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Rerief
Situations and Procedure
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Rule
20
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Lifting,
Dropping and Placing; Playing from Wrong Place
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20-1.
Lifting and Marking
A ball to be lifted under the Rules
may be lifted by the player. his partner or another person
authorised by the player. In any such case. the player shall be
responsible for any breach of
the Rules.
The position of the ball shall be marked before it is lifted under
a Rule which requires it to be
replaced. If it is not marked, the player
shall incur a penalty of one stroke and the ball shall be
replaced. If it is not replaced. the player
shall incur the general penalty for breach of this Rule
but no additional penalty under Rule 20-1 shall be applied.
If a ball or ball-marker is accidentally moved in the process of
lifting the ball under a Rule or
marking its position. the ball or the ball-marker shall be replaced.
There is no penalty provided
the movement of the ball or the ball- marker is directly attributable
to the specific act of marking
the position of or lifting the ball. Otherwise, the
player shall incur a penalty stroke under this
Rule or Rule 18-2a.
Exception: If a player incurs
a penalty for failing to act in accordance with Rule 5-3 or 12-2.
no additional penalty under Rule 20-1 shall be applied.
*Note: The position of a
ball to be lifted should be marked by placing a ball-marker, a small
coin or other similar object immediately behind the ball. If the
ball-marker interferes with the
play. stance or stroke
of another player. it should be placed one or more clubhead-lengths
to one side.
20-2. Dropping and Re-Dropping
a. By Whom and How
A ball to be dropped under the Rules
shall be dropped by the player himself. He shall stand
erect, hold the ball at shoulder hight and arm's length and drop
it. If a ball is dropped by any other person or in any other manner
and the error is not corrected as provided in Rule 20-6,
the player shall incur a penalty stroke.
If the ball touches the player, his partner, either of their caddies
or their equipment before
or after it strike a part of the course,
the ball shall be re-dropped, without penalty. There is no
limit to the number of times a ball shall be re-dropped in such
circumstances.
( Taking action to influence position or movement of ball- see Rule
1-2.)
b. Where to Drop
When a ball is to be dropped as near as possible to a specific spot,
it shall be dropped not
nearer the hole than the specific spot which, if it is not precisely
known to the player, shall
be estimated.
A ball when dropped must first strike a part of the course where
the applicable Rule requires
it to be dropped. If it is not so dropped, Rules 20-6 and -7 apply.
c. When to Re-Drop
A dropped ball shall be re-dropped without penalty if it:
- (i) rolls into and comes to rest in a hazard;
- (ii) rolls out of and comes to rest outside a hazard;
- (iii) rolls onto and comes to rest on a putting
green;
- (iv.) rolls and comes to rest out
of bounds;
- (v.) rolls to and comes to rest in a position where there
is interference by the condition from which relief was taken under
Rule 24-2b (immovable obstruction). Rule 25-1 (abnormal ground
conditions). Rule 25-3 (wrong putting green) or a Local Rule (Rule
33-8a) or rolls back into the
pitch-mark from which it was lifted under Rule 25-2 (embedded ball);
- (vi) rolls and comes to rest more than two club-lengths
from where it first struck a part of the
course; or
- (vii) rolls and comes to rest nearer the hole than:
* (a) its original position or estimated position (see Rule 20-2b)
unless otherwise permitted by
the Rules; or
* (b) the nearest point of relief or maximum available relief (Rule
24-2, 25-1 or 25-3); or
* (c) the point where the original ball last crossed the margin
of the water hazard or lateral water
hazard (Rule 26-1).
If the ball when re-dropped rolls into any position listed above,
it shall be placed as near as
possible to the spot where it first struck a part of the course
when re-dropped. If a ball to be
re-dropped or placed under this Rule is not immediately recoverable,
another ball may be substituted.
*Note: If a ball when dropped
or re-dropped comes to rest and subsequently moves,
the ball
shall be played as it lies, unless the provisions of any other Rule
apply.
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