Replacing Ball on the Green

[apj0524]

I have a question that came up yesterday in a monthly Medal.

My fellow competitor marked his ball on the green, replaced it and aligned it, then picked up the marker, but then decided to re mark and re-align the ball.

I said to him that once he had placed the ball and removed the marker the ball is in play and he couldn't remark and re-align, he obviously disagreed.

I didn't make an issue of id because I wasn't 100% sure of the ruling?

Who's right and if I right that you can not re-mark and move the ball on the green, what would the penalty be?

 

[Backache]

As long as you don't fall foul of undue delay you can mark as many times as you want I think.

 

[duncan mackie]

As backache says.

Think of it this way -

When he first marked it it was 'in play' so by you logic he couldn't mark it then!

 

[Imurg]

Surely, once you've marked, replaced and picked up the marker, you have to re-mark before you can move/rotate it..? And you can do this as often as required...
Otherwise, why have to mark it at all........?

 

[guest100718]

ive not heard that one before.

 

[duncan mackie]

Surely, once you've marked, replaced and picked up the marker, you have to re-mark before you can move/rotate it..? And you can do this as often as required...
Otherwise, why have to mark it at all........?

You do and in the original post he did...

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

I have a question that came up yesterday in a monthly Medal.

My fellow competitor marked his ball on the green, replaced it and aligned it, then picked up the marker, but then decided to re mark and re-align the ball.

I said to him that once he had placed the ball and removed the marker the ball is in play and he couldn't remark and re-align, he obviously disagreed.

I didn't make an issue of id because I wasn't 100% sure of the ruling?

Who's right and if I right that you can not re-mark and move the ball on the green, what would the penalty be?

You might be confusing it with preferred lies. Once you have preferred the lie you are stuck with it.

 

[apj0524]

Thanks for your help it would seem that the advise I was given is wrong, and that:

" The position of the ball must be marked before it is lifted. There is no limit to the number of times that a player may mark and lift their ball from the putting green, providing they do not unduly delay play. "

Thanks again