Let’s play another episode of ‘daft things I see golfers do on the course’. This wouldn’t be No. 1, but in the Top 10 countdown of stupid ways to pick up a penalty, this is always a contender in a club competition.
Is it ignorance, or is it laziness? Who knows? But I’ve had plenty of chats about this with playing partners over the years.
Here’s what happens: Your ball is on the green and it’s your turn to putt. Without first marking the ball, you rotate it, or spin it, so you can line up the arrow on the ball with the hole.
You know you have to mark the position of a ball when you lift it but, hey, you didn’t lift it! And it hasn’t moved from its spot either!
Aren’t you clever? No, I am afraid you are not. So why can’t you get away without marking a golf ball? Let’s dive in…
