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Golf Help / March 29, 2017
Golf Rules Quiz: Replacing a Moved Ball

Golf Rules Quiz: Replacing a Moved Ball

By Adam Gracik

In the first three weekends of the spring NCCGA season there were fewer rulings than past semesters, but with 17 tournaments this upcoming weekend and 24 taking place the weekend of April 8/9 there are bound to be a some unique situations that will require rulings. We will be running tournaments in about every climate and weather condition you can think of, so we are bound to have some different situations.

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Golf Help / March 1, 2017
Golf Rules Quiz: Hazard or OB?

Golf Rules Quiz: Hazard or OB?

By Adam Gracik

 

Following each NCCGA regional tournament weekend I will be sharing the most unique rule situations that came up with the NCCGA community to further educate golfers on the rules in case any of these situations present themselves in your group.

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Golf Help / October 13, 2016
Golf Rules Quiz: Another Group Hit My Ball!

Golf Rules Quiz: Another Group Hit My Ball!

By Travis Richardson

This past weekend, one scenario came up at an NCCGA regional tournament which caused some confusion for groups. As we do each week, we wanted to highlight the situation and the golf rule that was applied.

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Golf Help / October 5, 2016
Golf Rules Quiz: Hit Wrong Ball Twice?

Golf Rules Quiz: Hit Wrong Ball Twice?

By Nick Heyrman

This past weekend we had 12 club golf tournaments taking place across the country, and there were three scenarios that came up which caused some confusion for groups. Here are the three scenarios below, what would you have done if this happened to you or someone in your group?  The result and corresponding golf rules (or NCCGA rules) are listed below to see if you chose the correct result:

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Golf Help / September 28, 2016
Golf Rules Quiz: Week #1

Golf Rules Quiz: Week #1

By Matt Weinberger

Each weekend NCCGA players tee it up across the country inevitably rules questions arise.  Regional Coordinators do a great job collecting all the relevant information about the situation, and then come to me to render an impartial ruling. During this process, coordinators leave out all team and player names and simply provide scenarios so a fair decision can be made. Avoiding bias is the reason we ask regional coordinators to always ask us about rulings, so there's no chance their team affiliation will influence the decision.

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Golf Help / May 10, 2016
Can you pass a golf rules quiz?

Can you pass a golf rules quiz?

By Nick Heyrman

Written By: Nick Heyrman 

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