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aside either with his hand or a club : nothing must
be pressed. down, and if a club is used it shall not
be pressed with more than its own weight on the
ground,
Penalty for breach of Rule
39, z (i)
(a)—One Stroke
(b)
If the player's ball move after any loose impediment
h
ing within six inches of it has been touched by
the player, his partner or either of their caddies, the
player shall be deemed to have caused his ball to
move and shall incur
the penalty of one stroke.
The
ball shall be played as it lies.
(ii)
Touching Line of Putt
(a)
Except as provided for in Clause r,
fi)
(a)
of this
Rule, the line of the putt must not be touched. The
player shall, however, incur
no penalty
in placing
the club in front of the ball in the act of addressing
it.
(b)
When the player's ball is on the putting green, the
player's caddie, his partner or his partner's caddie,
may, before the stroke is played, point out a line for
putting, but in so doing the line of the putt shall not
be touched, in front of, to the side of, or behind
the hole.
No mark shall be placed anywhere on the putting
green to indicate a line for putting.
(iii)
Ball to be at Rest
When the player's ball lies on the putting green he shall
not play until his opponent's or fellow-competitor's ball
is at rest.
Penalty for breach of Rule
39,
1
(ii)
and (iii)—One Stroke.
(iv)
Shielding Ball from Wind
A play er or caddie shall not endeavour to influence the
action' of the wind upon the ball.
Penalty for breach of Rule
39, z (iv)
Match Play—Loss of Hole.
Stroke Play—Disqualification.
2. Match Play
(i)
Ball Within Six Inches Lifted
When the balls lie within six inches of each other on the
putting green (the distance to be measured from their
nearest points) the ball lying dearer the hole, at the option
of the player or opponent,.may be lifted by its owner, who
shall mark its position and replace it after the farther ball
has been played.
If either ball be accidentally moved in complying with
this Rule,
no penalty
shall be incurred, and the ball so
moved shall be replaced.