lightning | Golf Monthly

Are you a sheep unable to make a call regarding your own safety? Lightning in the area then you stop and seek shelter somewhere safe then report to the committee ASAP.

It is one of the few times a player is able to make their own decision to discontinue play without penalty. Doesn't even need to have been a flash, the belief that there is a risk is enough to stop play.

The club may have a duty of care to suspend play in these situations but that does not replace the duty of care a person has for themselves.

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