Dear Linda,
A player holes out from off the green. The ball is “holed”
and entirely below the surface of the cup with the flagstick in. He removes the
flagstick, deliberately pulling the ball from the hole. Is there any penalty?
If not, what happens in the same situation, but it is strong
wind that dislodged the flagstick, popping the ball from the hole before the
player got a chance to retrieve his ball?
Many thanks,
Lou from windy Scotland
Dear Lou,
In both cases, there is no penalty and the ball is holed. By
definition, “a ball is ‘holed’ when it is at rest within the circumference of
the hole and all of it is below the level of the lip of the hole.”
Linda
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