Penalty or Not - on Green

[2blue]

Ok, I think we're now clear on that one & that, when playing stroke-play individually folk cant agree to leave a ball as a 'back stop' without suffering penalty. However is this ok if the ball belongs to a B'Ball partner??

 

[rulefan]

Ok, I think we're now clear on that one & that, when playing stroke-play individually folk cant agree to leave a ball as a 'back stop' without suffering penalty. However is this ok if the ball belongs to a B'Ball partner??

A partner counts as the player

 

[2blue]

A partner counts as the player

So are you saying that in B/Ball you cant agree to leave a ball by the hole?

 

[rulie]

Match play or stroke play?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

It must be a strange scenario where if I am good enough to deliberately hit a ball that is 1.68 inches big then surely I would put it into the hole that is over 2.5 times as big. I can see where I (being not that good) might hit it towards a hole with a ball nearby that might deflect it towards the hole if I were off-line, but to me that is not deliberately playing a shot to hit the ball.

Not sure of the singles matchplay scenario that I might deliberately gain advantage by deliberately hitting an opponents ball with my pwn and into the distance - but I can envisage it in fourball matchplay.

But as mentioned - I 99.5%+ knew that I couldn't do that - just couldn't find the ruling.

 

[2blue]

Match play or stroke play?

Oh yes... matchplay
Edit... think I've answer for myself... matchplay Yes.... stroke, No

 

[rulie]

Oh yes... matchplay
Edit... think I've answer for myself... matchplay Yes.... stroke, No

I'd agree with that. In match play though, if one of your opponents requests that you mark the ball near the hole, you must do so. (Rule 15.3a)

 

[Colin L]

Not sure of the singles matchplay scenario that I might deliberately gain advantage by deliberately hitting an opponents ball with my pwn and into the distance - but I can envisage it in fourball matchplay.

But as mentioned - I 99.5%+ knew that I couldn't do that - just couldn't find the ruling.

It's golf we play, not croquet.

 

[duncan mackie]

Oh yes... matchplay
Edit... think I've answer for myself... matchplay Yes.... stroke, No

As rulie points out it's more matchplay - yes, unless requested to mark by opponents; stroke play no.