{
  "id": 4843192,
  "title": "Rules Guy: If the group ahead is slow, can I take more than 3 minutes to find my ball?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/rules-guy-if-the-group-ahead-is-slow-can-i-take-more-than-3-minutes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:30:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Golf.com",
    "slug": "golf-com",
    "url": "https://golf.com/instruction/rules/slow-group-take-more-3-minutes-find-ball-rules/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "If you're waiting on the group ahead, can you use the extra time to search for your ball for more than 3 minutes? Rules Guy has the answer. The post Rules Guy: If the group ahead is slow, can I take more than 3 minutes to find my ball? appeared first on Golf .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}