Is it against the rules to putt from a bunker?

Question

on many occasions, depending on the ;ie of the ball, i have successfully putted from bunkers. one of my golf buddies got most upset when i birdied a hole by using this method. is there a rule against putting from a bunker?

Answer 1

It's legal.  Just don't ground your club.

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

As long as you are using the club in it's intended method, that is hitting it with the clubface to get the ball out, then it is okay. You can't hit the ball with other parts of the club, like the back or handle in order to get the ball in the hole.

I would like to see some of these shots. Can you provide some video?

Answer 4

There are no rules as to which club you should use at what place or under what circumstances.  The Putter is just another club and you can use it ANYWHERE you feel it should be used.

Since a bunker is considered a hazard, the only thing you need to watch out for is NOT to let your club (any part of your club) touch the ground in the hazard except when you are actually striking at the ball or you'll get a penalty stroke for grounding the club in the hazard.

By the way, IT IS against the rule to use the back of the putter to 'lift' or 'scoop' the ball out of the bunker.

Answer 5

nope you can pputt from the bunker if you wish, but can't ground the club, even with a putter....

Answer 6

There is no rule which restricts the club to be used to extract a ball from a bunker. So if there is no "lip " on the bunker which will keep the ball from coming out, and the bunker sand is firm perhaps the best club for getting out of the bunker is the putter.

Answer 7

Yea you should be but im not sure why tho

Answer 8

Absolutely not. If you would like to putt from a bunker it's all up to you. As long as you don't ground the club, then you can use whatever one you desire. Cheers to you if you can actually putt a ball into the hole with a putter while in the bunker.

Answer 9

if you use the putter properly then its not even possible.

if you use your putter to scoop or or something that is way illegal.