I recently observed a player removing a correctly placed and
flat divot from directly behind their ball before playing a shot. I can only
assume it was distracting the player in some way. The divot had not yet re-rooted
itself. Was this in breach of any rule?
Lou from a village near Banbury called Bodicote (England)
Dear Lou,
A player is not permitted to improve the area of his
intended swing by removing a replaced divot [Rule 13-2 (8th
bullet)]. The penalty is two strokes (loss of hole in match play).
Linda
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