A and B are partners in a Four-Ball Match Play Competition. A touches
B’s line of putt to indicate where to putt her ball. What is the penalty and is
it applied to both A and B? Thanks very much.
Lulu from British Columbia, Canada
Dear Lulu,
The player’s partner is not permitted to touch the green to indicate a line for
putting when the player’s ball is on the green [Rule 8-2b]. This prohibition
also extends to either of their caddies. The penalty in match play is loss of
hole, and the penalty is assessed to the player who was putting.
The partner (the one who touched the green) is subject to
penalty only if her action assisted her own play [Rule 30-3f]. It would seem
unlikely in this case that she incurred a penalty.
Linda
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