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AI Rules Caddie

Snap it.
Ask it.
Drop it.

A golf rules expert in every member’s pocket. Take a picture, ask in plain English, get the ruling with the rule cited. No more arguments. No more Googling. No more stalling on the 14th tee.

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Do I get relief?

That looks like an internal fence, not a boundary. Take free relief at the nearest point, no closer to the hole, within one club-length.

Rule 16.1b

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What it does

Every ruling, every time, in your pocket.

01

Snap a picture

Ball up against a fence, wedged in a root, half-buried in a bunker — take a photo. The caddie sees what you see and rules on it.

02

Ask in plain English

No rulebook jargon required. Type or tap the way you'd say it to your playing partner. The caddie translates it into the rule that actually applies.

03

Get the rule, cited

Every answer comes with the rule number. Screenshot it, show your group, move on. Arguments over in thirty seconds.

Rulings it’s already called

Four arguments, settled.

Player asks

“My ball ended up on a cart path. Do I have to play it?”

Caddie

No. A cart path is an immovable obstruction. Take free relief at the nearest point of complete relief, not nearer the hole, then drop within one club-length of that point.

Rule 16.1b

Player asks

“I thought I lost my ball but found it after four minutes. Can I play it?”

Caddie

No. The three-minute search clock starts when you begin looking. Once three minutes pass the ball is lost, even if you find it. Stroke and distance, go back and re-tee.

Rule 18.2

Player asks

“There's a pine cone behind my ball in the bunker. Can I move it?”

Caddie

Yes. As of 2019 you can remove loose impediments in a bunker without penalty, as long as you don't cause your ball to move. You still can't ground your club.

Rule 12.2a

Player asks

“My partner's ball hit mine on the green. What happens?”

Caddie

In stroke play, the player who hit the putt gets a two-stroke penalty. The ball that was struck goes back to its original spot. In match play, no penalty, but the struck ball is replaced.

Rule 11.1

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