Practice before or between rounds - Stroke Play
“Practising on the course” means playing a ball from anywhere or testing the surface of the putting green of any hole by rolling a ball or rubbing the surface.
On the day of a stroke-play competition:
- You must not practise on the course before a round, except that you may:
- Practise putting or chipping on or near your first teeing area and practise on any practice area.
- Practise on or near the putting green of the hole just completed, even if you will play that hole again on the same day.
- You may practise on the course after completing play of your final round for that day.
If you make a stroke in breach of this Rule, you get the general penalty applied to your first hole. If you make an additional stroke in breach of this Rule, you are disqualified.