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Ever heard of a stymie? A time when another ball could block your putt, and you had to play it as it lay. Tim Holmes shows us how golf used to be played, and why the rule was abolished in 1952 to make the game fairer, clearer, and more about skill than chance. Golf has changed. The stories are still worth telling. #stymiestyle #timholmes #golfhistory #collierparkgolf | Collier Park Golf

Did you know that this stymie rule used to be an actual rule back before 1952?.If your ball came to rest more than 6 inches away from your opponents ball on the green, then you didn’t have to mark your ball.. .Even if it was directly on their line to the hole! .Meaning that the opposing player would have to either play around or go over your ball .Which is why a lot of players opted to chip their ball over to at least give them a chance of holing out .However if the opponents ball did end up hit