Linda, what if the person who hit the ball did the raking
[Ask Linda #847]? Before the partner took their stance. Then there would be no
two-stroke penalty. Correct?
Lulu
Dear Lulu,
Seriously? Do you think the Rules would allow a player’s
partner to breach a Rule on her behalf to avoid a penalty? Not in this game!
Rule 30-3f states that if a player breaches a Rule that
assists her partner’s play, the partner incurs the penalty. Whether the player
rakes the sand after her shot or the partner rakes it before her shot, the
partner’s stance has been improved by the raking and the partner incurs the
two-stroke penalty for a breach of Rule 13-2.
Linda
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