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Rules of Golf.
The penalty for a breach of this Rule shall
be the loss of the hole.
RULE 11.
Removal of Obstructions.
Any flag-stick, guide-flag, movable guide-post,
wheelbarrow, tool roller, grass-cutter, bog,
vehicle, or similar obstruction may be removed.
A ball moved in removing such an obstruction
shall be replaced without penalty. A ball
lying on or touching such an obstruction, or
lying on or touching clothes, or nets, or ground
under repair or covered up or opened for the
purpose of the upkeep of the course, or lying
in one of the holes, or in a guide-flag hole, or
in a hole made by the green-keeper, may be
lifted and dropped without penalty as near as
possible to the place where it lay, but not
nearer to the hole. A ball lifted in a hazard,
under such circumstances, shall be dropped in
the hazard.
RULE 12.
Removal of Loose Impediments.
1. Any loose impediment lying within a club
length of the ball and not being in or touching
a hazard, may be removed without penalty;
if the ball move after any such loose impedi-
ment has been touched by the player, his
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