Answer
NO, even if you remove the club before the stroke.
Rule 10.2b(3) does not allow a player to set down an object (such as an alignment rod or a golf club) to help the player take a stance. However, this prohibition does not prevent a player from positioning their clubhead behind the ball, such as when a player stands behind the ball and places the clubhead perpendicular to the line of play and then, while still holding the club, walks around from behind the ball to take their stance
Jackie Foster shoots -1 score to claim Womens Seniors title at Berkhamsted
Laurie Owen of Harpenden Common & Zainab Jeppe of Brocket Hall claim County Championship wins at Berkhamsted
80 players from 39 clubs around the County come together to celebrate 100 years of County Golf
Old Fold Manor claim Mens Seniors Team title at Brookmans Park
Back L-R Marcus Atherton, Louis Batrick-Wren, River Gardiner, Billy Paas & Oliver Bannister.
Front L-R Marcus Karim, Ronnie Seagroatt & George Lancaster.
