when can you mark and lift a ball on the fairway

[katerina]

My ball 1 metre from the green, opponents ball 2 metres behind me, he asks me to mark my ball as he wants to putt to the green, is this allowed.

 

[duncan mackie]

My ball 1 metre from the green, opponents ball 2 metres behind me, he asks me to mark my ball as he wants to putt to the green, is this allowed.

yes - but you are not permitted to clean your ball when it's lifted under these circumstances. You can't choose to lift it either, it has to be a fellow competitor or opponent that makes the request.

 

[chrisd]

yes - but you are not permitted to clean your ball when it's lifted under these circumstances. You can't choose to lift it either, it has to be a fellow competitor or opponent that makes the request.

Furthermore, you can't refuse a request to lift it either.

Welcome to the forum!

 

[rulefan]

This is the rule you want.

http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Rules-of-Golf/Rule-22/

 

[katerina]

yes - but you are not permitted to clean your ball when it's lifted under these circumstances. You can't choose to lift it either, it has to be a fellow competitor or opponent that makes the request.

thank you for the reply

 

[katerina]

thanks a lot,