Dear Linda,
I recently played in a friendly - ball and the tee shot of one
of the players landed just off the green and not on the fringe. Before taking
her putt she removed loose grass cuttings from the fringe. By doing this has she
incurred a one-stroke penalty as explained in rule 13.2 by improving her line
of play?
Please explain.
Thank you,
Lou from Mombasa (Kenya)
Dear Lou,
Grass cuttings are loose impediments. They may be removed at
any time from anywhere on the course except water hazards and bunkers.
Linda
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