Player A and Player B are out for a round. But first, a quick press of the digital crown to have Siri remind you to call your wife when you get back to the clubhouse. In stroke play, it's a 2-stroke penalty to the player whose ball was in motion when the balls collided. How one of the most important rules in golf saved Bryson DeChambeau from a penalty. What Is a 'Wrong Ball,' and What's the Penalty for Playing One?
10 lefty-golfer struggles that right-handers have no idea about, Padraig Harrington employs one of wildest use of rules you’ll ever see, 28 of the most annoying pet peeves in golf, according to golfers. And, with onboard GPS, increased water protection and other performance enhancements Apple Watch Series 2 has the potential to make an even bigger impact. Hey Rules Guy: In a recent round, I tapped in my gimme, but before I could remove my ball from the cup, the guy I was playing with drained his 30-footer! Whatever it may be, send yours to rulesguy@golf.com and the question may be answered in an upcoming issue of Golf Magazine. If both balls were on the green, the golfer whose ball was in motion is penalized. any ball struck by another ball must be replaced as close to its original position as possible. Per Decision 18-3b/1, in match play, your pal should have asked you to mark your ball before he hit his shot, because it was “reasonably foreseeable” that he might hit your ball with his stroke. My friend hit first, but he shanked his shot so badly that it struck my ball, sending it into the nearby water hazard.
If you are off the green and you play your approach, and your ball strikes your playing partner's ball, your ball will be played from where it lies, your friend's ball will be moved back to the original position.
In Tokyo, as in the rest of Japan, golf is an immensely popular sport, enjoyed by the Japanese on meticulously kept golf courses and driving ranges. > Ball in Motion Hits Another Ball at Rest or Ball-Marker on Putting Green. Because he didn’t, his errant shot costs him a penalty stroke.
Rules Man: On a par 3, my partner double-hit his tee shot, which duck-hooked out of bounds.
Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. Whether there is a penalty when two golf balls collide depends on where the balls were before the stroke was played.
What's the ruling?
(Note: Another player's golf ball is included in the definition of "outside influence.") Got a Rules question?
Player B takes his stroke and when his ball hits the ground, it rolls right into Player A's ball, striking it. There will be no penalty incurred, and in match play, also no penalty. The ruling here is covered in Rule 11.1, Your Ball In Motion Accidentally Hits Person or Outside Influence. The answer to those questions determines whether there is a penalty, to whom the penalty applies, and what the golfers involved need to do next. GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine are published by EB GOLF MEDIA LLC, a division of 8AM GOLF.
Is there a penalty?
If you cannot do that, do what is fair".
Hitting the ball from the fairway isn't the same as hitting it off a tee.
NOTE: Failure to replace the ball that was moved to its original spot; or moving the ball that did the striking (rather than playing it as it lies) results in loss of hole in match play or a 2-stroke penalty in stroke play. On the course this past weekend, I putt from just off the green and my ball struck my playing partners ball, knocking it closer to the hole.
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Yep! If neither ball, or only one golf ball, was on the green, there is no penalty to either golfer.
Of course you do! For example, your fellow-competitor hits a tee shot, then you hit yours, and your ball hits your fellow competitor's ball in the fairway. Penalties and Procedures After Golf Ball Collision, Scenario 1: Neither Ball, or Just One Ball, on the Green, Scenario 2: Both Balls Already on Putting Green Before Collision, Golf Rule 11 Applies to Balls in Motion Being Affected or Deflected, Golf's Rule 9: Ball Played as It Lies; Ball at Rest Lifted or Moved, What's the Ruling: Accidentally Hitting Golf Ball With Practice Swing, How to Determine Order of Play Around the Putting Green, How Match Play Rules Differ from Stroke Play Rules, Basic Golf Rules: A Quick Intro to the Rules of Golf.
He felt he should re-tee for his fourth, but shouldn’t he be hitting 5, when you add in the extra hit?
Is anyone at fault? Without quoting the book verbatim, there are basically three scenarios which you should be mindful of: On the Fairway