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Rules Features
The Game: Rules 1-3
Rule 1 - The Game
Rule 2 - Match Play
CDG
: What's the game today?
- Rule 2 and 3
CDG
: Decision 2-4/3
CDG
: Timing is Everything
- Rule 2-5
Rule 3 - Stroke Play
CDG
: Certainly Uncertain
- Rule 3-3
Clubs and the Ball: Rules 4-5
Rule 4 - Clubs
Rule 5 - The Ball
CDG
: Decision 5-3/2
Player's Responsibilities: Rules 6-9
Rule 6 - The Player
CDG
: Late has its limits
- Rule 6-3
CDG
: What do you know?
- Rule 6-6
CDG
: Anchors away
- Rule 6-6
Rule 7 - Practice
CDG
: We're talkin' about practice?
- Rule 7
Rule 8 - Advice; Indicating Line of Play
CDG
: Good advice
- Rule 8-1
Rule 9 - Information as to Strokes Taken
Order of Play: Rule 10
Rule 10 - Order of Play
CDG
: Call to order
- Rule 10
Teeing Ground: Rule 11
Rule 11 - Teeing Ground
Playing the ball: Rules 12-15
Rule 12 - Searching for and Identifying Ball
CDG
: Looking for trouble
- Rule 12-1
Rule 13 - Ball Played as it Lies
CDG
: Prohibited actions in a hazard
- Rule 13-2 and 13-4
CDG
: Decision 13-4/36
Rule 14 - Striking the Ball
CDG
: Anchors away
- Rule 14-1 & 14-3
CDG
: Long gone
- Rule 14-1b
CDG
: Lovin' our gadgets
- Rule 14-3
CDG
: What is permitted with distance-measuring devices?
- Rule 14-3
Rule 15 - Substituted Ball; Wrong Ball
CDG
: From start to finish
- Rule 15
The Putting Green: Rules 16-17
Rule 16 - The Putting Green
CDG
: Going green
- Rule 16-2
Rule 17 - The Flagstick
CDG
: Going green
- Rule 17-3
Ball Moved, Deflected or Stopped: Rules 18-19
Rule 18 - Ball at Rest Moved
CDG
: Anchors away
- Rule 18-2
CDG
: Windy City
- Rule 18-2b
CDG
: Decision 18-2a/19
Relief Situations and Procedure: Rules 20-28
Rule 20 - Lifting, Dropping and Placing; Playing From Wrong Place
Rule 21 - Cleaning Ball
Rule 22 - Ball Assisting or Interfering with Play
CDG
: It's your right
- Rule 22
Rule 23 - Loose Impediments
Rule 24 - Obstructions
CDG
: Perils of the path
- Rule 24-2
Rule 25 - Abnormal Ground Conditions, Embedded Ball and Wrong Putting Green
Rule 26 - Water Hazards (Including Lateral Water Hazards)
CDG
: Back to basics
- Rule 26-1
CDG
: Hazardous duty
- Rule 26-2
Rule 27, Ball Lost Or Out Of Bounds; Provisional Ball
CDG
: Gone astray
- Rule 27
CDG
: Experience: not always the best teacher
- Rule 27-2
CDG
: Decision 27/5.5
Rule 28 - Ball Unplayable
CDG
: Getting out of trouble
- Rule 28
Other Forms of Play: Rules 29-32
Rule 29 - Threesomes and Foursomes
Rule 30 - Three-Ball, Best-Ball and Four-Ball Match Play
CDG
: Forewarned
- Rule 30-3
Rule 31 - Four-Ball Stroke Play
Rule 32 - Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions
Administration: Rules 33-34
Rule 33 - The Committee
CDG
: The final word
- Rule 33
CDG
: Eagle-Eyes
- Rule 33
Rule 34 - Disputes and Decisions
Appendices: Appendix I-IV
Appendix I - Local Rules; Conditions of the Competition
Appendix II - Design of Clubs
Appendix III - The Ball
Appendix IV - Devices and Other Equipment, Rules of Amateur Status, Policy on Gambling
CDG
: When to not play like a pro
- Appendix IV