{"id":15553476,"date":"2024-11-19T12:22:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T17:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&p=15553476"},"modified":"2024-11-19T12:22:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T17:22:37","slug":"rules-guy-ball-goes-obin-bounds-another-hole","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/instruction\/rules\/rules-guy-ball-goes-obin-bounds-another-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules Guy: Can you play a ball that goes OB, but is in-bounds on another hole?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we\u2019ve got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back<\/a>. Got a question? He\u2019s got all the answers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve got a question that has caused a heated debate at my club. If a tee shot on hole No. 1 crosses the out-of-bounds mark, crosses the adjacent street, then enters through the out-of-bounds mark on hole #10 and comes to rest in its fairway, is the ball OB or no?<\/strong> \u2014Mario Polit, via email<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rules Guy isn\u2019t being philosophical or mealy-mouthed; there\u2019s a Model Local Rule (A-5) that would treat a ball that crosses a boundary as out of bounds even if it comes to rest on another part of the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without the Model Local Rule, then if the ball comes to rest somewhere that\u2019s on the course (i.e., in-bounds) it doesn\u2019t matter whether it crossed completely over a boundary or not \u2014 the ball is on the course. Which means Rules Guy gets to ask you a question: Does your course have said Model Local Rule in effect?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rules Guy: An OB stake is hindering my swing. Can I move it without penalty?<\/a><\/blockquote>\n By:<\/span>\n \n \n Rules Guy <\/a>\n \n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

For more OB-related guidance from our guru, read on \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You hit a ball, and it breaks into two parts. One part lands on the green, the other part out of bounds. What is the rule as to how to proceed?<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 J. Herring, via email<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you hit the ball with a golf club or a lawnmower, J? Was this a gutta percha ball or a feathery?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This kind of thing doesn\u2019t happen much anymore, thanks to modern technology, but on the rare occasion it does, Rule 4.2b covers matters \u2014 the stroke doesn\u2019t count, and you go back and play again from where you made that last, scything, ill-fated stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need help unriddling the greens at your home course? Pick up a custom Green Book<\/a> from Golf Logix.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Got a question about the Rules? Ask the Rules Guy! Send your queries, confusions and comments to rulesguy@golf.com. We promise he won\u2019t throw the book at you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What do you do if you hit your ball OB off the tee, but discover the ball in-bounds on a different hole? Rules Guy has the answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15553547,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2024-11-19T17:22:31Z","apple_news_api_id":"87445450-5886-4db6-bf93-a6b938a5fd44","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2024-11-19T17:22:40Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/Ah0RUUFiGTba_k6a5OKX9RA","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[52],"tags":[61891],"class_list":["post-15553476","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rules","tag-rulesguy"],"acf":{"art_author":[{"ID":14046396,"post_author":"235","post_date":"2018-02-10 16:33:43","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-10 16:33:43","post_content":"","post_title":"Rules Guy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rules-guy-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-02-10 16:33:43","post_modified_gmt":"2018-02-10 16:33:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.golf.com\/?post_type=golf_person&p=14046396","menu_order":0,"post_type":"contributor","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"art_source":"None","tee_time_button_status":false,"article_template":"standard","featured_image_caption":"What do you do if you hit your ball OB off the tee, but discover the ball in-bounds on a different hole?","featured_image_credits":"Getty Images","wsum-gated-content":false,"wsotp_enable_one_time_payment":false,"allow_instaread_integration":false,"ad_meta":false},"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nCan you play a ball that goes OB, but is in-bounds on another hole?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What do you do if you hit your ball OB off the tee, but discover the ball in-bounds on a different hole? 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