The perils of practice swings

During a recent round my friends and I were talking about golf matches and rules.  Gradually we got onto the topic of “hitting your ball with a practice swing”.  What happens if you do this?  Well, it all depends on where it occurs. Here’s a short...

The wrong place!

Have you ever teed off from the wrong tee?  I have!  Many years ago a couple of friends and I travelled to play in an open about 50 miles away.  The time sheet wasn’t busy, so after practising on the putting green we dandered up to the first tee.  We nailed our...