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Dropping Your Ball
Rule 30-3C:  Match Play;  Wrong Ball
  • In the spirit of the Three Day Member-Guest, what does Rule 30-3C say the penalty is for a player making a stroke at a wrong ball?  Does that player’s partner incur a penalty?
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Rule 24-1: Movable Obstruction
  • Is a player allowed to move a water hazard stake before playing a shot?
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Rule 19-2: Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped
Rule 4-1: Form and Make of Clubs
  • What is the penalty for carrying, but not using, a non-conforming club in stroke and match play? 
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Rules 12-2 and 15-3 - Identifying a ball in a hazard
  • Picking up a ball to identify it is now allowed, as long as it is replaced
  • Playing a wrong ball from a hazard now incurs a two stroke penalty
  • Read on for the full details and USGA rule citations
Rule 16-1E:  Standing Astride or on Line of Putt
  • A player must not stand astride, or on, the line of his/her intended putt while making his/her stroke.
  • Exception to the rule only if the player is attempting to avoid standing on another player’s line.
  • Breach of the rule is a two-stroke penalty in Stroke play.
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Rule 24-1:  Movable Obstructions
  • a flagstick, whether attended, removed, or held up, to be moved when a ball is in motion even if the act could influence the movement of the ball.
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Rule 20-2: Placing & Replacing