Hello Linda,
I am hoping you can an answer a rules query from a recent
alternate shot match-play event.
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Player A & B are partners playing in an
alternate shot match.
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Player A tees off, Player B hits the approach
shot into a greenside bunker.
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Player A plays a sand shot, and fails to
extricate the ball from the bunker.
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Player A, in frustration, takes multiple swings
(3 or 4) in the bunker, touching the sand multiple times.
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Player B then plays a shot safely onto the
green.
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Player A does not disturb or change the lie of
the ball in the bunker.
Considering the "side" is still in the bunker, has
Player A breached Rule 13-4 even though it is Player B's turn to play?
With Kind Regards,
Lou from Blauvelt, New York
Dear Lou,
Yes. In foursomes, the word “player” includes both the
player and his partner. Team A-B would incur a loss-of-hole penalty (two-stroke
penalty in stroke play) for a violation of Rule 13-4 [Decision 29/5].
Linda
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