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Why are there different rules for stroke play and match play?

Main image: An AI generated picture of a fairway mat with an alignment line running down the centre | Source: ChatGPT

Can my fairway mat have lines on it?

A golf ball caught inside tree branches | Source: Adobe Stock

Can I knock my ball out of a tree?

A golfer marking a ball on a green | Source: Supplied marking a golf ball rules

Can I mark my playing partner’s ball on the green – even if I haven’t asked them?

A golf ball in a horrible lie | Source: Adobe Stock

Why do people cheat at golf?

identify your golf ball HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 14: A detail view of the ball as Emiliano Grillo of Argentina putts on the ninth green during the first round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 14, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The wind blew my ball as I was hitting a putt – can I take it again?

A golf towel | Source: Adobe Stock

Can I wrap a towel around me to protect myself in a bush?

A golf ball lying in long grass | Source: Adobe Stock

You find your ball by standing on it – is that a two-shot penalty?

A golf ball about to disappear into the hole | Source: Getty Images golf hole rules

Is there a limit to how deep a hole can be?

A golf ball lies in the hole | Source: Adobe Stock provisional ball

I holed a shot with my provisional ball – does it count? 

Golfer walks away from a ball that's just by the hole | Source: Adobe Stock

My ball hit the bottom of the hole but bounced out – was it holed?

remove animal from golf ball

My ball is covered in animal droppings – can I get relief?

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