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Wed, Apr 27 2011 4:01 AM (6 replies)
  • caverat58
    caverat58
    9 Posts
    Tue, Apr 26 2011 9:39 PM

    i would like to know why it is allowed for a player to chip on the green instead of putting this is suppose to be like real golf and u cant chip on a real course juust like to know?????????

  • piztaker
    piztaker
    5,743 Posts
    Tue, Apr 26 2011 10:30 PM

    I think you're wrong. Does anyone have the rule book to hand?

  • zagraniczniak
    zagraniczniak
    1,984 Posts
    Tue, Apr 26 2011 10:44 PM

    It's not in the rules. The USGA interpretation (FAQs) is as follows:

    Rule 14-1
    Using Club other than Putter on Putting Green?
    Q.      Is it permissible to use a club other than a putter to play a stroke on the putting green?
    A.      Yes, the Rules of Golf do not stipulate the type of club that must be used for making a stroke on the putting green or anyplace else on the golf course.  

    In WGT, chipping from the green is a permissible stroke, but in my experience the chipping stroke does not function properly on the green, so there are plenty of spots (especially at St. Andrews) where it is definitely better to land on the fringe than just on the green.

  • eligolfer
    eligolfer
    87 Posts
    Wed, Apr 27 2011 12:47 AM

    Yes it's allowed to chip on green in real golf. I even did it in a competitio on a hard green to putt on.

  • caverat58
    caverat58
    9 Posts
    Wed, Apr 27 2011 3:04 AM

    i play on a lot of course and none of the courses i playon will let u chip on greens

     

  • zagraniczniak
    zagraniczniak
    1,984 Posts
    Wed, Apr 27 2011 3:11 AM

    caverat58:

    i play on a lot of course and none of the courses i playon will let u chip on greens

    That would have to be a local rule. Makes sense, of course - chipping on the greens would drive the greens keepers crazy.

     

  • Soulcatcher
    Soulcatcher
    1,970 Posts
    Wed, Apr 27 2011 4:01 AM

    I have not really used chipping on the green but...

    I have found that if you use 'Full' shot, you get almost exactly half the rated distance of the shot.

    One of my friends has become deadly with this shot. The reactions from other players when he sinks a 25 yd putt with full shot is priceless..... :)

     

    Happy hitting

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