Making the rules of golf simple
I wrote “Do I Get A Drop?” after undertaking research to clarify the everyday issues that confront golfers, i.e. Do you get relief from a bare patch that may have some form of wheel track over it? When is a path one that gives relief as distinct from one that does not? How and where to drop a ball when taking relief in the various relief situations, i.e. What club to use in finding “nearest point of relief?” What happens if the dropped ball rolls outside the 1 or 2 club length area? When is a re-drop required?
Quickly answers your golf rules questions
The answers to these questions, and to numerous other regularly occurring situations, few club golfers know.
My study was not with the object of writing a book, but rather to learn the truth for myself. It was only as I learned how little I did know, (and if me, so too most other golfers), that it became apparent how useful a book that could quickly answer everyday questions would be.
The result is a book that does answer everyday questions, and some more obscure questions, almost instantly; which makes it a tool that every golfer, beginner to professional, should carry. It should be a must have for course marshalls and golf commentators.
Now you can get also Golf Rules Online
“Do I Get a Drop” is the only website worldwide that offers quick and easy online answers to your golf rules questions. Just go to our Got a Question page and find the question you want. Our online answers follow the same easy format as the book. It’s the fastest way to get answers to your golf questions online!
Doug Anderson
The Characters of Do I get a Drop?
Doug and Russell are the two characters in the book. Russell’s knowledge of the rules is that of the average club golfer; pretty poor. Unlike the average golfer who is happy in his ignorance of the rules, Russell does endeavour to learn what the rules provide by asking questions of his “know-all” partner Doug. These illustrated question and answer situations make understanding the rules a simple task and provide clarification on many issues that club golfers find confusing.
The real Doug, an accountant, is the author of the book, and has been a keen golfer for many years. His analytical accountants mind has enabled him to transform our complicated rules into a format understandable by all; a task most golfers would have considered impossible. The result is a book suitable not only for club golfers but beginners and professionals also.
