1936-37

Exception in Hazards.
3. In a Hazard, if a competitor play a stroke or strokes with a
ball other than his own, and the mistake be discovered before he
has played a stroke with the wrong ball from outside the limits of
the Hazard, he shall incur no penalty provided he then play his
own ball.
Penalty—Disqualification.
Stroke Rule 9.
Ball Striking or Moved by Another Player.
If a competitor's ball strike or be stopped by another player,
or his clubs, or his caddie, it is a rub of the green, except as
provided for in Stroke Rule 13 (1), and the ball shall be played
from where it lies. If a competitor's ball which is at rest be
accidentally moved by another competitor, or his caddie, or his
clubs, or his ball, or any outside agency except wind, a ball shall
be placed as near as possible to the spot where it lay.
Penalty—Disqualification.
Ball Striking the Player, etc.
If a player's ball strike himself, or his caddie, or his clubs, he
shall incur a penalty of two strokes.
Stroke Rule 10.
Allowed to Lift Another Player's Ball.
A competitor may have any other player's ball played or lifted,
at the option of its owner, if he find that it interferes with his play.
Stroke Rule 11.
Lifting Bali.
A ball may be lifted from any place on the Course. If a player
lift a ball under the provisions of this Rule he shall either:—
(1) play a ball as provided for
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in Rule 22, or,
(2) tee and play a ball under penalty of two strokes behind the
place from which the ball was lifted; if this be impossible he shall
tee and play a ball under penalty of two strokes as near as possible
to the place from which the ball was lifted but not nearer to the
hole.
In preparing a tee as above authorised, the player is exempted
from the restrictions imposed by Rule 15.
Penalty—Disqualification.
Stroke Rule 12.
Lifting for Identification.
For the purpose of identification, a competitor may at any time
lift and replace his ball on the spot from which it was lifted in
the presence of the player with whom he is competing.