re: Jimmy Walker admits to “backstopping” (not marking balls on the green)

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The rule states that "if competitors have agreed" they are penalized. So maybe you can safely ask the other player to leave his ball to assist you, but if he agrees you both will be subject to penalty. And a player may request that you wait for him to mark his ball before you hit.

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So what if both players miss the green, player A chips up and asks player B "you want me to mark that?" and player B just says "Nah you're good" and hits, that isn't a penalty, right?

There's no real intent to offer "help" to player B. More or less just letting player B go if he's ready and not taking up more time by walking up to the ball and marking.