Rules in sports make the game fairer, streamlined, and safer for the players and fans alike. They might seem like a hindrance for crazy fans, but they turn an ordinary game into a nail-biting competition of physical prowess and tenacity, and emotions tend to run high during games of intense rivalry.

Rules are supposed to be followed, but there are some rules which make even the staunchest supporters of a game question its authenticity and authority. Here are some of the most bizarre rules of popular sports:

Golf Spectators Applaud in Silence

Apparently, a game of golf requires such focus and peace that even the crowd is not allowed to display their excitement and emotions during the game.

The spectators at a golf game are not allowed to cheer for their favorite golfer when they come on the field to play and they cannot even applaud in a loud manner when the said golfer crushes a drive.

Pexels/Pixabay. The Air rule in Golf is another bizarre rule of the game

The Air Rule in Golf

According to the Air Rule in Golf, if a gust of wind moves the ball, the player can then hit the ball from its new position, but if the source of wind is artificially generated, the new position of the ball is considered null and void and must be placed at its original position before the golfer can swing his club.

Mylene2401/Pixabay. Splashing water in a game of Water Polo is prohibited

Splashing Water At The Opponent in A Game of Water Polo

Water polo is a competitive and fun sport with a very bizarre rule. Touching the opponent’s groin is a definite no-no, but so is splashing water in their face, which could be tricky given the fact that the whole premise of the sport is for it to be played in a body of water.

Walking in Baseball

Pacing with authority is a foolproof way of intimidating your opponent, and perhaps that is why there is a rule in baseball that clamps down on talking to the other team’s player rather than pitching to him.

SeppH/Pixabay. A soccer player can be given a red card before the game even begins

Sent off even before the game starts:

A football player can be given a red card long before a game even initiates. It is a common practice to be dismissed in the first few minutes of a game of football for hostile or abusive behavior towards the opponent team, but it is surely bizarre to be preemptively sent off even before the game starts.