Rules of Golf - January 2023 =>

6 Contents VII. Penalty Relief (Rules 17-19) 149 Rule 17 – Penalty Areas 150 17.1 Options for Ball in Penalty Area 150 17.2 Options After Playing Ball from Penalty Area 155 17.3 No Relief Under Other Rules for Ball in Penalty Area 158 Rule 18 – Stroke-and-Distance Relief; Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball 159 18.1 Relief Under Penalty of Stroke and Distance Allowed at Any Time 159 18.2 Ball Lost or Out of Bounds: Stroke-and-Distance Relief Must Be Taken 160 18.3 Provisional Ball 162 Rule 19 – Unplayable Ball 166 19.1 Player May Decide to Take Unplayable Ball Relief Anywhere Except Penalty Area 166 19.2 Relief Options for Unplayable Ball in General Area or on Putting Green 166 19.3 Relief Options for Unplayable Ball in Bunker 169 VIII. Procedures for Players and Committee When Issues Arise in Applying the Rules (Rule 20) 171 Rule 20 – Resolving Rules Issues During Round; Rulings by Referee and Committee 172 20.1 Resolving Rules Issues During Round 172 20.2 Rulings on Issues Under the Rules 176 20.3 Situations Not Covered by the Rules 178 IX. Other Forms of Play (Rules 21-24) 179 Rule 21 – Other Forms of Individual Stroke Play and Match Play 180 21.1 Stableford 180 21.2 Maximum Score 183 21.3 Par/Bogey 185 21.4 Three-Ball Match Play 187 21.5 Other Forms of Playing Golf 188 Rule 22 – Foursomes (Also Known as Alternate Shot) 189 22.1 Overview of Foursomes 189 22.2 Either Partner May Act for Side 189 22.3 Side Must Alternate in Making Strokes 190 22.4 Starting the Round 190 22.5 Partners May Share Clubs 191 22.6 Restriction on Player Standing Behind Partner When Stroke Made 191

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