Mea92

I was just wondering which rules you think get broken the most on a 'casual' golf game. I was thinking -- failure to mark the ball when lifting, ignoring penalties for hazards and lost balls especially.

Do you tolerate loose rules when playing with a group of friends?

fitz-uk

(as long as there is no money on the game) I let my friends do whatever they like, I keep strict scores on my own card, taking all penalties when needed.

But I would have though that the most commonly broken rule was the one you suggested about marking the ball.

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ma_wilson

Yeah I pretty much let my playing partners do whatever they would like. I am not that strict.
I play with a lot of golfers that like to take 'mulligans' Wish you could do that legally sometimes.

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jag

We stick to the rules, but have our own as well; No gimmes and no 3 iron shots around the green.
A lost ball, however, is only counted as one shot.

GolfBoy

I never play with money but I don't mind if the rules are broken a little in a game with friends. If they over do it though, I'll start to get angry.

BrandonB

The only things I don't observe are out of bounds.. I'm getting better and better at miraculous shots out of the woods.

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Deep

I ussually go with friends, so we play with loose rules. Although when we do play for money we play by strict rules, so no one says anythings about technicallities.

GolfBoy

Smartest way. I would prefer if my friends played with strict rules all the time, but they are my friends, so I won't get angry if they break a rile or 2, especially if they are a beginner.

Matthew_22

Well I like to keep as strictly to the rules as possible, but do bend them a bit just to keep the game moving.

Just things like if you lose a ball, instead of walking bcck and rehitting it, we will just take a drop. I think among social golfers that would have to be one of the most broken rules, mainly because a lot of people don't even know of it.

canadian_husker

can you explain what you mean here? are you saying you're not allowed to use your 3 iron around the green? isn't it a club just like any other in your bag?