{"id":82422,"date":"2025-02-14T14:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T04:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanctuarycovegolf.com.au\/cms\/?p=82422"},"modified":"2025-02-14T14:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T04:19:19","slug":"rule-of-the-week-fairly-striking-the-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanctuarycovegolf.com.au\/cms\/2025\/02\/rule-of-the-week-fairly-striking-the-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Rule of the Week &#8211; Fairly Striking the Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"elementToProof\">Rule of the Week &#8211; Fairly Striking the Ball<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ruleOfGolfContent_content__copy__bZVyQ\">\n<div id=\"10_3\" class=\"ruleOfGolfSubRules_wrapper__QSpN1\">\n<div id=\"10_3c\">\n<div class=\"ruleOfGolfSections_section_text__7eq3s\">\n<div class=\"ruleOfGolfSections_section_text__7eq3s\">\n<div class=\"rulePageRichTextEditor_rich-text-parser__container__F5R2a\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"rich-text-span\">In making a&nbsp;<span tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Definition container\">stroke<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The player must fairly strike at the ball with any part of the head of the club such that there is only momentary contact between the club and the ball and must not push, scrape or scoop the ball.<\/li>\n<li>If the player\u2019s club accidentally hits the ball more than once, there has been only one&nbsp;<span tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Definition container\">stroke<\/span>&nbsp;and there is no penalty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.randa.org\/rog\/the-rules-of-golf\/rule-10#10_1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rule 10.1a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rule of the Week &#8211; 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