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Thanks all for your comments.

Thanks. No, the ball was found in the area it was thought to be. Player A did not begin to search so the 3 minutes never started

Stroke play on a course not previously played. Player A drives into high rough on left. Announces and plays a provisional which landed closer to the hole than where the original ball is thought to be. Player decides that ball is probably in a difficult position and does not search and plays...

White stakes normally indicate Out of Bounds and this would need to be confirmed by your Committee. As OB Stakes they are immovable obstruction with no free relief. If a ball is at rest in the OB Area the only option is Stroke and Distance. All info is in the R & A App...

Thank you Rulie. That makes sense. Cheers

My answer to the question was 8 which was incorrect. Tee shot 1, S&D and wrong place 3 penalties and subsequent stroke, serious breach (rule 14.7b must correct the mistake). 3 stokes with the original ball. I cannot understand why the player had to return to the tee. What am I getting wrong...

Thanks I have attempted these and found them very challenging.

Found it by chance. I love doing quizzes to improve my rules knowledge. https://centrallinksgolf.org/rules-officials/?fbclid=IwAR3CmRIL_GbBkAjEmllw3pvUq4F8uPStQd_evEzcHx3wSP3AcTjG-bF329E

Thanks everyone for your comments. To me it was unclear that "at rest in its own pitch mark" meant that the ball was actually "embedded" I need to read questions more closely. Happy new year to everyone :)

This question has me stumped! I answered "c" but answer given is "a" Any comments as to why A is correct? Cheers 3. In stroke play, Doug’s ball is at rest in its own pitch mark in the fringe. Without marking his ball, he lifts and cleans it, then repairs the pitch mark for the care of the...

I see that the referee advised LeeAnne Pace to drop the ball. Was this correct? R9.4a states replace!

I know I’m being predantic but I believe that the NTP maker does not meet the definition of a ball marker in total as the ball that it is marking will never be replaced.

Does R11.1 exception 2 apply here with a 2SP?

Thanks everyone for your comments. The ball was in the GA and not in sand. So the only way for me to avoid a penalty before the stroke was to pick up the dropped ball and place it as stated above. Cheers

Stroke play. Searching for my ball and fellow competitors in a cart call out that they had run over it and then had dropped it next to where it was pushed into the ground. The lie was ok so I played it. I then realised what was said in that the ball was dropped and not placed. Have I incurred a...