Linda,
Player A plays Player B 's ball by mistake.
Player B discovers this and retrieves his ball to play
from the correct spot.
Is Player B entitled to the lie he had before A wrongly
played it, and place it, or must he drop it and possibly be penalized by the
ball bouncing into a terrible lie?
Thanks,
Lou from British Columbia, Canada
Dear Lou,
In both match play and stroke play, when another player
mistakenly plays your ball, you must place
a ball on the spot from which your ball was played [Rule 15-3a and b].
Please take notice that I said to place a ball, not the ball.
You may place any ball on the
correct spot. There is no requirement to retrieve your original ball.
Linda
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