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**ViaxobbimeVar** · 03-02-2010, 05:23 PM

It seems to me this is a potentially dangerous situation. If I am on the a par three green, why would I invite someone to hit a ball at me? Most folks can reach a par three green. How far off to the side of the green do I need to stand to avoid being hit by an errant shot? Not a good rule.

Come to think of it, I can't remember ever seeing this sign, or this rule in print on a score card. Probably just missed it.

Generally, it works like this:

When all of the members of a group reach the green (either through their tee shots or by chipping on), they either leave their golf balls where they are or mark them and then wave up the group on the tee.

Usually, everyone at the green moves to the back of the green and waits/watches the group on the tee and when they've finished teeing off, the group on the green continues to putt out.

The number one problem I've seen with this practice is "performance anxiety". The folks on the tee are in a sort of goldfish bowl and the eyes of the world are upon them and as a result most people end up hitting the worst tee shots of their lives.

Maybe this is mostly a "New York" thing or a regional thing, but I remember this "rule" being there since I learned to play this game over 40 years ago.

-JP

03-02-2010, 05:23 PM	#10
ViaxobbimeVar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 437 Senior Member	It seems to me this is a potentially dangerous situation. If I am on the a par three green, why would I invite someone to hit a ball at me? Most folks can reach a par three green. How far off to the side of the green do I need to stand to avoid being hit by an errant shot? Not a good rule. Come to think of it, I can't remember ever seeing this sign, or this rule in print on a score card. Probably just missed it. Generally, it works like this: When all of the members of a group reach the green (either through their tee shots or by chipping on), they either leave their golf balls where they are or mark them and then wave up the group on the tee. Usually, everyone at the green moves to the back of the green and waits/watches the group on the tee and when they've finished teeing off, the group on the green continues to putt out. The number one problem I've seen with this practice is "performance anxiety". The folks on the tee are in a sort of goldfish bowl and the eyes of the world are upon them and as a result most people end up hitting the worst tee shots of their lives. Maybe this is mostly a "New York" thing or a regional thing, but I remember this "rule" being there since I learned to play this game over 40 years ago. -JP
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