THE GAME

Regla 1. El juego

1-1. General

The Game of Golf consists in playing a ball from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules.

1-2. Exerting Influence on Ball

No player or caddie shall take an action to influence the position or the movement of a ball except in accordance with the Rules . (Removal of movable obstructions -see Rule 24-1.)


* PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 1-2:
Match play — Loss of hole
Stroke play — Two strokes.

Note: In the case of a serious breach of Rule 1-2,the Committee may impose a penalt of disqualification.

1-3. Agreement to Waive Rules

Players shall not agree to exclude the operation of an Rule or to waive any penalty incurred.

* PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 1-3:
Match play – Disqualification of both sides;
Stroke play –Disqualification of competitors concerned.
(Agreeing to play out of turn in stroke play –see Rule 10-2c.)

1-4. Points Not Covered by Rules

If any point in dispute is not covered by the Rules ,the decision shall be made in accordance with equit.


Rule 2. Match Play (Play by Holes)

2-1. Winner of Hole;Reckoning of Holes

In match play the game is played by holes.

Except as otherwise provided in the Rules ,a hole is won by the side which holes its ball in the fewer strokes.In a handicap match the lower net score wins the hole.

The reckoning of holes is kept by the terms:so man “holes up ”or “all square ”,and so many “to play ”.

A side is “dormie ”when it is as many holes up as there are holes remaining to be played.

2-2. Halved Hole

A hole is halved if each side holes out in the same number of strokes.