{"id":15555128,"date":"2024-12-24T08:50:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&p=15555128"},"modified":"2024-12-24T08:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:50:17","slug":"rules-guy-legal-add-club-to-bag-mid-round","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/instruction\/rules\/rules-guy-legal-add-club-to-bag-mid-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules Guy: Is it legal to add a club to your bag mid-round?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The\u00a0Rules of Golf\u00a0are tricky! Thankfully, we\u2019ve got the guru. Our\u00a0Rules Guy\u00a0knows the book front to back<\/a>. Got a question? He\u2019s got all the answers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My buddy is 2 up on me after six holes when he realizes he\u2019s missing his sand wedge. His house is next to the 7th tee, and he runs inside the garage to get the club. I penalized him a hole and rallied to win the match, and he hasn\u2019t stopped complaining since. What\u2019s the actual ruling? \u2014Michael Washburne, Alpharetta, Ga.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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We\u2019re going to assume your buddy \u2014 assuming he\u2019s still <\/em>your buddy \u2014 remained at or under the 14-club limit post-wedge. If so, he was allowed to grab the wedge so long as he didn\u2019t unreasonably delay play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You were 1 down on the Rules of Golf, tainted victory notwithstanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Rules Guy: If you’re a right-handed, is it legal to carry a left-handed club?<\/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

In a\u00a0stroke-play\u00a0competition, Player\u00a0A\u00a0inadvertently\u00a0pulls Player\u00a0B\u2019s\u00a0driver out of\u00a0B\u2019s\u00a0bag and\u00a0makes a stroke from the teeing area. Realizing the mistake, A hands the club to\u00a0B\u00a0and declares it out of play, then replays the stroke\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0own driver. He\u00a0abandons the first ball and winds up making a 5 with the second ball. What is\u00a0his\u00a0score for the hole?<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014Johnny Williams, Tampa Bay, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something similar once happened to Rules Guy with a pair of identical-twin sisters on a tournament committee, but this is not the forum for such matters \u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you had less than 14 clubs, you\u2019re not allowed to use a club selected for play by another player on the course. In essence, you get two penalty strokes for the breach of Rule 4.1b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, when you played again from the teeing area, you were actually playing under stroke and distance. Before the 4.1b penalty, that stroke with your own driver was actually your third shot, plus whatever else it took to get the ball into the hole, plus two more for the 4.1b penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To review: 1 (stroke with wrong club); 2 (penalty stroke under stroke and distance); 3 (stroke with correct club from teeing area); 4, 5, 6, 7 (four more strokes to complete the hole); 8, 9 (penalty strokes under 4.1b). And with that, Rules Guy is off to take a nap. We are exhausted.<\/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":"

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