Golf Croquet Laws Questions                                                                                                           by Cliff Jones

 

Q1. In a singles game, Mabel, playing her Blue ball, scores hoop 5 immediately after her opponent had played his Red ball – Her opponent then plays Red again – Mabel then plays her Black ball and as it comes to rest, her opponent realises that when Mabel scored hoop 5 she did so with the wrong ball.

What should happen now?

 

Q2. James, using his Red ball, runs hoop 2 with a jump shot and in doing so digs his mallet head into the ground leaving a substantial divot, a fault, which was noticed by both himself and his opponent. The shot was exceedingly spectacular and much praise was afforded by the opponent who, in the           excitement, and temporally forgetting about the fault, immediately played Black towards hoop 3. James followed by playing Yellow. When the balls came to rest, both players remembered about the jump shot fault at hoop 2.

A referee is called. How would the referee resolve the situation?

 

Q3. During a handicap game between Robert and Jenny, Robert attempts to run hoop 5 but strikes the ball twice with his mallet. Both players agree that this was a fault and so Robert decides to then use one of his free turns. Jenny is not sure that Robert is entitled to use a free turn after a fault and a referee is called.

What would the referee decide and how would he explain the law to the players?

 

Additional question by Ros Key-Pugh

 

Q.4. Red realises hoop 7 will be taken in the next shot by Black, which is nestling in the hoop and Red cannot remove it or jump it. Blue and Yellow are past hoop 7 towards hhop 8. Red aims carefully and skims off Blue in passing on to hit Yellow firmly. Yellow is promoted past the half way line. Black takes hoop 7 and immediately calls for Yellow to be placed on the east penalty spot, claiming it is offside. Red argues that the shot that moved Yellow past half way was as a result of his ball hitting an opposition ball (Blue) and so meets the exception 10b(3).

A referee is called. Who is correct? Red or Black?

 

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