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Weirdest golf rules

Golf’s strangest rules

From wrapping a towel round a cactus to hitting the ball out of an orange, golf has some very strange rules. Quick 9 runs down the best
 

Water spirit level?

The rules state that you cannot place a water bottle on a green and use it as a level to determine how a putt will break…

In the clubhouse? Play it as it lies

I would love to have been present on the day this scenario forced officials to create a ruling to bring clarity the situation.

If your shot ends up in the clubhouse, which is not deemed to be out of bounds, you may open a window or door and play your next shot without penalty. But what happens if it lands in someone’s food?

Fruit relief

So apparently if your ball is lodged in an orange, you cannot take relief without penalty. Does this mean you can
take relief from other fruit?

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James Broadhurst

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