Hi Linda,
It’s a windy day and your ball is on the on the putting
green and you have marked it and lifted the ball. You subsequently replace it
without lifting the marker. The ball is at rest after it was replaced with the marker
still behind it when a gust of wind blows the ball into another position. From
which spot do you play the ball?
Regards,
Lulu from Scotland
Dear Lulu,
You play the ball from its new position.
If the ball had been moved by an outside agency, you would have
to replace it [Rule 18-1]. Since wind, by definition, is not an outside agency [Definition of “Outside Agency”], the ball
must be played from the spot where it was blown by the wind [Decision 18-1/12].
Once the ball has been placed in front of the marker, it is
in play [Rule 20-4]. The presence or absence of the marker does not change the
status of the ball.
Linda
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