Hi Linda,
Two balls lying very close to one another in a bunker.
Player "A" decides to play his ball as he couldn't be bothered to
wait for player "B" to arrive and mark his ball, and thinking he just
about had room to play his shot without "touching" player
"B"s ball. However in playing his bunker shot he also hits player
"B"s ball with his follow through. Is there a penalty, and if so,
what is it?
Lou from Spain
Dear Lou,
In stroke play, there is no penalty for moving a fellow
competitor’s ball [Rule 18-4].
In match play, there is a one-stroke penalty for moving your
opponent’s ball [Rule 18-3b].
In both stroke play and match play, if the original lie was
altered, it must be re-created as accurately as possible before the ball is
replaced [Rule 20-3b (iii)].
This is not one of those times where playing quicker will
speed up the pace. In fact, more time might be wasted explaining the situation
and describing the lie the other player will have to re-create before placing
and hitting his shot.
Linda
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