Can you help with the following query? While putting out in a medal round I placed the ball on the green and lifted the marker, but due to the slope on the green the ball moved forward towards the hole. Should I have putted from where the ball ended up or replaced the ball to where we thought the original marker was and then putt out?
Thanks
Lulu
Dear Lulu,
Gravity has the same status as wind. Neither is an outside agency. Accordingly, if a ball replaced on the putting green and at rest subsequently moves because of gravity or wind, the ball must be played from its new position [Decision 18-1/12].
Linda
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