A Word From The Author

I wrote “Do I Get A Drop?” after undertaking research to clarify the everyday issues that confront golfers, i.e.  Do you get relief from a bare patch that may have some form of wheel track over it?  When is a path one that gives relief as distinct from one that does not?  How and where to drop a ball when taking relief in the various relief situations, i.e. What club to use in finding “nearest point of relief?”  What happens if the dropped ball rolls outside the 1 or 2 club length area?  When is a re-drop required?

The answers to these questions, and to numerous other regularly occurring situations, few club golfers know.

My study was not with the object of writing a book, but rather to learn the truth for myself.  It was only as I learned how little I did know, (and if me, so too most other golfers), that it became apparent how useful a book that could quickly answer everyday questions would be.

The result is a book that does answer everyday questions, and some more obscure questions, almost instantly; which makes it a tool that every golfer, beginner to professional, should carry.  It should be mandatory for course marshalls and golf commentators.

Doug Anderson

The Characters of Do I get a Drop?

Doug and Russell are the two characters in the book.  Russell's knowledge of the rules is that of the average club golfer; pretty poor.  Unlike the average golfer who is happy in his ignorance of the rules, Russell does endeavour to learn what the rules provide by asking questions of his "know-all" partner Doug.  These illustrated question and answer situations make understanding the rules a simple task and provide clarification on many issues that club golfers find confusing.

The real Doug, an accountant, is the author of the book, and has been a keen golfer for many years.  His analytical accountants mind has enabled him to transform our complicated rules into a format understandable by all; a task most golfers would have considered impossible.  The result is a book suitable not only for club golfers but beginners and professionals also.