Edited By Ron Kaspriske
Illustrations By Tim Bower
December 2007
1. Your opponent's ball is just off the green but 10 yards closer to the putting surface than your ball, and it's on your chipping line. He voluntarily marks his ball to allow you to chip without interference.
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2. Your playing partner hits his ball in the woods. The ball is lost, so he drops a ball next to the point where the ball entered the woods, takes a penalty stroke, and plays on.
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3. Your opponent marks her ball next to the hole after three shots. When she replaces it, a wind gust blows it in. She writes 3 on her scorecard.
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4. Your opponent uses a bottle cap as a tee.
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5. Your playing partner hits his ball into a water hazard. Rather than play it, he takes a penalty drop, and his ball rolls into a bunker. He then hits the shot.
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6. Your opponent's ball is under some leaves, but he can't see it at address or move the leaves without moving the ball. He claims he's entitled to a free drop because he says he should be able to see the ball to hit it. So he takes relief and hits his next shot.
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7. After you sink your putt, you concede your opponent's one-footer for par to halve the hole, but she taps in anyway.
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8. Your partner's ball is on the green. He wants to clean it, so he puts his hat down to mark the ball's position. He picks the ball up and cleans it.
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9. You're about to putt out for a bogey on a par 4, and you ask your match-play opponent how many strokes he has taken. He says "five," and he waits until you make the putt, then says, "No, I meant four," which is what he lies.
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10. Your opponent has an unplayable lie next to the green. She puts her wedge back in the bag and grabs her driver to determine the two club-lengths of relief.
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