Linda,
A player takes relief by dropping a ball, but before it has rolled out of the one-club-length club area she picks it up and re-drops it. Is this a penalty?
Lulu from Blythe, California
Dear Lulu,
If the player deliberately stops or deflects her dropped ball before it comes to rest, she incurs the general penalty (loss of hole in match play, two strokes in stroke play).
If another player or his or her caddie deliberately stops or deflects the ball, that player will get the general penalty.
Exception: If there is no chance the dropped ball will remain in the relief area, there is no penalty to anyone who stops or deflects it [Rule 14.3d].
Linda
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