{"id":15555671,"date":"2025-01-07T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&p=15555671"},"modified":"2025-01-08T10:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T15:38:20","slug":"rules-guy-does-ob-boundary-extend-past-last-stake","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/instruction\/rules\/rules-guy-does-ob-boundary-extend-past-last-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules Guy: Does an OB boundary extend past the last stake?"},"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

Our course has an in-course OB to protect players on an adjacent fairway. About 240 yards out, in said fairway, is the last OB stake. Our pro says the OB extends on a line parallel to the last two OB stakes \u201cindefinitely.\u201d I say OB ends at the last stake. Who\u2019s correct? \u2014Tim Slauter, West Lafayette, Ind.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The answer should be specified by the local rule that creates the boundary; if not, the pro, as the de facto committee, is the decider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important to note: Boundaries and markings don\u2019t just \u201cstop,\u201d and when a marking \u201cends,\u201d typically it is by either tying into another marking or is extended to infinity. Your pro appears to be alluding to the latter, which is generally indicated by a \u201cdouble-stake\u201d marking, with two stakes placed within a yard of each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As to what the marking should <\/em>be, that depends upon the nature of this internal OB and the geography \u2014 and is above our pay grade.<\/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 guidance from our guru, read on …<\/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\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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