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Loose impediments
Natural objects on a course that are not fixed i.e. stones.
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Impediments
When your ball is on the green, you may use your hand or club to brush away leaves and other loose impediments (natural objects such as stones and leaves that are not fixed or growing) that are in your line of putt.

Impediment: Loose debris that you can remove from around your ball as long as the ball doesn't move.
Impregnable Quadrilateral: The Grand Slam.

loose impediments-- Natural objects that are not growing or fixed to the ground. Often, loose impediments can be moved from around a golfer's ball as long as the ball does not move.

Loose impediment
A small natural item, which is not fixed or growing, solidly embedded, or stuck to the ball. Players can generally move them away but if they move their ball while doing so, there is a one-stroke penalty.

Loose impediments
Loose impediments are natural objects (such as stones and leaves) not fixed or growing, not solidly embedded and not adhering to the ball. (23) ...

Loose impediments
any natural object that is not fixed or growing this can include loose stones twigs branches molehills dung worms and insects
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LOOSE IMPEDIMENTS
You may move a loose impediment unless it and your ball are in a hazard.

Loose Impediments
What constitutes a loose impediment and what can a player do when encountering such items on the co...
What constitutes a loose impediment and what can a player do when encountering such items on the course?

Loose Impediments
'Loose impediments'' are natural objects including:
stones, leaves, twigs, branches and the like,
dung, and ...

Loose Impediments
Twigs and leaves, not actually growing, and not stuck to the ball, which may be removed from around it without penalty. The ball must not be moved.
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loose impediments Natural objects, such as branches, twigs, sand, or pebbles.
lost ball A ball is considered lost if it cannot be located or identified after up to five minutes of searching for it.

Loose Impediments: Natural objects on the course which are not fixed into place such as stones. Generally, if they interfere with play, they may be removed except within a hazard.
Mallet: A putter shaped like a mallet.

LOOSE IMPEDIMENTS
Natural objects such as leaves or loose stones which may be moved as long as the lie of the ball is not changed.
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loose impediment
Any natural thing which is not by design an obstruction such as an acorn or rabbits droppings.
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loose impediments Any natural object found on the course that is not fixed to the ground - such as stones, branches, insects, etc…
LPGA Ladies' Professional Golf Association.
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Loose Impediment
Any natural object that is not fixed in place, growing, or adhering to the ball. Among loose impediments are pebbles, leaves, twigs, branches, insects, etc.
Loose Impediments ...

Loose impediments are natural objects that are not growing or fixed -- such as leaves, twigs, branches, worms and insects. You may remove a loose impediment except when your ball and the loose impediment lie in a bunker or water hazard.

2. Loose impediments (leaves, debris, etc.) in the sand cannot be removed. This includes dead land crabs and half-eaten pear cores (Rule 23, Decision 3, 6).

loose impediment any natural object that is not fixed or growing (e.g., rocks, twigs, leaves, etc.)
Example: Loose impediments may be removed at the player's discretion, without penalty, anywhere except in a hazard.

Loose impediments - Natural objects that are not fixed or growing
Match play - A game played by the number of holes won
Medal play - Stroke play
Nett score - The score taken after the handicap has been subtracted from the gross score ...

long irons The relatively straight-face and longer hitting irons.
loose impediments Any natural object that is not fixed or growing. This can include loose stones, twigs, branches, molehills, dung, worms and insects ...

c) Remove a loose impediment
11) If you land on the wrong green you must pick your ball up and drop it within one club length at the nearest point of relief but not nearer the hole ...

There are three types of bunkers used in golf course architecture and all are designed to be impediments to the golfer's progress toward the green.

This is usually caused by a player grounding his club behind the ball or removing loose impediments near the ball. In either case a one stroke penalty is awarded to that player.

- A golfer may now use any means to remove loose impediments from his/her line of putt, provided nothing is pressed down.

Yes, Lard, ugly fat, impedimenta, your gut, extra baggage....what would be the most important thing you could do for your golf? ... learn another "trick" for your already befuddled swing OR drop some baggage?

Bend over to move a loose impediment (6 times). Bend over to mark your ball (18 times). Bend over again to mark your ball (18 times). Bend over to get your ball from the cup (18 times). So how are you feeling now, after bending over 130 times?

Casual Water - Any temporary accumulation of water which is visible before or after a player takes his stance and which is not a hazard of itself or is not a water hazard. Snow and ice are either casual or loose impediments, ...

But the real questions on the lips of every local club hacker don't concern irregularities of the surface, lateral water hazards or loose impediments.

impediment: Any loose natural debris around the clubhead.
in play: Term used to describe the balls situation once struck from the first tee, also within the boundaries of the course.

See also: Golf, Hole, Hazard, Putting, Water

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