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re: Quirky golf rule question
Posted on 12/5/14 at 1:24 pm to Zach
Posted on 12/5/14 at 1:24 pm to Zach
Misinformation galore in this thread.
You can pick a ball up to identify it without penalty, but only to identify.
If the two balls were indistinguishable, and both you and your playing partner(s) agreed that the first ball was yours before you hit, then it's no penalty and you continue playing that ball.
If there is doubt, then you just go back to the tee under ruling of lost ball and re-tee.
If the second ball was identified as being yours after you hit the first one, it's a one strike penalty. The first ball is void and you hit your third shot from where the second ball lies.
ETA: and that scenario isn't quirky by any stretch. Happens a lot.
You can pick a ball up to identify it without penalty, but only to identify.
If the two balls were indistinguishable, and both you and your playing partner(s) agreed that the first ball was yours before you hit, then it's no penalty and you continue playing that ball.
If there is doubt, then you just go back to the tee under ruling of lost ball and re-tee.
If the second ball was identified as being yours after you hit the first one, it's a one strike penalty. The first ball is void and you hit your third shot from where the second ball lies.
ETA: and that scenario isn't quirky by any stretch. Happens a lot.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 1:28 pm
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Posted on 12/5/14 at 1:31 pm to unbeWEAVEable
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You can pick a ball up to identify it without penalty, but only to identify.
Play it down.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 1:49 pm to unbeWEAVEable
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You can pick a ball up to identify it without penalty, but only to identify.
I did not pick up the ball. I could see the identity as it lay and hit it.
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If the two balls were indistinguishable, and both you and your playing partner(s) agreed that the first ball was yours before you hit, then it's no penalty and you continue playing that ball.
They were identical balls. My partners and I had no clue since it was a dense fog. I voided the first and took my chances with the second before I shot it. My decision was based totally on feel of the club hitting the ball. It had to have gone farther than the first ball.
They were in agreement. If I had screwed up the second ball shot we would still have played it and picked up the first ball even if it was closer to the hole.
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