Hi Linda,
In response to your reply, I don’t believe that is the case
in pairs stroke play or pairs match play.
If my partner’s ball is on the green and my ball is off the
green, I can ask for my partner’s ball to be left in place in order to assist
with the shot I am about to play.
Playing as a pair entitles you to do this under the Rules
and your competitors in stroke play and opponents in match play cannot ask for
the ball to be marked.
Kind regards,
Lulu from Cheshire, U.K.
Dear Lulu,
Really? I will ask you the same question I suggest readers
ask other golfers when they are presented with a ruling that they believe to be
incorrect: Where in the rulebook does it state that partners in match play or
stroke play are exempt from Rule 22-1? I will copy below for you all of Rule
22-1 (the highlights are mine). Please send me the Rule that exempts partners
from this Rule.
22-1. Ball Assisting
Play
Except
when a ball is in motion,
if a player considers that a ball might assist any other player, he may:
a.
Lift the ball if it is his ball; or
b.
Have any other ball lifted.
A ball
lifted under this Rule must be replaced (see Rule 20-3).
The ball must not be cleaned, unless it lies on the putting green (see
Rule 21).
In stroke
play, a player required to lift his ball may play first rather than lift the
ball.
In stroke play, if the Committee determines
that competitors have
agreed not to lift a ball that might assist any competitor, they are disqualified.
Note: When another
ball is in motion, a ball that might influence the movement of the ball in
motion must not be lifted.
Linda
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