I have been receiving weekly newsletters by Paul Kruger, PGA, The Landings Club, Savannah, GA, and one of his postings is about playing a wrong ball.<\/p>\n
During our games last weekend, there were two incidents and I would like to tackle this in totality by referring to the newsletter.<\/p>\n
Rather than write a similar article from scratch, I have obtained Paul\u2019s permission to copy his article about playing a wrong ball, in full and without change.<\/p>\n
Per Rule 15-3 -Wrong Ball, the penalty for playing a wrong ball is loss of hole in match-play and two strokes in stroke play.<\/p>\n
One of the most demoralising penalties one can incur is that of playing a wrong ball.<\/p>\n
Why? Because Rule 12-2, Lifting Ball for Identification, gives you the authority to identify your ball anywhere on the course.<\/p>\n
Thanks to this Rule, you can be absolutely sure you are playing your own ball, thereby avoiding the ignominy of playing a stray ball or someone else\u2019s ball in play by mistake.<\/p>\n
To assist you in identifying your ball, Rule 12-2 recommends that you should put an identification mark on your ball.<\/p>\n
As long as you are sure that you are about to play your own ball, what could possibly go wrong?<\/p>\n
Believe it or not, under certain circumstances, you can be penalised for playing a wrong ball despite the fact that you have played your own ball!<\/p>\n
Strange as that may seem, consider the following:<\/p>\n
In match-play, if you are doubtful of your rights or the correct procedure to follow when taking relief, you must resist any temptation to play a second ball.<\/p>\n
Playing a second ball under Rule 3-3, Doubt As To Procedure, is restricted to stroke play only!<\/p>\n
According to Decision 3-3\/9, Second Ball Played in Match Play, if you play a second ball in match-play, you will be incur a loss of hole penalty for playing a wrong ball.<\/p>\n
If you mark and lift your ball on a putting green and then set it aside, you must remember to replace your ball before playing your next stroke with that ball.<\/p>\n
Per Decision 15\/4, Player Lifts Ball, Sets It Aside and Plays It from Where Set Aside, when you lift the ball pursuant to Rule 20-1, Lifting and Marking, that ball is out of play.<\/p>\n
The Definition of Ball in Play advises that a ball in play is no longer in play when it is lifted.<\/p>\n
If you then make a stroke with your ball while it is out of play, you will have played a wrong ball.<\/p>\n
The Definition of Wrong Ball states, in part, \u201cA \u2018wrong ball\u2019 \u2026 includes \u2026 the player\u2019s original ball when it is no longer in play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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