jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
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Ball Anywhere on Course Interfering with Play
(1) Meaning of Interference by Another Player’s Ball. Interference under this Rule exists when another player’s ball at rest:
One of my mates keeps asking for nearly every ball on a green to be marked before he plays his shot. I am pretty sure he does this because he says they are a visual distraction. This is becoming very tedious and causing slow play.
E.g last Monday he asked for my ball to be marked which was 6 ft right and level with the hole and one of the other guys who was 8 ft left and level with the hole( I was off the green at the time)
At what distance would you consider a ball to be close to line or hole sufficiently to meet the condition of the emboldened part of the rule.
Is the player the sole judge? Can I refuse as I consider it to be a 'silly' request? Given
Penalty for Breach of Rule 15.3 General Penalty. This penalty also applies if the player:
Ball Anywhere on Course Interfering with Play
(1) Meaning of Interference by Another Player’s Ball. Interference under this Rule exists when another player’s ball at rest:
- Might interfere with the player’s area of intended stance or area of intended swing,
- Is on or close to the player’s line of play such that, given the intended stroke, there is a reasonable chance the player’s ball in motion could hit that ball, or
- Is close enough to distract the player in making the stroke.
One of my mates keeps asking for nearly every ball on a green to be marked before he plays his shot. I am pretty sure he does this because he says they are a visual distraction. This is becoming very tedious and causing slow play.
E.g last Monday he asked for my ball to be marked which was 6 ft right and level with the hole and one of the other guys who was 8 ft left and level with the hole( I was off the green at the time)
At what distance would you consider a ball to be close to line or hole sufficiently to meet the condition of the emboldened part of the rule.
Is the player the sole judge? Can I refuse as I consider it to be a 'silly' request? Given
Penalty for Breach of Rule 15.3 General Penalty. This penalty also applies if the player:
- Refuses to lift his or her ball or move his or her ball-marker when required to do so and a stroke is then made by the other player whose play might have been helped or interfered with
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