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My ball in rough settles on top of another (not in play) golf ball…do I get relief or play as it lies?
The "other ball" is a moveable obstruction so you get relief. See rule 15.2a (2)My ball in rough settles on top of another (not in play) golf ball…do I get relief or play as it lies?
Agree with your key point, but it's a replace scenario (rule 14.2) rather than a drop (14.3) if your ball is moved in the process of getting rid of the movable obstruction.The "other ball" is a moveable obstruction so you get relief. See rule 15.2a (2)
Basically, if your ball is on top of the other ball you get to lift yours, remove the other, then drop yours in the relief area. If the other ball is just near to yours, you can remove the other ball.
Agree with your key point, but it's a replace scenario (rule 14.2) rather than a drop (14.3) if your ball is moved in the process of getting rid of the movable obstruction.
Just to clarify for anyone who doesn't follow that in the context of backwoodsman's post:
If your ball is lying on a movable obstruction, you remove the obstruction and drop a ball.
If your ball is lying other than on an obstruction and is moved when you remove an obstruction you must replace your ball.
And, as a reminder, when dropping you may use a different ball but when replacing you must use the original ball (for exceptions, see Rule 14.2a}
Couldn't agree more.They really should be publishing these ad hoc rulings on their and the R&A websites.
As an non facebook participant, I definitely agree! The RB should not be using social media to provide their rulings without also including these rulings somewhere on their home page.Couldn't agree more.