Grounding your putter | Golf Monthly

Publish date: 2024-05-05
Something in the back of my mind relates to this. And goes something like this .
If , having taken your stance, you ground your putter and the ball subsequently moves before you play it, then there is a penalty. If you had not grounded the putter and the ball moves, then there is no penalty

This may be completely wrong, but no doubt a rules expert will correct if ''tis wrong.

Edit. I was right it seems. I found an article quoting Jack Nicklaus who stated that he sometimes did not ground the putter at address on windy days in case the ball moved. If it did he incurred a penalty.
Google " Hover at address"

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