Hi Linda,
I need some clarification on the following situation that
happened just 3 hours ago:
It is a par 3 hole. Fellow competitor tees off and ball was
at the apron. He lofted his 2nd shot and on his follow through his
club made contact with the ball that was in flight. He then holed out with
one putt. The ruling I made was two strokes for his second shot and gave
him a bogey. But another competitor contested this decision. His contention was
a ball in motion was hit and that altered its flight so the penalty should
be two strokes and the score should be a double bogey, not bogey. Your advice
on this is appreciated.
Many thanks,
Lou from Malaysia
Dear Lou,
Your understanding of the Rule is correct. A player is
penalized one stroke when a ball is contacted more than once with a single
swing [Rule 14-4]. The player in your narrative scored a 4: tee shot, chip, one-stroke
penalty for the double hit, one putt.
Linda
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