Dear Linda,
We played individual match play today in groups of four, i.e., two individual matches.
If a player whose ball was on the green hits the ball of another player (not her opponent) on the green , is there a penalty to the player who hit the ball?
Thanks,
Lulu from Adelaide, South Australia
Dear Lulu,
No.
There is no penalty in match play if a player putts her ball from on the green and her ball strikes any other ball at rest on the putting green.
In stroke play, the player who putted the ball gets a two-stroke penalty [Rule 11.1a, Exception].
In both formats, the player who putted must play her ball as it lies. The player whose ball was moved must replace her ball.
Linda
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