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GOLF
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if he play when an opponent should have done so. The stroke
shall not be replayed.
On the putting green if a player play when an opponent should
have done so, the opponent may immediately require the player to
replay the stroke in correct order, without penalty.
2.
Three-Ball Match Play
In
a three-ball match, each player is playing two distinct matches.
(a)
B
ALL
S
TOPPED OR
D
EFLECTED BY AN
O
PPONENT
If a player's ball be stopped or deflected by an opponent, his
caddie, clubs or other equipment,
that opponent shall lose the hole in
his match with the player.
The other opponent shall treat the
occurrence as a rub of the green (Definition
27).
Exception
:
Ball striking person attending flagstick—Rule 34,
2.
(b)
B
ALL AT
R
EST
M
OVED BY AN
O
PPONENT
If the player's ball be moved by an opponent, his caddie, clubs
or other equipment (except in searching for it—Rule
27,
z (b) ),
Rule
27, 2
(a)
applies.
That opponent shall incur a penalty stroke
in his match with the player,
but not in his match with the other
opponent.
3. Best-Ball and Four-Ball Match Play
(a)
O
RDER OF
P
LAY
Balls belonging to the same side may be played in the order the
side considers best.
fib)
B
ALL
S
TOPPED BY
P
LAYER'S
S
IDE
If a player's ball be stopped or deflected by the player, his partner
or either of their caddies, clubs or other equipment,
the player is
disqualified for the hole. His
partner incurs no penalty.
(c) B
ALL
S
TOPPED BY
O
PPONENT'S
S
IDE
If a player's ball be stopped or deflected by an opponent, his
caddie, clubs or other equipment,
the opponent's side shall lose the hole.
Exception
:
Ball striking person attending flagstick—Rule 34,
2.
(d)
P
ARTNER'S
B
ALL MOVED BY
P
LAYER
A
CCIDENTALLY.
If a player, his partner, or either of their caddies accidentally
move a ball owned by their side or by touching anything cause it
to move (except as otherwise provided for in the rules),
the owner
of the ball shall incur a penalty stroke,
but the penalty shall not
.
apply to his partner. The ball shall be played as it lies.
(e) B
ALL
M
OVED BY
O
PPONENT'S
S
IDE
If a player's ball be touched or moved by an opponent, his
caddie, clubs or other equipment (except as otherwise provided
for in the rules),
that opponent shall incur a penalty stroke,
but the
penalty shall not apply to the other opponent. The player shall,
through the green or in a hazard, drop the ball, or on the putting
green place the ball, as near as possible
to
the spot from which the
ball was moved.
(f) P
LAYING
W
RONG
B
ALL
If a player play a stroke with any wrong ball except in a hazard,
the player shall be disqualified for that hole,
but the penalty shall
not apply to his partner. There is no penalty for a player playing
a stroke or strokes with a wrong ball in a hazard provided he then
play his own ball.