20-1.
Lifting and Marking
A ball to be lifted under the Rules may be
lifted by the player, his partner or another person authorised by the player.
In any such case, the player is responsible for any breach of the Rules.
The position of the ball must be marked
before it is lifted under a Rule that requires it to be replaced. If it is not
marked, the player incurs a penalty of one stroke and the ball must be replaced.
If a ball or ball-marker is accidentally
moved in the process of lifting the ball under a Rule or marking its position,
the ball or ball-marker must be replaced. There is no penalty, provided the
movement of the ball or ball-marker is directly attributable to the specific
act of marking the position of or lifting the ball. Otherwise, the player
incurs a penalty of one stroke under this
Rule or Rule 18-2a.
Exception: If a
player incurs a penalty for failing to act in accordance with Rule 5-3 or 12-2,
there is no additional penalty under Rule 20-1.
Note: The position of a ball
to be lifted should be marked by placing a ball-marker immediately behind the
ball. If the ball-marker interferes with the play, stance or stroke of another
player, it should be placed one or more clubhead-lengths to one side.
*PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 20-1: Match play – Loss of hole;
Stroke play – Two strokes.
20-2 Dropping and Re-Dropping
Dropping a ball is not a procedure applicable
under these rules.
20-3. Placing
and Replacing
a. By Whom and Where
A ball to be placed must be placed by the
player or his partner.
A ball to be replaced must be placed on the
spot from which it was lifted or moved by:
(i) the person who lifted or moved the ball;
(ii) the player; or
(iii) the player’s partner.
If the ball is placed or replaced by any
other person and the error is not corrected as provided in Rule 20-6, the
player incurs a penalty of one stroke and the
player is responsible for any other breach of the Rules that occurs as a result
of the placing or replacing of the ball.
If a ball or ball-marker is accidentally
moved in the process of placing or replacing the ball, the ball or ball-marker
must be replaced. There is no penalty, provided the movement of the ball or
ball-marker is directly attributable to the specific act of placing or
replacing the ball or removing the ball-marker. Otherwise, the player incurs a penalty
of one stroke under Rule 18-2a or 20-1.
If a ball to be replaced is placed other than
on the spot from which it was lifted or moved and the error is not corrected as
provided in Rule 20-6, the player incurs the penalty of loss of hole
in match play or two strokes in stroke play.
b. Lie of Ball to be Placed or Replaced Altered
Other than on the tee, if the original lie of
a ball to be placed or replaced has been altered the ball must be placed at the
nearest position to which the ball originally lay, not nearer the hole, which
avoids damage to the lie created by the playing of the previous stroke by the
player or a stroke by any other player.
If the ball was originally played from the
tee, a ball may be played from anywhere on the tee and may be re-teed.
Exception: If the player is searching for or identifying a ball
covered by sand – see Rule 12-1a.
c. Original Position Not Determinable
If it is impossible to determine the spot
where the ball is to be placed or replaced:
(i) through the
green, the ball must be placed at its estimated previous position but not in a
hazard or on a putting green;
(ii) in a hazard,
the ball must be placed in the hazard at its estimated previous position;
(iii) on the
putting green, the ball must be placed at its estimated previous position but
not in a hazard.
d. Ball Fails to Come to Rest on Spot
If a ball when placed fails to come to rest
on the spot on which it was placed, there is no penalty and the ball must be
replaced. If it still fails to come to rest on that spot:
(i) except in a
hazard, it must be placed at the nearest spot where it can be placed at rest
that is not nearer the hole and not in a hazard;
(ii) in a hazard,
it must be placed in the hazard at the nearest spot where it can be placed at
rest that is not nearer the hole.
If a ball when placed comes to rest on the
spot on which it is placed, and it subsequently moves, there is no penalty and
the ball must be played as it lies, unless the provisions of any other Rule
apply.
*PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 20-3: Match play – Loss of hole;
Stroke play – Two strokes.
*If a player makes a stroke at a ball substituted under Rules 20-1
or 20-3 when such substitution is not permitted, he incurs the general penalty
for breach of that Rule, but there is no additional penalty under that Rule. If
a player’s ball has been put into play by a person not permitted by the Rules
and then played from a wrong place, see Note 3 to Rule 20-7c.
20-4.
When Ball Placed is in Play
If the player’s ball in play has been lifted,
it is again in play when it has been replaced and the marker has been removed.
A substituted ball becomes the ball in play
when it has been placed.
(Ball incorrectly substituted – see Rule
15-2)
(Lifting ball incorrectly substituted or
placed – see Rule 20-6)
20-5.
Making Next Stroke from Where Previous Stroke Made
When a player elects or is required to make
his next stroke from where a previous stroke was made, he must proceed as
follows:
(a) On
the Tee: The ball to be played must be played from within the tee. It may be
played from anywhere within the tee and may be teed.
(b) Through
the Green: The ball to be played must be placed through the green, at the
nearest point to which the ball originally lay, not nearer the hole.
(c) In
a Hazard: The ball to be played must be placed in the hazard, at the nearest
point to which the ball originally lay, not nearer the hole.
(d) On
the Putting Green: The ball to be played must be placed on the putting green,
at the nearest point to which the ball originally lay, not nearer the hole.
Note: If the previous lie
has been altered, Rule 20-3b applies.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE 20-5:
Match play – Loss of hole; Stroke play – Two strokes.
20-6. Lifting
Ball Incorrectly Substituted or Placed
A ball incorrectly substituted or placed in a
wrong place or otherwise not in accordance with the Rules but not played may be
lifted, without penalty, and the player must then proceed correctly.
20-7.
Playing from Wrong Place
a. General
A player has played from a wrong place if he
makes a stroke at his ball in play:
(i) on a part of
the course where the Rules do not permit a stroke to be made or a ball to be
placed; or
(ii) when the
Rules require a moved ball to be replaced.
Note: For a ball played from
outside the tee or from a wrong tee – see Rule 11-4.
b. Match Play
If a player makes a stroke from a wrong
place, he loses the hole.
c. Stroke Play
If a competitor makes a stroke from a wrong
place, he incurs a penalty of two strokes. He must play out the hole with the ball played from the
wrong place, without correcting his error, provided he has not committed a
serious breach.
If a competitor becomes aware that he has played
from a wrong place and believes that he may have committed a serious breach, he
must, before making a stroke on the next tee, play out the hole with a second
ball played in accordance with the Rules. If the hole being played is the last
hole of the round, he must declare, before leaving the putting green, that he
will play out the hole with a second ball played in accordance with the Rules.
If the competitor has played a second ball,
he must report the facts to the Committee before returning his score card. If
he fails to do so, he is disqualified from the competition.
In par and Stableford competition, the player
is disqualified from the hole at which the
breach occurred.
Note 1: If a
competitor plays a second ball under Rule 20-7c and it is ruled not to count,
strokes made with that ball and penalty strokes incurred solely by playing that
ball are disregarded. If the second ball is ruled to count, the stroke made
from the wrong place and any strokes subsequently taken with the original ball
including penalty strokes incurred solely by playing that ball are disregarded.
Note 2: If a
player incurs a penalty for making a stroke from a wrong place, there is no
additional penalty for:
(a) substituting
a ball when not permitted; or
(b) a
ball being put into play by a person not permitted to do so under the Rules.
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