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John is using his putter to scrape the dew off the putting green along his line of putt. Can he do that within the rules?

April 26, 2017dew John line putt putter putting rules scrape

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John is using his putter to scrape the dew off the putting green along his line of putt. Can he do that within the rules?

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No! Dew (and frost to which the same rule applies) are not loose impediments and John must play his ball without improving his putt line (Rule 23) Snow and ice are loose impediments and can be removed. Frost is not ice for the purpose of this rule.