also
attached a copy to this email) There
will also be a sign put up at the check in desk, reminding you of the specific
play of the day for that day.
*At the closing social we voted that we would no longer have to
fill out the little POD sheets each week.
Please just put your signed scorecard in the container on the Ladies
table after your round and I’ll take care of the rest.
* The play of the day fee is $4 per week again this year.
*
Just a reminder, the following rule was approved by the league last year: Tuesday is designated as an optional day to
play for the league. We would still
prefer you to play on Wednesday, if at all possible, but the new option means
that if you cannot play on Wednesday of a specific week, for any reason, you
can play the Tuesday before and it will still count as league
play. (You still need to pay the $4 POD
fee). However, those who play on Tuesday will not get a chance to play
for closest to the hole that week. You will need to make your own tee
time and you must play with another member of the league.
*Mike
wanted me to let you know that Sun Hills has raised their rates across the
board by $1 per nine holes. The punch passes are still by far the best deal.
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