My brother in laws and I were playing last weekend and one of them was chipping on the green. when he broguht the club through the ball it actually lifted the ball up along his swing path for a few feet and then flew off the club. It didn't turn out to be a good shot of course, but would this count as one stroke or two... or infinity? lol
2007-09-18 13:33:14 · 3 answers · asked by Joseph R 2 in Sports ➔ Golf
Sounds like you're talking about a double-hit, which results in one penalty stroke plus the original stroke. It's covered in Rule 14-4 of the Rules of Golf. In fact, even if someone could manage to hit a ball three or more times on a swing, it's still just one penalty stroke.
T.C. Chen "popularized" this rule at the 1985 U.S. Open near the fifth green when he double-hit his chip from the rough. He took an eight on the hole and lost the championship by one stroke.
2007-09-18 15:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by Clubhouse Joe 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Technically, if the ball really did stay on the club face the entire time, it would not be a penalty.
In reality, it probably can't do that. It may have looked that way, but chances are the club caught up to the ball and hit it a second time. Penalty is one stroke.
About the only way you could actually "carry" the ball would be to put your club on the ground behind the ball, and move the club forward with no backswing.
But then, that would violate rule 14-1: "The ball must be fairly struck at with the head of the club and must not be pushed, scraped or spooned." (Penalty: two strokes)
2007-09-19 10:51:09 · answer #2 · answered by John F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is DEFINATELY a 1 stroke penalty. I'm sure about that.
2007-09-18 20:51:33 · answer #3 · answered by Gary M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋