Hello, Linda.
Thanks for all your help in the past and now I'm back
asking for more.
Lately, I've been using something on the ground as a guide
while lining up a shot. When nothing is available, I grab a leaf or twig,
place it in front of my ball, and use that as a guide.
Is that legal?
Does the same rule apply if I do it on the teeing area
before my ball is in play?
Thanks,
Lou from Ontario
Dear Lou,
No. It is not legal anywhere on the course. You may place
something on the ground to help line up the shot, but you must remove it before
you make your stroke [Rule 8-2a]. The penalty is two strokes in stroke play,
loss of hole in match play.
On the putting green, you are not permitted to place a mark
at all [Rule 8-2b]. The penalty is the same – two strokes in stroke play, loss
of hole in match play.
Linda
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