Dear Linda,
In a match, my ball stopped on the lip on the high side of
the cup. My opponent said it was good and tapped the ball back to me. My
question is, since I am allowed 10 seconds to see if the ball would fall in the
hole and my opponent moved my ball prior to that time lapse, what happens? Do I
replace my ball and give it the 10 seconds? Does my opponent incur any
penalty? We halved the hole with bogies.
Love your stuff and thank you,
Lulu from Hollywood, Florida
Dear Lulu,
Your opponent loses the hole. She infringed your right under
Rule 16-2 to walk immediately to the hole and wait no more than ten seconds to
see whether the ball will fall into the hole [Decision 16-2/2].
You were putting for par, to win the hole. Had you been
putting for bogey, to halve the hole, your opponent would not lose the hole –
the hole would be halved [Rule 2-2].
Linda
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