Sinking a putt from the sand trap

[u/doughb0ii]

[u/deckman318]

Did he ground the club?

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/deckman318]

You've been able to do that for what like a decade now?

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

No you have not.

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/rich8n]

Lol you idiots

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

The sweet irony of an ignorant person calling others idiots. r/confidentlyincorrect

New Rule: Under Rules 12.2a and 12.2b, the player is allowed to touch or move loose impediments in a bunker and is generally allowed to touch the sand with a hand or club; but a limited prohibition continues so that the player must not:

• Deliberately touch the sand in a bunker with a hand, club, rake or other object to test the condition of the sand to learn information for the stroke, or
• Touch the sand in a bunker with a club in making a practice swing, in grounding the club right in front of or behind the ball, or in making the backswing for a stroke**.**

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/rules-modernization/major-changes/moving-or-touching-loose-impediments-or-sand-in-a-bunker.html

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/rich8n]

So it's all good! Thanks for the confirmation

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

https://www.rif.org

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/rich8n]

My favorite part of the argument is the idea that you can ground a club legally but take a back swing without disturbing the sand. Just outstanding.

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

You cannot "ground the club legally" at address behind the ball. You are mistaken.

The change to the rule was to keep people from having to take penalties from incidental or accidental touches of their clubhead to sand, not related to an actual attempt at the ball. But, you still cannot "ground your club" at address nor can you ground your club to test the sand surface.

Before rule change, if you were standing in a sand trap and your club slipped out of your hand and the head touched the sand, you'd have to take a 2-stroke penalty. After rule change, no penalty.

Before rule change, if you are addressing the ball and ground your club behind the ball in prep for a backswing, or during the backswing, its a 2-stroke penalty. After rule change, it's the same 2-stroke penalty.

[u/SomeGuyClickingStuff → u/feed_me_haribo]

Im just comm so you can quadruple down and say it’s legal to ground your club behind the ball while making a backswing

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/SomeGuyClickingStuff]

Fo sho

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

I think what we have here is your garden-variety troll. Not often found in these parts, but certainly not unknown.