It is increasingly popular for players to draw a horizontal line on their 
ball, often just increasing the one placed there by the manufacturer, to 
assist in aligning putts. Teeing off at a Union event, a player was advised 
by the starter that it was against the rules for this line to extend 360 
degrees round the ball. I can find no rule or decision; anyone else? Cheers 
and happy golf

AS

AS wrote:
> It is increasingly popular for players to draw a horizontal line on their 
> ball, often just increasing the one placed there by the manufacturer, to 
> assist in aligning putts. Teeing off at a Union event, a player was advised 
> by the starter that it was against the rules for this line to extend 360 
> degrees round the ball. I can find no rule or decision; anyone else?

That is because there isn't a rule or decision, and the starter was 
talking rubbish. Furthermore, if he wasn't an authorised member of the 
Committee then this is none of his business anyway!

cheers
david

>> a player was advised by the starter that it was against the rules for 
>> this line to extend 360 degrees round the ball. I can find no rule or 
>> decision; anyone else?
>
> That is because there isn't a rule or decision, and the starter was 
> talking rubbish. Furthermore, if he wasn't an authorised member of the 
> Committee then this is none of his business anyway!
>
> cheers
> david

Thought as much but thought I'd ask. To be fair to the old fella, since the 
ball in question was not so marked, this was by way of passing the time 
until the tee was clear, not a case of interferin' !

AS