Is this still the rule?

[chrisd]

I was pretty certain that a few years back, in stroke play, if a player played a wrong ball on a hole,and didn't correct their error before teeing off the next hole, that the player was disqualified. I had a feeling that the rule was possibly changed to a (2 shot) penalty being applied. Can anyone enlighten me please?

 

[nickjdavis]

No, you are still disqualified if you don't correct the mistake before making a stroke on the next hole.

(or before returning your scorecard if its the final hole of the round)

the 2 stroke penalty still applies but strokes made with the wrong ball are not counted

 

[rulefan]

I was pretty certain that a few years back, in stroke play, if a player played a wrong ball on a hole,and didn't correct their error before teeing off the next hole, that the player was disqualified. I had a feeling that the rule was possibly changed to a (2 shot) penalty being applied. Can anyone enlighten me please?

In match play it is loss of hole.

 

[chrisd]

In match play it is loss of hole.

This was stoke play, can you confirm post#2 rulefan?

 

[rulie]

This was stoke play, can you confirm post#2 rulefan?

Just see Rule 6.3c
https://www.usga.org/content/usga/h...letype=fr&section=rule&rulenum=6&subrulenum=3

 

[chrisd]

Thanks guys, that what I said (thankfully correctly) in answering 2 questions during a match taking place in India ??

 

[jim8flog]

If it is Stableford (which is a form of stroke play) it is zero points for the hole and not disqualification for the round.

 

[rulefan]

Rule 21.1c