cliveb
Head Pro
Playing in a friendly 4BBB recently, my partner did not use a traditional round ball marker, and instead stuck a pitchmark repairer in the green to mark his ball. On one occasion, my putt missed the hole, and then very nearly hit his marker. Which got me thinking - if it *had* hit and been stopped by his pitchmark repairer, would there have been a penalty?
I asked someone at the club who is a county rules official, an he initially said "interesting question - I'd say there would be no penalty as it's an outside agency - rub of the green". But then I suggested that perhaps the pitchmark repairer would count as my partner's equipment, which made him reconsider and in the end he wasn't sure.
Any thoughts?
I asked someone at the club who is a county rules official, an he initially said "interesting question - I'd say there would be no penalty as it's an outside agency - rub of the green". But then I suggested that perhaps the pitchmark repairer would count as my partner's equipment, which made him reconsider and in the end he wasn't sure.
Any thoughts?