**Unlocking Winter Golf: Understanding the Rules That Keep Your Game Going!**
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In golf, “winter rules” serve as temporary local guidelines that adapt the standard Rules of Golf to tackle the unique challenges posed by winter conditions. These can include everything from frozen ground and snow to ice and casual water.
Under winter rules, players are granted some helpful allowances:
– You can lift and place your ball in a preferred lie within a specified distance (typically one club-length) from its original spot in areas marked as “through the green” (which excludes the teeing ground or putting green). This adjustment helps you dodge those tricky frozen or muddy patches, giving you a better chance for an improved shot.
– On the putting green, you’re allowed to mark and lift your ball for cleaning before replacing it (as per Rule 16-1c). This ensures that any mud or snow is cleared away, allowing for a fairer stroke when it counts most
