Dear Linda
We played in wet conditions and we could lift and clean our
balls. On hole 9 before I got to my ball I made a swing (about 3 meters behind
the ball while waiting) and the divot from the swing hit the my ball and moved
it. I replaced the ball, then lifted it cleaned it and played on. My scoring
partner gave me a one shot penalty – is there a penalty or not?
Regards
Lou from South Africa
Dear Lou,
Yes, Lou. There is a one-stroke penalty for causing your
ball to move [Rule 18-2 (i)]. You must replace the ball. If you do not, the
penalty increases to two strokes.
Linda
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