[jlab-9hgl 00090] Very late League note to new members.

[David Buckle]

I was going to send this only to our new members but on an afterthought 
decided to send it to
all league members.  We do have a large number of New Members this year! 
and that is Great.
DB.
This note is intended for those new to the game or others who have never 
looked at a rule
book before.
Most of the league has heard about the rules of golf.
   If you haven't already done so, check out the USGA 
<http://www.usga.org> pages referred to on our golf home page 
<http://www.jlab.org/intralab/committees/jag/sports/golf/>.
If you don't have a little rule book see some of our USGA member players 
and see if they have
an old one (better than none) to carry with you or read a little.  We 
will still have discussions
about what the rules are, but that is the source of them. they do change 
and keeping up with those
is easy by using the USGA pages.
   Several very basic ones are
   1) Any time you attempt to strike the ball and miss, "thats a stroke 
- count it" the key word here is
       "attempt" ( that is, you fully intended to hit the ball) on this 
YOU are THE JUDGE.
    2) On the teeing ground, you take a practice swing and accidentally 
strike the ball on or off of the tee
          That is not a stroke  - re-tee or replace the ball (even if 
you have to go get it)
      3) unintentionally striking  the the ball, through the green 
(after teeing off and before going in the whole),
          is a stroke. Count it! and play the next one from the new 
location.
   4) in hazards, including sand traps,  You may not ground your club 
nor take a practice swing which strikes the hazard
       except for the actual stroke taken.  If you don't know what 
constitutes a hazard, ask someone or look it up in the rules.
       Hazards are  sand or water or areas marked as hazards like the 
cliffs at Pebble Beach and the rocks, they are delimited
     by RED stakes or lines. A ball touching a line is in the hazard

   5) Golf etiquette - main rule don't talk or walk around while members 
of your playing group are hitting or putting.

There are many more rules but they all make good sense and they are 
designed to make the game easier to play
and allow us to take some penalty shots in lieu of trying to make shots 
that are impossible for us - "unplayable lies"
ALSO read our own JLAB 9 Hole Golf League Rules 
<http://www.jlab.org/intralab/committees/jag/sports/golf//jlab_golf_league_rules.htm> 
on the web page to see some of our special rules for league play.


And finally,   HAVE FUN and enjoy the game anyway you can!

-- 
Dave Buckle Home Account
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